Stories from Monday, July 18, 2022

A 70-year-old Essex man was killed Friday afternoon and two others suffered moderate and minor injuries on Stoddard County Road 525-3 east of Bloomfield, when a camper rolled back on them. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the three people were attempting to fix locked brakes on a camper being towed by a 2012 Dodge Ram at 1:40 p.m. Friday. The brakes disengaged, causing the camper to strike all three...

Ronald C. Davis, 88, of Fisk, Missouri, died Thursday, July 14, 2022 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Mr. Davis was born Feb. 5, 1934 in Qulin, son of the late Fred and Lila Davis. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was retired from Amax Zinc Company in Sauget, Illinois. After retiring he enjoyed farming, raising cattle and spending time with his grandkids...

JoAnn Precht French, 84, of Jefferson City, formerly of Mexico and Malden, passed away on July 9, 2022, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. A private graveside service will be held at Elmwood Cemetery in Mexico. Pickering Funeral Home is handling the arrangements...

Raymond McIntosh, 76, of Dupo, Illinois, passed away July 16, 2022. He was born Aug. 12, 1945 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to his parents, Aubrey and Lily (Mabrey) McIntosh. Raymond was a United States Navy veteran and later went on to become a truck driver...

Circle Fiber has opened its first fiber network zone in Poplar Bluff, city council members were told Monday. The item was discussed prior to the swearing in of new city clerk Lori Phelps. The city is divided into 17 zones and the company is about six to seven weeks from completing its initial build, said Big River Communications President Kevin Cantwell...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Gunner Collins won three individual events to win top honors for his age division while Sophie Johnson was also first to touch the wall in an event for the Poplar Bluff swim team. The Piranhas finished fourth in the team standings at the Southeast Missouri Swim Conference championships...

The Stage Company is excited to present the world premiere of Robb Willoughby’s “Roofman” next month, a comedy about a man seeking solutions to a common problem from an unusual perspective: his rooftop. “Everything takes place on the roof of his house. So it’s something really different for me, and different for everybody, I think,” said director Greg Smith...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Jerica Wade, 31, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 8:23 a.m. Sunday, July 10, at Walgreen’s Drug Store, 110 North Westwood Blvd., and booked at the Butler County jail on a Dunklin County warrant for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and felony stealing; a Probation and Parole warrant for parole violation; Butler County warrants for probation violation and passing a bad check; and Poplar Bluff Municipal failure to appear warrants for traffic and drug offenses.. ...