Stories from Thursday, September 12, 2019

In the next few months, the Poplar Bluff Police department will conduct alcohol sale compliance checks at local businesses. Young adults under the age of 21 will visit businesses which sell alcoholic beverages by the drink or package and will try to purchase alcoholic beverages, police Capt. Dave Sutton wrote in a press release...

In honor and memory of the firefighters that lost their lives Sept. 11, 2001, a group of teen members of the Poplar Bluff Boys and Girls Club completed the 9/11 firefighter stair challenge. They climbed 110 flights of stairs at the Black River Coliseum, said Robbie Toth, unit director. These stairs represent the 110 flights of stairs the firefighters had to climb while at the Twin Towers...

NEELYVILLE — A tree in a power line knocked out the electric early Thursday morning to nearly 400 customers in the Neelyville area, including the school district. “We didn’t have any (power) for a little while,” said Neelyville Superintendent Debra Parish. “I live here in town, it was before 7 o’clock that it flickered off and on several times and then just completely went off.”...

Judith Kae Cowley, 74, of Poplar Bluff, died on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending and have been entrusted to Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

City firefighters responded at 12:59 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, to a report of an unauthorized burn at the intersection of Eighth Street and Park Avenue. According to the report, firefighters found an old recliner burning on the side of the road at 803 Park Ave. and used 10 gallons of water to put out the fire...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL One person died and two others suffered serious injuries as the result of a single-car accident at 9:35 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, in Iron County. According to the report, Calebe M. Hall, 23, of Fredericktown, was operating a 2006 Dodge Ram pickup eastbound on Route E, eight miles east of Arcadia, when it ran off the right side of the road and struck a tree, causing the vehicle to catch fire...

Area residents won close to $1 million in lottery prizes during the month of August. This includes one Malden man, who took home $777,777 in Scratchers Winners. James Love of Malden won the biggest prize of the month for the region. Love bought a Mega 7 ticket at Casey’s General Store in Malden...

A fall hiking series will kick off Saturday, sponosored by the National Park Service. Nine events will be hosted across the Ozark National Scenic Riverways at a variety of locations within the region. All activities are free to the public. The first will begin at 9 a.m. ...

Palace of Praise in Poplar Bluff is reaching out to those in the community who are suffering from addiction or know someone who is. The church will host its second annual recovery fest from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. The church is located at 1400 Herschel Bess Blvd...

CAMPBELL — Priscilla E. Wilson, 79 of Holcomb, died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, at NHC Healthcare in Kennett. Visitation will be from 1 - 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 13 at the Landess Funeral Home in Campbell, with services beginning at 2 p.m., with Reverend Tom Zych officiating.

PUXICO — The Mingo Swamp Friends organization has announced the winners of its 2019 Flora and Fauna Photo Contest, and a reception to honor the winners and learn more about nature photography has been scheduled for Saturday. This year’s Best of Show winner is “The Princess and the Frog” by East Prairie’s Clay Guthrie. The photo depicts his daughter looking at a frog on a fence railing at the refuge...

MALDEN — Thomas ‘Slick’ Miller, 89, of Malden, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 at Malden Nursing Center in Malden. Visitation will be from noon - 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 at Landess Funeral Chapel in Malden. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Mr. Randy Moore officiating. Private burial will be in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

DONIPHAN — Linda Faye Ellis, 68, of Doniphan, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. Visitation will be at noon Friday, Sept. 13 in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with the funeral to follow at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Sanky Hall Cemetery in Poynor, Mo.

Perry Lee Dodge, 60, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Sept. 9, 2019 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. The funeral will follow at noon at the funeral home with Rev. Jim Schremp officiating.

The Poplar Bluff VA hospital has been given until next week to respond to three of four workplace violations the U.S. Department of Labor describes as “serious.”

Poplar Bluff High School is participating in a program to help seniors see what opportunities are available to them post-high school.

Rikki Johnson is a fifth grade teacher at Poplar Bluff Middle School. She teaches math and science. This is her second year as a teacher.

The morning of Sept. 11, Qulin Elementary School was busy as first responders and National Guard members mixed in with students.