Stories from Tuesday, September 24, 2019

The Butler County Exhibits & More will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the Black River Coliseum downtown Poplar Bluff. Stephanie Milner of the University of Missouri Extension Office said events will include agriculture, horticulture and floriculture exhibits, home economics, 4-H, youth exhibits and the silent auction...

Mid Continent Steel & Wire has donated 1 million Magnum nails to River City Habitat for Humanity, to support disaster relief efforts in Jefferson City. Governor Michael Parson, Mayor Carrie Tergin and other officials attended a ceremony Sept. 12 to announce the donation, according to a press release. It comes as residents ramp up efforts to rebuild and restore in the wake of a deadly tornado that tore a three-mile path through the area in May...

City firefighters responded at 9:04 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, to a motor vehicle accident at 3482 S. Westwood, where a vehicle had run off the road, blown a tire and struck a church sign. No injuries were reported, according to the report. _ City firefighters responded at 11:37 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, to a motor vehicle accident at 1611 Lurlyn Road. The accident was due to a medical emergency, according to the report...

CAPE GIRARDEAU – Remote Area Medical- RAM — a major non-profit provider of mobile clinics delivering free, quality, dental, vision and medical care to underserved and uninsured individuals — is coming to Cape Girardeau on Sept. 29-30. Services available at the RAM clinic include dental cleanings, dental fillings, dental extractions, dental x-rays, eye exams, glaucoma testing, eyeglass prescriptions, eyeglasses made on-site, women’s health exams and general medical exams...

Rebecca Rhodes has been named the Sacred Heart preschool student of the month. She is a student in Ms Terry’s classroom. Ms. Terry’s says the Rebecca follows the rules and always willing to help others. Rebecca has a new baby brother named Rhody and enjoys when her family is all together...

Elwood L. ‘Bud’ Aylors, 86, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019 at Chateau Girardeau, in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27 at Cotrell Funeral Chapel. The funeral service will follow at noon, with Rev. Ron Black officiating.

Parents of girls in grades K-12 are encouraged to attend a Girl Scouts sign up event from 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 at the Poplar Bluff Municipal Library at 318 N. Main St. For more information please call Shelle Smith at 417-343-9574.

Donnie Trout learned at a young age about how to treat people and that knowledge served him well during his 30-year career with the Poplar Bluff Police Department. When Trout became a police officer in 1988, he brought with him what he learned while farming with his dad and other family members, as well as from a former employer, Pete Conover...

Mary C. (Peggy) Brinkopf age 93 of Kapolei, Hawaii passed away Sept. 22, 2019 in Ewa Beach. A celebration of life reception in both Hawaii and Davenport will be planned for a future date.

The public is invited Friday to help send off participants of the Honor Tour, a program that provides veterans with a trip to Washington D.C. to see the memorials that honor their sacrifices. The three-day trip will include visits to the World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Lincoln memorials, the Washington Monument, the White House, Arlington Cemetery and other locations...

The morning I spoke with Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Jimmy Fortune, he was in Nashville preparing for the next leg of his U.S. tour. He is scheduled to perform at the Rodgers Theatre in Poplar Bluff on Friday. It was also the day after Hurricane Dorian ripped through the Bahamian Islands heading toward Florida and the Eastern Seaboard. ...

The Mules Cafe opened its doors late Tuesday morning to a steady stream of costumers there to eat meals made by students. The Cafe, which is run by the culinary students from Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center, is open from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. most Tuesdays and Fridays during the school year. Usually, the only times it changes from that schedule is if the school is out on that day or the week before...