Stories from Monday, August 22, 2022

The Ripley County Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual Labor Day Homecoming Parade this year on Sept. 3. The parade is set to start at 10 a.m. with participants line up beginning at 9 a.m. All businesses, orginizations, and residents are welcome and encouraged to participate...

WYATT, Mo. — A third person has died from injuries sustained in a Wyatt house explosion Aug. 15. Mississippi County Sheriff Britton Ferrell reported late Friday afternoon that at 3:30 p.m. Friday, his office was informed by the Regional One Health Burn Unit in Memphis, Tennessee, that Myranda Gale Golden, 22, succumbed to the injuries she received in the explosion...

A child was struck by a vehicle Friday evening in Cape Girardeau, but authorities reported no serious injuries to the child. A release from Cape Girardeau Police Department said the incident happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Ranney Avenue and Elm Street...

Missouri Department of Transportation recently released information on the benefits of the current state motor fuels tax and other financial information related to roads and bridges. n Each additional cent of state fuel tax collected by Missouri Department of Revenue results in approximately $27.8 million for MoDOT and $11.8 million for cities and counties...

George Wilburn Hemby, 93, of Puxico, Missouri, passed away on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, at Puxico Nursing Home in Puxico. Mr. Hemby was born June 5, 1929, in Wappapello, Missouri, son of the late George Washington Samuel Pollard and Bessie Evaline Hemby. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War from October of 1951 until October of 1953. On Oct. 16, 1948, he married Sarah Joyce Mitchell. She preceded him in death on Oct. 1, 2011...

Opal Lee Richmond, 86, of Fairdealing, Missouri passed away, Aug. 19. 2022 at her residence. She was born Feb. 9, 1936 at Calm, Missouri to the late Charlie Toothman and Mary “Toothman” Davis. On March 19, 1952, she was married to Jonathan Watson Robert Richmond at Pocahontas, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on July 5, 2009...

Students across Poplar Bluff shouldered their backpacks Monday for the first day of school. According to Superintendent Dr. Scott Dill, this year will be a return to the classroom environment most parents and kids expect. “I think relative to the last couple of school years, we will realize a much more traditional school experience, and we are already seeing evidence of that on day one,” he said. ...

Bill (Billie) Eudaley, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri was called home to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. He was born Jan. 19, 1939, to Benjamin Eudaley and Effie Bradshaw in Ellsinore, Missouri. His stepfather Joe Bradshaw raised him...

A full day packed with empowerment, motivational and networking activities is planned for the 2022 Women Aware conference Thursday, Sept. 22, at the Black River Coliseum. The day centered around the theme “Empowered Women, Empower Women!” will kick off with a light breakfast, as well as visiting booths and friends, before the morning fashion show...

WILLIAMSVILLE — Two children were hurt, one seriously, in a one-vehicle accident Saturday evening at the intersection of Highway 172 and Highway W in southeastern Wayne County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Verda E. Peters, 27, of Parma was operating a 2011 Ford Fusion westbound at 5:25 p.m. when it ran off the road and struck a tree...

Missouri Department of Transportation recently released information on the benefits of the current state motor fuels tax and other financial information related to roads and bridges. n Each additional cent of state fuel tax collected by Missouri Department of Revenue results in approximately $27.8 million for MoDOT and $11.8 million for cities and counties...

Social Security Administration turned 87 years old last week with President Joe Biden noting recipients of the federal entitlement program started 2022 with the biggest single boost to their benefits since 1982. The move toward higher checks, Biden administration officials reported, is primarily because of the highest inflation rate in 40 years...