Stories from Sunday, April 16, 2023

GLEN ALLEN — Going above and beyond for the veteran patients in their care is routine for the team at the Cape Girardeau VA Health Care Center, but it was put to the test after a recent storm. In the pre-dawn hours of April 5, an EF2 tornado tore across Bollinger County in Southeast Missouri, and it was all the talk when staff members began to arrive at the VA facility. There were several coworkers and patients who lived in the affected area, and something needed to be done to check on them...

The LOL LOL (Little Old Ladies Laughing Out Loud) quilting group is asking for a willing volunteer to step up and take charge of their annual Labor Day Quilt Show, which will take place Sept. 2 in conjunction with the annual Labor Day Homecoming Parade...

SIKESTON, Mo. — The City of Sikeston was awarded a $10,000 grant from Missouri Humanities to conduct the Sikeston Honors Veterans Project in Veterans Park, site of the original Harvey Parks Air Base (Missouri Institute of Aeronautics, 1940-44). The city is sponsoring the program in partnership with Missouri Humanities and with support from Missouri Humanities Trust Fund...

The 8th Congressional District Democratic Women’s Club has announced its annual spring convention will be held May 5-6, at the Holiday Inn in Poplar Bluff. The 2023 Woman of the Year will be announced during Saturday activities. The convention brings together members from all six county clubs, including Butler, Cape, Dunklin, Ripley, Scott and Stoddard...

Butler County Sheriff Travis Dean Landers, 41, of Poplar Bluff, was booked at the Butler County jail at 9:37 a.m. Friday, April 14, for parole/probation violation possession of fewer than 35 grams of marijuana. _ Deandre Aijalon Marshall, 18, of Poplar Bluff, was booked at the Butler County jail at 1 p.m. Friday, April 14, for stealing a firearm/explosive weapon, ammonium nitrate...

Poplar Bluff Police At 8:10 a.m. Friday, April 14, an employee at Walmart Supercenter at 333 S. Westwood Blvd. reported on April 13, they were assaulted while they worked inside the store. The victim said he was not injured in the attack, and he did not know any of the suspects. The attack was captured on video, and the suspects were identified. This matter was referred to the juvenile office...