Stories from Friday, April 22, 2022

Nero Patrick Maclin, 8 months old, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022, at his home in Poplar Bluff. Nero was born Aug. 9, 2021, to James Taylor and Bobbi Maclin in Poplar Bluff. Nero was a fighter since the beginning, being born two months early. He was a happy baby and brought joy to all those around him. His smiling face will live on forever in our minds and hearts...

DONIPHAN, Mo. — Linda Fay (Moore) Hampton, 74-year-old resident of Doniphan, Missouri, departed this life Thursday, April 21, 2022 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born March 9, 1948 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to the late Joseph Lee and Stella (Barr) Moore...

Karla Quigley, 62, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at her residence in Poplar Bluff.

Searching for ways to better care of your body, mind, spirit or you simply are concerned about falling. Northside Community Center, 1450 Garfield St., will be the host site for two programs beginning Wednesday, April 27, designed to provide answers for dealing with both issues...

Madie McVay thought her doctor was joking when she asked her to come to an after-hours appointment on her birthday. The Fourth of July 2019 visit turned out to be no laughing matter: McVay had Stage 4 lung cancer. “It was a shock,” recalled McVay, a Poplar Bluff resident since 1988. “I cried for three days. I couldn’t believe it. I’ve always been very health conscious. I noticed I was getting real tired, but I didn’t let that stop me.”...

The Poplar Bluff R-I School Board approved a bid and design for new Sho-Me Marching Band uniforms at their April 21 meeting. The proposal was delayed from their March meeting so that the board could view different color options, particularly the difference between black pants and maroon pants...

It’s been about five months since Betty Absheer, Poplar Bluff’s first female mayor, passed away. But her impact on the city is still felt, especially by the four women who serve on Poplar Bluff’s city council. “I would say if you talk to 100 people in Poplar Bluff, I would bet that 80 of them knew Betty Absheer,” said Lisa Armes Parson, the councilwoman of Ward 1. “The other 20 probably heard of her.”...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Lawrence Elmer Bailey, 62, of Poplar Bluff was booked at the Butler County jail Thursday, April 21, on a warrant for unlawful possession of a firearm. He was later released. _ Charles Matthew Beard, 34, of Poplar Bluff was booked at the Butler County jail Thursday, April 21, to serve shock detention...