Stories from Tuesday, October 13, 2020

This month, Missouri lost a major leader in designing our state’s system for funding public schools. St. Louis County’s Wayne Goode, who died Oct. 3 at age 83, was one of the most eclectic legislators I’ve covered. Although a Democratic liberal, he also was a fiscal hawk which he demonstrated as the House Budget chair and then on the Senate Appropriations Committee...

Employees of Henderson Auto Sales in the 200 block of South Westwood Boulevard reported at 4:14 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, that a Keystone camper had been stolen from the business’ second lot in the 4400 block of Highway PP sometime between Sept. 25 and 28...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 9-year-old Dexter girl was injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash at 6:07 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, on Highway 114, one and one-half miles east of Dexter. According to the report, an 8-year-old boy was operating a westbound 2006 Kawasaki ATV, which was attempting to make a left turn, ejecting his passenger...

City firefighters responded at 6:51 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, to a motor-vehicle crash at the intersection of North Westwood Boulevard and Maud Street. According to the report, firefighters assisted with traffic control until the road was cleared. _ City firefighters responded at 5:40 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, to a report of smoke in the 800 block of Park Avenue. It was investigation only...

Poplar Bluff High School junior Austin Stoner accomplished something no other trap shooter in the school team’s 14-year history has done. In September, Stoner was named to the Amateur Trapshooting Association’s All-American Team. The honor comes after racking up wins and points in trap events across nine states over the last year, including singles, doubles and handicaps competition...

The Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation Department is one of 41 recipients from around the state to receive a Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) grant from the Missouri Department of Conservation. The $7,044 grant from the Department of Conservation in part will pay for the planting of new trees at two city parks...

JACKSON, Tenn. - Richard Owen Dishong, 87, died Friday, Oct. 9, 202 at his residence with his daughter and son-in-law at his side. He was born Sept. 7, 1933 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Wilfred and June (Fyock) Dishong. He attended Gossard Elementary School and Adams Township High School. ...

The Broseley Homecoming is scheduled for Saturday. While officials at Fisk, Qulin and Neelyville have canceled or rescheduled activities, Broseley officials and business owners have elected to have their event as usual. “We will have breakfast from 7-9 a.m., and everything starts after that,” said Carol Brotherton, at the Broseley Senior Center...

A 26-year-old Broseley, Missouri woman credits God, love, prayers and her doctor for being alive following her battle with COVID-19. “We serve a mighty and wonderful God,” said Fancy Moore. “I would not be here today without Him, Dr. Tiffany Samples, and all the love and prayers - I owe them everything.”...

Twin Rivers administration consider themselves lucky that the district hasn’t experienced more cases of COVID-19.

A Poplar Bluff R-I teacher is to appear in court Wednesday on two sexual-related felonies.