Stories from Tuesday, August 13, 2019

City firefighters responded at 8:03 p.m. Monday to a report of a fire in the 400 block of North D Street. According to the report, firefighters found a large fire burning in the front yard of the 703 N. D St. residence owned by Calvin Smith. Smith allegedly had built a large fire consisting of pallets, trash and construction materials...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL An 18-year-old Puxico resident was injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash at 6:50 p.m. Monday on County Road 256, just east of County Road 271, in Stoddard County. According to the report, Trenton W. Holt was operating a 2013 Polaris Ranger eastbound when it ran off the left side of the road and overturned...

FISK, Mo. — Johnny Edward Roach, 76, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Condolences: www.whitesandersfuneralhome.com...

The Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce will host international speaker David K. Aaker for a presentation on customer service Aug. 20. Aaker is a faculty member of the United States Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organization Management. He is also featured in the book “Success Simplified,” which is an anthology of 24 nationally selected speakers. He has been in Chamber Management and non-profit training for over 36 years...

The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center needs volunteers with class B licences to drive vehicles with air brakes to help take veteran residents on trips. Sam Rehkop, recreational therapist, said the facility currently has three volunteer drivers – two of whom are also employees. The main one, however, is moving out of the area in October...

EllaDee Beatrice Cookemboo West, 89, of Lowndes, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019 at her residence. A celebration of life will be Aug. 18, 2-4 p.m. on the West homestead in Lowndes. All family and friends are welcome to come celebrate the life of Dee West.

In Poplar Bluff, sports are a big deal. Most locals have some relation to athletics in some way, whether that be the memory of cheering on the sidelines of a high school football game, spectating an OSL game or playing tee ball as a young child. For brothers Jose Reyes and Alexis Reyes, two recent Poplar Bluff High School graduates, the love of soccer was instilled at a young age...

City officials have asked for another set of traffic studies on Barron Road before considering a request from residents to lower the speed limit. Police officers expect to conduct it soon. At least one study in late July showed the road has high traffic, with about 4% of driver’s hitting speeds of 41 miles per hour or higher. More than 300 cars were checked over a 40-minute period between 12:50-1:30 p.m...