Stories from Wednesday, July 17, 2019

FISK, Mo. — Tammy Joan McKuin, 61, of Glenallen, Mo., died Monday, July 15, 2019 at Southeast Missouri Hospital, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 20 at Ash Hill Cemetery East at Fisk with Rev. Jim Sanders officiating...

GREENVILLE, Mo. — Retha L. (Clark) Ward, 94, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Greenville, died Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Oakdale Assisted Living in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be at 5 p.m., Friday, July 19 at Ruegg Funeral Home in Greenville. The funeral will follow at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20 at the Greenville chapel, with pastors Gary Gann, Jr., and Julie Skaggs, nephew and niece of Retha, officiating.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Lillie Mae Edgar ‘Midge’, 81, of Poplar Bluff, died July 16, 2019 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, July 19 at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 20 in the Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home with Pastor James Tipton and Bishop Kent Miller officiating. Burial will take place in Brown Chapel Cemetery in Broseley, Mo.

DONIPHAN, Mo. — Linden Gerald Kane, 74, of Doniphan, died Monday, July 15, 2019 in Doniphan. Visitation will be at noon Saturday, July 20 in the Edward Funeral Home Chapel. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Burial with military honors will follow in the Doniphan Cemetery.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A Poplar Bluff man pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon in federal court to three counts of distributing heroin. Quinton J. Williams pleaded guilty as charged to the felony of aiding and abetting in the distribution of heroin and two felonies of distribution of heroin before Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr., according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Sorrell...

Suggested changes to the operation of Clearwater Dam are among items to be studied for Butler County in the first phase of a long-awaited effort officials hope will help identify solutions for flood reduction. Work is expected to begin next month in a study that was prompted by concern over logjams and debris officials believe are blocking the flow of the river south of Poplar Bluff...

Like many of the storms the Poplar Bluff Severe Weather Response Team monitors, a donation came out of nowhere fast. Director Craig Meador says local resident, Art Fisher, was a “good concerned citizen” kind enough to fill the team’s need for a generator. Fisher read Tuesday’s story in the DAR about the group’s efforts to finance the generator and responded...

The Veteran Affairs Medical Center hosted its fifth annual mental health summit Wednesday, which focused on resources for veterans and caregivers. Dr. Sandra Jackson, event coordinator, said about 115 people were in attendance for the summit, which covered topics such as military culture, post-traumatic stress disorder and services available for family members before lunch. The second part of the day focused on suicide in veterans...

VAN BUREN, Mo. —Missouri’s black bear population continues to grow, while at the same time expanding its range into new areas, prompting the state’s Department of Conservation to begin developing an updated, comprehensive management plan. “Our current estimate is between 540 and 840 bears,” MDC Resource Scientist Laura Conlee told about 40 people in attendance at an open house last week in Van Buren...

Twenty-four individuals fished Saturday’s Current River Smallmouth Association “King of the River” tournament, and this year saw a first-time winner. Birch Tree’s Alex Rutledge out-fished the field, hauling in a winning weight of 10.34 pounds and earning the coveted King of the River title...

City firefighters responded at 6:10 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, to a smoke alarm at Kid’s Corral Care Center at 2337 N. Main St. It was investigation only. ———— City firefighters responded 7:36 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, to a report of an unauthorized fire at 829 Park Ave...