Stories from Thursday, March 24, 2022

Judith Nettles was named the Community Resource Council’s 2021 Person of the Year at its 30th Annual Partnership Luncheon on March 11. Nettles has volunteered with CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) since she retired from a career in family counseling in 2014. Tim Hicks, the CRC 2020 Person of the Year, said Nettles was chosen “for her devotion to children, innovative thinking and ability to tell the team how things are.”...

Alice I. Burgin, 93, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022. She was born August 28, 1928, in Poplar Bluff to the late William and Cora (Geans) VanBuren. She was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving wife and mother. She cared for her home full time. Alice was known for her endearing smile. She was active in her garden, watching baseball and a good wrestling match. Family meant the most to her...

Rev. Dr. James “Jim” William Kennedy left his earthly home and ran into the arms of his Heavenly Father on Sunday, March 20, 2022. He died in his home after living 80 years filled with love and laughter. Despite many years of illness, Jim was born April 24, 1941 in St. Clair, Missouri to James and Reida Kennedy and was the oldest of three boys...

FISK, Mo. — Norma Lee Purvis, 91, of Fisk, Missouri, died Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Puxico Nursing and Rehab in Puxico. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 26, 2022 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Jim Sanders officiating. Burial will be at Shain Memorial Cemetery in Fisk...

Chelsey Rae Roberts, 36, of Dexter, Missouri, died Monday, March 21, 2022 at her residence in Dexter.

The Framework Productions team went hunting for zombies, and they found a horde. Over 80 people from Southeast Missouri and Northern Arkansas arrived to audition for the upcoming movie “HERD” at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center on Wednesday, March 23. A handful of middle school girls interviewed to play a younger version of main character, but most attendees auditioned for roles as zombie extras. ...

COVID created a world where working from home and attending meetings electronically are the new normal, but area banker and community volunteer Christina Frazier-Moore feels people are losing track of themselves. Frazier-Moore will present the first Women Aware luncheon since the pandemic at noon Wednesday, March 30, at the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Jordan Jeffrey Beaird, 35, of Malden was booked Wednesday, March 23, at the Butler County jail on a warrant for first degree harassment. He was later released. _ Heidi Nicole Fiske, 39, of Poplar Bluff was booked Wednesday, March 23, at the Butler County jail on suspicion of passing a bad check...