Stories from Tuesday, June 14, 2022

GREENVILLE — Fun and learning were the keys to a successful Explore 4-H One Day Summer Camp recently held at Camp Allen near Greenville. The Southeast 4-H region and the University of Missouri Extension hosted the camp. More than 150 youth and 70 adult volunteers from 4-H clubs throughout the area participated...

A Dexter man has been arrested and charged with two suspected arsons in the city. Bradley Mitchell has been charged with two counts of first degree arson. According to the probable cause statement, the Dexter Fire Department was called to a structure fire on Truitt Street in Dexter at 5:13 a.m. on June 11. The structure was an apartment building with five one story apartments...

PIGGOTT, Ark. — After years of expanding Piggott Community Hospital’s service offerings to include primary care clinics, home health offices and medical equipment retail locations, hospital executive director James Magee has announced the recent formation of Piggott Health System...

Remember the blinkers, keep the turns wide and say hi to the kids — these were pieces of advice John McKinney gave to prospective bus drivers during the Poplar Bluff School District’s second annual Test Drive day. The Test Drive lets anyone with a driver’s license get behind the wheel of a school bus. If they like the ride, they can fill out a job application...

Donald Ray Huffman, 83, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022, in Fort Worth. Don was born Aug. 31, 1938, to J.Y. and Fern Huffman in Braggadocio, Missouri. He was a wonderful son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend to all who knew him...

Joshua Gurlen Joshua Brian Gurlen, 42, longtime resident of Poplar Bluff, died on Monday, June 13, 2022. Joshua was born Friday, Oct. 16, 1979, in St Louis, to James “Bud” Gurlen and Deanna Kay Beckham. Joshua worked in retail and loved watching sports, comic books, and playing video games. He especially loved his nieces and nephews and took great joy from their presence in his life...

Barbara Jean McCormick, daughter of the late William Hal McCormick and Jewel Donna Powers McCormick, was born in Gideon, Missouri on May 7, 1939 and departed this life at Mark Twain Nursing Home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on June 4, 2022 at the age of 83...

Wednesday’s Games Rookie League KMT vs. Ozark FCU, 5:30 p.m. TNT Hubrins vs. PB Realty, 6:30 p.m. That’s A Wrap vs. BPH Properties, 7:30 p.m. Civic League DAR vs. Home Expressions, 5:30 p.m. KMB Construction vs. Jewelers Bench, 6:30 p.m...