Stories from Monday, March 11, 2024

SIKESTON — The Sikeston Jaycees announced Saturday, March 9 the entertainment lineup for the Annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo which is Aug. 7-10. This year’s performers will be: Wednesday, Aug. 7: Warren Zeiders Thursday, Aug. 8: Rhett Walker Friday, Aug. 9: Ludacris...

Gloria Jane (Warfield) Carter, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Jane was born Sept. 20, 1951, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Jesse Warfield and Estella (Patterson) Warfield. She married Keith Carter May 23, 1981...

John Rhoden, 83, of Piedmont, passed away, Saturday, March 9, at his residence. Visitation is at 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 13, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral service following at 2 p.m., also in the Piedmont Chapel. Burial will be in New Prospect Cemetery, Silva...

Poplar Bluff has a new veterans organization after Brandi Morgan Sparks of Elara Care and Hospice saw a critical need. The group is called the We Honor Veterans Coalition of the Heartland. It benefits from the collaborative efforts of several existing organizations such as Southern Care and Comfort, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1056, Elara Caring Personal Care Services, Cedargate Nursing Home, Elara Care and Hospice, and others...

If it isn’t illegal for a pregnant woman to get divorced in Missouri, why do some judges refuse to finalize a divorce until after the birth? Advocates blame confusing legal language. A movement is afoot to change that.

The Top 30 seniors at Poplar Bluff High School were recognized at the 42nd annual Top 30 banquet Thursday night.

Volunteers are needed to help improve internet services in Wayne County. A group is forming now, with plans to start meeting at the end of March, in the hopes of securing federal funding for broadband expansion to unserved and underserved areas, said Julie Gronski, Wayne County ARPA fund manager and broadband coordinator...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Stevie Kara, no age or address provided, was arrested on Sunday, March 10 for driving while intoxicated. An officer observed Kara’s vehicle parked and running in a parking lot against a curb. While speaking with her, the officer smelt a strong odor of alcohol. Kara declined to perform the standardized field sobriety tests for the officer. She was processed and lodged in the Butler County Justice Center...