Stories from Tuesday, November 14, 2023

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 36-year-old man sustained moderate injuries in a one-vehicle accident at 12:25 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, on Highway 67, three miles south of Poplar Bluff. According to the report, John C. Clayton, 36, of Gatewood was operating a 2015 Ford F-250 southbound when it ran off the left side of the road and struck a guardrail, then struck an embankment...

Poplar Bluff city leaders hope a new grant application will fund a park with a public fishing pond. The city is seeking approximately $346,000 from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for what is designated in city documents as Pike Creek Park...

Two teens were transported by ambulance after an accident that occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Monday on Highway 51, one mile west of Fisk. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that a 2017 Ram 1500 was southbound when the vehicle ran off the road, struck a utility pole and overturned. The drive was a 16-year-old Poplar Bluff male...

Small businesses and boutiques involved in the Poplar Bluff Christmas Open House Weekend are cheerfully singing about the kickoff to the holiday season and the support they received from local shoppers. Tad Long of Archer Gift Co., 1939 N. Westwood Blvd., is pleased with the turnout of Christmas shoppers who decided to visit his shop early this year. The three-day event was held Thursday, Friday and Saturday...

A woman who successfully wears many hats, Janet McNece attributes her skills to God, her parents, the support of her family and her staff. McNece is president of Productive Staffing LLC, the company she co-owns with her husband, William. Introducing McNece at a recent Women Aware luncheon, Davine Conover of Ozark Federal Credit Union thanked her for all she does for the community...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Tina Kreiman reported at 6:44 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13, a package was stolen from the front porch of her residence in the 1300 block of North Main. The theft was captured on an exterior doorbell camera. _ Joshua Bardell, 20, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 7:17 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in the 800 block of West Pine Street. Bardell was booked in on charges of unlawful use of a weapon and domestic assault third degree and he was lodged in the Butler County jail...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A Blytheville, Arkansas, man was killed at 4:18 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in a one-vehicle accident on Highway N, five miles west of Cotton Plant. According to the report, Dennis C. Blocker, 60, was westbound in a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the road and over-corrected, then traveled off the left side of the road. ...

Stephanie Lynn Pennington passed away Oct. 27, 2023. A memorial service will be from 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at Little Brown Baptist Church, County Road 608, Poplar Bluff. Her obituary is on Cotrell Willow Ridge Funeral & Cremation Services website www.cwrfcs.com...