Stories from Friday, May 6, 2022

Helen Hon Photo Helen Elizabeth Hon of Puxico, Missouri, daughter of John and Adeline (Feldhous) Huetsch, born Jan. 1, 1941 in Columbia, Illinois and passed away May 5, 2022 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 81 years. Helen was a member of Berong Church in Zelma, Missouri. She enjoyed reading, cooking, raising cattle, spending time with her children and grandchildren...

James William (Buck) Breece, 78, of rural Risco, died Thursday, May 5, 2022 at his residence in Lilbourn, Missouri.

A student who once found school a struggle has captured first place in a state essay contest, after being inspired by her late grandfather. Samantha Grace Frye’s grandfather, James Floyd Frye Sr., died in November from complications related to COVID-19...

Poplar Bluff Fire Department hopes to create new leaders from within under a proposal to add lieutenants at its two substations. The department is facing six retirements in the next five years out of its 10 existing officers, said Chief Mike Moffitt. Among those will be three battalion chiefs and two captains...

Susannah Wheeler, a fifth-grader from Campbell, got her first acting gig in a production of Cheaper by the Dozen 2 at age 9. Now she is making her film debut in the zombie movie “HERD,” which releases next year. Wheeler’s mother, Sara Wheeler, explained her daughter was invited to audition for the part during a casting call at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center. ...

Shawn Pietrofere and his mother, Mary Pietrofere, faced problems when scaling up their organic gardens in 2020. There were no local vendors of organic materials or pest control, for starters. Animal feed supplements such as alfalfa meal and oyster shells worked as soil amendments, but other must-haves like organic pest control could only be found in Cape Girardeau or St. ...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Patricia Cody, 33, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the Butler County Sheriff’s Office. Cody was arrested on a Butler County warrant for a weapon offense and she was booked at the Butler County jail...

Positive, caring, awesome and the epitome of Team Tiger are a few of words used to describe Debra Parish, who will retire in June as Neelyville R-IV Superintendent. Coworkers, friends, family members and veterans, as well as those representing state and national legislators, gathered Thursday to honor Parish, who chose to spend 32 years of her 35 years in education in her hometown...

Following a hospital stay, nearly every patient has a story about a special caregiver: their comforting touch, their listening ear, their warm smile or their ability to remember the name of a grandchild or a favorite pet. Nurses play an important role as caregivers, and much more...