Stories from Friday, January 7, 2022

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT An employee at First Missouri State Bank on Barron Road reported at 9:19 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, the bank received a counterfeit $20 bill. _ Officers responded at 7:54 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, with EMS to the 1900 block of Kentucky in reference to a drug overdose. Narcan was administered. The victim regained consciousness and refused further medical treatment...

PUXICO — Officials at the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge are planning another round of feral hog eradication flights on the refuge. State and federal partners “will be conducting an aerial operation to control feral hogs on Mingo National Wildlife refuge between Jan. 17 and Jan. 22,” a news release from the refuge said...

SIKESTON — After looking at the constant stream of children’s TV shows and online activities affecting her kids, Sikeston mother Taylor Deere wanted to see a change. Near the end of last year, Deere set out a plan she found on a blog, for her and her three kids to spend 1,000 hours outside during 2021. As of Christmas Day, they met their goal...

Westwood Baptist Academy of Poplar Bluff released their honor roll for the second quarter of the 2021-2022 school year. Principal’s List: 1st Grade: Eliana Carson, Nicholas Counts, Elijah Evans, Kylie Evans, Kaitlyn Fain, Haven Johnson. 2nd Grade: Jacob Boschert, Reighan Causbie, Lauren Dockery, Kameron Grisham, Jace Pratt, Iris Ray, Sean Sell, Sydney Smody, Briella Tipton, Liam Wood...

Westwood Baptist Academy of Poplar Bluff released their honor roll for the second quarter of the 2021-2022 school year. Principal’s List: 1st Grade: Eliana Carson, Nicholas Counts, Elijah Evans, Kylie Evans, Kaitlyn Fain, Haven Johnson. 2nd Grade: Jacob Boschert, Reighan Causbie, Lauren Dockery, Kameron Grisham, Jace Pratt, Iris Ray, Sean Sell, Sydney Smody, Briella Tipton, Liam Wood...

Charlotte Arlene Frueh Bess died at the Lutheran Home after an extended illness Jan.7, 2022. Charlotte was born in Rolla, Missouri at the home of her grandparents on May 5, 1940, to Muriel Hankey and Murrell Jacob Frueh. After graduating a year early from high school, Charlotte moved to Jefferson City in 1957 to study at the Central Missouri School of Radiology and Technology. ...

Linda Hall-Elston, 62, of Williamsville, Missouri, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, in Fenton, Missouri.

PIEDMONT, Mo. — Larry Badders, 60, of Patterson, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation is at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan.11, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. Funeral will follow at 1 p.m., also in the chapel. Burial is in New Prospect Cemetery, Silva...

If you’re looking for a fun physical activity that doesn’t take a lot of experience, the Poplar Bluff Pickleball Club might be a great place to start. The sport, which is described as a hybrid of tennis, badminton and ping-pong, has been active in Poplar Bluff for more than two years...

On Jan. 5, 2022, Brock Rush, 45, passed away in Jonesboro, Arkansas, at the home of his mother, who cared for him for the last seven years. Brock was born Sept. 18, 1976, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and resided in Harviell, Missouri. He married Laura French in 2007. ...

The police and sheriff’s departments found, to their relief, that Butler County drivers mostly avoided accidents during Thursday’s snowfall. There were only two accidents and one stranded vehicle called in to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, according to Capt. David Sutton. No injuries were reported...

NEELYVILLE — The Neelyville R-IV School board will have a special meeting Tuesday to review applications for superintendent and narrow the list to between three and five. The board is planning to hire someone to fill the vacancy left when Superintendent Debra Parish’s retirement is effective July 1. Parish’s resignation was accepted at the November board meeting...