Stories from Tuesday, October 5, 2021

The Fairdealing Cemetery Association will meet at 2 p.m. Oct. 10 at the church by the Fairdealing Cemetery. For more information, contact Bob Cope at 573-785-5027.

The application deadline for the one-year practical nurse certificate programs at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff and Sikeston has been extended to Oct. 15, with classes beginning in January. The Three Rivers Practical Nurse programs prepare students to sit for the NLCEX PN exam to become a licensed practical nurse. ...

The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library, along with the Butler County Health Department, will host a free drive-through COVID-19 vaccination event from 10 a.m.- noon Wednesday, Oct. 13, at the library building at 318 N. Main St. Vaccinations are open to anyone 12 years of age or older, no appointment is necessary and walk-ups are welcome...

Violet Jewell Paynter, 60, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away on Oct. 3, 2021 at St. Bernard’s Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Violet was born on Oct. 21, 1960 to John and Violet J. (Payne) Brashear in Dexter, Missouri. She married Luther Paynter on February 14, 1996, he survives...

Erika Prinz Cohen, 97, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at her home. She was born in Wuppertal Elberfeld, Germany on Nov. 24, 1923 to Karl and Margarete Prinz. She married Robert Cohen, Maryland, in 1948 and moved to the United States, becoming the first war bride of WWII in Jonesboro. ...

Martha Valene Hildrich Dickey 77, of Mount Ida formerly of Dardanelle, peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sept. 29, 2021. Valene was born Aug. 16, 1944 in Broseley, Missouri daughter of Alvin & Ida Thom Hildrich. She grew up in Broseley, Missouri where she received licensing and pursued the career of Cosmetology, becoming a hairdresser for many. ...

A Poplar Bluff man died Monday evening after he was shot during an apparent argument in the 100 block of County Road 309. Authorities were notified of the shooting at 8:52 p.m. Monday, according to Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs. “We got a 911 call saying somebody had shot someone there at the residence,” Dobbs said...

Teresa Jane Haywood Blue, 72, of Piggott, Arkansas, passed away October 2, 2021, at St. Bernard’s Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas . She was born on August 9, 1949, in Piggott, Arkansas, and was the daughter of Doyne and Wilma (Dunivan) Haywood...

Poplar Bluff School District R-I hired Brenda Resnik as interim transportation director in a closed session meeting Sept. 30. “She had a previous, long history with the district, knows the department well — we felt like it’d be a seamless transition while we search for a long-term director of the department,” said Dr. Scott Dill, superintendent...

Wil H. Hillis, 31, of the 7400 block of County Road 450 was booked Monday, Oct. 4, at the Butler County jail on two failure to appear warrants for second-degree burglary. _ Traycee L. Hollins of the 100 block of Murfield Drive was booked Monday, Oct. 4, at the Butler County jail on a warrant for first-degree trespassing...

A 51-year-old woman sustained moderate injuries in a two-vehicle accident at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 1, on U.S. Highway 67, two miles south of Fredericktown. According to the report, Larry J. Morrow, 66, of Paragould, Arkansas, was operating a 2018 Dodge 2500 eastbound when it pulled into the path of a northbound 2002 Kia Sedona operated by Marilyn M. Blackman, 50, of Poplar Bluff...