Stories from Saturday, November 9, 2019

The Poplar Bluff Veterans’ Council will host its annual program at 11 a.m. on Monday at the Veterans Wall in front of the Black River Coliseum. It is an event that is usually well attended by veterans and their families. A 21 Gun Salute and Taps are performed by the SEMO Veterans Honor Guard, and veterans speak about their service and love of country...

Francis Bernard Catanzaro, my college roommate’s father, was a World War II veteran and served with the 41st Division in the Southwest Pacific. He was a kind and gentle man. Mr. Catanzaro’s passions included his gracious wife, Jayne, and their three children, scenery photography made while on family vacations, and landscape and flower gardening. ...

The following information is included in the Butler County Health Department food establishment inspection reports for November. Priority items are those that contribute directly to the elimination, prevention or reduction to an acceptable level, hazards associated with foodborne illness or injury, according to inspection documentation. These must receive immediate action within 72 hours or as stated...

The Poplar Bluff Veterans’ Council will host its annual program at 11 a.m. on Monday at the Veterans Wall in front of the Black River Coliseum. It is an event that is usually well attended by veterans and their families. A 21 Gun Salute and Taps are performed by the SEMO Veterans Honor Guard, and veterans speak about their service and love of country...

Jerry Peppers PIEDMONT — Jerry Lee Peppers Sr., 69, of Mill Spring died Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in Piedmont...

Two area residents were seriously injured in separate crashes on Southeast Missouri roadways. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 12:49 a.m. Saturday, Justin M. Mell, 24, of Fredericktown was operating a 2012 Honda Civic northbound on Highway 21, five miles south of Arcadia when his vehicle ran off the right side of the road. Mell’s car then reportedly struck a bridge parapet end...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL John M. Bradley, 49, of Cape Girardeau was arrested at 7:21 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, on a warrant for parole violation on an original larceny charge, Butler County warrant for selling of amphetamine, Dunklin County warrant for probation violation on an original charge of possession of marijuana and on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of fewer than 10 grams of marijuana, tampering with physical evidence, driving while revoked, no seat belt, no insurance and window tint violation.. ...

City firefighters responded at 2:56 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, to an alarm at Mark Twain Caring Center, 3001 May St. It was investigation only. _ City firefighters responded at 11:02 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, to a report of smoke in the area of Alan’s Muffler on South Broadway...

An enthusiastic crowd cheered on their favorite mice Saturday night as they raised money to support the Poplar Bluff Rotary Club’s Good Habit Store at Lake Road Elementary. For the 10th year, the Rotary Club hosted its annual casino night and mouse races at the Holiday Inn...