Stories from Wednesday, June 9, 2021

New Day Ministry Feed and Seed will be held from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, June 17, at 703 Franklin St. in the south side of Poplar Bluff. Use the side gray door. One pack will be given per household on a first come first serve basis. For more, information contact Pastor Nancy Wolverton at 573-718-4578...

A two-vehicle accident in Stoddard County resulted in serious injuries for a Bernie woman. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the accident occurred at 5:20 a.m. Wednesday, June 9, on Highway 25, one mile south of Bernie. A 1997 Chevrolet Silverado operated by Gunner J. Williams, 27, of Malden was passing another vehicle when he struck a 2007 Saturn Acura head on, troopers reported. The Saturn was operated by Sarah E. Sawyer, 42, of Bernie...

One new COVID19 related death and five active cases were announced Wednesday in the Butler County Health Center’s weekly update. According to information provided by the center, the county’s total now stands at 4,579 cases. The Butler County Health Department release said, the staff “is sad to report the death.” The release also stated, “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the deceased. This brings our total COVID related deaths to 58.”...

Butler County will see more than $1 million in paving improvements after contracts were awarded recently by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. An additional $1.5 million in resurfacing is planned in Ripley and Carter counties and nearly $2 million in Wayne County. Almost $2.3 million in pavement improvements will occur in Stoddard County...

Three Rivers College’s Poplar Bluff Teacher of the Year is one her colleagues say is dedicated to students and is a natural leader. Stephanie Rundquist recently was named as the school’s Poplar Bluff Teacher of the Year. “Stefanie is dedicated to helping our students become highly skilled nurses,” said Dr. ...

The Eagles, 1400 South Broadway, will have a chicken and dumpling dinner open to the public from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday.

Michelle Worley-Hurt has been to a lot of places over the last eight years, to put it mildly. Worley-Hurt began volunteering for Samaritan’s Purse in 2013, which has taken her to the Bahamas, Ethiopia and even to New York last spring at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic there...

Stanley William Summers, son of Stanley Steven Summers and Patricia Ann Nettles, was born on Thursday, August 12, 1976 in Dexter, Missouri and departed this life on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Missouri at the age of 44 years, 10 months and 26 days...

POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT City firefighters responded at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, to a report of an alarm sounding at the Poplar Bluff Housing Authority Office at 302 North E St. According to the report, firefighters made contact with the front office and were informed the alarm company was working on the alarm system and forgot to take it out of service...