Stories from Wednesday, January 12, 2022

VAN BUREN — The Ozark National Scenic Riverways is looking for public comments through early March on a proposal to modify the motorboat horsepower limits in sections of the Current and Jacks Forks rivers, as well as creating new seasonal non-motorized zones...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT A resident of the 700 block of County Road 490 reported at 5:25 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, that his/her social security number had been used to apply for unemployment benefits. _ Elizabeth M. Keller-Crites, 41, of West Plains was booked Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the Butler County jail on suspicion of second-degree domestic assault...

A Poplar Bluff man faces child molestation charges in Ripley County after he allegedly had sexual contact with a girl over a period of several years. David M. DeRousse, 42, of the 200 block of Red Robin Lane is charged with three Class B felonies of first-degree child molestation, three Class C felonies of third-degree child molestation and the Class E felony of fourth-degree child molestation...

Jerry D. Lawson Sr. 78, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 in Poplar Bluff.

GREENVILLE, Mo. — Christen Creek, 31, of Silva, passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Christen was a Greenville High School graduate and worked at Mid Continent Nail in Poplar Bluff. She is survived by her parents, Dean and Gaila Creek of Silva; her sister, Kelly Ann Creek-Butchart and her husband, Brendan, of Farmington; her grandparents, Gary and Gladys Aubuchon of Silva; and many other family and friends...

Charles Watson Carlstrom, 90,, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Jan. 9, 2022 at General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell, Missouri. Charles was born March 8, 1931 to Gradon and Mary Jane (Buchanan) Carlstrom in Malden, Missouri. He married Joann Hamelback June 6, 1949, in Holcomb, Missouri...

Saturday is the last day of Missouri’s archery deer and turkey season, the second-longest season of the year behind the one for squirrels. Statistically, it’s been the third-best archery deer season in the state’s history, with the record set last year and the second-highest harvest the year before...

The Twin Rivers school district closed Wednesday, Jan. 12, through the holiday weekend due to low attendance from widespread illnesses. The shutdown is not due to staffing shortages, although a statement on the district’s Facebook confirmed some employees are also sick...

Dr. Fred Caldwell passed away at his home on Monday, Jan 11, 2022, at 4 p.m. after his battle with cancer for the past several months. He was surrounded by his family. He was born to Fred and Vera Caldwell Oct. 29, 1931, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. They preceded him in death...

Dr. Fred Caldwell, who died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, is described as a pillar of the community and his church. He lived his life according to biblical principles of kindness, generosity, strength and compassion, according to those who knew him best. “Dr. Fred Caldwell did not live his life for self, he lived for a savior,” First Baptist Church lead pastor Brandon Spain said. “He was a man who was perfectly fine with living in the shadows so the savior could receive all the glory and honor.”...

A Doniphan man was charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment in the death of his daughter. Four-year-old Brooklyn Jo Buse died shortly before 2:30 a.m. Saturday, May 22, 2021, while riding an ATV with her parents near the Dunrovin campground on Current River...