Stories from Thursday, January 23, 2020

BLOOMFIELD — The Stars and Stripes Museum in Bloomfield will host a lecture from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, in partnership with the Stoddard Rangers Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #2290. Dr. Frank Nickell will speak on the Causes of the Civil War, according to a press release...

The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center wants to thank the Southeast Correctional Center and the Missouri Army National Guard for their support of the monthly Veterans' Healthy Food program. Through volunteering and donating, they have made a real difference for veterans in need, according to organizers...

VAN BUREN — Ozark National Scenic Riverways is proposing a temporary closure on the taking, pursuing or releasing of all feral swine within the park. The temporary closure would support interagency efforts to eliminate feral swine in Missouri. The temporary closure would align Ozark National Scenic Riverways with its partners and neighbors in the statewide efforts to eliminate feral swine from Missouri. It is a crucial step in meeting the goals of the Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation invites waterfowl hunters to a series of public workshops around the state in January, February, and March to gather hunter input about duck season dates and zone boundary locations for the 2021-2025 seasons...

Waterfowl numbers across Southeast Missouri remain similar to where they’ve been holding for a while, but next week’s anticipated warmup could push more birds into the region from the south. That’s what Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Waterfowl Program Coordinator Luke Naylor is expecting to happen as parts of his state reach the lower 60s by mid-week...

A Poplar Bluff woman pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this week to distributing heroin and Fentanyl. Amber E. Wrinkle pleaded guilty as charged Tuesday to the felonies of distribution of heroin and distribution of Acetyl Fentanyl before U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr., according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Hahn...

Ron Kerr, 63, of Poplar Bluff passed away Jan. 20, 2020, at his home. Ron was born Jan. 13, 1957, in Burlington, Vt., to Robert an Ruth Kerr. Ron was an avid hunter, fisherman and loved American Indian artifacts. For over 30 years, Ron worked for the family business Kerr Real Estate and Kerr’s Express...

Bruce W. Taylor, 69, son of the late Lonnie Taylor and Dolly Pearcy Taylor, was born May 11, 1950 in Sikeston, Mo. and died Jan. 22, 2020 at his residence in Wappapello, Mo. Mr. Taylor was retired from Arvin Meritor in Dexter, Mo. He was also a former C&C Machinist and self-employed in the Carpet Laying industry. Mr. Taylor attended New Life Baptist Church in Wappapello...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 67-year-old Bloomfield man was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 4:31 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, on Highway 25, two miles south of Advance. According to the report, William F. Deblois was operating a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan southbound when it ran off the left side of the road and struck an embankment...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — A Ripley County man who was robbed at gunpoint at his home in November 2018 pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this week to drug- and weapons-related offenses. John C. Lovell pleaded guilty as charged Tuesday to the felonies of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime before U.S. District Judge Steven A. Clark, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Sorrell...

A wellness check on a Williamsville man’s children Wednesday afternoon led authorities to discover what Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs described as the most complex methamphetamine lab he has ever seen. At about 2:20 p.m., deputies assisted Missouri Children’s Division workers in conducting a “well being check” at Floyd Everett Martin’s home in the 100 block of Moonstone Lane, off of Highway JJ, according to Dobbs...

City firefighters responded at 6:41 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, to a motor-vehicle crash at 301 S. Fifth St. According to the report, firefighters stood by until emergency-medical-services personnel arrived and treated an injured person. _ City firefighters responded at 3:27 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, to a report of a structure fire at 536 S. D St...

Twin Rivers R-X families may have at a different school schedule for the 2020-21 academic year.

BLOOMFIELD — The Stars and Stripes Museum in Bloomfield will host a lecture from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, in partnership with the Stoddard Rangers Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #2290. Dr. Frank Nickell will speak on the Causes of the Civil War, according to a press release...