Stories from Tuesday, July 14, 2020

A third Butler County resident has died from COVID-19, and the county currently has three residents hospitalized with the virus. The information was released Tuesday morning by the Butler County Health Department. The county now has had 138 people test positive, with one new case announced Tuesday morning. There are 68 people recovered and 64 in self isolation, health department officials report...

Margie Redmond, broker/owner of Redmond Properties, has announced Monique Coleman as the Top Lister and Producer for June 2020. Coleman moved to Poplar Bluff from Van Buren in 2012. Since her transition, she has remained community driven by volunteering at various charitable events, staying an active Chamber member and encouraging the support of local businesses. ...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Christopher Nathaniel Johnson, 30, of Sikeston was booked at the Butler County jail Monday, July 13, on a failure to appear warrant for 11 counts of possession of marijuana and on a warrant for first-degree harassment...

City firefighters responded at 10:20 a.m. Monday, July 13, to a possible gas leak at the Poplar Bluff R-1 bus garage, 1844 W. Maud St. According to the report, firefighters found a backhoe had struck an unknown line. Firefighters stood by as Spire and Municipal Utilities personnel determined it was an underground water line, and there was no leak...

Thomas Allen Sliger, 64, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020. He was born in Poplar Bluff, on February 17, 1956 to the late James Weber Sliger and Leta Elizabeth (Ward) Sliger. He was of the Baptist faith. He worked for M&A Electric for over 20 years as a groundlineman and continued working as part owner of Myrtle’s Place. ...

DONIPHAN — Years of high-water incidents along Current River north of Doniphan have narrowed a stretch a water, making it difficult for boaters and floaters to safely navigate. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and Missouri State Highway Patrol helped address the matter Tuesday, with a joint clean up effort...

The deadline is fast approaching to request an absentee or mail in ballot for Missouri’s primary election, which will be held Aug. 4. Those who prefer not to vote in person for that election must make their requests by 5 p.m. July 22, said Butler County Clerk Tonyi Deffendall...

The annual SEMOcon event in Butler County will have a different appearance this year out of concern over COVID-19 spread. Instead of an in-person convention at the Black River Coliseum, it will take place online on Sept. 19. It will be free for those interested in attending or being a vendor...

Monday, July 13 CIVIC LEAGUE Sterling Insurance 9, Las Margaritas 4 Castello’s 14, The Beards 11 Shooter’s Shack 2, Mossy Oak 0 LITTLE LEAGUE Sport Clips 13, VFW 9 First Midwest 13, Swaffords 2 PONY LEAGUE Redbirds 7, Nortek 5...