Stories from Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Virginia Sue Davis, 90, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021. Virginia was born on July 16, 1930, to Joseph and Virgie Ranzie, in Lamar, Arkansas. She married Carl Davis in October of 1961, in Poplar Bluff. Virginia was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was also an active member of the Knights of Columbus for many years. She enjoyed fishing, gardening and homemade wine making with her late husband. She was also a talented quilter...

From Staff Reports A Piedmont woman suffered serious injuries at 12:45 p.m. Monday, June 21, when the vehicle she was driving ran off the left side of Highway 67 and overturned, ejecting her. Brooke M. Cave, 21, was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe southbound when it left the roadway four miles north of Poplar Bluff. According to the highway patrol reports, she was not wearing a safety device...

Shirley Jean Acre, age 81, of Broseley, Missouri, died Monday, June 21, 2021 at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell, Missouri. Mrs. Acre was born Saturday, April 20, 1940 in Qulin, daughter of the late Robert and Margaret (King) Medlin. Shirley was a member of Black River General Baptist Church where she served as church clerk for several years. ...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT A traffic stop shortly after noon Monday, June 21, netted the warrant arrest of Randall Justin Hood, 31, of the 1000 block of Lela and took suspected drugs, including alleged heroin, off the streets. A Poplar Bluff police patrolman observed a blue Buick sedan on 11th street and Marylane Drive failing to maintain a single lane as it traveled north...

Researching the backgrounds of people’s families is much more than a hobby for the members of the Butler County Genealogical Society. “Genealogical research becomes a passion for most,” said Barbara Rexroat, president of the Butler County Genealogical Society. ...

COVID-19: Health officials urge continued precautions for young children Butler County Health Department Administrator Emily Goodin reminds parents and grandparents the COVID-19 vaccine is not yet available for children under 12, and she suggests ways to keep children safe and healthy this summer...

Are stress and challenges filling your life? Are you searching for ways to take care of yourself? The University of Missouri Butler County Extension’s Taking Care of You program offers practical strategies for dealing with stress and life challenges...

Poplar Bluff police officers have a subject in custody after reports shortly before 5 p.m. of multiple stabbing victims at a residence on Lester Street. Daily American Republican staff on the scene have learned there are three victims from the 900 block of Lester Street, with one taken by Air Evac to an out-of-town medical facility and two transported by ambulance to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center...