Stories from Monday, July 5, 2021

Losing a member of the Twin Rivers R-X community is causing a positive ripple effect. Kalea King, 16, passed away in January, but now her parents are working to give back to a community that supported her. Kalea had a rare genetic disorder known as DiGeorge syndrome. People with DiGeorge syndrome are missing a chromosome...

Poplar Bluff’s Parks and Recreation Department board of directors reorganized during a special meeting Thursday, electing new officers for the coming year. The election was the only item on the meeting agenda, with members Eric Schalk, Steve Hicks, Dale Dickerson, Terry Mizell, Paul McVey, Quentin Morrow, John Scott and Mitchell Davis on hand. Board member Matt Schindler was not present...

Linda Diane McGowen of Dudley, Missouri, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021 at the age of 69. She was born to the late Lewis Wiley McGowen and Mabel Cloe Hazel Hobbs McGowen on March 21, 1952 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Linda lived in the Dudley area her entire life and was a member of the Hobbs Chapel Church in Dudley...

Dorothy Louise Patterson, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021, at the age of 90. Dorothy was born Feb. 28, 1931, to Arley D. and Artie May (Brayton) Barker in Butler County. She attended the First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff and was a retired secretary. Dorothy enjoyed history and researching family ancestry, reading, shopping and collecting cardinals...

Dora Irene Goings, of Gideon, Missouri, died Saturday, July 3, 2021, at the age of 81. Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences at www.bradshawfh.com.

Ron and Sandy Black have had an impact on the city they call home through their efforts to support growth and education. Ron Black spent many years serving on the Poplar Bluff City Council and also served as the city’s mayor, while Sandy Black taught English at Poplar Bluff High School before becoming a counselor at PBHS...