Stories from Thursday, January 30, 2020

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 37-year-old Poplar Bluff woman was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 8:44 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, on County Road 452, three miles north of Poplar Bluff. According to the report, Christy L. Lansford was operating a 2017 Nissan Rogue eastbound when she failed to negotiate a curve, and her vehicle struck a tree...

City firefighters responded at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, to an alarm at Spain, Miller, Galloway and Lee LLC, 1912 Big Bend Road. It was investigation only.

Prayer and determination are fueling a Poplar Bluff man’s road to recovery, and his friends are doing everything they can to keep him motivated. They are raising funds to renovate a place for him and his family to live. Known to his friends as “Big Al,” Al Gulledge was injured in a car accident Oct. 25 on Pine Boulevard, at the intersection of Sycamore Street on Poplar Bluff’s east side...

Carol Ann Porter, 75, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 at her residence, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Porter was born May 8, 1944 in Astoria, Ore. Carol had been an insurance agent for 24 years. She retired from American General Insurance. She later worked as a hostess at Burger King for three years. She was a member of the American Legion...

Join us for this free, informative seminar as we discuss strategies for beginning the process of health improvement and weight management at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, and at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at HealthPoint Plaza, 2126 Independence in Cape...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Saint Francis Healthcare System has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Primary Stroke Center Certification. As a result of continued compliance with national standards and extraordinary outcomes, The Stroke Center has received the Joint Commission’s Certificate of Distinction in Disease-Specific Care for Primary Stroke Center Certification for the eighth time. ...

BettyJo (Bennett) Ruble, 88, of St. Louis, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. Funeral following at 2 p.m. also in Piedmont Chapel. Burial: Lewis Cemetery, Lodi. Donations in honor of BettyJo, to the Wayne County Historical Society are appreciated...

Annie Morrow, 72, of Corning passed away Jan. 29, 2020 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Mrs. Morrow was born March 6, 1947 in Harris County, Tenn. She graduated from Arkansas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Education and went on to earn Master’s Degrees in Counseling and Secondary School Administration. ...

In the wake of growing concern over the coronavirus, members of the public are encouraged to stay informed, but remember the risk of infection is low.

Butler County Sheriff’s Department will pay extra for its liability insurance for 2020 because officials do not have enough cash on hand to make the nearly $200,000 lump sum payment at the same time as other beginning of the year start up costs. Officials say it is a “daily” process to monitor cash on hand in order to make payroll and pay bills, hindered by a more than $645,000 bill owed by the state related to prisoner transportation and housing...