Stories from Thursday, June 27, 2024

The Daily American Republic has learned the identity of the suspect that was shot Wednesday by law enforcement during the service of a warrant. According to Butler County Coroner Jim Akers, Paul Wilhite, 61, of Brinkley, Arkansas, was being sought by law enforcement for two felony warrants. ...

A man who fired shots from a handgun to keep a woman from leaving his home has been arrested, for the second time in a little over a month.

This week’s MAIN EVENT offers two opportunities to view early fireworks shows, as well as updates on Rock the Country.

“It rained so much so fast,” Poplar Bluff Street Department Jerry Lawson remarked.

Mountain biker Benjamin Haas is excited to introduce the youth of Poplar Bluff to a new and thrilling activity. Hass serves as secretary for the nonprofit Poplar Bluff Trails Coalition, whose mission is to develop, promote, construct, and maintain trails in the area. Motivated by his passion for the sport and desire to share it with local youngsters, Hass is launching a youth mountain bike team for the Poplar Bluff region...

This week’s MAIN EVENT offers two opportunities to view early fireworks shows, as well as updates on Rock the Country. Rock the Country kicks off Friday and Saturday at Brick’s Offroad Park. Both days will offer music from a variety of artists. The theme Friday will be “duck calls and overalls,” and Saturday, “party in the USA.”...

Police, deputies and patrolmen are busy on this date, chasing floating burglars, investigating an accident and seeking two unrelated missing persons in the wilderness. 100 years ago June 27, 1924 • The St. Joseph Lead Company near Bonne Terre is fighting strikers, protesting the firing of two employees who reported unsafe working conditions...

Kenneth Gage Hunden, 21, of Clubb, Missouri, died Tuesday, June 25, in Clubb. Visitation is at 5 p.m., Saturday, June 29, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville Chapel. Funeral service is at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 30, 2024, also in the Greenville Chapel. Cremation following service...

Wanda Lou Montague, 89, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was born June 2, 1935, to the late Everett Lee and Lela Dean Robinson (née Murrell). Wanda grew up in Campbell, Missouri until her father sold their farm and moved the family to Phoenix, Arizona where they lived until she completed the eighth grade. ...

Barbara Jane Dirickson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend passed away June 25, 2024, in Bloomfield, Missouri, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born October 17, 1933, in Campbell, Missouri, to Theodore and Lillian (Jeffries) Cruse, and lived most of her life in Southeast Missouri...

Dennis (Denny) Alan Strein, born April 13, 1954 to Albert Strein and Vera Laughridge, passed away on June 22, 2024, surrounded by the love of his family. He is survived by his devoted wife, Billie Nichols-Strein, his siblings Jeanine (Joe) Stanford and Bill (Lana) Strein, and his beloved mother-in-law Diane “B4” Nichols. ...