Stories from Thursday, September 29, 2022

FREE ACCESS One person was shot Wednesday night and two people were arrested in an incident that ended with a chase, where the suspects’ crashed a vehicle into a Poplar Bluff police cruiser. Police first responded shortly before midnight to reports of multiple shots fired in the area of Harper and Main streets...

Butler County Firefighters spent six hours Wednesday night into Thursday morning containing a fire involving a 20129 Mack Conventional tanker truck hauling gasoline. The accident occurred on Highway 60 near the Highway Z overpass and County Road 581...

Giovanni Lane, 31, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 1:59 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, at his residence in the 1200 block of Velma Street. Lane was booked in on a Howell County warrant for failure to appear on tampering with a motor vehicle, a Kentucky Probation/Parole warrant for parole violation, and a Poplar Bluff Municipal warrant for failure to appear on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was booked into the Butler County jail...

Shirley “Stone” Quintana, 85, of Elwood, Indiana passed away Sept. 27, 2022 at her residence. She was born Nov. 2, 1936, at Rector, Arkansas to the late Toy Stone and Gladys “Howell” Stone. On Sept. 12, 1980, at Noblesville she was married to, Bill Lacey. He preceded her in death on April 2, 2013...

From moonshine distilling demonstrations to live camels on Main Street, the region boasts a variety of activities as fall gets into full swing in the Ozarks. Ozark National Scenic Riverways will host a variety of events at Alley Spring on Saturdays in October. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 1, 8, 15 and 22, pioneer skills and traditions will be on display...

The Poplar Bluff community and leaders were praised Thursday for the initiative and foresight that went into constructing a facility that will serve as an Emergency Operations Center for Butler County. The EOC was dedicated during a ceremony with city, county and state officials at the new Poplar Bluff Police Department at 911 Shelby Road. Work is ongoing to move in police services, most of which are expected to be operational there in the next two weeks...

The River Heritage Quilters' Guild will present the 13th Biennial Quilt Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Arena Building, 410 Kiwanis Drive in Cape Girardeau. More than 100 quilts have been entered to be judged by certified quilt appraiser Teajuana Mahone, owner of Teaquilts in St. Louis. Prizes will be awarded based on workmanship, design and overall appearance...

Butler Country Sheriff James Michael Adams, 51, of Poplar Bluff was booked Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Butler County jail for failure to appear on the original charge of arson second degree. _ Wilbur Donnell Blackman, 50, of Poplar Bluff was booked Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Butler County jail on suspicion of delivery/possession of a controlled substance at county jail...