Stories from Monday, June 17, 2019

PIEDMONT, Mo. ­— O. Irene Williams, 90, of Piedmont, died Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Clark’s Mountain Nursing Center, Piedmont. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m., at the chapel. Burial will be at Forest Chapel Cemetery, Piedmont...

City firefighters responded at 2:25 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, to assist emergency-medical-services personnel at 2305 Eugene Blvd. According to the report, firefighters assisted in moving a woman from the floor into her wheelchair. ————

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Mrs. Connie Carver, 88, died June 15, 2019 at her residence. A private Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

City firefighters responded at 6:35 p.m. Thursday, June 13, to a motor-vehicle crash at 930 S. Westwood Blvd. According to the report, firefighters stood by until the vehicle was removed. ———— City firefighters responded at 5:57 p.m. Thursday, June 13, to a report of smoke in the area of the 700 block of Lester Street...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Rose M. Foster, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., Friday June 14, 2019 at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, June 19 at 11 a.m.. at Fitch-Hillis-Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. The funeral service will follow at noon with Clifton Reed officiating.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Richard L. Burch Sr., 77, of Doniphan, Mo., died June 15, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 19 at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. The funeral will follow at 3 p.m. with Ron Fowler officiating.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Patricia ‘Pat’ Mae (Lay) Cox, 82, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Westwood Hills Healthcare. Visitation will be at noon Thursday, June 20 at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff with the funeral service following at 1 p.m. The Rev. Bill Orr will officiate...

MALDEN, Mo. — Gerldine Esther Hampton, 70, of Malden, died Saturday, June 15, 2019 at her residence. Visitation will be at noon Thursday, June 20 at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. in the Bradshaw Chapel with Minister Amos Hampton officiating. Burial will be in the Macedonia Cemetery in Malden...

Butler County Retired Teachers and School Personnel will celebrate its 50th anniversary Wednesday. Formed in 1969, just nine years after the birth of the state organization, the Butler County unit promotes fellowship and service among members, but also works closely with the state organization to stay abreast of issues that affect both retired public school teachers and retired public school personnel...

Lonnie Davis was a good person, a friend and a mentor, said Eddie Moss during the event “In Memory of a Legend: Lonnie Davis” at Wheatley School on Saturday night. “He stood tall,” said Moss. “We looked up to Lonnie. Whatever he said we did. He was approachable.”...

Improvements on a road important for a new manufacturing facility will proceed following a vote Monday by the Poplar Bluff City Council. The council accepted a bid for $244,764 from RLP Construction of Poplar Bluff for concrete paving of South 11th Street in the area of the Poplar Bluff Industrial Park...

A proposal for less restrictive zoning on medical marijuana dispensaries and other types of facilities may see pushback from Poplar Bluff City Council members. Some city council members said Monday they would like to see the state maximum buffer zone, 1,000 feet, even if it means little useable property inside the city limits for the operations...

An East Carter student received the National Champion Award on Saturday at the Junior Beta Club National Convention in Oklahoma City for her performance in the Special Talent category. “I could not have won this award without the support of my family, friends and teachers,” said Hailey Bradford, 14, of Ellsinore. “Their love and encouragement gave me the courage to get up and perform.”...

Judges: Michael Pritchett Thomas Swindle The following cases were recently acted upon in Circuit Court, Criminal Division: Will James Dixon IV of the 800 block of Maud Street pleaded guilty May 6 to the Class E felony of failure to register as a sex offender...

VAN BUREN — A temporary river access point for non-motorized vessels has been established at the former Pin Oak Campground location on the Current River north of Van Buren. Due to erosion of the river bank at the Waymeyer access point there is not enough room to safely accommodate the unloading of both commercial and non-commercial vessels at that location on summer weekends as was done in previous years, according to a press release. ...