Stories from Friday, December 23, 2022

The Rev. William “Howard” Coleman, 91, of Poplar Bluff went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Dec. 21, 2022, at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti. Howard was born on April 19, 1931, to Sam and Rosie Coleman in Missouri. On Oct. 15, 1966, he married the love of his life, Maxine Kenser Springer. She preceded him in death Sept. 18, 2019...

Bill Beckett, 84, of Greenville, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022 at his home in Greenville. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27 at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in Greenville. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home chapel with Rev. Larry Underwood officiating. Interment will be in the Greenville Cemetery. Memorials have been requested to the Hickory Grove Baptist Church...

Southeast Missouri will indeed have a white Christmas, and an exceptionally cold one. Rachel Trevino with the National Weather Service Paducah said wind chills Thursday night into Friday morning dropped to the negative 20- to 30-degree range, as Butler and the surrounding counties received a uniform blanket of snow 1-3 inches deep. She noted isolated pockets with more snow were likely, but had not been reported...

Happy laughter and shreeks of joy filled the gymnasium at the Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Center Tuesday when students and staff celebrated the Christmas Holiday with reindeer games. Teachers and staff joined students in the gymnasium to play games, watch Christmas videos and listen to festive holiday music...

A Poplar Bluff couple who spent last Christmas in a hospital NICU with their newborn son proclaim the miracles God has performed in their lives as they celebrate this Christmas with both children Allyson and Kyle Huggins credit God for giving them both their sons, Ty, 7, and Bryar Luke, 1...

Cliff and Angela Smith of Williamsville were recently presented with an award for their dedication to their community and public service. The Melvin Brinkley Public Service Award was established by the Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission in 2002 to honor the late Melvin Brinkley...

Cape Girardeau County Commission voted Thursday, Dec. 22, to advertise a public hearing on a potential county marijuana sales tax. Presiding Commissioner Clint Tracy and Associate Commissioners Paul Koeper and Charlie Herbst gave unanimous consent to scheduling a hearing date with an eye toward getting a referendum authorizing such a tax before voters on the April 4 ballot...

Poplar Bluff Police Department Officers responded 12:27 p.m. on Dec. 22, to a residence in the 700 block of West Street for a peace disturbance complaint. Investigation of the complaint revealed two adult females engaged in a confrontation on the parking lot at Valley Plaza Shopping Center in the 700 block of North Westwood Boulevard. The parties separated before calling the police, and both were mailed criminal summons for peace disturbance...