Stories from Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Medical student Madison Bulger received a late Christmas present Thursday morning. The Poplar Bluffian is the first recipient of the Quad County Medical Society scholarship. The society includes physicians from Butler, Wayne, Ripley and Carter counties and is an affiliate of the Missouri State Medical Association...

DONIPHAN — A 63-year-old Doniphan woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash at 1:20 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, on Highway 142, three miles west of Highway 21 and five miles west of Doniphan. According to the report, Thomas Bernhard, 53, of Chenoa, Ill., was operating a 2016 Dodge pickup eastbound when it crossed the center of the road and struck a 2000 Toyota pickup being driven by Patricia A. Hart...

Patrons of the Arts presents a Russian National Ballet performance of “Sleeping Beauty” at 7 p.m. February 3 at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center on the Three Rivers College campus. The performance is sponsored by E.R.A.S.E. Foundation.

Pike Creek Reorganized Common Sewer District’s regular will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the District Office, 4878 Highway PP.

Tony Marvin Rouse II departed this life on Jan. 2, 2020 at his residence in Poplar Bluff Mo. He was born Feb. 2, 1973, in Illinois, to Tony Rouse I and Sheila (Rouse) Chase. On Sept. 17, 2007, at Poplar Bluff, he married Regina Cates, she survives. Also surviving are his stepchildren; Amanda Cates, Joshua Collins (Alicia), Kenneth Collins (Heidi), Demetrie Wright, Anthony Rouse and Nathan Wright; two sisters, Tina Rouse and Wendy Husky; three brothers, Tommy Rouse, Edward Rouse and Eric Rouse as well as 16 grandchildren.. ...

Roy George Mureno Roy George Mureno, Jr., 60, of Mount Vernon, Wash., died Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. He was born Nov. 3, 1959 in Poplar Bluff to the late Roy George Mureno, Sr. and Gertrude (Mollahan) Mureno. He was of the Catholic faith. He was an auto sales manager. In high school, he enjoyed being on the football and wrestling teams. He graduated Poplar Bluff High School with the class of 1978...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Bobby D. Eaker, 53, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 9:50 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, on a Poplar Bluff municipal failure to appear warrant for shoplifting and on suspicion of possession of fewer than 10 grams of marijuana. He was booked at the Poplar Bluff Police Department and later transferred to the Butler County jail...

City firefighters responded at 9:29 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, to a report of a dumpster fire at Cynthia and Kinzer streets. According to the report, firefighters found a dumpster burning behind 615 Kinzer St. and used 300 gallons of water to put out the fire...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — A Chesterfield, Missouri, man was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison Monday on multiple felonies in connection with a November 2018 armed robbery in Ripley County. The first of three defendants to be sentenced, James M. Judd was sentenced to 210 months by U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr., according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Sorrell...

Authorities say autopsy results Tuesday confirm that a Poplar Bluff man bled out after he suffered knife wounds during a domestic dispute at his home. A 23-year-old woman was later arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder, but authorities also are considering possible circumstances of self-defense...

Jeanie K. Leach, 70, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 at her home near Doniphan. Visitation will be between noon and 1 p.m. Wednesday at Fowler & Sons Funeral Home. The service will begin at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Gum Cemetery, Naylor...

With two weeks left to file for April elections, the Neelyville school board has no candidates. Every other school board in Butler County is looking at a contested race.

Locally up to five inches of rain will be possible between Thursday and Saturday, raising the concern of flash flooding, according to information shared Tuesday afternoon during a meeting between Poplar Bluff and Butler County authorities. The meeting included a phone conference with members of the National Weather Service...

John Taylor Arment, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Arment, the son of the late William Taylor and Mary Grace (Heflin) Arment was born Aug. 31, 1947 in Caruthersville, Mo. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Mr. Arment taught at the Fredericktown School district for over 30 years. He enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing, football, baseball and track and field...