Stories from Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Highway BB in Butler County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe beneath the roadway. This section of roadway is between County Road 338 and County Road 340. Weather permitting, work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday...

A hotly contested race for Poplar Bluff City Council and the city’s use tax brought out a steady stream of voters in Tuesday’s municipal election. “City council, I think they are always important,” said Jim “Coach” Brown, who indicated the council race was important “mainly” because of the issues going on in the city, primarily with the police department...

POPLAR BLUFF — Lexi Marie Dahlgren, 12 of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. Lexi, the daughter of Richard and Pamela (James) Dahlgren of Poplar Bluff was born Oct. 4, 2007 in St. Louis, Mo. She attended Shady Grove State School and was going into the seventh grade...

NEELYVILLE — Charles Wayne Holland, 73 , of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away on May 27, 2020, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held on Monday, June 8, 2020, at the Fowler & Sons Funeral Home at Neelyville. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m., followed by a memorial service, with full military honors, at 7 p.m. in the chapel...

After a shutdown which extended 11 weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Poplar Bluff’s J.C. Penney Co. store will reopen Wednesday. “It’s been a long while,” said salon manager Christen Kinsey of the closure. Poplar Bluff’s store is one of 16 in Missouri and 304 J.C. Penney Co. locations nationwide to reopen to this point, with more scheduled to open their doors soon...

ST. LOUIS - Carol Coleman Hull, 86, entered Heaven’s gates on May 29, 2020, after a long dementia illness. Her passing was in Evelyn’s house, home for Hospice in Creve Coeur. Mo. She passed on her 44th wedding Anniversary. She was born July 5,1933 at Haiti Mo. She was the daughter of Lyndall and Verna Coleman now deceased along with her brother Louis Coleman and sister Mary, both deceased...

MALDEN ~ Lloyd Stone, 93, of Malden, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at his residence in Malden, Missouri. Lloyd, son of James Henry Stone and Mary Louisa Vantrease Stone, was born on Saturday, April 2, 1927 in Clarkton, Missouri. He was a Retired Supervisor having worked for Malden Board of Public Works and was of the Baptist faith. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served during the Korean Conflict...

The candidates for Poplar Bluff City Council, in ballot order, are: Robert Duckett Age: 51 Spouse: JoAndrea Children: Seth, 25, Caleb, 22 Occupation: Funeral director assistant for Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home Current Affiliations: preacher Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, member of the Historic Depot preservation committee...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Gary F. Blow, 69, of Piedmont was arrested at 5:45 p.m. Monday, June 1, in Wayne County on suspicion of DWI. He was released. _ BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Melvin Willie Branscum, 61, of the 1300 block of County Road 426 was booked at the Butler County jail Monday, June 1, on a warrant for second-degree terrorist threat. He was released on bond...

City firefighters responded at 10:27 a.m. Monday, June 1, to a possible structure fire at the 1111 Nooney St. residence owned by Steven A. Wood. According to the report, firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the vents on both ends of a single-story, ranch home...

Taylor is Top Lister Lucas Edington, broker/owner of Mossy Oak Properties Mozark Realty, announced Sandy Taylor as the Top Lister for May. Taylor has been an agent for Mossy Oak Properties since August of 2012 and a realtor for nine years serving the area seven of the last eight years. She has achieved an award of excellence by producing $1 million-plus in sales volume for eight of nine years. Taylor is a member of the Three Rivers Board of Realtors, Missouri and National boards of realtors...

The results of two at-large Poplar Bluff City Council races were announced Tuesday evening by Butler County Clerk Tonyi Deffendall.

Incumbent Steve Davis and newcomer Chris Taylor won the night Tuesday for two seats on the Poplar Bluff City Council as at-large members. Voters also narrowly defeated a city use tax on internet purchases, 598-654. Davis and Taylor won against seven other candidates, with 501 and 485 votes respectively. Both carried at least 19% of the 2,219 votes cast...

Incumbent Steve Davis and newcomer Chris Taylor won the night Tuesday for two seats on the Poplar Bluff City Council as at-large members. Voters also narrowly defeated a city use tax on internet purchases, 598-654. Davis and Taylor won against seven other candidates, with 501 and 485 votes respectively. Both carried at least 19% of the 2,219 votes cast...

Incumbents Paul Petty and Shane Eaker, and newcomer Robert Burgett won seats on the Neelyville R-IV school board.

BROSELEY - Voters picked three Twin Rivers board members from a field of five which included an incumbent, two former board members and two newcomers. Receiving the top votes was Jeff Arnold with 346 followed by Billy Watson capturing 283 votes for second and Joshua Johnson with 277 votes taking the third seat...