Stories from Wednesday, August 4, 2021

The SEMO Friends of NRA will celebrate its 29th annual banquet Aug. 21 in Poplar Bluff. “We did have one last year, but it was late notice and we had four or five weeks to plan it, so it was smaller,” said FNRA Chairman Andrew Heuiser. The local volunteer committee, Heuiser said, is “definitely hoping for a bigger one this year, and I think we’re on track for it.”...

Tina Marie McIrvin 60, of Poplar Bluff, died August 2, 2021 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born on April 13, 1961 in Poplar Bluff to David and Gracie Sadler. She was of the Christian faith, she worked as a florist for several years...

Harold Jackson, prominent businessman and former Mayor of the City of Poplar Bluff, passed away June 28, 2021 at the age of 92. Born Henry Harold Hoover Jackson on March 15, 1929 in Portageville, Missouri, Mr. Jackson lived most of his life in his beloved Poplar Bluff...

A mandatory mask order starts Thursday for the 36th Judicial Circuit, according to information announced Wednesday, when Butler County also marked 183 new COVID-19 cases. The Butler County Health Department staff also announced two new COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the total to 52...

It’s not often you find something that makes staying in shape fun, but that’s exactly what veteran and retired VA employee Mary Bader says she has done. A veteran of both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Bader recently competed in her fourth National Veterans Golden Age Games (NVGAG) event, earning a silver medal in bowling, and placing fourth overall in the one-mile power walk...

The public is invited to join the members of the Ridgel family, the library’s Board of Trustees, and staff as they celebrate the dedication of the Dr. Gus T. Ridgel Branch Library at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15. Since purchasing the property in 2019 and renovation in 2020, library staff has prepared the branch and opened services to the public, according to a press release...

Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs, Poplar Bluff Police Chief Danny Whiteley and Butler County Prosecuting Attorney Kacey Proctor are all strong supporters of the Second Amendment. So it might surprise some to see that all three have reservations about the newly-signed law House Bill 85, also known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act...

Aaron R. Pollack, 33, of Poplar Bluff and Williamsville was arrested on a felony warrant for possession a controlled substance at 10:28 a.m. Monday, Aug. 2, in the 700 block of North Westwood Boulevard. He also received a summons for trespassing. He was booked into the Butler County jail...

Rick Ray Weaver, 33, of the 1000 block of Cole Avenue was arrested at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, on suspicion of second-degree domestic assault prior offender and animal abuse. He was booked into the Butler County jail. Michael Lance Derrich, 39, of the 3100 block of Highway N was arrested at 3:27 p.m. ...