Stories from Tuesday, May 4, 2021

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Randy Scott Crumley Jr., 35, no address listed, was arrested Sunday, May 2, in the 1300 block of Shelby Road on suspicion of possession of imitation controlled drugs, second degree tampering with a motor vehicle and a felony failure to appear warrant for a stolen vehicle. She was booked into the Butler County jail...

Jillian Dee Roach, 36, Ashland, Missouri, formerly of Bethany, Missouri and Poplar Bluff, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021 at her home. She was born Sept. 30, 1984, in Albany, Missouri to Rodney Preston and Sandra Wilson. Jillian was a graduate of South Harrison High School in Bethany in 2003. On Aug. 16, 2008, Jillian married Michael Roach in Linn, Missouri and to this union, three children were born, Aubrey Lee (8), Preston Michael (8), and Allison Brooke (6)...

On Tuesday, the Poplar Bluff R-I School District honored teachers that made a difference in one of the most difficult years educators have ever had to face. A luncheon was held for educators at the Westwood Center. Honorees included the district Teacher of the Year Cathy Burnett from Eugene Field, who will represent the R-I in the Missouri Regional Teacher of the Year Contest. ...

Gary Wayne McNece ended his battle with cancer, Saturday, May 1, 2021 at his home in Clarkton, Missouri. Gary was born on July 3, 1962. His interests varied greatly. They range from a determination to always self-educate by reading and researching a vast array of subjects, a love of sports had him coaching little leagues in his younger years, but his passion for the motorcycle culture from a young age led him to making them a center point in his life. ...

Poplar Bluff’s High School’s FFA program has a long history of holding a spring plant sale, dating back to 2002, and this year is no different. However, with about half the school’s greenhouse still full, the students and staff have decided to do something special for Mother’s Day...

NEELYVILLE — One of her own junior high school teachers inspired Madison Shearer to become a teacher. “I had a really great English teacher when I was in junior high and I wanted to be like her,” she said. Shearer now teaches junior high school English...

Fealie ‘Vern’ Hamelback, 72, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021 Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church. Loving husband of Bobby (nee Turner) Hamelback; dear father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother. Visitation 10 - 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, Catholic Church of Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri...

Author, speaker, adoptive mom and business owner Chantelle Becking of Cape Girardeau will be the keynote speaker for the 2021 Women Aware Conference “Born to Stand Out.” The event will be held Thursday, Sept. 16, at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff...