Stories from Thursday, February 25, 2021

PHOENIX, ARIZONA — Schools and organizations serving K-12 students in Sparklight communities have the opportunity to win $3,000 to fund their science, technology, engineering or math project or club as part of the internet service provider’s annual “Dream Bigger” social media campaign...

The second class in the free series on Dementia and Alzheimer’s (10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s) hosted by the University of Missouri-Butler County Extension will be repeated because of increased interest. The class will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 4...

“We want to emphasize the things that have been historically African American. I don’t want to tell it all. I want you to come by and see the building and observe it for yourself and see if there’s a part that you can play in its history.” Rex Rattler Sr.

When Jeff Arnold began working at the Manufacturer’s Assistance Group 40 years ago, Ronald Reagan was president, a first-class stamp cost 15 cents, Olivia Newton John ruled the airwaves with her hit ‘‘Physical,’’ and the balding Arnold had a mound of hair on his head...

Poplar Bluff’s Twin Towers public housing residences will receive new roofs this year as a direct result of the $1.3 million capital fund grant announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The city’s grant is part of $37.7 million expected to be awarded to Missouri public housing authorities in 2021 to “build, renovate or modernize public housing communities,’’ according to a Feb. ...

Regina Renee Jenkins, age 58, of Malden, Missouri, died Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at her residence. Mrs. Jenkins was born July 29, 1962 in Columbia, Missouri. On March 10, 1984 she married Ernest Jenkins. He survives. Also surviving is her mother, Mary Ruth Jarrett of Bernie; one brother, Danny Jarrett, Bernie, Missouri; two sisters, Beverly Phillips of Bernie and Susan Varvel of Henderson, Tennessee; two sons, Robert Jarrett of Bernie and Bradley Jenkins of Dudley, Missouri; one daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Jenkins of Malden; seven grandchildren, Chelsey, Nicholas, Drake, Jayda, Avery, Bentley and D.W.. ...

Wilbur A. Hutchens, 82, of Marshall, Illinois, died Feb. 15, 2021, in his home following an extended illness. Services were Feb. 22 at Five Points Christian Church where he served as an elder. Burial with military rites was in Auburn Cemetery. He served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and was a master sergeant when he retired...

A vehicle ran off the roadway and struck a utility poll at 3:25 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, on Missouri Highway 142, one mile west of Oxly in Ripley County. According to the report, Larry A. Crider, 43, of Poplar Bluff was driving eastbound when he drove his 1990 Chevrolet Silverado off the roadway and struck a utility pole...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Martin Wayne Hicks, 55, of the 3200 section of County Road 628, was arrested at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 at Pine Street and 11th after city police initiated a traffic stop to serve an arrest warrant for failure to appear. He was booked at Butler County jail...