Stories from Wednesday, July 7, 2021

A new scholarship has been endowed with the Three Rivers Endowment Trust. Keith and Kathy Bess Holloway of Cape Girardeau created the Almeda Holloway Memorial Scholarship in memory of Keith Holloway’s mother. Holloway was a board member of the endowment trust from 2011-2021...

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s recent signing of SB 153 is arguably a mixed bag for the City of Poplar Bluff, according to Poplar Bluff city manager Matt Winters. Known as the Wayfair legislation, SB 153 allows cities and businesses in Missouri to close the loophole where businesses outside the state have been avoiding local state use taxes. ...

Dean Osborn, 80, of Greenville, died Monday, July 5, at his residence. Visitation is at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 8, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville Chapel. Funeral following at 4 p.m., also in the Greenville Chapel. Burial will be in Greenville Cemetery...

Robert Lee Reed III, 78, a resident of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Cedarhurst of Blue Springs. He was born August 29, 1942 to Robert L. II and Maridel (Howard) Reed in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Robert attended the University of Missouri, Southwest Missouri State and Arkansas State College where he received his bachelor’s degree. ...

A desire by one Poplar Bluff High School student to eventually make it onto a college bass fishing team sparked the formation of a new club at the school, which continues to grow monthly. “Kason Henderson is in my auto collision class and wanted to get on a bass fishing team in college. The problem he had was in order to get into some of this, he needed to have a high school team to fish for,” said Technical Career Center instructor Denni White...

Cross Street Pentecostal Church, 2110 Cross St., is welcoming singer and songwriter Danny Bishop at 2 p.m. Sunday. Over two decades during Bishop’s solo career and as the lead guitarists and vocalist for Jimmy Swaggart, Laverne Tripp, and the Nelons, he has traveled nationwide for the past eight years as a solo artist and ministered in music to more than 1,000 church congregations...

New Day Ministry Feed and Seed will take place from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, July 15, at 703 Franklin St., on the south side of Poplar Bluff. Those participating are asked to use the side gray door. Each household, on a first come, first serve basis, will receive one pack...

A chicken spaghetti dinner will be served from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, July 9, at the Eagles on south Broadway, Poplar Bluff.

The Poplar Bluff High School Class of 1959 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 14, at Dexter BBQ in Poplar Bluff. All class members, spouses and guests are invited to attend. Anyone with questions may call 573-686-1019 or 573-718-5900.

The first positive case of COVID-19 Delta variant in Butler County was reported in the weekly update Wednesday, provided by the Butler County Health Department. COVID-19 Delta variant is presumed to be in Cape Girardeau County, as well as in Springfield and northern Missouri...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Quinton Markel Cook, 31, of the 800 block of Vine Street was arrested Tuesday, July 6, in the 900 block of North Westwood Boulevard on a warrant for dangerous drugs. POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT Poplar Bluff firefighters responded to an unauthorized controlled burn at Main and Maud streets at 1:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 6. Firefighters spoke with the reporting party about the burn ordinance...

Wednesday’s Games CIVIC LEAGUE Smith & Sons vs. Sterling Bank Haffy’s vs. Boss Squad Shoe Carnival vs. Innovative Ortho. LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT Ozark Total vs. S2 Concrete Focus Therapy vs. Ozark Total-S2 winner Century 21 vs. R&T Auto PONY LEAGUE...