Stories from Monday, November 13, 2023

Crews at the Butler County Courthouse chopped down a hollow poplar tree Monday morning to make way for a new wheelchair ramp. “It’ll be level with the street, so it’s not like the one around the side. That way, it’ll help our handicapped people get in and out of the courthouse and then go right to the elevator, and go right anywhere they want to go,” said Vince Lampe, county commissioner...

Carla D. Wills, 61, of Greenville, Missouri passed away Friday, Nov. 10, 2023 at her residence. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, Ruegg Funeral Home Greenville. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday Nov. 15, 2023, at Ruegg Funeral Home Greenville, Mo. Burial will be in Greenville Cemetery...

Frieda Belle (Dicken) Blagg, 84, departed this world after a long battle with cancer at her home in Harviell, Missouri. Frieda was the granddaughter of a Civil War Veteran. She was predeceased by her parents Wiloby Raymond Dicken and Alice Honda “Bellamy” Dicken...

Brenda Sue Sisk, 70, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri went to be with Jesus Nov. 11, 2023. She suffered a long battle with scleroderma, and is now freed from this disease. Brenda was born to William and Edith Waller Sept. 11, 1953. She gave her life to Jesus at the age of 10, and has been a life-long, dedicated member of Cornerstone Tabernacle in Poplar Bluff. ...

Billy T. Carroll, 82, of Columbia, Missouri, formerly of Piedmont, Missouri, passed away Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, at University Hospital, Columbia. Visitation is at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral service is at 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 16, also in the Piedmont Chapel. Burial following in Flatwoods Cemetery, Piedmont, with full military honors...

The Twin Rivers R-X school district hosted a Veterans Day ceremony Friday morning at Qulin Middle School. Students escorted veterans to special seats followed by soloist renditions of “God Bless America” by Jenna Caldwell and Ella Geisinger. While middle school students dominated the program, the pre-kindergarten through second-grade classes displayed a video presentation thanking veterans for their service...

Two people were seriously injured in a pair of weekend accidents in the area, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports. The first accident occurred at 11:38 a.m. Friday on Highway 49, three miles east of Williamsville. According to the MSHP, Howard E. Reed, 72, of Ellington was operating a 2006 Ford pickup eastbound when it ran off the left side of the road and struck a tree...

Poplar Bluff has been announced as the newest stop for the Rock the Country music festival. The two-day country music event will be held June 28-29, at Brick’s Offroad Parks. Headlining the event will be Kid Rock, Jason Aldean and Hank Williams Jr. Others performing will include Koe Wetzel, Travis Tritt, Uncle Kracker, Colt Ford...