Stories from Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Poplar Bluff City Council members approved a budget Monday that cuts two part-time positions, rather than three, and still includes deficit spending. The individuals involved have not been informed of the cuts, said city manager Mark Massingham, explaining he could not name the positions Monday...

City firefighters responded at 4:54 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, to an motor-vehicle crash at 214 S. Westwood Blvd. _____

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Marvin D. Hatton, 53, of Sikeston was arrested at 8:27 a.m. Monday, Dec. 16, on suspicion of DWI (drugs), careless and imprudent driving and no insurance. He was booked at the Stoddard County Jail. _ A 24-year-old Dexter woman was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 5:20 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, on U.S. 60, one mile west of Highway F, in Stoddard County...

Sue Aloa Alexander-McKinney-Bailey, born June 15, 1938, passed away peacefully at her home in Colorado Springs on Dec. 5, 2019. Sue was born at home in Butler County, Mo. to Chester C. and Floye M. Alexander. She attended Blue Water and Asher Schools in Wayne County, and Kenyon Elementary and Poplar Bluff Junior High in Poplar Bluff...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — A Poplar Bluff couple was sentenced to more than a year in federal prison Tuesday for an April robbery at a local convenience store. Ty Dean Farris and Kelsie J. Armor appeared separately before U.S. District Judge John A Ross for sentencing after each pleaded guilty in September to one felony count of robbery...

An internationally known musician who once performed for Pope John Paul II will hold a special performance Saturday in Poplar Bluff.

NEELYVILLE — Sue Chambers, 75, of Corning, Ark., formerly of Doniphan, died Dec. 16, 2019 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning. Visitation will be from noon - 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 at Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. A graveside service will follow at 1:30 p.m. at New Hope Cemetery near Doniphan...

QULIN — Alvin Lee Birchfield, age 70, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Qulin, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Birchfield was born Aug. 16, 1949 in Qulin, son of the late Alford Lee and Lydia Elizabeth Birchfield. He is survived by one sister, Mary Parks and husband, Clifford of Qulin and several nieces and nephews...

ELLSINORE — Dennis Gregory Bowman, son of Bob and Sharon (Wallace) Bowman was born Dec. 25, 1960 in Louisiana, Mo., and departed this life on Dec. 16, 2019 at his residence in Ellsinore. He had attained the age of fifty-eight years, eleven months and twenty-two days...

CAMPBELL — Mike Harris, 66, of Campbell, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019 at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, Ark. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. at Landess Funeral Chapel with Rev. William Hill officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Kennett...

A contest has already developed for two of the three Poplar Bluff City Council seats that will be up for election April 7.

Ten people turned out in Butler County on the first day of filing for school board elections and Three Rivers College Board of Trustees.

A 35-year-old wrong-way driver caused a head-on collision shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 60.