Stories from Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Bitter cold temperatures will continue to grip the region through Thursday morning, but relief is right around the corner. National Weather Service Meteorologist Ashley Ravenscraft in Paducah, Kentucky, described this week’s arctic blast as a “very cold air mass” originating from the north pole region, pushed farther south than normal by an upper level jet stream...

The campus of Three Rivers College is buzzing with excitement ahead of Reunion Weekend and this year the celebration is being expanded to involve the community. “Three Rivers College values being apart of the community, so it makes sense to involve our community — whether individuals, small businesses or large,” TRC Director of Development Michelle Reynolds said. ...

The majority of patient parking will move to the north side of the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center campus as it undertakes a year-long construction of a new urgent care center and other projects. Patient parking has previously been on the south side of the campus...

A plan to add business zoning to some property along Barron Road for possible medical offices will be decided Feb. 11, but faced pushback this week. Residents concerned about traffic along the section of road near The Manor attended a meeting Monday by the Poplar Bluff Planning and Zoning Commission. The workshop item moves to the voting session at the commission’s next meeting...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — James Baker Godwin, 83, of Neelyville, MO, passed away January 29, 2019 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was born on March 11, 1935 to the late Harold and Olive Godwin in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of the Black Creek Missionary Baptist Church and served in the US Navy from 1954 to 1958. He married Geneva Therrell on September 22, 1956...

DEXTER, Mo. — Anna Mae Stanfill, 85, of Louisville, Ky., died Thursday, Jan. 24 at Louisville East Post Acute Care in Louisville, Ky. Visitation will be after 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 1 until time of services at 2 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. Burial will be in the Armstead Dowdy Cemetery near Dexter with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements...

PARMA, Mo. — Lee A. Hester, 67, of Malden, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 at St. Francis Medial Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 1 at the Parma Community Center in Parma. The funeral will follow at 11 a.m. at the community center with Elder Stanley Farr officiating...

MALDEN, Mo. — Larry Higgins, 69, of Campbell, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Visitation will be from noon - 1:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 1 at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. A graveside service will follow at 2 p.m. at Woodlawn Landess Addition in Campbell with Rev. Kevin officiating...

A Butler County judge will issue his verdict next week as to whether a Doniphan man is guilty of the 2010 murders of two elderly couples whose bodies were found inside their burned homes. During Keith A. Boyles’ three-day trial, Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Pritchett heard nearly 12 hours of testimony from 19 witnesses, including the final six defense witnesses who testified Wednesday morning...

Poplar Bluff Middle School recently announced its 2nd quarter ‘A’ and ‘B’ Honor Rolls for 4th - 6th grades. 6th grade ‘A’ Honor Roll Isabella Bailey, Kaitlyn Baucom, Jackson Beis, Kayleigh Blanchard, Kaitlyn Booker, Chloe Britton, Dereck Burton, Hannah Burton, Kade Busse, Hunter Clifford, Patiance Cochran, Lindsey Counts, Mackinley Cox, Makenna Decker, Henry Duncan, Brendan Durden, Kenlee Edgar, Jasper Edmundson, Andreana Esters, Talladega Felps, Delenn Flory, Zoë Freeman, Sophia French, Jack Funke, Ireland Gowen, Dylan Hall, Dean Hester, Destiny Jackson, Julissa Johnson, Hunter Kearbey, Laniya Kemp, Madyson Kordick, Gabrielle Lewis, Jaylee Lovette, Molly Maurer, Ashton Mays, Sheldon Mays, Owen McDaniel, Kyra Mizell, William Montgomery, Aubrea Morrow, Trey Nevel, Andrew Noble, William Spencer Nunn, Cora Pendley, Khianna Peoples, Asher Rucker, Samantha Ruiz, Cyrus Sagharichi, Madalyn Shackelford, Carson Sittig, Erica Snow, Noah Spain, Connor Stevens, Harley Stilwell, Elerik Stotts, Esther Taylor, Olivia Thetford, Paden Thornton, Trinity Tuggle, Lincoln Warren, Donoven Webb, Nolan White, Lauryn Wilkerson, Aminah Williams, Natalie Woodruff. ...