Stories from Monday, January 15, 2024

The man arrested for a double homicide in Doniphan has been identified. Dillon Leroux, 19, of Doniphan was arrested Sunday for the murders of Eric and Kathryn Pudivitr. The Doniphan Police Department received a call Saturday, Jan. 13, reporting Eric Pudivitr was found deceased at his Ripley County residence. When law enforcement arrived, they also discovered the body of Kathryn Pudivitr...

FREE ACCESS Cancellations (Updates will be added as they become available.) Due to the current weather conditions, all courts in the 36th Judicial Circuit, including Butler, Carter and Ripley counties will be closed Tuesday.

An overnight shelter served about seven people during subzero temperatures Sunday night, and is expected to reopen Monday night. The shelter is open 7 p.m.-7 a.m. at the Bread Shed when temperatures drop below 20 degrees. “A couple were homeless, living on the street and going from place to place,” said Chris Kellum, director of the Bread Shed. “One was from North Carolina and stuck here.”...

Jackie Ray Garver, 76, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away on Jan. 11, 2024, at The Missouri Veteran’s Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Jackie was born on Aug. 26, 1947, to Doyle and Josephine Garver in Hickoria, Arkansas. He married Melba Garver on March 23, 1973, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri...

A Doniphan Future Farmers of America student was recently recognized in a state public speaking contest. Carmella Pendergrass of Doniphan High School in an event held by the Missouri Forest Products Association, in conjunction with the Missouri FFA chapters...