Stories from Monday, October 11, 2021

“I never really thought that I would write a book,” said author Megan Walker. Walker, a Poplar Bluff native living in St. Louis, was a voracious reader who thought writing sounded fun, but out of reach for a busy wife and mother of three. The impetus to channel her lifelong love of literature into writing came from a tragedy: the loss of her youngest son, Simon...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office and FBI are warning about the emergence of a new scam where perpetrators are posing as federal courts and law enforcement to scare victims. Special Agent in Charge Richard Quinn of the FBI St. Louis Division said this is one way “scammers are using more sophisticated techniques to appear legitimate,” in an Oct. 6 news release from the FBI St. Louis Division...

Local businesses have started making plans for recent changes to alcohol sales laws. Senate Bill 126, which extends hours for alcohol sales on Sundays to between 6 a.m. Sunday and 1:30 a.m. Monday, went into effect in August. The waiver, which initially allowed Missouri restaurants to sell ‘to-go’ alcoholic drinks beginning on April 14, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, became permanent...

Carol Turner, 57 of Malden passed away at her residence Friday, Oct. 8, 2021

UNION, Mo. — The Poplar Bluff soccer team earned a 3-0 road win Saturday at Union. Hayden Pinderski scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season while Cory Gray and Alec Papanicolaou each scored their third for the Mules. Gray scored for the second time in three games and Papenicolaou scored on a corner served up by Zac Lipsey, who leads the Mules with six assists. Blake Yarbro’s cross set up Pinderski’s goal...

Steven L. Midkiff, 44, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 10:56 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 10, on South Westwood Boulevard on suspicion of assault first degree and unlawful use of a weapon. He was transported to the Butler County jail. _ Frederick A. Meyer, 32, Poplar Bluff was arrested at 2:48 a.m., Monday, Oct. 11, at the 800 block of Kinzer Street on a warrant for possession of dangerous drugs. He was transported to the Butler County jail...