Stories from Monday, September 14, 2020

Route UU in Butler County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert beneath the roadway. This section of roadway is located between Route 53 and County Road 316. Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, Sept. 15 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m...

When we hear the word discrimination, we think about the stories we see most dominant in the news, bias involving race or gender, but there is another type of discrimination happening across campuses of higher learning all over this country – one based on religion...

A Cape Girardeau man faces multiple felonies in connection with the Saturday stabbing of woman and her foster daughter. Rosemary Durbin, 48, and her 13-year-old foster daughter were treated at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center for injuries, “which were deemed serious, non-life threatening injuries,” Investigator Randle Huddleston wrote in his probable-cause statement...

The country is heading toward the end of census counting, but Butler County turnout is reportedly lower than the state average.

If you are a grandparent raising grandchildren or have been thinking about providing foster care or adopting a relative’s child, you may want to attend a free virtual conference dealing with issues you may face. The event “A Family Get Together,” is the annual grandfamilies, foster/kinship care and adoption conference. It will be held from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday...

Gertrude (Trudy) Duncan, 68 of Poplar Bluff died Sept. 11, 2020, at her residence.  She was born on September 5, 1952 to the late William and Gertrude (Siebert) Hirtz. On Sept. 3, 1988, she was united in marriage to Ben Duncan. He preceded in death in 2013...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 25-year-old Wappapello man was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 11:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, on Highway J, one mile south of Cobb, in Stoddard County. According to the report, Cory D. Messer was operating a 2003 GMC Yukon eastbound when it ran off the right side of the road. Messer reportedly overcorrected, which caused his vehicle to then run off the left side of the road and overturn...

Marvin Sisk, 69, died Sept. 11, 2020 at his home in Wappapello, Mo. Survivors include his wife, Therese (Hoeltze); two sons, Michael (Melanie) of Lake St. Louis and Steve (Chrissy) of O’Fallon. A memorial service is planned at Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico at noon Saturday, Sept. 19...

City firefighters responded at 4:49 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, to assist emergency-medical-services personnel with lifting a patient at 2023 Arkansas Ave. _ City firefighters responded at 2:54 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, to a report of a structure fire at 2065 Iron Bridge Road...

Roberta Ann Porter, 76, of Grandin, Mo. passed away, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Dorothy (Wright) Hadzima. She was of the Catholic faith. Roberta married the love of her life, Ronald Porter. She worked as a floor associate with Sam’s Club. Early in life she enjoyed camping with her husband and family and in later years loved to shop, care for her flowers and time with her grandkids...

Richard (Dicky) E. Eatherton, of Naylor, Missouri, passed away Sept. 11, 2020. He was born Dec. 10, 1944 in Bunceton, Missouri. Having grown up in the St. Louis area, Dicky moved his family to Marthasville, Missouri for a time, later settling in Naylor and opening Dicky’s Towing and Repair in the early 1980s. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO — Local McDonald’s restaurants will celebrate area teachers this September with a week-long free beverage offer and the launch of the new McDonald’s Teach it Forward Outstanding Educator Awards. Now through Friday, teachers can enjoy a free beverage of their choice in the drive-thru all day by showing a valid educator ID...

Whitten is Top Lister Terri Whitten has been named as Century 21 American Realty Top Lister for the month of August. Terri Whitten has been selling real estate since 2009 and has been the Top Lister and Producer for the past five years with her former companies. She has earned Gold, Silver and Platinum Level Awards for the past eight years...

The New Day Ministry, 703 Franklin St., Feed and Seed program will be from 3-5 p.m. Thursday in the south side of Poplar Bluff. Those attending are asked to use the side gray door at the ministry. One pack will be given per household on a first come, first served bases...

Calvin Neil Merritt Sr., 64, of Oxly, Missouri, departed this life on Sept. 11, 2020 at his residence. He was born Jan. 23, 1956 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Carl Glenn Merritt Jr. and Edna Jo Stout Richards. On June 7, 1974, at Poplar Bluff, he was married to Judy Walters. She preceded him in death on Dec. 1, 2017...

Karen Taylor, age 68, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, at Mark Twain Caring Center. Mrs. Taylor was born March 19, 1952, in Poplar Bluff, daughter of the late Cleo and Delores Mondy. She attended Memorial Baptist Church. She enjoyed needle point and quilting...

Eric Wayne Simmons, 45, of Poplar Bluff passed away suddenly Sept. 11, 2020 in Edwardsville, Ill. Eric was born Sept. 17, 1974 to Louis Simmons and Karen Queen, in Wurzburg, Germany. On Oct. 26, 2002 he was united in marriage to Angela Wagganer in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She survives...

Robert Edward Stagner, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at his home surrounded by the love of his family. Mr. Stagner, the son of the late Lurton and Roberta (McCormick) Stagner, was born Sept. 2, 1940 in Charleston, Missouri...

Three hundred and forty pounds of masks, or 10,000 face coverings, headed for veterans and their families in the Poplar Bluff area. That’s about the limit of what can be packed into the rear of a Piper Comanche 260, with just a little finagling by the two volunteer pilots who brought the donation Monday morning...

Jacob Randall Sliger, 25, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Sept. 13, 2020 in Poplar Bluff. Jacob was born on May 21, 1995 to Randy and Nancy (Clark) Sliger in Poplar Bluff. Jacob enjoyed weightlifting and his new found love of playing guitars and spending time with family and friends...

Patricia Diane Stamps, 84, of Poplar Bluff, while being sung her favorite gospel songs by her family, entered into her eternal home on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. She was born April 16, 1936, to the late Thomas Edgar Rocco and Vinetta (Chastin) Rocco. She was of the Pentecostal faith and worshipped her Lord while attending Family Worship Center...