Stories from Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Zeke Webb, of Ellsinore, is one of four students chosen from Missouri State University-West Plains who are spending the fall semester studying at the university’s branch campus at Liaoning Normal University (LNU) in Dalian, China, as part of the China Semester Study Away Program. The group left the U.S. on Aug. 20 and will return Dec. 21...

City firefighters responded at 9:56 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, to a report of smoke in the area of 800 North Riverview Drive. It was investigation only. According to the report, firefighters found light smoke throughout the Eastside, but were unable to locate the source...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Christopher S. Hays, 41, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 4:58 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident, driving while revoked and no insurance. He was booked at the Ripley County Sheriff’s Department and later transferred to the Butler County jail...

A decade ago, the newly-formed Downtown Poplar Bluff, Inc., brainstormed for an event to draw people to the downtown area and ultimately decided on a festival to celebrate the region’s railroad heritage. On Sept. 28, the organization will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Iron Horse Festival...

Carl D. Heuiser, 81, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at First Baptist Church with the funeral service following at 11 am.

CAMPBELL — Reba Joyce Griggs, 84, of Campbell, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 at Saline Memorial Hospice in Bryant, Ark. Visitation will be from 2-3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. The funeral will follow at 3 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Matthew Overall officiating. Burial will be in the Woodlawn-Landess Addition Cemetery in Campbell...

DONIPHAN — Delsie Alta Tucker, 102, of Gatewood, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. Visitation will be at noon Thursday, Sept. 19 in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. with Brother Alan Wilson officiating. Burial will be in the Tucker Cemetery...

FISK — David Gerald Taylor, 69, of Farmington, Mo., died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 at Delmar Gardens on the Green, in Chesterfield, Mo. Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Graveside services will follow at 11 a.m. at Brown Chapel Cemetery in Broseley with Rev. James Sanders officiating...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — Two Poplar Bluff women appeared in federal court this week on charges they distributed illegal narcotics, including heroin and Fentanyl. On Tuesday afternoon, Shanesha R. Burns pleaded guilty as charged to three felonies of distribution of methamphetamine, distribution of a controlled substance and distribution of heroin before U.S. District Judge John A. Ross, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Sorrell...

Eurman ‘Jr’ Smith Jr., 82, of Piedmont, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 at Saint Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. at the Piedmont chapel. Burial will follow at the Masonic Cemetery...

The Twin Rivers R-X schools will be hosting a community event tonight at the high school with Columbine, Colorado school shooting survivor Craig Scott.

A camper overturned Tuesday afternoon on Highway 53 in Poplar Bluff near the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Shelby Road, blocking the road. No injuries are reported and recovery crews, along with Poplar Bluff Fire Department personnel, worked for about an hour to reopen the road...

Brick’s Off Road Park recently auctioned a car to raise money for the Poplar Bluff Boys and Girls Club.