Stories from Thursday, September 1, 2022

Catapult Creative House will be featuring an exhibit from New York City photographer Tonia Cowan starting at 5 p.m. Friday. Catapult, at 612 Broadway in Cape Girardeau and connected to Southeast Missouri State University, will display several photos Cowan took during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in New York City. The exhibit will be on display through the end of September. Cowan will speak at a reception at 4:30 p.m. Friday to explain and present some of the work...

Sept. 3 To Offer More Than Before

A Neelyville woman sits in the Butler County jail after she allegedly shot her brother Tuesday during a domestic dispute. Lillian Boyd, 51, of Neelyville is charged with the Class A felony of first-degree domestic assault resulting in serious physical injury, the Class B felony of unlawful use of a weapon and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action, all in connection to the incident...

Gerald Prouty, 66, of Piedmont, Missouri, died Monday, Aug. 29, in Piedmont. A graveside service is at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 2, at Mt. View Cemetery, Des Arc, Missouri. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com.

Anthony David Belt, 34, of Marshfield, Missouri passed away suddenly on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Evansville, Indiana. Anthony was born May 8, 1988, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to Chris and Michelle Webb Belt. He was of the Christian faith. Anthony was employed by Ingram Barge Company as Mate and had recently been accepted into the Pilot Trainee Program...

KLID co-owner Dolores “Sunny” E. Skidmore, 93, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Her family service Aug. 18 was in her hometown of Evansville, Illinois, but her area friends will celebrate her life Saturday...

Twin Rivers school board addressed the allowance of COVID absences for teachers and staff at a board meeting Wednesday. The board voted unanimously to allow an absence of a single five-day consecutive period for a positive COVID test, as long as the test was administered by a health care professional...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT An employee at Save-A-Lot, 451 Highway 53, reported at 8:59 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, a shoplifting incident which happened Sunday, Aug. 28. Two white males were caught on surveillance video stealing packages of steaks and ribs. The suspects were identified and charges will follow...