Stories from Friday, August 19, 2022

Freddie Lee Saylors, 69, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Monday, Aug 15, 2022, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Freddie was born Saturday, June 27, 1953, to Albert and Elva (Zoeman) Saylors in Poplar Bluff. He was a farmhand by trade, and a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff...

John Shy, 69, of Desloge, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, at St. Marys in St. Louis. Visitation is at noon, Sunday, Aug. 21, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral service is at 2 p.m., also in the Piedmont Chapel. Burial in Mt. View Cemetery, Des Arc, Missouri...

“It wouldn’t do to argue or disagree cause we can’t tell what each of us has to say,” said Joe Janes. “We’re both deaf,” he added laughing. “You don’t argue that way,” responded Cora Janes, with a smile. Joe and Cora Janes are long-time residents of Qulin. After the loss of both of their spouses in the late 90s, the couple connected at the Qulin Community Center, and soon after Cora became the caregiver for Joe...

Dr. Scott Dill is departing Poplar Bluff Schools at the end of the 2022-2023 school year, after six years as superintendent. He intends to rest and recover from the “fatigue and burnout” of the pandemic, and rejoin the education community in the future...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT An employee at Mr. Cooper LLC reported at 7:11 a.m. Wednesday Aug. 17, a burglary at a property they managed at 1311 S. 11th St. The employee said household appliances were stolen from the residence. Tawiania Hicks, 43, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 8:43 a.m. ...

SIKESTON — A reward is now being offered for a Sikeston woman who has been missing since 2021. According to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety, Shyann Morrison went missing from Sikeston in February of 2021 and friends, family and law enforcement are still searching for her, asking for information as to where she may be and what might have happened to her...

The Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence will celebrate its 25th anniversary with an open house and ribbon-cutting event from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 13 at its new location -- which the organization moved into at the beginning of August ---- at 147 N. Lacey St. in Jackson...