Stories from Thursday, March 10, 2022

VAN BUREN — A federal grand jury has indicted someone in an arson case that destroyed a visitor center and historic items in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Marvin “Mark” Remster, 39, of Davisville, Missouri, was indicted March 1 for the Dec. 26, 2021, incident, which destroyed the Round Spring Visitor Contact Station...

Dr. Amy Rowland has been named the 2022 Distinguished Alumni by Three Rivers College. A reception will be held in her honor at 4:30 p.m. April 11, at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center. “We are honored to include Dr. Rowland as part of the Three Rivers family,” Three Rivers President Dr. ...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Donald Albert Hover, 84, of Harviell, Missouri, passed away at his residence March 10, 2022. He was born, May 21, 1937, at Butler County, Missouri to the late John and Purma “Morrow” Hover. On Jan. 6, 1957, he was married to Evelyn Geraldine Murrell at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She survives...

Missouri and its neighboring states are in line for one more blast of winter weather. A winter weather advisory has been called from noon until midnight on Friday. Southeast Missouri can expect snow beginning between 2-8 p.m. Friday, with likelihood of snow increasing as temperatures drop later in the afternoon and evening...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Christopher Shane Hays, 44, of Poplar Bluff was booked at the Butler County jail Tuesday, March 8, on a warrant for stealing. _ John Kacy Jones, 51, of Dexter was booked at the Butler County jail Tuesday, March 8, on suspicion of possession of marijuana...

ELLINGTON — Abbi Harper is, without a doubt, the most popular member of the Ellington girls basketball team with the elementary students. That was on display Thursday afternoon at a pep rally for the Whippets before they left for Springfield and the MSHSAA Class 2 Show-Me Showdown...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Rebecca Ann Alwin, 45, of Ellsinore was booked Wednesday, March 9, at the Butler County jail on a warrant for second degree domestic assault. _ Lionell Krowshia Mandel French, 34, of Memphis, Tennessee was booked Wednesday, March 9, at the Butler County jail on a warrant for stealing...

Altrusa International of Poplar Bluff is having a meet and greet event from 2:30-4 p.m. Saturday, March 19, in the Altrusa Room at the Twin Towers, 508 Barlett St. The members want to share information about their organization and the things they do to make the community a better place to live...

Butler County Health Department has partnered with Johns Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health to train first responders in the aftermath of a disaster, said health department administrator Emily Goodin. To do this, they are presenting a two-year training course of psychological first aid to those in contact with older adults impacted by disasters such as the ongoing pandemic...

Daylight Saving Time, the yearly practice of setting clocks forward one hour between March and November has been observed in much of the United States since 1966. The idea behind DST is to “save” natural light, since spring, summer, and early fall days typically get dark later in the evening compared to late fall and winter days. The non-DST period between November and March is known as Standard Time...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 29-year-old woman sustained minor injuries in a three-vehicle accident at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, on Highway 25, four miles north of Aquilla. According to the report, Tony D. Ellis, 38, of Dexter was operating a 2009 GMC Sierra southbound when it struck the rear of a southbound 2007 Freightliner operated by Mark A. ...