Stories from Monday, November 23, 2020

A Poplar Bluff man may face a weapons-related charge after authorities responded Saturday to a report of a possible burglary in progress. At about 10:50 a.m., Poplar Bluff Police officers were sent to the area of the 1000 block of Ash Street, Lt. Keith Hefner said in a press release...

The Steele Police Department has issued an Endangered SILVER Advisory for a missing adult, which occurred 7 a.m. Monday at 324 Missouri St. in Steele. According to the advisory, Billy G. Quinn, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, left Steele in a dark gray 2011 Cadillac SRX with license plate number, VA6Y1Z, en route to Wardell. He contacted his brother and advised he missed his exit and believed he was in Sikeston. No contact has been made since...

Russ Glick, Tim Abner and Haley Duncan from Classic Home Loans recently packed 50 Operation Christmas Child boxes from their Poplar Bluff branch location. This is a program that Samaritan’s Purse does every year around this time. Churches in the U.S. and Britain will pack shoeboxes to be shipped around the world to the children in villages and communities who have never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. Since 1993, Samaritan’s Purse has delivered more than 178 million shoeboxes in more than 150 countries. “I have been doing this for quite some time. The Classic Home Loans Poplar Bluff branch has been doing it for a couple years now,” said Russ Glick, branch manager. If anyone would like to make a contribution to this cause, please visit http://www.samaritanspurse.org/. Classic Home Loans is a full-service mortgage broker.

CORNING — Londa Kay Branum, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Nov. 21, 2020, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Branum was born Jan. 20, 1948, in Success, Arkansas. She enjoyed writing poetry, reading the Bible, playing Jinko at the nursing home and spending time with family and friends. She attended Assembly of God in Corning when possible...

Terri Uneda Priest, 61, of Poplar Bluff passed away Saturday, Nov. 21, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Terri was born July 30, 1959, to JC and Rosella Bailey Barger in Homestead, Florida. She and Ron Acup were united on Dec. 31, 2003, in Poplar Bluff...

A 19-year-old Charleston woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash at 12:46 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, on Highway 105, three miles south of Charleston. According to the report, Steven G. Burgess 29, of Charleston was operating a 2019 GMC pickup southbound when it crossed the center line and struck a northbound 2007 Ford Fusion head on...

County firefighters responded at 12:19 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, to a field fire on County Road 648. According to the report, about seven acres, owned by Bobby Thurman, burned. _ County firefighters responded at 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, to assist emergency-medical-services personnel with lifting a patient at 7402 Woodland Meadows...

The Caregiver Support program at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center will host a series of four Caregivers first classes in December. Classes will be held from 10 a.m. until noon Dec. 9, 11, 16 and 18. Caregivers First is a training program for caregivers of veterans with physical or cognitive impairments...

Judy Yevone (Shaver) Cummings passed away peacefully, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 80 years. Judy is survived by her three children, Christy Reid (Bill), Dr. Kimberly Wiseman (Greg), Marc Cummings (Kara); eight grandchildren, Specialist Joseph Reid, Benjamin, and Timothy Reid, Emily, Alex, and Elleanna Wiseman, and Coleman and Stella Cummings; siblings, Betty Sturm (Don), Frances Martray (Don), and Virginia Defoor...

David Winfred Nelson, 58, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Nelson was born July 27, 1962 in Gary, Indiana. He was a heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed playing the guitar and visiting with friends and family...

1934-2020 Carl Townsend was born in 1934 to James and Myrtle Townsend in Fisk, Missouri. He was one of 11 siblings that reached adulthood. After deciding to leave high school early, Carl joined the Air Force and was stationed overseas on a couple of occasions. ...

Fellowship General Baptist Church didn’t let the COVID-19 pandemic stop it from sharing a Thanksgiving meal with its congregation and the community. The church hosted a “Thanksgiving hot meal giveaway drive-thru” Sunday and served nearly 500 meals. “Rather than do nothing, we wanted to offer something to our church family and decided to go a step further and make it a community event,” said Byron Beck, the church’s senior pastor. “I think we ended up giving away 478 meals, hot meals.”...

A public health warning was issued last week by the Gov. Mike Parson. It establishes three categories for counties, based on their positivity rate and number of cases per 100,000 residents. Counties must meet both criteria before falling into the category...

The numbers still are being counted, but the first figures are $17,800 was raised Saturday during the semi-formal Festival of the Trees Fall Gala held to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Poplar Bluff, said Terri L. McCormick, the club’s resource development director/finance director...