Stories from Monday, November 18, 2024

Officers responded Friday, Nov. 15, to the 300 block of South Westwood Boulevard in reference to stealing. This investigation continues. _ Officers responded Friday, Nov. 15, to the 2200 block of Barron Road in reference to stealing. The suspect was located and cited for stealing...

Officers responded Thursday, Nov. 14, to the 100 block of north 8th Street in reference to stealing. This investigation continues. _ Officers arrested Brenda Lyons, 43, of Poplar Bluff, Thursday, Nov. 14, on a Butler County warrant. She was lodged in the Butler County jail...

Cinderella Palmer, 30, of Poplar Bluff; Dustin Sykes, 35, of Poplar Bluff; and Eric Brown, 43, of Gatewood, were arrested Saturday, Nov. 16, for trespassing and possession of a controlled substance. Palmer, Sykes, and Brown were lodged in the Butler County jail...

A traffic stop was conducted Sunday, Nov. 17, on Oak Street. The operator did not have a valid driver’s license, or insurance for the vehicle. The vehicle did not have any state registration either. The vehicle was towed from the scene and the operator issued summons...

Charles Ronald Thilman, 77, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, at his home. Charles was born May 18, 1947, to Charles and Ruth (Wonderlich) Thilman in Poplar Bluff. Charles was a proud member of the United States Army. He served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. ...

Robert L Pitts, 81, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at The Manor in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

Charles Edward Payne, 80, of Ellsinore, Missouri, died Nov. 12. Visitation is at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, Mass is at noon, all at St. Catherine’s of Sienna Catholic Church, Piedmont. Burial following at St. Catherine’s Cemetery with full military honors...

Loretta “Bobbie” Keck, 88, of Patterson died Friday, Nov. 15. Visitation is at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Faith Family Worship, Piedmont. Funeral is at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 20, also at Faith Family Worship. Burial is in New Prospect Cemetery, Silva...

Melba Christine Ballew, 89, of Maryville, Illinois, died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. A graveside service is at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 23, at Rucker Cemetery, Williamsville. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com.

Fred Clifford Dirickson Jr., 92, of Puxico, Missouri, died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 at Prairie View Skilled Nursing in Bloomfield, Missouri. Mr. Dirickson was born June 13, 1932 in Blodgett, Missouri, son of the late Fred Clifford Sr. and Jewel Edna Dirickson (neé Short). ...

Danny E. Bauchens, 53, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024 in Fisk, Missouri. He was born May 25, 1971 in St. Louis, Missouri. Danny previously had been a cook at The Manor Nursing Home in Poplar Bluff for 10 years. He took great pride in his job and truly cared for each resident he prepared meals for...

James “Jim” Upchurch, 72, of Greenville, died Sunday, Nov. 17. Visitation will be at noon Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Ruegg Funeral Funeral Home, Greenville Chapel. Funeral following at 3 p.m., also in the Greenville Chapel. Burial is in Cowan Cemetery, near Lowndes...

Jacqueline Alsup was arrested Monday, Nov. 18, on a warrant through Poplar Bluff during a traffic stop. _ Menards reported a shoplifting incident Monday, Nov. 18. Alex Govoni, and Alexis Wooden were issued a summons for shoplifting. _ Walmart reported Monday, Nov. 18, an employee had been stealing from the business. Taylor Green was issued a summons for stealing...

DEXTER — Matt Underhile credits the MERS Goodwill Excel Center with giving him the opportunity to better his life. He recently testified before a congressional committee in Washington, D.C. about his decision to enroll. Underhile received a call from an aide of U.S. ...

The appetite for drugs in United States is unlike any other country in the world, and opioid and fentanyl are major players in the war against preventable deaths, Brian Townsend recently told a Poplar Bluff group.

WAYNE COUNTY — Wesley Shatley, 29, of Piedmont, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 13, on charges of felony first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and felony first-degree harassment.

FISK — A group of enthusiastic young cheerleaders from Twin Rivers Schools are gearing up to take center court at the upcoming Gatorade Game on Tuesday night.