Stories from Wednesday, May 13, 2020

WAPPAPELLO LAKE – Keeping in line with state and federal guidelines, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently announced the corps operated campgrounds at Wappapello Lake will open for the season just in time for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. All corps campgrounds will open on Friday, May 22. This includes all of Greenville, Redman Creek and Peoples Creek campgrounds (developed campgrounds), as well as all primitive campgrounds and primitive camping...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 37-year-old Malden man was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 10:43 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, on U.S. 60, one mile east of Dexter. According to the report, Jason A. Springer was operating a 2007 Dodge Caliber westbound when it ran off the right side of the road and overturned...

City firefighters responded at 8:11 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, to a motor-vehicle crash at 333 S. Westwood Blvd. According to the report, firefighters assisted emergency-medical-services personnel. _ City firefighters responded at 8:11 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, to an alarm at the 1820 Raulston Ave. residence owned by Adriana Lundy. It was investigation only...

JEFFERSON CITY – Memorial Day public ceremonies have been cancelled at all five Missouri State Veterans Cemeteries due to COVID-19 concerns. Missouri State Veterans Cemeteries continue to follow CDC and National Cemetery Administration cautionary guidelines on large gatherings of 10 or more individuals...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), announced that Missouri will receive an additional $135 million through the Department of Health and Human Services to expand coronavirus testing capabilities...

If several grants fall into line as officials hope they do, Poplar Bluff could benefit from a more extensive trail system in the near future. The hope is to build an additional 3.2 miles of trail to connect the existing Shelby Road Trail to the Wolf Creek Trail west of the city...

The strong start to Missouri’s spring turkey season faded over the last two weeks, but it was enough to push the harvest a bit higher than a year ago. Overall, hunters across the state ended up killing 38,730 turkeys compared to 36,231 last year. Considering biologists were expecting a similar, if not lower, harvest because of reduced bird numbers, things turned out OK...

GREENVILLE — More than 400 meals are being prepared and delivered each weekday to needy Wayne County citizens as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The meal-delivery program, which includes a hot breakfast and brown-bag lunch, began in mid-March with 18 initially signing up for the service within the first hour...

ROLLA — Mark Twain National Forest has developed a five-year program of work to transition to a sustainable recreation program, called the Recreation Facility Strategy (RFS). The RFS is now available for the public to review on the Forest’s website (www.fs.usda.gov/mtnf); and the Forest is currently accepting feedback regarding the proposed RFS...

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a total of $981,050 in financial assistance to the city of Van Buren to connect wastewater flow from the Deer Run Reorganized Common Sewer District to Van Buren’s wastewater treatment system. Provided through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Regionalization Incentive Grant program, this grant will fund 100% of the project’s eligible construction costs and is expected to be completed by April 2022...

Moudine Sentell, age 86, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Qulin, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Sentell was born April 22, 1934, in Fagus, Mo., daughter of the late Russel and Florence Vincent. She was a member of the American Legion Post 153, Eagles in Poplar Bluff and Qulin Lions Club. She was a homemaker and worked for several years at the Butler County Health Department. She enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening, cooking and making pies and cakes...

The Missouri State Fair is a time-honored tradition that dates back to 1901. It’s a celebration of the best of the best of Missouri, and is the premier showcase for agriculture in our great state. Fair staff, superintendents and commission look forward to planning the Fair each year...

Nearly $25 million in federal funding could help complete a large stretch of Highway 67 South improvements. The Poplar Bluff City Council voted Wednesday to apply for the U.S. Department of Transportation money, which has a maximum award of $25 million, and hope to learn the results in the fall...

Butler County has had its first positive COVID-19 case in two and a half weeks, bringing the county's total to 27 cases. The patient took several tests and had a positive test mixed in with a couple of negative tests, Butler County Health Department administrator Emily Goodin said. After consulting with state officials, Butler County was advised to treat the case as a positive, Butler County's first since April 26...