Stories from Tuesday, June 4, 2019

DONIPHAN, Mo. — Keith Andrew Gambling Jr., 35, of Grandin, Mo., died Saturday, June 1, 2019 near Grandin. Visitation for Keith will be held Wednesday, June 5 from 5-8 p.m. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. The funeral service will be Thursday, June 6 at 10 a.m. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Pete Joplin officiating.

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Billie Beatrice McGee, 90, of Naylor, Mo. died Sunday, June 2, 2019 in St. Ann, Mo.Services will take place on Saturday, June 8 at Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville with visitation beginning at 11 a.m. The funeral will immediately follow at noon in the chapel with Donnie Fowler officiating.

Baldwin Toyota was recently presented with the prestigious President’s Award from Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Each year the company presents the award to Toyota dealerships that exhibit stellar work ethic. The President’s Award honors Toyota dealerships throughout the U.S. ...

WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. — Robert Dean ‘Bobby’ Owens, 76, of St. Louis, Mo., formerly of Williamsville died Monday, June 3, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be from 1-3 p.m. Friday, June 7 at Ruegg Funeral Home, Williamsville. The funeral will follow at 3 p.m. at Ruegg Funeral Home Williamsville chapel. Burial will be at Chapel Hill, Williamsville. Online condolences can be made at www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

City firefighters responded at 2:17 a.m. Thursday, May 30, to an alarm at the Briggs & Stratton medical clinic, 725 Highway 142. It was investigation only. ———— City firefighters responded at 6:49 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, to a report of a generator running inside a business while the power was out at 2106 N. Westwood Blvd...

City firefighters responded at 9:33 p.m. Thursday, May 30, to a report of an unauthorized burn at 1230 Fairmont St. According to the report, firefighters found an unattended, unauthorized burn and used 50 gallons of water to put it out. ———— City firefighters responded at 5:10 p.m. Thursday, May 30, to assist emergency-medical-services personnel at 641 Lindsay St...

City firefighters responded at 5:25 p.m. Sunday, June 2, to a report of an unauthorized burn at the 619 S. C St. residence owned by Mickey O’Kelly. According to the report, firefighters found O’Kelly had torn down an old house and was burning building materials. Firefighters used 250 gallons of water to put out the fire and told O’Kelly he was not allowed to burn building materials...

City firefighters responded at 9:22 p.m. Monday, June 3, to assist emergency-medical-services personnel at 1305 Gray St. According to the report, firefighters assisted EMS in loading a patient and then went to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center to help with unloading the person...

Crossroads Ministry, a faith-based recovery program for men struggling with drug and alcohol addictions, will have an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 15. The open house is for the public to tour its new facility, located at 416 South C St. in Poplar Bluff, and learn about the program and the services offered. The group held a ribbon cutting Tuesday at the former William G. Hentz School, which was previously the home to Boys & Girls Club...

DEXTER — The Dexter Board of Aldermen approved an “inflated” $12.2 million operating budget at its Monday night meeting and hired three police department employees. The budget is inflated by about $2 million because City Administrator Mark Stidham budgeted $1.3 million in possible federal grant money for airport improvements and about $700,000 in possible grant funding for the city’s walking trail...

DEXTER — Kerri Kruse opened the banquet with a quote from legendary college basketball coach Jim Valvano’s ESPY speech, “If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day.” “We are going to do all three tonight,” Kruse told roughly 500 in attendance at the Dexter Elk’s Lodge...

Created in 1941, Wappapello Lake has brought in tourists and vacationers from all over to visit the beautiful getaway. Wappapello Lake has a total of 288 available campsite stations, 29 boat launch locations and four swimming beaches for public use. Once summertime arrives, these locations fill up quickly with thousands of people...

MALDEN, Mo. — Everett Lee Jones Jr., 76, of Malden, died Monday, June 3, 2019 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8 at Bradshaw Chapel in Malden with Rev. William Hill officiating. www.bradshwfh.com...

DEXTER — The newest member of the Dexter Police Department may be a bit young, but he already has proven himself to be a valuable addition to the department. Bard, a 2-year-old German shepherd from Czechoslovakia, recently went into service after completing eight weeks of training with his handler, Patrolman Thomas Forkum...