Stories from Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Mercia Clark, 73, of Highlandville, Missouri, died Sunday, July 25, 2021, at Select Specialty Hospital, Springfield. Visitation is at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 31, at the Pavilion at Trinity United Methodist Church, Piedmont. Funeral service following at 10:30 a.m., also at the Pavilion. Burial is in Masonic Cemetery, Piedmont. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made, to the Clearwater School Foundation, Piedmont...

Jacob W. Joplin, 22, of Naylor was arrested at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, in the 900 block of Adam Street on suspicion of domestic assault and peace disturbance. He was booked into the Butler County jail. Kenneth Edward Clemons, 34, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, in the 500 block of East Pine Boulevard on suspicion of possession of controlled drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was booked into the Butler County jail...

Three people were injured, two seriously, in accidents in Ripley and Wayne counties Tuesday. The first accident occurred at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday on Highway E, 1-1/2 miles east of Greenville. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Robert R. Dodd, 59, of Garland, Texas, was operating a 2011 International Pro Star westbound on Highway E when it ran off the right side of the roadway, struck a tree and culvert and overturned...

Owen Lee Little, 83 of Corning, Arkansas, went to be with his savior on July 18, 2021 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Mr. Little was born in Campbell, Missouri, on August 17, 1937 the son of the late William Dillon and Jessie Lena (Hubble) Little. ...

Matthew Britton Jr., left to be with the Lord on July 23, 2021 at 9:33 p.m. at the University of Missouri Hospital Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri. Matthew was born December 27, 1960 to Rosie Lee and Matthew Britton, Sr., in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He united in marriage with Patricia Ann Williams on August 15, 1981. They enjoyed a loving marriage...

The beginning of August is just a few days away — which also means that the beginning of another school year is just around the corner. Fortunately for parents, there are several back-to-school fairs slated to begin next week to help families get their children ready for another school year...

With homeschooling and hybrid learning disrupting classroom learning for the past 18 months, it’s easy to forget what preparing for a “normal” school year might look like. In addition to buying new clothes and stocking a child’s backpack with the right supplies, an annual physical and the proper immunizations will start a child’s new school year on a healthy foundation, Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center officials believe...

While agencies are advising vaccinations and masks are recommended for slowing down and stopping the spread of COVID-19 and the Delta variant, Butler County has 128 new COVID-19 cases, the local health department announced Wednesday afternoon. There are currently 158 active cases in the county, while the total number of cases since the pandemic started stands at 5,035 in Butler County...

Poplar Bluff city officials have named a new fire department chief. Mike Moffitt, who has been with the department since 1996, will take over Aug. 1, said city manager Matt Winters. Moffitt is currently a battalion chief, a position he has held since 2008...

With homeschooling and hybrid learning disrupting classroom learning for the past 18 months, it’s easy to forget what preparing for a “normal” school year might look like. In addition to buying new clothes and stocking a child’s backpack with the right supplies, an annual physical and the proper immunizations will start a child’s new school year on a healthy foundation, Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center officials believe...