Stories from Friday, October 28, 2022

Addie Vernice (Gowin) Seratt, 95, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. Vernice was born on Feb. 12, 1927, to Bert and Stella (Bowers) Elder in Wayne County, Missouri. She married Carl A. Gowin on Dec. 19, 1943, Poplar Bluff...

The Princess Fiona boat, which is part of the Branson Missouri Landing Princess line, generated a lot of attention when it passed through Poplar Bluff Friday morning. The watercraft tied up traffic at Second Street and Pine Boulevard on its journey to a new home. ...

Robert Dalton Widding, 24-year-old resident of Doniphan, Missouri, departed this life early Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2022, to go to his heavenly reward and start eternity with his Lord and Savior. He was born July 13, 1998, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to Robert Chad Widding and Karen Bates Widding, both of Doniphan...

The Community Church of Christ taught visitors to embrace their inner pioneer at Old Fashion Day on Oct. 16. The church began hosting Old Fashion Day three years ago to demonstrate to the public how life worked before modern conveniences, and to show the public how to live with very little or even be self-sufficient if times became tough. Inflation was reportedly an inspiration for Old Fashion Day...

  The Rotary Club of Poplar Bluff has provided financial backing for the Rotary ‘Good Habits’ Store at Lake Road Elementary for a decade long – rewarding punctual, well-behaved, high-performing students. Representatives from the civic organization donated another $1,500 toward the operation on Thursday, Oct. 6. The funding will be used to stock toys, games, art supplies, snacks and clothing items in a makeshift store set up for students to spend dollars/points earned...

Earl “Butch” Bratton, 76, of Dittmer, Missouri, died Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, at his residence, in Dittmer. Mr. Bratton was born Jan. 16, 1946, in St. Louis, Missouri, to the late Walter and Alice (née Missey) Bratton. He had been employed by National Foods for nearly 30 years and was a proud Teamster. ...

SoutheastHEALTH has announced it will raise the minimum starting hourly wage at its hospitals in Cape Girardeau and Dexter, Missouri, plus outpatient clinics in Cape Girardeau and Stoddard counties, to $15 beginning with paychecks issued Friday, Oct. 28...

**FREE ACCESS Halloween Safety tips for pedestrians, drivers and homeowners AAA is reminding trick-or-treaters, their families and everyone celebrating Halloween about how to avoid some common hazards. Since Halloween falls on a Monday this year, celebrations will likely be happening all weekend, so drivers, pedestrians and homeowners need to stay alert...

The Poplar City Council voted to sell a piece of property on South Shelby Road owned by the city Friday during a special closed session. The council discussed an offer made for the sale of property owned by the city known as Lot G on South Shelby Road, and accepted in the amount of $225,000...