Stories from Monday, July 25, 2022

Roger D. Hefner, 75, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Saturday, July 23, 2022, at his residence in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Hefner was born March 14, 1947, in Qulin, Missouri to the late Zachariah and Evelyn (Brockman) Hefner. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War and was on board the USS Forrestal when the 1967 USS Forrestal Fire occurred. He retired from the John J Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff...

Kathy Lynn Williamson, 56, of Broseley, Missouri, died Monday, July 25, 2022, at Southeast Missouri Hospital, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Mrs. Williamson was born Oct. 18, 1965, in Hayti, Missouri to Bobby and Dottie Rice. She was a devout Christian woman who loved the Lord more than anything. She had been a member of Black River General Baptist Church since 2016. She enjoyed quilting and sewing in her spare time. Kathy loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren...

Joshua Miller of Poplar Bluff, one of top three archers in the country, will be representing Team USA at the 2022 Rinehart World Archery 3D Championships in Terni, Italy, with a handmade longbow and wooden arrows. Miller needs help to raise extra money to assist with travel, hotel and food expenses while he’s competing. His friends at Legacy Farm & Land Specialist have a solution...

Once discarded Broseley senior photos adorn the walls of the Broseley Senior and Community Center, a reminder of Broseley’s history and the patrons they serve. The center does not just serve the citizens of Broseley however, diners come from all over the area to enjoy the down-home style meals offered at the center...

An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon on the body of a man found in Black River Saturday. The man, who has not yet been identified, was found in the river by three kayakers near the intersection of Wilson Street and Ashcroft Road at 4 p.m. Saturday. He had been in the river for several days...

After 40 years of service to his community and state, Labor and Industrial Relations Commissioner Reid Forrester is returning home to Poplar Bluff. Forrester has the distinction of being commissioned by three Missouri Governors, staying above the fray as the politics of America became more and more divisive...