Stories from Thursday, September 15, 2022

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Joseph Hart reported a cell phone missing at 12:28 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14. _ Trisha May, 36, of Naylor was booked in at 1:31 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the police department on a Poplar Bluff municipal warrant for failure to appear on no insurance ($50 bond) and she was released on bond...

Saint Francis Healthcare System has removed the temporary tag from its president and chief executive officer. Justin Davison has led the organization in an interim status since February, and a Wednesday news conference announced the system’s board of directors has named him to the position...

Has there ever been a time in your life when you did not have or could not provide ample food for yourself or your family? Have you ever needed a place to take a warm shower or had to count change to buy diapers? The Bread Shed is a local non-profit organization that has been a blessing to Poplar Bluff for more than 12 years providing some of these necessities, and now they need the community’s help. If you are interested in donating or volunteering please call the Bread Shed at (573)712-6597, email them at donate.breadshed@gmail.com or check them out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/breadshed.

Phyllis Hayes Elsworth, 76, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Monday, Sept 12, 2022, at her home in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Elsworth was born Sept. 28, 1945, in Poplar Bluff, to George and Mary “Bobbie” Greer. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and Poplar Bluff High School. She later went to work as a seamstress at Rowe Furniture. She retired in 2006...

Rain or shine, the 33rd annual Trail Ride for Haven House will get underway Saturday in the Pinecone area on Highway 67 north. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. with the ride starting around 10 a.m. The property had previously been used for the trail ride when it was owned by Ted and Cindy Evans Farm, and is returning now, with the Hillis family operating the farm...

The We Can Be Drug Free Coalition hopes its new website will serve a real need in Butler County: a resource for parents on how to prevent youth substance abuse. “We saw the need to develop this website so that people can learn more about prevention and preventing substance use before it’s a problem,” said prevention specialist Abby Hanner...

City firefighters were dispatched at 6:47 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, to a possible structure fire at 1821 N. Fifth St, occupied by tenants Gabrial Young and Mariah Young. According to the report, firefighters were unable to locate a fire. ...