Stories from Monday, July 26, 2021

Two people were injured seriously in a pair of weekend accidents, one on Highway 25 south of Dexter Sunday morning and the second a boating accident on Clearwater Lake in Reynolds County Saturday afternoon. Angelia M. Turner, 28, of Ellington suffered serious injuries in a boating accident at Webb Creek Marina on Clearwater Lake at 2 p.m. Saturday...

Milford Maddox, age 77, of Patterson, formerly of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021 at his home near Patterson. Survivors include his wife, Connie Maddox; two sons, Travis (Stephanie) Maddox and Ryan (Michelle) Maddox; one sister, June Weaver; one sister-in-law, Barbara Maddox and four grandchildren, Hunter, Hailey, Maverick and Madi Mae...

Butler County Public Water Supply District 1 has lifted a boil water advisory for all customers from County Road 322 north to Fair street. The order was issued at 7:32 a.m. Thursday and lifted it Monday.

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT A Wappapello man’s alleged failure to stop at the intersection of 11th and Martin streets at 10:33 a.m. Sunday, July 25, along with trying to elude the lights and sirens on a Poplar Bluff patrolman’s vehicle, landed him in the Butler County jail...

Food preservation classes coming to Butler County The University of Missouri Extension (MU Extension) in Butler County is offering two food preservation workshops featuring various home canning techniques and recipes. Classes include: • Making Jams and Jellies, 5:30 p.m. Aug. 5...

The University of Missouri Butler County Extension office is presenting “Healthy Living for Brain and Body” as part of the Alzheimer’s Association series. Attendees will learn about research in the areas of diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement, and use hands-on tools to help you incorporate these tips into a plan for healthy aging, said John Fuller, human development and family science field specialist for the University of Missouri Extension...

Imogene (nee Husketh) Godwin passed away July 22, 2021. She was born in Kennett, Missouri on February 3, 1923, to Charlie and Ida Husketh. During World War II she did “war work” in St. Louis, Missouri and Detroit, Michigan. After the war, she returned to Qulin, Missouri...

A Poplar Bluff man sits in the Butler County jail and is facing sexual abuse and sexual misconduct charges after an incident that reportedly happened at a local retailer on Sunday. Donald A. Raymer, 31, of the 1700 block of Garfield Street, has been charged with the Class C felony of first-degree sexual abuse after he allegedly inappropriately touched a juvenile female at JCPenney’s. ...