Stories from Saturday, December 7, 2019

When Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Pritchett announced his sentence Tuesday in the case of John Franklin Mullins, it was only after what he described as careful consideration. Pritchett said he could only sentence Mullins on the charge he pleaded guilty to, not the remaining counts that were dismissed by the state as part of the plea agreement or the evidence of his propensity to commit sexual-related crimes against children...

To the editor: I appreciated John Stanard’s recent letter. He did leave out the zip line from the radio tower over the new police facility, across Shelby Road and the frog farm, landing at the new Cajun restaurant for a plate of fresh frog legs. Now on to the matter at hand...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Julie L. McCranie, 48, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 10:19 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to register a motor vehicle, no insurance and no seat belt. She was booked at the Butler County jail...

City firefighters responded at 3:03 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, to 922 Nooney St. to assist police officers. According to the report, a roof ladder was used to retrieve keys from the roof. _ City firefighters responded at 2:20 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, to a report of smoke in the area of Main Street and Barron Road...

FISK — Imogene Norden, age 84, of Fisk, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Norden was born March 5, 1935, in Malden, Mo., daughter of the late Arvel and Lossie Weathers.