Stories from Thursday, July 29, 2021

PUXICO — Right now, nobody knows how many contracts with Morgan-Sifford Funeral home exist, how much money is outstanding, or where the money is at. Some time ago, Morgan-Sifford lost its license but continued to perform and sell funeral services. The funeral home has since been shut down, and the owner has passed away, but there’s a concerning lack of a paper trail for many customers...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Britney JoAnn Roberts, 28, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 3:48 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, on a probation violation warrant. She was booked into the Butler County jail to be picked up by the U.S. Marshals Service. POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT...

A Poplar Bluff man sits in the Butler County jail after an incident earlier this month where he allegedly violating an order of protection and kicked in the door of a residence. Cliff N. Matlock, 29, of the 1000 block of Maud Street has been charged with the Class B felony of first-degree burglary, the Class D felony of first-degree stalking and the Class D misdemeanor of possession of drug paraphernalia after being arrested July 13 at the residence of Arden Matlock...

A Washington County man sits in the Butler County jail after being charged with stealing a motorcycle and a trailer earlier this month. Jeffery S. Walker, 34, of Belgrade, Missouri, has been charged with two Class B felony counts of stealing a motor vehicle, watercraft or aircraft as a prior stealing offender. He also is charged with the Class D felony of stealing...

The Sign Wars are creating smiles all across Poplar Bluff. Citizens are calling the creativity “awesome,” and area marketing personnel admit they wish they had generated the idea. The “wars” started when a boss told a general manager to get creative with a marquee. He probably had not expected a friendly fight where the entire community got involved...

Eunice R Swenson, daughter of Edward Ritter Roesler and Mildred Louise Roesler (Brockmeier) was born on March 8, 1936, in St. Louis, Missouri. Eunice departed this life on Tuesday July 27, 2021, at home in Poplar Bluff. Eunice attended the United Church of God in Poplar Bluff...