Stories from Monday, February 13, 2023

Wayne Cryts was 14 when he first laid eyes on the woman who would become his bride. “I lived two miles south of Aid. At that time, there were two grocery stores and a roller rink,” explained Wayne. “Saturday night, I rode my bike up to the rink. I walked up to the railing, watching everybody...

Karen J. Miller, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2023 at Poplar Bluff Regional Center.

Oliver Lee McMeans, Sr., 81, of Qulin, Missouri, died Saturday, Feb.11, 2023 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Mr. McMeans was born Aug. 22, 1941 in Caruthersville, Missouri, son of the late Oliver and Freda McMeans. He was a 50-year member of the Four Mile Masonic Lodge # 212. He was a farmer and worked for several years at Rowe furniture. He enjoyed being outdoors, gardening, hunting, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren...

Nadine Holland, 90, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. Mrs. Holland was born on June 24, 1932, in Braggadocio, Missouri, the daughter of the late Irvin and Maggie Teeter. She grew up working on the family farm with her eight brothers and sisters. She loved to share stories about how she helped raise her brothers and sisters and how much she loved going to school and playing softball and basketball...

Wendell Buran Rommel, 45, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away at his residence Feb. 8, 2023. He was born Aug. 12, 1977, at Dalton, Georgia. He is survived by two sons: John Christian Rommel of Dalton, Georgia and Zayne Kolton Lee Rommel of Poplar Bluff; his father and stepmother: Wendell Rommel and Frankie; his partner, Bobbie Starr of Poplar Bluff; stepfather: James Greer and grandma Donna Wheeler of Ellijay, Georgia; two sisters: Amanda Rommel of Calhoun, Georgia, and Jennifer Cranford of Warner Robbins, Georgia as well as two brothers; Walter Rommel of Broseley, Missouri and Ashley Rommel of Poplar Bluff. ...

The 2023 Beerfest and Shrimp Boil held Saturday at the Black River Coliseum was a sold-out success, according to organizers. The event introduced over 50 breweries and, according to Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce President Steve Halter, over 145 different types of beer were poured...

Rick Earl Wilkerson, 65, of Stringtown, Missouri, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, at his residence in Stringtown. Mr. Wilkerson was born March 17, 1957, in Pocahontas, Arkansas, son of the late Everett and Gerlean Wilkerson. He loved his family, especially his grandchildren. He was also an avid outdoorsman...

The Keep Your Keys class is designed to keep drivers 55 and older safer on the road and remove the fears they face. Research shows older drivers are some of the safest drivers, but they are at a higher risk for greater injuries. These facts are things John Fuller, with the Butler County University Extension Office, will share with those who take the free class...

Further details have emerged as the investigation continues into an officer-involved shooting last week. An autopsy performed Friday revealed the subject, 30-year-old Michael R. Johnson of Poplar Bluff, had severe self-inflected injuries and his cause of death was a gunshot wound...

Butler County Sheriff Matthew James Alcorn, 30, of Broseley was booked at the Butler County jail at 1:02 p.m. Feb. 12 for first degree tampering with a motor vehicle. _ Joshua Delaine Blagg, 44, of Harviell was booked at the Butler County jail at 2:35 p.m. Feb. 10 for operating a vehicle without a valid license and violating probation or parole...

Poplar Bluff Police Robert Nall, 39, of Poplar Bluff and Victoria Wilder, 29, of Poplar Bluff were arrested at 12:23 a.m. Feb. 10 during at traffic stop on Main Street. Wilder was booked on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, and Butler County warrants for larceny and probation violation. ...