Stories from Monday, October 26, 2020

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Scott Hoad was at a low point this spring, trying to piece together a decent living after being laid off from a job painting commercial aircraft. Then Hoad crossed paths with Amy Patillo, a University of Missouri Extension labor and workforce development specialist based in Springfield...

Linda Carolyn Prince, 82, of Wappapello, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Prince, the daughter of John Leslie and Lola D. (Kennedy) Pigg, was born Dec. 17, 1937, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. She was married on April 4, 1956, to George H. Prince. He survives...

A 60-year-old Lodi man died of injuries he suffered in a motorcycle crash at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, on private property, one and one-half miles north of Lodi. According to the report, Keith E. Brandt was operating a 1995 Kawasaki motorcycle westbound when it struck a fence...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT David Cole Landers reported at 8:12 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, that he saw four or five people in his driveway of his Old Highway B residence, went outside and they ran away, but he noticed a tow strap on his vehicle and a battery was missing...

City firefighters responded to a request for medical assistance at 7:19 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at 1011 W. Maud St. from Butler County EMS. _ City firefighters responded to a request for medical assistance at 12:43 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at 301 E. Neat St. from Butler County EMS...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Dennis A. Christian, 67, of Dexter was arrested at 11:23 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in Carter County on suspicion of DWI, failure to stop at a stop sign and failure to signal. He was cited and released. _ Branden M. Green, 28, of Fredericktown was arrested at 4:04 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, on an Iron County warrant for first-degree harassment and on suspicion of no insurance, no valid plates and no seat belt. He was booked at the Wayne County Jail...

City firefighters responded at 12:20 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, for a wash down at the intersection of Nooney and Apple streets after an accident. _ City firefighters responded at 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, to assist emergency-medical-services personnel at 301 E. Neat St...

GREENVILLE — Roy M. Parton, 81, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, at Riverways Manor, Van Buren. Visitation is at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville Chapel, with a Masonic service at 12:30 p.m. The funeral is at 1 p.m., also in the Greenville Chapel.

Personal journeys dealing with addiction have led to a new Christian-based recovery center for women in the area. Christway Ministries Women’s Center opened last week with two out of the six beds filled. The nine-month program takes a biblical approach to sobriety through developing a relationship with Jesus Christ...

NEELYVILLE — The Neelyville R-IV School District will receive about a third of its requested amount from Butler County CARES funding. According to board documents, the district requested $319,620 and will receive $117,400. Superintendent Debra Parish said she’s “elated” with the award and “flexibility in making choices from the items requested.”...

Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation as the ninth justice on a now full Supreme Court represents the culmination of a process begun over one month ago. Her nomination, subsequent vetting and hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee and confirmation on the floor of the United States Senate highlights a process in which she answered two straight 10-hour days of countless questioning as well as answers she provided in writing to an additional 430 questions submitted by Senators. ...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Marcus Andrew Martin, 31, of Conway Ark., passed away Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020 at Conway Regional Medical Center in Conway, Ark. Marcus was born on Dec. 29, 1988, in St. Louis, Mo., to Carlotta Eakins (Tony) of Poplar Bluff, and Loren Martin (Suzanne) of Fenton, Mo...

VAN BUREN — Carter County Sheriff Rick Stephens recently was recognized for something “near and dear” to him — crisis intervention training. Stephens received an “Above and Beyond” award, thanking him for his “dedication” to the Missouri Crisis Intervention Team Council...

While COVID-19 is causing illness and death around the world, many are experiencing mental health and social issues brought on by the pandemic. The Missouri National Guard will provided COVID-19 testing from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Whiteley Park, Highways 53 and 142, Poplar Bluff...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump's nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come...

While the number of COVID-19 patients in the Southeast Missouri region continues to climb, so do the numbers of patients who seek treatment at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. The hospital, a regional health care provider, presently has 17 patients with COVID...