Stories from Monday, June 20, 2022

A man is in custody after he allegedly assaulted and kidnapped his girlfriend. According to a press release from Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs, Keaton Rexroad, 18, allegedly assaulted and subsequently kidnapped by force Lexi A. Ellis, who is believed to be his girlfriend. The incident occurred at approximately noon Monday at a residence in the 200 block of Century Avenue in Butler County...

Marjorie “Marge” Marie Armes, 89, of Poplar Bluff passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022, at Westwood Hills Care Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Marge was born on Oct. 28, 1932, to H.L. and Lucille (Holland) Easley in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She married Robert “Bob” A. Armes on March 17, 1973, in Poplar Bluff...

RaMona Elaine Morgan, 68, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died on Friday, June 17, 2022, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. She was born Monday, Feb. 1, 1954, in Poplar Bluff to Dewey McNulty and Floy Hunter Creek. She was a member of Freedom of Road Riders and a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff. She enjoyed riding motorcycles, crafting, writing poetry, spending time with her children and grandchildren, and enjoyed being around cats and dogs...

“They say one lap is 20 miles, but I think in all actuality it’s 26 miles,” said Poplar Bluff Detective Dan Mustain. Mustain, who is no stranger to marathons, has signed himself up for the upcoming Barkley Fall Classic. The BFC, which is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17, is a race designed to give runners a sample of the original Barkley Marathons...

A Poplar Bluff location that was made possible through the support of a former mayor may soon be renamed. City council members discussed Monday the possibility of naming the Poplar Bluff Farmer’s Market for the late Ed DeGaris, who was a past city council member and mayor...

The Wheatley Historic Preservation Association held its Juneteenth celebration at Wheatley Elementary in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Monday. The event was not only a celebration of Black independence and history but also an opportunity for those in attendance to discuss real needs in the community...

World War II veteran Anna Kathleen Kennedy of Poplar Bluff was the first person honored Saturday afternoon at the veteran’s recognition program at the Poplar Bluff Lodge 209. Kennedy served two year as a nurse in the U.S. Navy. She’s been involved in Eastern Star...