Stories from Monday, May 16, 2022

Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Kyle Huggins confirmed the presence of a vehicle in the Black River, slightly west of the Hendrickson Boat Launch, during a morning expedition Monday, May 16. Highway Patrol has found no reason to suspect a connection to any active criminal cases from the information gathered so far...

George K. “Kenneth” Boatner Sr., 86, of Wappapello, died Friday, May 13, 2022 at his residence.  Mr. Boatner was born July 2, 1935 in Edinburg, Mississippi to the late Henry C. and N. Grace Malone Boatner.  He was a lifelong member of Ironworkers Union #396, St. ...

A Poplar Bluff attorney who still holds the record at the University of Missouri for the most points scored in a single basketball game was honored Monday. L. Joe Scott, former Mizzou basketball player 22, was surprised Monday with the recognition on the Three Rivers College campus during a visit from other Mizzou dignitaries...

A Wayne County woman was killed and a Williamsville man was seriously injured in a pair of accidents Sunday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The first accident occurred at 1:55 a.m. Sunday on Lakeview Drive in Farmington. According to the MSHP, Chad P. Sweet, 29, of Williamsville was operating a 2001 Honda TRX all-terrain vehicle southbound too fast for conditions when it exited the street and struck a tree, ejecting Sweet...

Currently, Missouri sits 13th in the nation in suicide mortality rate, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. SEMO Behavioral Health has spearheaded a town hall meeting 11 a.m.-1 p.m. May 18 at the Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce. It follows the lead of other, highly successful meetings...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Alana Ross-McDonald, 22, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 7:15 a.m. Friday, May 13, at a residence in the 600 block of Cherry Street. She was booked at the Butler County jail on charges of third degree domestic assault and third degree assault on a law enforcement officer...