Stories from Wednesday, April 12, 2023

William Mace, 67, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away April 11, 2023 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff William was born Oct. 28, 1955 to Thomas Austin Mace and Oda Lee (Bracy) Mace in Hayti, Missouri. William is survived by common law wife, Letha Watson; daughter, Wanda Elrod; grandson, Wade Young; great-grandchildren, Alannah-Kay Young, Baily Mae Young; siblings, Terry Blowers, Patsy Guevara, Carolyn Hannah, Thomas Eugene Mace, and Edward Mace...

Barb Anderson, director of Haven House in Jeffersonville, Indiana, works with homeless people to place them into housing. It’s a job that has shown her firsthand the severe health issues facing unhoused people in southern Indiana, where many people live in tents in the woods and under bridges...

The Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union will celebrate it’s 100th anniversary Friday and Saturday at the Poplar Bluff First Baptist Church. The first mission celebration was held locally in 1923. Organizers are expecting more than 300 people and are welcoming people to register at the door...

A Dunklin County woman is accused of being a “money mule” who was used to defraud a victim of more than half a million dollars. Sheri L. Reeves, 53, of Kennett appeared Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to face charges accusing her of aiding in the theft of $565,000 from a victim located in Texas. ...

Nelda “Rozelle” Cookson, 83 years, 9 months, and 20 days. She was born June 21, 1939, in Lott, Texas, the daughter of Zellner “Plunk” Lee and Irene Mustian Daniel. She passed away April 10, 2023, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri...

Volunteers and staff at the Animal Welfare Alliance No-Kill Shelter held a special send-off this month for two longtime residents. There were hugs, applause and a few happy tears. Canine friends Claire and Bella both spent a year in the shelter waiting for a foster or permanent home. ...

Zachary G. Esparza lived his life to the fullest while defending his country and traveling the world. He was Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army, with a host of awards and decorations. Esparza, 36, of Jackson was one of nine service members killed when two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed near Fort Campbell, Kentucky...

A Fairdealing man has set a new world bowfishing record, and broken a nearly 20-year state record. Mitchel Dering brought in a 4-pound brown bullhead March 14 while bowfishing at Duck Creek Ditch 105, according to information released this week by the Missouri Department of Conservation. His recent brown bullhead beat the current 3-pound, 4-ounce bowfishing world record. The previous state record brown bullhead was a 2-pound, 7-ounce fish caught in 1994 from Wappapello Lake...

Butler County Sheriff Shondrika Shirelle Hughes, 31, of Poplar Bluff, was booked at the Butler County jail at 10 a.m. April 11, for unlawful possession of a firearm. Bond was set at $15,000. _ Samantha Danielle Garrett, 40, of Poplar Bluff, was booked at the Butler County jail at 3:30 p.m. April 11, for probation or parole violation, stealing, with no bond...