Stories from Tuesday, March 15, 2022

A Dexter man has been found guilty of felony enticement of a child after he arrived at a local motel in 2020 with the intent of meeting a 13-year-old girl for sex. Robert Cooper, 42, instead found Dexter police officers waiting for him and was taken into custody...

Robert (Bob, Bobby) William Sanner, of Vilonia, Arkansas, passed away the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. He was 87. He was born in Doniphan, Missouri to Ray L. and Nettie Sanner on April 14, 1934. A short service will be held March 21, 2022, at the Cotrell Willow Ridge Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Family visitation is from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the service from 11 a.m. to noon followed by an inurnment at the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Feicia Orum reported fraudulent charges to her debit card at 11:15 a.m. Monday, March 14,. _ Billy W. Starns, 43, of Holcomb was arrested at 7:54 p.m. Monday, March 14, in the 400 block of Highway 53 South on suspicion of misuse of 911. He was booked at the Butler County jail...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Jacey D. Adamson, 19, of Qulin was booked at the Butler County jail Friday, March 11, on a warrant for possession of a controlled substance. _ Cathy L. Cody, 30, of Poplar Bluff was booked at the Butler County jail Friday, March 11, on a warrant for speeding...

Carolyn “Renee” Taylor, 53, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away March 10, 2022, at her home in Poplar Bluff. Renee was born Oct. 25, 1968 to Calvin Rutherford and Shirley Reeves. She married Tommy Taylor in which they shared over 25 years of marriage, in which they shared three beautiful children...

Eric Steven Bader, 38, of Ruston, Louisiana, formerly of Glennonville, died Sunday, March 13, 2022, in Ruston.

A mother’s message continues to impact not only her son’s life, but the lives of students he counsels today at Ritenour Husky Academy in Overland, Missouri. Former Poplar Bluffian Matt Berry, who recently was honored as one of the top five school counselors in the nation’s 2022 School Counselor of the Year awards program, recalls his mother Robin Berry’s message...

Brian Keith Johnson Sr., 56, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away March 11, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Brian was born Jan. 7, 1966, to Leroy and Shirley (Bailey) Johnson in Nyck, New York. He was engaged to Sharon Parks...

The Three Rivers College board heard several favorable updates during its monthly meeting Tuesday. TRC recently hosted the Division I Women’s Basketball Rgion 16 semifinals and championship, with the Lady Raiders powering through the competition and earning their spot in the national tournament in Lubbock, Texas. Subscribers to NCAA can stream their first game live at 2 p.m. March 17 at njcaa.org...