Stories from Friday, June 9, 2023

Shirley Rae Rouse Childers was the only child of Kenneth Leon Rouse and Nancy Erma Benson Rouse. She was born on Sept. 28, 1930, in her grandparents’ home on North Oak Street in Campbell, Missouri. She resided in Campbell for all but the first seven of her 92 years...

Investigations by the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Dunklin County Sheriff’s Office continue into allegedly inhumane conditions at the Campbell dog pound. Additionally, Harry Hatton, who ran the Campbell pound, was terminated in a special meeting of the Campbell city council held Tuesday, according to a Facebook post made by the city...

Amanda Kathleen Getts, 31, of Charleston, West Virginia, formerly Cape Girardeau, Missouri, died Sunday, June 4, in Charleston, West Virginia.

Mark Rossley House, 58, of Van Buren, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, June 8, in Van Buren.

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center for Culinary Arts held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday. It marks the beginning of construction of a state-of-the-art kitchen and dining facility adjacent to Poplar Bluff High School, which is located at 3203 Oak Grove Road...

The Butler County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help in locating a suspect in a home invasion and vehicle theft. The suspect is the believed to be Jamie Carter, a heavy built white female. It is believed Carter broke into the victim’s home Thursday around 6 p.m. and kept the victim captive until approximately 12:15 p.m. Friday. It is further believed Carter stole the victim’s white 2012 Ford Escape. THe Escape’s license plate is LG1-NGR...

During a summery outdoor ceremony on Thursday, Nancy Sliger said everyone faces obstacles to graduation. For Robert Collier that was transportation, and his path to graduation took 3,804,240 steps — a number MERS/Goodwill Excel Center staff calculated based on his 4.8-mile route to and from class every day...

Donald Glen Vinson, 82, of Poplar Bluff was born April 13, 1941, and passed June 5, 2023. He was proceeded in death by his parents, Daisy and Dallas Vinson; his first wife, Rose Vinson; and a daughter, Debra Vinson; and a stepson, Gary McCormick. He leaves his second wife of 48 years, Jane Grafton McCormick Vinson. ...

Poplar Bluff Police An employee at Eye Surgery Consultants at 2500 Lucy Lee Pkwy reported at 10:47 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, the outside A/C unit was stolen over the weekend. _ Julie McCranie reported at 11:54 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, an ex-boyfriend went through her vehicle while it was parked at her residence in the 800 block of Ash Street. When she confronted him, he struck her in the face and left the scene. This matter was referred to the Butler County prosecutor...