Stories from Thursday, December 9, 2021

A 25-year-old woman was killed and an eight-year-old female in her vehicle sustained serious injuries in a one-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon south of Poplar Bluff on Highway 142.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Poplar Bluff Heroes, a group of dedicated locals who raise money each year to support the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, was recognized as one of the top fundraising teams in the nation during the hospital’s 20th annual Memphis Marathon last weekend...

On the night of Nov. 14, 2021, Regina Mae Cook, 50, of Neelyville, Missouri, passed away in her home. Regina started her life’s journey Dec. 30, 1970 born to Gerald Eugene Cook and Mae E. Cook alongside her identical twin sister Tina Cook. Regina had two children, Kristina and Dylan of whom she loved very much...

POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT Firefighters were dispatched at 11:54 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, to a reported smoke alarm sounding at the Family Counseling Center, 3001 Warrior Lane. Building maintenance crews were soldering copper lines nearby, which set off the alarm. It was taken offline until maintenance work was complete...

GREENVILE — Virginia N. Shell, age 96, of Greenville, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at the Greenville Health Care Center in Greenville. She was born Oct. 25, 1925 in Gravelton, Missouri, the daughter of John Stroup and Mary (Clubb) Stroup. A lifelong resident of Wayne County, Virginia ran the Post Office and Grocery in Cascade for many years...

ELLINGTON — Whole Kids Outreach’s annual Christmas Market opened Thursday, but WKO is still accepting donations of cash and new toys for children in underprivileged and rural communities. The Christmas Market, which is held on WKO’s Ellington campus at 62143 Highway 21, runs from Dec. 9-10 and Dec. 13-15 this year...

Efforts to secure federal funding for future Interstate 57 infrastructure are the next step in a project that is expected to be a major economic driver for Southeast Missouri, according to officials who gathered Wednesday for an update. The I-57 corridor will travel from Sikeston to Dexter and Poplar Bluff, before heading into Arkansas along Highway 67 south...