Stories from Tuesday, April 25, 2023

It’s back to the drawing board for the Poplar Bluff R1 School District’s plans for a new administrative building downtown. Based on the total bid price of $5.9 million to complete the building as planned, the school board rejected the bids, putting the timeframe and completion of the project in limbo...

Marvin Benjamin Berry, 71, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away April 23, 2023, at his home in Poplar Bluff. Marvin believed that Jesus Christ is the son of God and now he is with him. Marvin was born Feb. 8, 1952, to Leonard and Alpha (Bridges) Berry in Poplar Bluff. He married Robin Moe Berry June 14, 1974...

Cecil Edward “Ed” Gore, son of the late Thomas Calvin Gore and Minnie Belle (Pankey) Gore was born on March 11, 1940, in Ellsinore, Missouri and departed this life on April 15, 2023 in Ellsinore. He had attained the age of 83 years, one month and four days. ...

Feb. 20, 1931 - April 9, 2023 On Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend Gertrude Alexander Thompson passed away following a stroke. She was born in 1931 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to John Willis Alexander and Myra Blanche (Stokely) Alexander of Williamsville Missouri...

Dr. Ronald John Lakusiewicz, 82, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in Poplar Bluff.

Larry Bradford Thompson, 50, Naylor, Missouri, died Friday, April 21, 2023.

The annual Sarah White Walk will begin Saturday outside of the Danny Bell Cancer Treatment Center. The United Cancer Assistance Network’s 5K walk is held in memory or honor of cancer patients and to raise awareness and funds to help patients battling cancer, said Executive Director Melody Chailland...

Jeffrey Steven Slusher, 48, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023, at his home in Poplar Bluff Missouri surrounded by his family and loved ones. Jeffrey was born Sept. 12, 1974 to Johnny Steven Slusher and Belinda Hribovsek in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was united in married Regina (Hillis) Slusher Nov. 14, 1998, in Dudley, Missouri...

Poplar Bluff Fire Department Poplar Bluff firefighters responded at 10:02 a.m. Thursday, April 20, to Poplar Bluff Medical Clinic and Bluff Imaging, 2588 N. Westwood Blvd., to a flower bed at the driveway with a smoldering fire. According to Capt. Toby Tuggle, the crew of five firefighters used the booster line and 100 gallons of water to extinguish the fire. ...

Poplar Bluff police Victoria Williams reported at 9:09 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, her wallet missing. _ Officers responded at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, to a residence in the 2800 block of Vaughn Avenue for a drug overdose. The victim was transported by ambulance to the emergency room...