Stories from Thursday, December 30, 2021

Ella Louise Jackson, 59, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Dec. 23, 2021 at her home in Poplar Bluff Ella was born on Jan. 3, 1962 to Edward Brown Jr. and Barbara Jean Blufoes in Poplar Bluff. Ella enjoyed cooking, fishing and being with family and friends. She was always smiling and joking around. She will truly be missed...

VAN BUREN, Mo. — Eldon Leon Chatman, 77, of Ellsinore, Missouri passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. He was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, May 16, 1944, to the late Uel Travis Chatman and Velma Lee (Uhl) Moore On Jan. 1, 1994, he was united in marriage to Punky Hobbick in Blytheville, Arkansas...

Three Rivers College’s Corey Reynolds was recently honored with FCC Behavioral Health’s Community Collaborative Program of the Year award. “I felt very humbled and very honored,” said Reynolds, Coordinator of the Behavioral Health Support Program at Three Rivers. ...

Crossroads Ministry has been helping Butler County men with addictions since 2016. Its in-home facility and faith-based recovery program have enabled hundreds of men to get restarted in a new life of work and fellowship in the religious community. The ministry started as a meeting place for people who needed Jesus in their lives, but who were nervous about going to church. The ministry’s location in downtown Poplar Bluff was a place to make attendees comfortable and connected to a church home...

Judith “Judy” Louise Hollida Daves passed away Dec. 30, 2021, at home surrounded by her loving family. Judy was born in Harlingen, Texas Dec. 21, 1937, to Herbert B. Hollida and Madalyne Armstrong Hollida Graham. In November 1942, Judy’s family moved from Texas to Cascade Mo where her father operated a sawmill before his death in July 1950. Judy attended the Gravelton and Buckhorn grade schools and then graduated high school from Greenville, Class of 1955...

BLOOMFIELD — A Bloomfield man is facing murder charges following an early morning shooting Wednesday. According to the probable cause statement, at approximately 4:01 a.m. Wednesday, Stoddard County 911 received a call from a residence at 22790 County Road 503 in Bloomfield. During the call, a male was heard yelling “help” and a woman was heard screaming in the background...

The first day of the 2022 Missouri Legislature is Jan. 5. A topic local law enforcement hopes to see taken up by legislators is a 2021 law they say makes it difficult to pursue federal gun charges. State Sen. Jason Bean and Reps. Hardy Billington and Darrell Atchison told the DAR in August they want to work toward a solution on the Second Amendment Preservation Act...

Darrell Gene Guffey, 74, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Dec. 29, 2021, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Darrell was born Nov. 21, 1947, to Orion and Vida (Niswonger) Guffey in Alicia, Arkansas. He married Janet (Collins) Guffey Dec. 18, 1973, in San Diego, California...

A Native American Army veteran living in Poplar Bluff envisioned a shipping container becoming a tiny house on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. John Cornelius’s vision became reality Dec. 14 when he and his friends oversaw the delivery of the completed home to the reservation...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Jordan Cantoni reported at 7:41 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, his wallet was taken from his vehicle while it was parked at his residence in the 800 block of Kendall Street. _ Gary Smith reported at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, someone had dumped several bags of garbage on his property in the 1500 block of Bradley Street...