Stories from Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Kathy Sue Smith, 61, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Dec. 7, 2021. Kathy was born Sept. 1, 1960, to Ivan and Golden (Edwards) Wagner in Danville Illinois. Kathy enjoyed playing bingo and completing word search puzzles. Her biggest joy in life was her grandkids. She will be dearly missed by her family and all of her friends at the sheltered workshop and Cedargate Healthcare...

GREENVILLE, Mo. — Kenneth Estes Sr., 91, of Williamsville, Missouri, died Friday, Dec. 31, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation is at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 7, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville. Services will follow at 1 p.m. also in the chapel. Burial will follow in Rucker Cemetery near Williamsville...

GREENVILLE, Mo. — Shannon Cook, 35, of Greenville, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Jan. 2, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation is at noon, Thursday, Jan. 6, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville Chapel. Funeral will follow at 1 p.m., also in the chapel. Burial is in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Hiram...

The Bread Shed has given away 24 bikes to students during its ABC program, through a newly forged partnership with the Manchester United Methodist Church’s Bike Rehab Ministry. A total of 59 reconditioned bikes with helmets included have been raffled off for free to Poplar Bluff students over the past few months during the monthly food giveaway...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake will once again be collecting used Christmas trees to be used in its ongoing fish habitat program. It’s a program staff at the lake have undertaken for more than 25 years. This year, anyone may drop off their live Christmas tree between now and Jan. 15, said Park Ranger Eric Limanen...

Ozark Border Electric Cooperative will receive a $53 million loan to connect more than 2,100 customers and improve over 400 miles of line. The finance package will include a grant of $825,200 to incorporate smart grid technologies, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development...

HAMILTON, New York — Bailey Burns, a member of the Colgate University Class of 2023, has earned the spring 2021 Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence. Burns is a neuroscience major and a graduate of Puxico R-8 High School. Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.3 or higher while completing at least three courses earn the spring 2021 Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence...

The Butler County Emergency Management Agency and Butler County Health Department are collaborating to bring back and update the Special Health Care Registry. Angie Beaton, health educator and emergency response planner, explained the registry is a tool to ensure people with specific medical needs are cared for during a crisis...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Charles House of the 700 block of Highway AA reported at 9:12 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, that a boat had been stolen from his property. _ Deputies responded to a reported assault at 9:23 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, in the 4800 block of County Road 276. The victim reported an unknown person punched her in the side of the head and fled the scene...

John Daniel Kassing, 58, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Jan. 3, 2022, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. John was born April 27, 1963, to Nemo and Jacqueline Kassing in St. Louis, Missouri. He married Angela Carter Jan. 27, 2006, in Poplar Bluff...

Poplar Bluff is getting a new wine and dine destination this Thursday with the opening of King David’s Winery, Meadery & Brewery, a bar and Cajun restaurant near scenic Wolf Creek. Proprietor David Peluso, a longtime brewer and chef, said opening day has been a long time coming...

Divorces recently finalized in Butler County Circuit Court include: Sergio E. Gibbs v. Nichole L. Gibbs; Amber N. Drowns v. Justing Drowns; Carla Hinton v. Andre Matlock; James Pettypool v. Ann Pettypool; Amanda Cox v. Mark Cox; Courtney Blackburn v. Sean Blackburn;...