Stories from Wednesday, May 17, 2023

“We are both really proud of this airport. That’s why we do this. We love this airport and we want to keep this going,” Mike Smith said in 2017, as he prepared to retire and hand over the Poplar Bluff airport to a new director, while still planning to remain active with the facility he had been involved with for more than 30 years...

A Poplar Bluff postal worker who admitted to stealing gift cards from greeting cards was sentenced to probation Tuesday and ordered to pay restitution. Brittney D. Bulliner, 29, appeared Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. in Cape Girardeau...

Special guest speaker and Poplar Bluff High School senior Abigail Murphy addressed fourth, fifth and sixth graders during an honors reception held Tuesday night at the middle school gymnasium. Murphy urged the honors students to embrace their uniqueness and strive for greatness...

Ethel Poston, 86, of Piedmont, formerly of Des Arc, died Monday, May 15, at Clark’s Mountain Nursing Center, Piedmont. Visitation is from noon until 2 p.m., Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. Funeral services is at 2 p.m., also at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. Burial is in Mountain View Cemetery, Des Arc, Missouri...

Three Rivers College opened its Wednesday board meeting by honoring health partners in the community for their help during the COVID-19 pandemic. President Dr. Wes Payne recognized Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center staff CEO Rick Naegler, pediatrician Dr. Dean Dye and Johnna Craft, director of risk management and facility compliance officer. Honored in absentia were Dr. Christopher Montgomery and Butler County Health Department Administrator Emily Goodin...

In this week’s MAIN EVENT, take a leisurely stroll through opening day of the Downtown Poplar Bluff Farmer’s Market or try your hand at an endurance competition on the scenic Wolf Creek Trail. The Downtown Poplar Bluff Farmer’s Market opens for a new season at 8 a.m. ...

Butler County Sheriff Haley Thomas Emmons, 25, of Doniphan was booked at 12:56 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, at the Butler County jail for possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana. _ Tyler Jessup Hathaway, 28, of Bloomfield was booked at 4:28 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, at the Butler County jail for possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana...