Stories from Tuesday, May 25, 2021

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE Donald Edward Gann, 42, of the 2000 block of Wallace was arrested Friday, May 21, at the Fifth Street overpass on failure to appear warrants for second degree trespassing and marijuana possession. He was booked into the Butler County jail...

A Doniphan man is dead and a Harviell woman is in serious condition following a wrong-way car crash Monday night on Highway 67. The accident occurred shortly after 9:30 p.m., two miles south of Poplar Bluff, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...

Mr. Richard R.C. ‘Thumper’ Miller, 76, of Jefferson City, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at his home. R.C. was born on June 30, 1944 in Kona, Hawaii, the son of David V. and Leocadia L. (Campos) Miller. He was married on July 9, 1982 in Jefferson City, to Deborah S. ‘Debbie’ Davis...

James Richard Norman, age 83, of Wappapello, Missouri, died Monday, May 24, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Norman was born January 17, 1938, son of the late Leonard and Ollie Mae Norman. On September 11, 1959, he married Peggy Lula Hartgrove. She preceded him in death on April 17, 2017...

National Senior Health and Fitness Day will be celebrated locally beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 26, at the Ozark Wellness Center, 2725 N. Westwood Blvd. The free program is being sponsored by Ozark Wellness and the Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation Department...

With crime becoming an increasing concern in Poplar Bluff, a city resident is looking to start fighting back. “I grew up in the time of McGruff the Crime Dog and D.A.R.E.,” Poplar Bluff resident Rob Duckett said. “Neighborhood watches were used to deter crime. People felt safe in their homes and businesses. As of late, the increase in drug traffic, property damage and theft has people worried. It is time to take back our neighborhoods in a responsible way...

Graduation was held Friday for 35 students of the MERS Goodwill Poplar Bluff Excel Center. The free high school allows adults to earn a high school diploma, according to school officials. While earning their diploma, students earn college credits and a variety of industry-recognized certifications that can increase their earning potential...

Three Rivers College was coming off a 16-win season when it hired Jeff Null as head coach in the summer of 2016. As Null built the program, three members of Van Buren’s 2016 state championship team in Summer Shockley, Jenny Morey and Morgan Shockley have been cornerstones of Three Rivers’ success...