Stories from Tuesday, September 6, 2022

A kidnapping suspect is in custody and his victim has been rescued, according to law enforcement. The FBI has been asked to review the case by Poplar Bluff Police Chief Danny Whiteley...

Poplar Bluff archer Josh Miller has completed the qualifying rounds at the 2022 Rinehart World Archery Championship in Italy. He is situated well within the top 20 longbow archers in the world for the men's division. Miller wrote: “Day 2 of qualifications are in the books. ...

Timothy Lott, 61, of Silva, Missouri, died Saturday, Sept.3, at his residence. Visitation is at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept.10, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville Chapel. Funeral service is at 1 p.m., also Greenville Chapel. Burial in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Silva.Online condolences can be made at www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Jean Pettypool, 61, of Broseley, Missouri, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022 at her residence in Broseley. Mrs. Pettypool was born Sept. 21, 1960 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was an LPN at Cedargate Nursing Home and for Dr. Matthew Riffle. She enjoyed fishing and deer hunting...

VAN BUREN — A 61-year-old Georgia man was killed Monday afternoon in a RV crash on U.S. Highway 60, one mile west of Van Buren, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, William C. Chandler, 61, of Winston, Georgia, was operating a 2013 Freightliner RV westbound at 4:30 p.m. when it traveled off the right side of the road, overcorrected, traveled off the left side of the road and overturned...

Barbara Ann Johnson, 86, of Hayti, Missouri, and former owner and operator of Johnson’s Café in Poplar Bluff, gently completed her earthly journey and entered Heaven Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at her home with her loving family by her side. Barb, the daughter of Judson Benny and Chapel Thelma Weever Henson was born Nov. ...

Michael Norman Dunlap of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, at his residence in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Dunlap was born Feb. 15, 1961, in Saint Louis, Missouri, to Norman and Bettie Dunlap. After completing the AG Power Program at Three Rivers, he worked for the family dealership, Dunlap Implement in Poplar Bluff. He also worked for ACI Distributers in St. Charles for 24 years...

Joseph Shy, 66, of Potosi, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, in Jefferson County, Missouri. Visitation is Friday, Sept. 9, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral service following at 1 p.m., Piedmont Chapel. Online condolences can be made at www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Local authors will kick off the inaugural International Literacy Day Author Showcase from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday in the Betty Absheer Memorial Altrusa Room in the Twin Towers, 508 Bartlett St.. A panel discussion will feature authors Kati Wylie Ray, Jodi Powell, Mason Dakota and Mary Cambron-Collard...

“I was injured in April and we knew that I had to make some serious life changes,” said Samantha Krueger, manager of the new store On A Whim that recently opened in Poplar Bluff. “I have always been interested in teaching people about crystals and spirituality so my mother and I just kind of came up with this idea..... on a whim,” she laughed...

The Federal Aviation Administration will soon pay $500 a month to the Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport to host radio equipment on site. Airport manager Gary Pride presented the information Tuesday to the Poplar Bluff City Council during a regular meeting...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Aaron Grace, 31, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 8:33 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, during a traffic stop at the intersection of PP Highway at Shelby Road. Grace was booked on a Butler County failure to appear warrant for a bad check and a Wayne County failure to appear warrant for stealing leased property. He was booked at the Butler County jail...