Stories from Saturday, January 18, 2020

Robert Hudson was a man who could turn a wrong number phone call from a stranger states away into not only a close friendship, but the kind of partnership that makes our community stronger. His loss this past week will be felt far beyond Butler County Health Department, where he had been administrator since 1997...

With the holiday season behind us for yet another year, many memorable events remain etched in my mind from 2019. As I look forward to this new year, I, like many, gaze with apprehensive eyes. For with each new day, we expect the same while hoping for brighter horizons. We seemingly cannot avoid apprehension as others voice their intentions of creating a better path, making more viable choices or even turning the page on a story seemingly written as a endless rerun...

With the holiday season behind us for yet another year, many memorable events remain etched in my mind from 2019. As I look forward to this new year, I, like many, gaze with apprehensive eyes. For with each new day, we expect the same while hoping for brighter horizons. We seemingly cannot avoid apprehension as others voice their intentions of creating a better path, making more viable choices or even turning the page on a story seemingly written as a endless rerun...

President Trump must think the American people are plumb stupid. Everybody knows why he took out that Iran leader over there. It wasn’t for our sake. It’s because he’s fixing to be impeached, and everybody knows that in a time of war, a sitting president can’t be put out. ...

One of Butler County’s most significant advantages during a disaster, would be the rural nature of the area, Robert Hudson said in 2007, during a preparedness event. “The county has the mentality that neighbor should help neighbor. That will be a great asset,” said Hudson, who became the administrator of Butler County Health Department in 1997...

Robert Hudson was a man who could turn a wrong number telephone call from a stranger states away into not only a close friendship, but also the kind of partnership that makes our community stronger. His loss this past week will be felt far beyond the Butler County Health Department, where he had been administrator since 1997...

FISK — Carl Edward Miller, age 79, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff surrounded by his wife and children. Mr. Miller was born Aug. 31, 1940, in Poplar Bluff, son of the late Thomas Earl and Eda Miller. He was a retired carpenter. He was also a U.S. Navy veteran. On Aug. 6, 1993, He married Linda Thorn-Bettuo. She survives...

MALDEN — A Dunklin County jury convicted a Malden man Friday of attempting to break into a home as he was fleeing from fugitive recovery agents trying to arrest him on outstanding warrants. Xavier M. Ray, 36, was convicted of the Class C felony of first-degree attempted burglary, according to a press release from Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Nicholas Jain...

City firefighters responded at 5:13 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, to a motor-vehicle crash at 2890 N. Westwood Blvd. _ City firefighters responded at 4:36 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, to a report of a grass fire near Rent One, 109 S. Westwood Blvd. According to the report, firefighters found an unauthorized burn. A reported homeless man had started a small camp fire to stay warm...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Jolene D. Fowler, 31, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 2:20 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, on suspicion of DWI, driving while suspended, no insurance and failure to drive on the right half of the road. She was booked at the Butler County jail...

The Butler County Health Department is updating its registry of individuals with special health care needs who may require assistance if a natural disaster hits.