Stories from Thursday, May 19, 2022

Barbara Sue Foust, 78, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Barb was born Aug. 11, 1943, to Irmel and Alma (Montgomery) Parks in Fisk, Missouri. She married Don Foust Sept. 3, 1960, in Poplar Bluff...

Frances Mae Metz Godwin went to heaven peacefully in her sleep on May 12, 2022, at St. Andrew’s of Francis Place in Eureka, Missouri. She had moved from Poplar Bluff in 2016 to live with two of her daughters in Cedar Hill. Frances was born Aug. 13, 1924, in Poplar Bluff to Lynn Thomas and Columbia Martin Metz, Sr. She was the sixth of their seven children...

Wednesday’s Games Little League Innovative Ortho. 11, R&T Auto 2 Ozark Total 10, Sparklight 1 Pony League Bizzy Bee 12, Headley Excavating 6 Southern Bank 11, Todays Computers 5 Monday’s Games Rookie League...

A 72-year-old Poplar Bluff writer’s love for story telling was kindled as a child around a campfire when her family spent time on the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Now, Mary Cambron-Collard’s books are available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and she attends events where she sells her books...

ROTC instructor Major Gregory Crites promoted Poplar Bluff Junior Aaliyah Shephard to the rank of cadet lieutenant colonial on Thursday in the Poplar Bluff High School auxiliary gym. Retiring his position as the cadet lieutenant colonial, Poplar Bluff senior Dustin Ramsey said he was excited about what the future holds...

Speech and language are the building blocks of early learning, and starting at a deficit in either area can negatively impact the future of any child. Sharon Burkey, speech and language teacher at Poplar Bluff’s Early Childhood Center takes pride in her role as an educator and intends to see that her student’s educational needs are met...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Keith D. Caudle, 46, of 1400 block of Black River Industrial Park was arrested at 10:16 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, on a violation of an order of protection. POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT Firefighters responded at 4:47 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, to the intersection of Highway 53 and Highway 142 to a trash can on fire under a pavilion at Whiteley Park near a concession stand. Crews used 10 gallons of water to extinguish the fire...