Stories from Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Gerald Scott was driving an MFA truck down Scott County Road 532 on Monday, July 24, to drop fuel for a customer when he had to pull over because of the heavy rain. "I couldn't see out the windshield no more because it was raining so much," Scott said. "I didn't want to be on the road to hit somebody or hit something or somebody hit me."...

The Back to School Bash, organized by Rosa Johnson, is set to kick off at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 29, at the Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Center, located at 1200 Camp Road. This event, according to Johnson, aims to support and equip students in grades kindergarten through 12th from Butler County for the upcoming academic year. The festivities will run from 2-5 p.m. and promise an array of valuable resources for both parents and students, organizers say...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Peter Menase, 34, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 7:24 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, at Southeast Health at 2002 Kanell Blvd. Menase was booked on charges of first-degree burglary and lodged in the Butler County jail. _ Billie Hussmann, 23, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 3:39 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, in the 400 block of North G Street. Hussmann was booked on a Vienna municipal warrant for failure to appear on a traffic offense and lodged in the Butler County jail...

Monarch butterflies have a habitat of wildflowers and plants native to Missouri located at 1420 Maud St., Poplar Bluff, which is open to the public. Megan York, a wildlife biologist with the Mark Twain National Forest, created the first one in 2008. The next year, York did the section in front of the visitor parking at the Poplar Bluff Ranger Station...

In this week’s MAIN EVENT, readers are encouraged to take time for a little R&R at a mobile petting zoo, a memorial golf tournament and a free archery tag night. The Stars and Stripes Museum and Library will host Cock-a-Doodle Moo Mobile Petting Zoo from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Families in attendance will also get to learn the history of animals during wartime. The museum is located in Bloomfield...