Stories from Monday, January 17, 2022

FISK, Mo. — Sue, or Susie, Dugger as she was known by her friends, age 79, died Dec. 28, 2021 in Texarkana Texas. Ms. Dugger was born Sept. 15, 1942 in Scottshill, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents, Annie Juanita Milner and Fred Milner, and son Mitchell Todd Dugger...

Mary Lou (Wable) Goza, 84, passed away peacefully in a Nevada hospice with her husband at her side Dec. 27, 2021. Mary Lou and her husband were longtime residents of Poplar Bluff. She was the mother of eight children and was a gifted artist. She was also an avid bowler, fisherman, and loved the outdoors...

A public comment period will be open until Feb. 17 on the second phase of upgrades to Highway 67 south as part of a future Interstate 57 project. The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a virtual meeting from 4-6 p.m. Feb. 3 to discuss the planned work...

POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT Firefighters responded at 11:59 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, to a reported unauthorized burn at 1805 Indiana Ave. The fire was out upon their arrival. _ Firefighters responded at 8:14 a.m. Friday, Jan. 14, to a single-vehicle accident at North Riverview Drive. A car had driven over the levee and into Palmer Slough. The driver was not injured...

Wheatley School hosted its 36th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration Monday morning, featuring speakers, trivia and a special honor for a 100-year-old with a history of community service. The theme this year was “Dare to Dream: Radical Imagination of a New Generation.”...

Estellar Mae Williams of Poplar Bluff celebrated her 100 birthday Sunday, Jan. 9, but she said she doesn’t feel any different than before. She credits her longevity to her faith in God. “I thank God for having a long life,” Williams said. “I’d say I’ve lived a long life by the grace of God, serving the Lord, living right, doing what I knew was right and loving people. I love everyone, read my Bible and I’ve treated everybody like the Bible says.”...

WAPPAPELLO — One person died in an early-morning house fire near Wappapello Monday while two others narrowly escaped. “The call was received at 4:16 a.m.,” said Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch. “Basically, the call came in as a structure fire,” Finch added. “and the Wappapello Fire Department was paged out.”...