Stories from Thursday, March 19, 2020

Three Rivers College, based in Poplar Bluff, has announced today all college events for the rest of the spring semester have been canceled. The cancellations, according to the college’s statement, are based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control...

The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library will close Thursday, March 19, at 5 p.m. The library will remain closed through at least Monday, April 6. This has been a difficult decision for the library Board of Trustees and administration. The Board of Trustees, in light of the recommendations of the White House and Missouri governor’s office with the best advice from federal, state, and local public health officials, find this decision is in the best interests of our patrons and staff. ...

City firefighters were contacted at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, by a man who reported his brother was overdosing in the backseat of a vehicle in front of the station on South Broadway. According to the report, firefighters called for an ambulance and administered Narcan to the man, who subsequently regained consciousness...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Four Poplar Bluff residents were injured in a two-vehicle crash at noon Wednesday, March 18, on Highway 142, three miles south of Poplar Bluff. According to the report, Jason W. Myers, 30, of Poplar Bluff was operating an eastbound 2001 Buick Lasabre when it pulled into the path of a 2007 Saturn Ion being driven southbound by Charles C. Robbins, 29, of Poplar Bluff...

KENNETT — A Malden man appeared in court Tuesday after he recently was charged with enticing a teenager to participate in a sexual act for money. Maurice Orlando Henderson, 52, waived formal arraignment on the unclassified felony of second-degree sexual trafficking of a child and the Class A misdemeanor of third-degree kidnapping...

esse Walter Faraone, 79, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at his residence. Jesse was born Oct. 29, 1940 in Williamsville, Mo., the son of Santo and Josie (Chapman) Faraone. Jesse was retired having worked for the railroad and in maintenance. He enjoyed hunting and fishing...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Anyone entering a Missouri Department of Corrections office or facility will undergo enhanced screening in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, state officials say.

Norma Jean Jackson, 79, daughter of the late Chester G. Walters and Essie Lee Wicks Walters, was born Jan. 30, 1941 in Dexter, Mo. and departed this life on March 18, 2020 at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter. Mrs. Jackson was the former owner of Jackson’s Florist and Jackson’s Monuments in Dexter, where she was a floral designer and memorialist. ...

Organizers say they are moving forward with the 20th Annual Juried Regional High School Art Exhibit, but have extended the deadline to turn in work. The event was scheduled to be shown from April 5-26 at the Margaret Harwell Art Museum. The deadline to turn in work has been extended from April 1 to April 7...

For a number of people, one concern about local school districts closing for a period of time amid COVID-19 is the ability to feed students.