Stories from Wednesday, August 26, 2020

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 43-year-old Poplar Bluff man suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, on Highway B at County Road 559. According to the report, Tommy L. Bordon, 58, of Poplar Bluff was operating an eastbound 2012 Ford pickup eastbound on Highway B, which was making a left turn and was struck by an eastbound 2011 Kia Sorento driven by Floyd L. Robertson...

City firefighters responded to Ninth and Main Street at 11:19 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, to assist with a search for a missing child. According to the report, a family friend showed up with the child a short time later. _ City firefighters responded to 601 Kinzer St. at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, to reports of a dumpster on fire...

Sally Regina Ice, 65, of Poplar Bluff, unexpectedly passed away Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Sally was born on June 7, 1955, in Poplar Bluff to Jimmy and Maxine Ice. She graduated from Poplar Bluff Senior High School in 1973. She worked in banking, was involved with Moms With Multiples and adored time with her children, grandchildren and many fur babies; especially her dog “Reece.” She enjoyed thrifting, taking walks with her nieces, and visiting her parents daily. ...

Nickey Orton was hostess for the Aug. 14 meeting of the Agee Community Club. The club met July 9 at Godfather’s Pizza, with Cathy Womack as the hostess. Club president Cathy Womack opened both meetings with repeating the club motto, “When the heart is full of love the world is full of beauty.” Invocation was given by Nadine Johnson in August, and Michael Figgins in July. ...

WEST PLAINS — A former Poplar Bluff man will stand trial for the fourth time in October in Howell County for the 2003 shooting death of his father. Shawn Curtis Hanna was granted a new trial in July 2018 by Judge William Hickle after having served nearly 10 years of a life without parole sentence on a Class A felony of first-degree murder conviction...

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted almost every event since it began in March, and this year’s 28th annual SEMO Friends of NRA banquet almost didn’t happen because of it. Fortunately, organizers said, the event was held and was more successful than expected...

Tuesday is opening day for one of Missouri’s most popular hunting seasons. The dove season will kick off one-half hour before sunrise on that day and will continue through Nov. 29. Hunters can take doves until sunset each day. If this year is typical of most others (I can’t believe even I said that), thousands of hunters from across the state will converge on the flatlands of Butler County and east into the Bootheel for a chance to take some doves. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU ­— The Friends of Saint Francis Golf Tournament was held on Aug. 14 at the world-class Dalhousie Golf Club. The turnout for this four-person scramble included 160 golfers and 35 volunteers. More than $110,000 were raised this year for community efforts to feed hungry children in the area. These efforts cover the costs for the Summer Tiger Bites Feeding Program, which provides groceries to Jefferson Elementary School families, and the backpack program during the school year...

Twin Rivers R-X teachers are instructing as usual while also preparing for a virtual classroom if the district needs to close for any period of time.

Butler County reported 11 new cases of coronavirus Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases to 364. The total number of cases around the state Wednesday was 78,062. Amanda Fitzwater, operations director for the Butler County Health Center, announced the numbers during the weekly COVID-19 briefing...