Stories from Thursday, March 17, 2022

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Heavy fog Thursday morning led to an accident resulting in multiple fatalities on Interstate 57 near Charleston. Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a rescue call at 8:11 a.m. at the 13 mile marker on I-57 as one vehicle crashed into the rear of a semi-truck and was pinned underneath. It is believed the incident was caused by heavy fog and led to a chain reaction of accidents...

A team of assessors will conduct a virtual assessment Monday and Tuesday of the Poplar Bluff Police Department as part of an accreditation process that looks at policy and procedures, management, operations, and support services. The PBPD is already accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), and this assessment is to renew that standing, according to Chief Danny Whiteley...

BLOOMFIELD — On Stars and Stripes Way in Bloomfield, visitors have a unique opportunity to honor fallen servicemen and women, and get a taste of life on the front lines through the U.S. military’s newspaper, The Stars and Stripes, which has a unique connection to Southeast Missouri...

Peggy Jean Gravil, 66, of Fisk, Missouri passed away March 16, 2022 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Peggy was born Sept. 13, 1955 in Poplar Bluff. She was united in marriage to Charlie Gravil July 20, 1971. He preceded her in death in 2002...

Kyle Smith, son of Connie Coleman Smith of Dexter, Missouri, and the late John G. Smith, was born Sept. 18, 1969, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and departed this life March 12, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 52 years. Kyle was the Sports Editor for the Dexter Statesman in Dexter and a resident of Dexter...

ELLSINORE, Mo. — David Loy Saffle, son of Loy and Cinderella Saffle was born Nov. 18, 1941 in Fallis, Oklahoma and departed this life March 11, 2022 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. He had attained the age of 80 years, three months and 23 days...