Stories from Wednesday, July 19, 2023

CAPE GIRARDEAU – A convicted felon from Poplar Bluff, Missouri who was caught with two guns was sentenced Tuesday to 40 months in prison. U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. ordered the prison sentence for Tina Marie Litvinchyk, 31, to run consecutive to a 10-year prison sentence she is serving for two drug charges in Butler County Circuit Court...

Jackie Howard Keele, 86, passed away on July 17, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. Jackie was born Jan. 8, 1937 in Williamsville, Missouri and enlisted in the U.S. Army upon graduating from high school. Jackie worked his way up through the ranks becoming a Green Beret and Ranger and then becoming a Chief Warrant Officer flying helicopters. ...

Dewey Piatt, 92, of Qulin, Missouri, died Saturday, July 15, 2023, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Piatt was born Oct. 7, 1930, in Poplar Bluff, son of the late Frederick and Myrtle Piatt. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. ...

Main Event this week is all about one world, many animals. While that may be the theme of an event Saturday at Lake Wappapello, it also describes what’s on tap for area residents over the weekend. Animals from South America to Africa, Australia and North America will be part of an event starting at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center...

Stoddard County Ambulance District is about to kick off its annual Life Safety Week. Classes will be held next week for students in kindergarten through sixth grade to teach everything from self defense to water safety and more. Youth in kindergarten through second attend in the morning, while older students, grade third through sixth, attend in the afternoon...

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation earlier this month making changes to a donor privacy law blamed for impeding public access to state contract information. The Personal Privacy Protection Act received bipartisan support on its way to being signed into law last year. The aim was to shield nonprofits from having to disclose their donors to government agencies...

CAPE GIRARDEAU – A convicted felon from Poplar Bluff, Missouri who was caught with two guns was sentenced Tuesday to 40 months in prison. U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. ordered the prison sentence for Tina Marie Litvinchyk, 31, to run consecutive to a 10-year prison sentence she is serving for two drug charges in Butler County Circuit Court...

Poplar Bluff Police An employee at Poplar Bluff High School reported 8:15 a.m. Monday, July 17, that fence panels were stolen from the campus. _ An employee at Cape Electrical Supply reported at 10:01 a.m. Monday, July 17, that a license plate was stolen from a business truck...