Stories from Tuesday, September 3, 2019

The Poplar Bluff City Council will be in session tonight at 7 p.m. to discuss the status of a proposed new city hall, police station and Municipal Court building project.

Patrons of the Arts will present a performance of “Fabulous Fanny: The Songs and Stories of Fanny Brice” at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center on the Three Rivers College campus. Broadway/Off-Broadway veteran Kimberly Faye Greenberg stars in this tribute to the legendary Fanny Brice, the greatest Jewish singing comedienne of her time and inspiration for the movie “Funny Girl.”...

Ashlund Henry Palmer, 39, of Piedmont, died Monday, Sept. 2, 2019 in Piedmont. There are no services to announce at this time. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com

PIEDMONT — Mary Ann Brewer, 80, of Annapolis, Mo., died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 at the St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Mo. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in Piedmont. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 at the Church of the Nazarene in Annapolis with Rev. Howard Casteel officiating...

Rachael R. Tyler, 48, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 at her residence. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to Cotrell Funeral Service, 701 Vine St., Poplar Bluff, MO 63901...

NEELYVILLE — Rocky Dean Haynes Sr., 57, of Paragould, Ark., died Sept. 2, 2019 at the NEA Memorial Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 at the Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. The funeral will follow at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept 6 in the chapel. Burial will be in the Nelson Cemetery in Reyno, Ark...

PUXICO — Mary Lou Scott, 81, of Puxico, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 at her residence. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 at Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 in the funeral home chapel with Wayne Burchett officiating. Burial will be in Rock Hill Cemetery in Puxico...

PUXICO — Guand ‘Judy’ Maddox, 85, of Wappapello, died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 at Puxico Nursing and Rehab in Puxico. Visitation was Tuesday, Sept. 3 at Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Sam Brotherton officiating...

Robert D. McKim Sr., 72, of Zalma, Mo., died Aug. 30, 2019. A memorial service and interment is being planned at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.

County firefighters responded at Saturday, Aug. 31, to an alarm at Bullwinkles Lodge, 399 Highway T. According to the report, a guest had discarded a cigarette in a trash can, which melted and smoked up a room. Firefighters used a ventilation fan to remove the smoke...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 74-year-old Williamsville man was injured in a all-terrain vehicle crash at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, on Highway JJ, south of Moonstone Lane. According to the report, Warren N. Kerber was operating a 2007 Polaris southbound when a passenger fell off...

A Poplar Bluff woman is to make her first appearance in court Wednesday morning after being charged with shooting her mother in the chest and stomach. Ashley N. Warren, 31, was charged Tuesday morning with the Class A felony of first-degree domestic assault, the unclassified felony of armed criminal action, the Class D felony of unlawful possession of a firearm and the Class E felony of unlawful use of a weapon...

DONIPHAN — Robert Lee Loftis, 93, of Doniphan, died Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. The family will have a private graveside service. Online condolences: www.edwardsfuneralhome.org

DONIPHAN — Christine Irene March-Foster, 87, of Doniphan, died Saturday, Aug. 31 in Doniphan. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 at the West Point Pentecostal Church in Doniphan. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. at the church with Brothers Riley March & Chuck Carr officiating. Burial will follow in the Amity Cemetery...

DONIPHAN — Susie Louise (Hallam) Stewart, 77, of Doniphan, died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 in Barnes Jewish Hospital-Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis. Funeral services for Mrs. Stewart will be Sunday, Sept. 8 at 2 p.m. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Larry Bashaw officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, Sept. 7 from 5-8 p.m.

Tickets for the 32nd annual Women Aware Conference will be $40 until Sept.10. Registration fees will increase to $50 from Sept. 11 to Sept. 17, when advance ticket sales will end, so the number of those attending may be given to catering. The conference will be from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Black River Coliseum...

Tickets for the 32nd annual Women Aware Conference will be $40 until Sept.10. Registration fees will increase to $50 from Sept. 11 to Sept. 17, when advance ticket sales will end, so the number of those attending may be given to catering. The conference will be from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Black River Coliseum...

In a split vote Tuesday night, Poplar Bluff City Council members have authorized the city manager to pursue a Shelby Road location for a new city complex. An agenda item on the council’s publicized agenda included discussion of the matter. It includes city hall, city court and the police department...

Former state representative Steve Cookson formally announced Tuesday that he will seek the seat of outgoing state Sen. Doug Libla in 2020.

In a surprise 4-3 vote Tuesday, the Poplar Bluff City Council decided to pursue a Shelby Road location for a new city complex. The proposal was brought forward as a discussion item and was on the council’s workshop agenda. It was not included on the council’s voting agenda...

Brody Moore, of Poplar Bluff, has been awarded the Don Hilton Memorial Scholarship for the fall semester at Three Rivers College. This is the final year the scholarship will be offered. Moore is the son of Sandy Moore and the late Bobby Moore of Poplar Bluff. He is a 2019 graduate of Twin Rivers High School...