Stories from Monday, September 30, 2024

Poplar Bluff Police responded to a nonfatal shooting early Saturday morning and, after a day of searching, detained a suspect.

On Sept. 24, 2024, God took Mrs. Reverta J. Hays home to heaven. She was born Sept. 28, 1929 to Gus and Eva (Kirkpatrick) Ray in Diehlstadt, Missouri.  She was a 21-year-resident of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, having previously lived in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, O’Fallon, Illinois. ...

Stanley Griggs, 62, of Williamsville, Missouri, died Friday, Sept. 27, in St. Louis, Missouri. Visitation is at 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 3, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Williamsville Chapel. Funeral is at 1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4, also in the Williamsville Chapel. Burial following in Poplar Bluff City Cemetery, Poplar Bluff, Missouri...

Barbara “Barbie” Lynn Davis, 54, of Puxico, Missouri, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

Margaret (Maggie to Bob) Rose (Sullivan) Stewart of Poplar Bluff passed away Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at Westwood Hills Nursing with her family Rob, Dana, Colette, and Arnalee surrounding her as Margaret left this worldly life and into the arms of Jesus Christ. Margaret is a child of God and made the decision to follow Jesus Christ as her personal savior at the early age of 8...

The Chinese restaurant Chin on Westwood Boulevard is getting a new location and a new name, according to Poplar Bluff Building Inspector Tony Chilton.

Downtown Poplar Bluff was awash with people over the weekend for the annual Iron Horse Festival’s roster of events, vendors, and activities. Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce Director of Downtown Development Morgan McIntosh said the festival, now in its 15th year, is a huge booster for the area.

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — With the theme “Mermaids and Pirates – Mystics of the Mississippi,” Portageville’s Chamber of Commerce wants to see all hands on deck for the 77th Annual Soybean Festival Oct. 6-12. Clint Klipfel, Chamber director, explained the theme was chosen as a way to tie together the fun of the annual event with the Mississippi River which is an important part of Southeast Missouri and area agriculture...

Robert G. Simpson Sr., 66, of Bloomfield, Missouri, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Mercy Hospital Stoddard, in Dexter, Missouri. Mr. Simpson was born June 1, 1958 in Caledonia, Mississippi, son of the late Robert and Lurene Simpson. He had served in the Army during the Vietnam War...