Stories from Monday, March 21, 2022

QULIN, Mo. — Orvil Gene Reed, 68, of Qulin, Missouri, died Sunday, March 20, 2022 at his residence in Qulin. Mr. Reed was born Monday, Aug. 31, 1953 in Gideon, Missouri. He was the son of the late Delbert Eugene and Mary W. Reed. He enjoyed watching football and baseball. He also loved animals and Elvis...

A Poplar Bluff man sits in the Butler County jail on robbery and burglary charges after he allegedly broke into a woman’s house Thursday morning and stole several items. Alex M. Walster, 26, of the 2300 block of Eugene Boulevard is charged with the Class B felony of first degree burglary and the Class B felony of second degree robbery...

William ‘Larry’ Smith, 67, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Cotrell Willow Ridge Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. The funeral service will follow at noon in the chapel with Rev. John Harwell officiating. Burial will take place at Liberty Cemetery in Butler County...

The city of Poplar Bluff may be able to deal with a condemned downtown parking garage and several other big-ticket items thanks to $3.4 million in COVID relief funds. The final rules have come out for American Rescue Plan Act money, and it can be spent on just about anything, said city manager Matt Winters, except paying debt, retirement benefits and some other smaller items...