Stories from Tuesday, August 17, 2021

WILDERSVILLE, Tennessee — Thomas Francis O’Connor Jr., 82, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died unexpectedly Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, at his home in Trezevant, Tennessee. The service was conducted Aug. 6, 2021, at Brummitt Funeral Home in Trezevant, with graveside military honors at the Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at Parkers Crossroads in Wildersville...

Roy Robertson, 79, formerly of Piedmont, Missouri, passed away Friday, Aug. 13, at his residence. Visitation will be held at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 18, at Ruegg Funeral Home Piedmont Chapel. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 19, also in the Piedmont Chapel. Burial following in Forest Chapel Cemetery, Piedmont. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

The westbound lane of the Pine Street bridge over the Black River will become fill to help prevent erosion when the structure is replaced in the coming year. The approximately $3.5 million project is slated to be let in February 2022, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Construction is scheduled to start in the spring, and be completed by the summer of 2023...

Veterans from all eras are reacting to the events in Afghanistan, such as the U.S. withdrawal and the takeover by the Taliban. “You are not alone,” said John J. Pershing VA Medical Center Director, Drew DeWitt. “Veterans may question the meaning of their service or whether it was worth the sacrifices they made. ...

Pressley “Ray” Johnson, 66, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at his home. Ray was born March 10, 1955, to Kenneth and Annabelle (Lampston) Johnson in Williamsville, Missouri. He met his life partner of over 15 years, Vickie Risinger in Poplar Bluff...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Jeremy Kyle Pickards, 36, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 6:05 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16, in the 300 block of South Westwood Boulevard, on a Butler County felony warrant for second-degree property damage and on suspicion of resisting arrest. He was booked into the Butler County jail...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Tommy Dewayne Green, 41, of Poplar Bluff was arrested about 11:37 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, in the 400 block of County Road 605 on a warrant for a probation violation. Green alledgedly was involved on an assault on South Broadway and was suspected of stealing a green and blue Chevy truck. After locating Green, the officer learned he had a probation violation warrant. He was booked into the Butler County jail...

The Poplar Bluff R-I School Board approved a $3.6187 tax rate for fiscal year 2022 at their monthly meeting on Tuesday. The rate is applied to each $100 of assessed value on property and real estate. These taxes are estimated to generate more than $18 million for the district...