Stories from Wednesday, September 29, 2021

The Wappapello Bass Circuit Classic last weekend saw 73 teams take part, and after two full days of fishing, the winning margin was incredibly close. In the end, two ounces put the winning team on top. Breckenridge and Cheatham bested the field with a two-day total weight of 24.05 pounds. They were aided by the biggest bass of the event, which weighed 5.75 pounds. The pair earned $10,000 cash for its win, plus another $1,000 for the big bass award...

Butler County University Extension staff and council members will offer an opportunity for the public to “Meet Your Extension” from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16. The event will be on the parking lot of Southern Bank, 2991 Oak Grove Road, which is located near Walmart Neighborhood Market...

Footsteps Medical Missions is holding a free clinic 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Black River Coliseum. Dr. Rick Wirz, a surgeon at Saint Francis Clinic in Poplar Buff and founder of Footsteps Medical Missions, said its goal is to provide health care to anyone who needs it, especially those without insurance...

A Ripley County deputy arrested a man being held at gunpoint in a bedroom floor after responding to a late-night call Sept. 20 about a truck crash and a bizarre home invasion at the end of Highway Y and County Road 21N-18, about 10 miles north of Doniphan...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — A 45-minute vehicle pursuit resulted in a crash and the arrest of a Morehouse, Missouri, man Tuesday in Portageville. According to Portageville Police Chief Ronnie Adams, at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, the Portageville Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle for speed violation. Once the officer activated the emergency lights and siren, the suspect vehicle fled at a high rate of speed, and a vehicle pursuit began east on Missouri 162 from U. S. Highway 61...

John T. Blanchard, 38, of the 2000 block of Iron Bridge Road was booked Tuesday, Sept. 28, at the Butler County jail on a warrant for endangering the welfare of a child. _ Michael W. Harris, 31, of Glenallen, Missouri, was booked Tuesday, Sept. 28, at the Butler County jail on a failure to appear warrant for second-degree burglary...

The fall festivals for Qulin, Fisk, Broseley and Van Buren occur during the month of October. Qulin’s festival is Saturday; Broseley’s event will be Oct. 16; and Van Buren’s will cover two days, Oct. 9-10. Qulin’s festival kicks off with a parade at 9:30 a.m. beginning on Fifth Street. Several contests are planned, such as a Worst Baking Contest, for adults and children...