Stories from Monday, June 6, 2022

DONIPHAN — A Florida man who was allegedly wanted for murder drowned on Current River Sunday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the MSHP, Sherron D. McCombs, 22, of Tampa, Fla. was swimming at 3 p.m. June 5 at a float camp four miles north of Doniphan when he reportedly began to panic, submerged and did not resurface...

James Henry Douglas, 79, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, left this world for home at 4:18 a.m. Sunday, June 5, 2022, surrounded by his loving wife and children. Mr. Douglas was born Jan.10, 1943 at Snider Ditch in Poplar Bluff. He attended school in Fisk-Rombauer. He served in the United States Army from 1960-1966 and was a proud American and Army Veteran...

Eric Joseph Webb, 48, of Arnold, Missouri, formerly of Piedmont, Missouri, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022, at his residence. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont . Services will follow at 1 p.m., also at Piedmont chapel. Burial will be at Masonic Cemetery, Piedmont...

The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center has churned out thousands of students during its 55 years of existence. The Center — which was kickstarted with just a handful of class offerings in the curriculum — has evolved and enrollment continues to increase...

Local teacher Emily Huddleston helped her students tap into an unexpected resource to motivate environmental awareness and ecological change: plastic. Huddleston, a special education teacher at Fisk Elementary School in 2021-22, says the idea originated in her desire to teach her students about Earth Day in a practical and relatable manner...

Nominated Teacher Of The Year for Eugene Field School 2022 is Dana Michelle Adams. “Welcome to the greatest show on earth! I have many people ask me how I can handle teaching first grade. Well that is a pretty simple answer, it’s because I love it,” proclaimed Adams...

Recycling Grace Women’s Center’s wheels are moving stronger because of a bus donation from Butler County EMS Ambulance Service, Scott Preslar and Dina Rhodes. The bus provides the non-profit Christ-centered program a better way to provide transportation for the women who are involved in the program to break the cycle of addiction...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT John R. Ellis, 37, of Neelyville was booked at the Butler County jail Friday, June 3, on a warrant for fourth degree assault. Jason L. Faughn, 35, of Poplar Bluff was booked at the Butler County jail Friday, June 3, on suspicion of second degree trespassing...