Stories from Tuesday, August 4, 2020

A 12-year-old Parma resident was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash at 12:20 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, on Highway Z, 10 miles east of Bernie. According to the report, a 16-year-old Catron resident was operating a 2009 Ford Focus eastbound when it ran off the road and overturned...

Turnout was steady Tuesday as voters went to the polls in Butler County to decide on primary races at the state and county levels. “When I went around right before lunch, from what I could tell (turnout) was higher than an average August,” said Butler County Clerk Tonyi Deffendall. “I think it has been pretty steady across the county.”...

Terry W. Smith, 58, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Monday, August 3, 2020 in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born October 25, 1961 to the late William and Mary (Triggs) Smith in Gideon, MO. Terry married Kathy Eubanks in 1991. He was self-employed as an auto body mechanic. He had a passion for cars, watching NASCAR and the Cardinals...

LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT Monday’s Games Swafford’s 6, R&T Auto 5 First Midwest 9, Swafford’s 0 Sports Clips 4, VFW 3 Wednesday’s Game Championship: First Midwest vs. Sports Clips, 7 p.m. PONY LEAGUE TOURNAMENT Wednesday’s Games...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Two Poplar Bluff children were injured in a two-vehicle crash at 6:05 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, on County Road 569, one mile west of Rombauer. According to the report, Aaron L. Smiley, 33, of Fisk was operating a 1995 Dodge pickup eastbound at the same time Vincent E. Carlton, 49, of Qulin was operating a 2019 Polaris all-terrain vehicle westbound...

City firefighters responded at 10:04 a.m. Monday, Aug. 3, to an alarm at Whispering Oaks Residential Care, 203 N. B St. It was investigation only. _ City firefighters responded at 7:29 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, to assist emergency-medical-services personnel at 1934 S. Broadway with a patient who had fallen through some stairs...

Spencer is Top Producer Julie Spencer is the Top Producer for July at Century 21 American Realty. Julie Spencer has been a real estate agent since licensed in November 1998. She worked for Re/Max for over 14 years and earned the Re/Max Executive Club, President’s Club, 100% Club and Re/Max Hall of Fame Award...

NEELYVILLE — Ray “Grumpy” Britton of Harviell departed this life on Aug. 2, 2020, in Poplar Bluff Missouri, at the age of 87. Mr. Britton was born on Feb. 26, 1933, to the late Edwin and Nellie (Brawner) Britton in Liberty, Missouri. On Sept. 8, 1956, he married Betty Jensen in North Kansas City, Missouri. She preceded in death on Aug. 23, 2016...

The city of Poplar Bluff received permit requests during the week of July 18-31 for one new residential construction, valued at $700,000. Another three requests were made for residential additions or remodels. The city also collected fees totaling more than $3,800 in fees for permit requests related to building, plumbing, electrical and HVACR work, as well as seven occupancy permit requests...

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The following are uncertified Butler County results from the Aug. 4 primary. Only contested races are included. All candidates ran on the Republican ticket. Eastern District Commissioner John Edwin Ross DeGaris Don “Butch” Anderson Public Administrator...

As of 11 p.m., Jason Bean had 55.9% of the vote in the Senate race, while Darrell Atchison had 51% in the House election.

Butler County primary results were delayed Tuesday night as software issues hindered the generation of the needed reports. At about 10:35 p.m., Butler County Clerk Tonyi Deffendall said, the results were “expected shortly.” Deffendall said there was a software update recently “right in the middle of the COVID.”...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters decided Tuesday whether the state expands Medicaid health care coverage to thousands more low-income adults after years of resistance from Republican lawmakers. Polls have closed throughout the state on the vote on health care, which was paired with with Missouri's primary elections, came as confirmed coronavirus cases have been rising in the state...