Stories from Thursday, October 15, 2020

CAPE GIRARDEAU – Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Marc J. Lumsden, DO, to Cape Physician Associates. Lumsden graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania, in August 2016. He completed a traditional rotating internship at Arnot-Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, New York, and recently finished his residency at Our Lady of Lourdes in Binghamton, New York, at the end of April 2020...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Joshua Mark Baker, 26, of the 200 block of Riverview Drive was booked at the Butler County jail Wednesday, Oct. 14, on a failure to appear warrant for possession of a controlled substance. _ Gregory Joseph Carlock, 40, of Poplar Bluff was booked at the Butler County jail Wednesday, Oct. 14, from Ripley County on a failure to appear warrant for first-degree trespassing and a capias warrant for probation violation on an original non-support charge...

City firefighters responded at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, to a fire at a residence at 820 N. F St. According to the report, firefighters found an unauthorized burn involving old building materials being burned and used 25 gallons of water to put out the fire. Firefighters also told the occupant about the city’s burn ordinance...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. - Gracie Naomi Coble, 73, of Neelyville, Missouri, passed away Oct. 13, 2020 in the St. Bernards Medical Center at Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born Jan. 31, 1947 at Pleasant Ridge, Missouri to the late Matt Hargate and Mildred Brown...

John Joseph Batrano Jr., 78, passed away peacefully at his daugher’s home in Holly Springs, North Carolina Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. He was born in North Adams, Massachusetts June 24, 1942 to his late parents John Sr. and Viola Batrano. John served in the U.S. Army from 1965-1967 and was stationed at the 2nd General Hospital in Landstuhl, Germany...

The Wappapello Bass Circuit wrapped up its 2020 season last weekend with a two-day Classic tournament, and from the start, it was no contest. The pairing of Hampton and Carnahan blistered the 75-team field, bringing in the top weights both days of the event, and when you do that, you can’t lose...

JEFFERSON CITY — The heroic actions of two Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers who rescued a severely injured Carter County deputy were recognized earlier this week. On Tuesday, Gov. Mike Parson awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals to 11 first responders and six civilians for heroic and life-saving actions in 2019...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. - Evelyn Faith Nochta, 99, formerly of Corning, Arkansas, passed away Oct. 9, 2020 at Troup, Texas. She was born Feb. 24, 1921 at Naylor, Missouri. She is survived by two children; Blanche Michnal and husband, Dan, of Troup, Texas and Kent Garrett and wife, Barbara, of Paragould, Arkansas...

Robert “Bobby” Joe Beck, 81, of Risco, Missouri died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in New Madrid, Missouri. Beck was born March 9, 1939, in Tallapoosa, Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army and retired from Cargill at New Madrid. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Joseph Dickson and Lela Mae Mollineaux Beck...

Butler County authorities have identified the body found in the woods near Wappapello earlier this month. On Thursday afternoon, Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs reported the body had been positively identified as Ronald Dale Moore, who has been missing since September...

The grace of God and volunteers kept senior citizens fed during the seven distribution days Northside Nutrition Center was closed because of COVID-19. Center administrator Tammy Kassinger’s greatest fear during the pandemic has been someone on her staff testing positive for the virus...

The Poplar Bluff R-I School Board approved adding three COVID contact tracer positions to help address needs of the nursing staff.