Stories from Friday, March 29, 2019

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Larry Owens, 66, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died January 26, 2019. A memorial service will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 3 at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield. White-Sanders Funeral Home of Fisk is in charge of arrangements.

Marriage licenses recently recorded at the Butler County Recorder of Deeds Office include: Hannah Jean Crites of Poplar Bluff and Caleb Ryan Bader of Qulin; Karen Lynn Cornell of Poplar Bluff and Donald Landy Redmon of Fisk; Sylve Marie Burden and Aaron Matthew Martin, both of Poplar Bluff;...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Mary Louise Jones, 87, of Overland Park, Kan., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. Tuesday evening, April 2, at Cotrell Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, April 3, at the First United Methodist Church, with burial to follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

City firefighters responded at 7:24 p.m. Thursday, March 28, to a report of an unauthorized burn in the 1600 block of Woodrow Street. According to the report, firefighters found a tree on fire at the 1518 Woodrow St. residence occupied by Mary King and used 50 gallons of water to put out the fire...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Dorothy Elizabeth Dowd, 98, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Friday, March 29, 2019 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, April 1 at Cotrell Funeral Chapel with the funeral service following at 11 a.m. The Rev. Vernon Kneir will officiate. Burial will be at Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

When war hero Famous Lee Lane was honored Friday by the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter #1056 during the group’s Vietnam Veterans Day program at Three Rivers College, his niece Mary Ann Barber said through tears, “it means so much somebody finally cares.”...

Cuddling creates a calming effect for everyone. Many children with autism are no different, but there’s more to it than wanting to be cozy and warm. Some children with autism benefit from pressure stimulation, and one way to provide this is using weighted or heavy blankets...

Tuesday is election day, specifically general municipal election day. Not everyone will have a race to decide and there’s no big ticket item at the state or national level. It may be the smallest election on the calendar, but it has big impact to our local communities. From the school board to city councils, elected officials have direct impact on our lives every day...

Any state legislature would be hard pressed to design laws that violate public safety and is contrary to the welfare of its own citizens. But our Missouri legislators have apparently succeeded. MO HB 258 would permit hidden, loaded handguns in schools, colleges, day cares, bars and even on private property against the wishes of the owner of said property...

Two residents of Ward 1 with a love for community and the people in it are seeking seats on the Poplar Bluff City Council. This is the only Poplar Bluff ward with a contested race in the Tuesday election. The terms of Ward 1 council member Susan McVey and Ward 3 council member Barbara Horton are up...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 1 at Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 2 in the funeral chapel with Rev. Terry Kimbrow officiating. Burial will take place at Brown Chapel Cemetery in Broseley.

PARK HILLS, Mo. — Cindy D. (Lewis) Murphy was born September 20, 1960 in Advance, Mo to the late Clifford and Bonnie (Daniels) Lewis and departed this life on March 25, 2019 in Bonne Terre, Mo. A celebration of life will be Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 1 p.m. with visitation at 11 a.m. in Coplin Funeral Home Chapel, Park Hills.

See 'The Golden Sounds of The Platters' in concert at the Historic Rodgers Theatre in Poplar Bluff, Saturday, April 6. The show starts at 7 p.m. With 40 number one hits and 16 gold records to their credit, this is your chance to see a tribute to the World Famous Platters live on stage with a talented group of impersonators...

Divorces recently finalized in Butler County Circuit Court include: Stephanie L. Pruett v. Clifford L. Pruett; Ann M. Crawford v. Matthew E. Crawford; Heather A. Akridge v. Freddie G. Akridge; Tawanna A. Hunter v. Michael R. Hunter; Patricia M. Fields v. Charles D. Fields;...