Stories from Monday, April 5, 2021

The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center will hold a virtual listening session with stakeholders from 2:30 - 4 p.m. Thursday, April 8, to hear from veterans and the communities VA serves, the local staff announced Monday, This is one of 50 public virtual listening sessions across the country from March through June 2021 to hear from veterans on how to design a health care system of the future and grow services for veterans in a way that reinforces VA’s role as a leader in the U.S. ...

Regina Gale Hager, 63, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away on April 3, 2021 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. She was born on April 25, 1957 to the late Horace and Margie (Kenser) Bishop in Poplar Bluff. She married Roger Hager on July 19, 1976...

Joshua Allen Craft, age 40, of Kennett, Missouri, died Friday, April 2, 2021 at Mississippi County Regional Medical Center, in Osceola, Arkansas. Mr. Craft was born Friday, July 11, 1980 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was a 1999 graduate of Twin Rivers High School and received an associate degree of Applied Technologies from Three Rivers. Joshua was employed at Big River Steel in Osceola, Arkansas. He had served in the US Army. Joshua enjoyed spending time with his family and friends...

The Butler County Wellness Council invites local residents to join them for “A Walk In the Park” later this month at Hendrickson Park. The inaugural edition of the event will take place on Saturday, April 24, from 9 a.m. to noon and will offer activities for one and all, including a yoga class, trail tours, children’s activities, health and wellness booths and — of course — a walk in the park...

The local Retired Senior Volunteer Program is enlarging its senior service area into Carter County with the aid of an AmeriCorps Senior expansion grant. The three-year grant of $225,000 will allow the local RSVP to expand services dealing with financial literacy, food insecurity and stream remediation...

Rosalie Hopkins Jones completed her journey here on April 3, 2021. Mrs. Jones was born February 28, 1935 in Ripley County, Doniphan, Missouri. She was the daughter of James Loyd Hopkins and Hilda Ernst Hopkins. Mrs. Jones was a member of the First Church of God in Poplar Bluff, Missouri where she served as a teacher and in several other capacities. ...

POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT City firefighters responded at 10:47 a.m. Friday, April 2, to a report of a vehicle fire at 807 W. Pine. According to the report, the fire was in a parking lot off the roadway. Firefighters extinguished the fire using 400 gallons of water. The vehicle was towed from the scene...

The paramedic program at Three Rivers College, a hybrid of online curriculum and hands-on training, will accept applications through May 1. “Our hybrid program is a great opportunity for working EMS students to get the education needed to become a licensed paramedic,” said Tami Cunningham, emergency medical services coordinator for the college. “Students are able to complete the online portion of their curriculum where and when they have time available in their busy schedules.”...

GREENVILLE— Charley K. Thiele and Parker Irions have been named March 2021 students of the month for Greenville High School. Thiele is the daughter of April Thiele of Greenville. Irions is the son of Michael and Taresa Irions of Greenville. Thiele is an active member of FCCLA and the Art Club. She also plays high school volleyball...

A 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac was donated recently to the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center by Rick Wilkerson so students have a more current vehicle to practice servicing. “For us, to be able to teach them with a computer that interfaces with the car, that’s a must,” auto mechanics instructor Steven Layman said. “You need modern vehicles to give students modern problems to work through.”...

The local Retired Senior Volunteer Program is enlarging its senior service area into Carter County with the aid of an AmeriCorps Senior expansion grant. The three-year grant of $225,000 will allow the local RSVP to expand services dealing with financial literacy, food insecurity and stream remediation...

The title to Poplar Bluff’s historic library property on Main Street will change hands following a 4-2 vote Monday by city council members. Ownership will go from the taxpayers of the city of Poplar Bluff... to the taxpayers of the Poplar Bluff library district...

The title to Poplar Bluff’s historic library property on Main Street will change hands following a 4-2 vote Monday by city council members. Ownership will go from the taxpayers of the city of Poplar Bluff... to the taxpayers of the Poplar Bluff library district...

POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT City firefighters responded at 10:21 a.m. Monday, April 5, to a report of a motor vehicle accident at 601 N. Westwood. According to the report, a vehicle had struck a light pole and the occupant was able to get out of the vehicle on his own power. ...