Stories from Friday, May 19, 2023

The Poplar Bluff R-I School Board has approved the creation of a girls’ junior high softball program. The board had discussed the item at its previous meeting, but several members wanted information about the interest level among girls and parents...

Sadly, Amelia “Millie” Dunscombe passed away May 5, 2023 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Fairfield, Illinois. She leaves behind husband Rusty, three daughters, eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. She was born in Gideon, Missouri, in 1938 and later went to Qulin High School...

Robert “Rockin’ Bob” Schimweg, 65, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born Feb. 6, 1958, St. Louis, Missouri to Robert Schimweg and Arlene (Rogers) Schimweg. Bob was a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff. ...

Residents returned home 613 Kinzer St. about 8 p.m. Thursday to find their home filled with smoke and their dog and three cats dead. Poplar Bluff firefighters from the three stations responded to the alarm and upon arrival, found light smoke showing, said Battalion Chief Jeffrey L. Hale in his report...

Best-selling author Christy Wright of Nashville, Tennessee, will be the keynote speaker for the Women Aware Conference in Poplar Bluff. Tracy Tarpley, conference keynote chairman, and Cindy-Lou Morgan, conference director, are excited to announce Wright will highlight this year’s event. It will be held Sept. 21 at the Black River Coliseum...

As a future educator, first-generation college graduate Trinity Mijares will bring with her a wealth of real-world experience that includes pushing herself hard to overcome learning disabilities. Mijares, the oldest of four children who worked to help her single mother and be a role model for her siblings, was one of 518 students to receive degrees Friday at the Three Rivers College graduation. More than 800 degrees and certificates were conferred at the Libla Family Sports Complex...

Butler County Sheriff Debra Jean Buhler, 67, of Poplar Bluff was booked at 5:36 p.m. Friday, May 19, at the Butler County jail for possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana. _ Kimberly Jean Deaner, 64, of Poplar Bluff was booked at 8:25 a.m. Sunday, May 21, at the Butler County jail for stealing...

Poplar Bluff Police The Poplar Bluff Junior High School school resource office received a report at 2:57 p.m. Thursday, May 18, that a juvenile student was thrown to the ground and struck repeatedly in the head until an adult intervened. _ An employee at Rent One at 109 S. Westwood Blvd. reported at 7:41 a.m. Friday, May 19, a customer stole rented property...