Stories from Monday, September 20, 2021

A tribute to the Gold Star Families of Poplar Bluff (Vietnam era) is planned for 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the New Home General Baptist Church, at the corner of highways AA and B, and the public is invited to attend. At 4 p.m., the city of Poplar Bluff will escort a motorcade leaving Drury Inn on North Westwood Boulevard and proceeding to the venue...

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Scott Sifton declared he was “ready for the fight that lies ahead” in his keynote address to the 56th Truman Day Rally event in Poplar Bluff on Saturday. Addressing a group of Democratic activists and supporters gathered at the Holiday Inn for the annual event, Sifton encouraged them to work with him to win the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Roy Blunt, who is retiring in 2022...

The annual Old Greenville Days celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. Held Friday and Saturday at the Old Greenville Recreation Area on Wappapello Lake, the event drew area residents for crafts, live music and other events. The events were hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

Charles N. Pollack, 53, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Charles was born July 11, 1968, to Charles Pollack and Vivian Stanley, in Poplar Bluff. Charles enjoyed working on cars, fishing, hunting, and collecting old toolboxes. Charles loved spending time with his dog, Romie, who was his constant friend and companion...

Betty Jo Abernathy, 96, of Naylor, Missouri passed away on Sept. 18, 2021 at The Manor Nursing Home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was born May 4, 1925 in Harviell, Missouri. She was near lifetime resident and teacher of Naylor, Missouri. She married Jack Abernathy in 1945 upon his returning home after serving in WWII in England, as a fighter pilot with the US Army Air Corp...

It is with great sadness that the Middleton family announces the passing of John Arthur Middleton. He passed on Sept. 19, 2021 surrounded by his family at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. John was born on July 27, 1953 to the late Eugene and Edith Middleton in Salem, Illinois. He met his wife, Faye Stroud while working as a conductor for the Union Pacific Railroad. They were married on May 22, 1999. After 40 years of service he retired to their hobby farm in Broseley Missouri...

William Carlton Scaggs, 75, of Williamsville, Missouri passed away on Sept. 17, 2021 at St Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. William was born on March 4, 1946 to Claude and Evonne Gertrude (Hafer) Scaggs in Jonesboro, Arkansas. William is survived by son, Tony Scaggs, sisters: Carolyn Smith, Sheila Hicks, Mary Lee, brother, Marlin Claude Scaggs, grandson, Timothy Koh Scaggs, granddaughter, Victoria Yuki Scaggs, and grandson, Edward Koji Scaggs...

A grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration will help the city of Poplar Bluff recoup some losses due to the pandemic and canceled events in 2020. The city has been awarded almost $147,400 from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, city manager Matt Winters said Monday during the regular city council meeting...

Dillon W. Brown Dawson, 25, of St. Louis was arrested at 1:21 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, in Carter County on suspicion of misdemeanor DWI and failure to maintain lane. He was booked at the Carter County jail. _ Paul M. Hovis, 40, of Greenville was arrested at 6:32 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, in Wayne County on suspicion of DWI. He was released...