Stories from Thursday, February 11, 2021

The Missouri Department of Transportation issued a warning Thursday morning advising drivers in Southeast Missouri to stay off the roads if possible. Roads through the region are covered after freezing rain and sleet in the overnight hours. An ice storm warning remains in effect for the region until 6 p.m. Thursday...

NEELYVILLE — Harvey Dewayne French, 75, of Harviell, Missouri, passed away Feb. 9, 2021, at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born Dec. 15, 1945, at Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to the late James and Bethel Wolverton French. On Nov. 19, 1965, at Neelyville, Missouri, he was married to Linda Harlan. She survives...

One of the questions on a lot of people’s minds is “When and where can I get the COVID-19 vaccine?” Poplar Bluff residents have had the opportunity to attend the mass vaccination event held at Hydro Adventures, with the second shot being administered Friday, Feb. 12, at the Black River Coliseum...

Kenneth Dale Ramsey, 62, of Broseley, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Ramsey was born July 27, 1958, son of the late Harold Gene and Betty Jean (Owens) Ramsey. He is survived by one son, Dustin Ramsey and one daughter, Nakeesha Williams, both of Poplar Bluff; three sisters, Debby Adams of Wappapello, Teresa Roberts and Donna Malloy, both of Sikeston; and five grandsons, Kencin Ramsey, Dustin Ramsey II, Justice Williams, Nickalos Ramsey and Andrew Ramsey.. ...

A 17-year-old driver slid off the road Wednesday and into the Black River as ice and sleet blanketed the region, disrupting traffic and resulting in numerous accidents. The accident occurred shortly before noon on the outskirts of Poplar Bluff, along County Road 607, east of the city’s portion of Ashcroft Road, according to officials...

Sunday is Valentine’s Day, an annual holiday associated with love and romance. But did you know the roots of the day go back more than 1,500 years? St. Valentine’s Day was established as a feast day in the Roman Christian Church in the year 496 AD by Pope Gelasius I...

Perry Dewayne Webb Sr. 42, of Poplar Bluff, departed this life on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Perry Dewayne Webb was born Aug. 20, 1978 to Jewel (Webb) Jones and Perry Richie in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Perry “Peppe” Webb loved spending time with his family, especially playing the game with his two sons. He also enjoyed working on cars and fixing on things. He was a jokester and a Jack of All Trades. He worked at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff as a cook until he became disabled...

ST. LOUIS — Michael Wall of Poplar Bluff, a full-time undergraduate student earning his degree in applied mathematics at Fontbonne University in St. Louis, was named to the Fall 2020 Dean’s List. Dean’s List honorees must earn a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher upon completion of the 2020 fall semester. More than 250 students appear on Fontbonne University’s Fall 2020 Dean’s List...

SIKESTON — Southeast Missouri Food Bank has received a grant from Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation to build awareness and address issues related to senior hunger. Enterprise has partnered with Feeding America, committing $15 million for senior and child hunger programs over the next six years. ...

I often joke with my husband, ‘it is a good thing we aren’t rich.’ I would have houses (or something similar) all over the world. I’m a bit of a goer, and there are many places I’d love to live. Places I spend a lot of time in, I’d just assume have a place all my own. A condo in Hawaii, maybe a van down by Current River, and an RV on a beach in Florida. Sounds amazing, right?...

In October 2020, the Wheatly Institution released a comprehensive study of 16,474 individuals titled, “Religion in the Home.” The study was conducted in 11 countries, located in North and South America, Europe and Australia. The report focused on how practicing one’s faith can dramatically impact believers’ lives...

In Genesis chapter 1, we have the story of how God created the world in six literal days. After each day, God saw that it was good. The only exception is day two. In Genesis 1:6-8, we have the description of the second day of creation. The bible says in verse 6, “And God said let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” In verse 7, the bible says “… and it was so.” Not that it was good, but that it was so...

A Poplar Buff pediatrician accused of sodomy or attempted sodomy on a boy under 14 years of age turned himself into Stoddard County authorities Monday and is being held without bond in Stoddard County jail. Joseph P. Fernando, 65, had a warrant for his arrest on charges of “one count of statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy, deviant sexual intercourse, with a person less than 14 years of age,’’ according to Dexter Police Det. Cory Mills...

POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT Poplar Bluff firefighters responded at 12:26 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, to a call about possible smoke on the roof of 400 North Main Street. According to the report, upon arrival, firefighters found nothing out of the ordinary. Foggy weather conditions are believed to have caused a mistaken report of smoke...

Missouri State Highway Patrol A rollover accident occurred at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, on Highway 67 at Oak Grove Road. According to the report, Tony B. Newton, 64, of Dallas, Texas, was southbound in a 2014 Volvo when the vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway and overturned...