Stories from Wednesday, December 6, 2023

One of Poplar Bluff’s newest businesses is open in a very familiar spot in Downtown. The Yellow Rose Boutique opened Nov. 24, the day after Thanksgiving, at 211 S. Fifth St., at the northwest corner of Fifth and Cedar streets. The building previously was home to Bluff Barber Shop for more than 50 years...

Allison McClure has been named office manager of Dille Pollard Architecture, a firm founded in 2003, with offices in Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff. Among the company’s projects was the design renovation of the former headquarters of Cape Girardeau Police Department — now housing Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri at 40 S. Sprigg St...

John Leibel, community bank president of First Midwest Bank in Sikeston and a member of Sikeston City Council, has been named to Southeast Missouri Food Bank’s board of directors. The food bank, headquartered in Scott County and with a satellite warehouse in Jackson, feeds an estimated 80,000 people a month in its 16-county service area...

Dec. 6, 1923 • R.C. White, general superintendent of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, spent an hour or two today in Poplar Bluff en route back to St. Louis from the south. He was traveling in his private car and spent the time he was here in a brief inspection of property and a conference with division officials...

Rick Batton served his country in the Army during the Vietnam War. Today, the 74-year-old gives back to his fellow veterans two or three days a week, volunteering to transport them to and from medical appointments. Likewise, 72-year-old Sam Gullett, who served in the Air force in Vietnam, volunteers several days a week to transport veterans...

Janice Gale Cradduck, 69, of Campbell died Tuesday, Dec. 5, at her residence.

Steven Douglas Moffitt, 54, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Steven was born on May 21, 1969, to Marion Don and Judith (Siebert) Moffitt in Jacksonville, Arkansas. He married Paula Smith May 5, 1990, in Poplar Bluff...

Venita Monehan, 85, passed away Dec. 3, 2023, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She leaves behind family and friends grieving over their loss but rejoicing that she is now with her Heavenly Father for all eternity. Venita was born in Broseley, Missouri, May 10, 1938, to Carl and Maudie Mohr. She was one of six children and grew up and attended school in Broseley. She married the love of her life, William Leon Monehan, in Hernando, Mississippi in 1956...

John Wayne Gross, 77, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away at his residence Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Mr. Gross was born July 25, 1946 in Sedalia, Kentucky, son of the late James and Verba Gross. John served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. ...

Thomas J. Lawson, 91, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Tom was born on June 7, 1932, to Earnest and Beulah (Berry) Lawson in Coon Island, Missouri. He married Jeane Sue Pridy on Nov. 26, 1953, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri...

Community members can enjoy a Christmas meal and support a local landmark this weekend. Funds raised at the Wheatley Historical Preservation Association’s annual formal Christmas Fundraiser Dinner will maintain the school and museum. The event begins with a social hour at 5 p.m. Saturday and dinner at 5:30 p.m. followed by entertainment featuring Christmas songs. The theme is “This Christmas.”...

With Christmas less than three weeks away, a diverse assortment of holiday activities dominate this week’s MAIN EVENT. For those who enjoy running, McLane Park will be the site of the Eggnog Jog at 10 a.m. Saturday. The cost is $10 and participants can register at 9:30 a.m. Saturday...

FISK — Two people were injured, one seriously, in a one-vehicle accident at 7:43 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 60, one mile west of Fisk. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jessie W. Clayton, 29, of Gideon was operating a 2017 Ford Escape eastbound when it struck an abandoned trailer in the road, then ran off the road and into the median...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT An employee at Quality Tech Transmission at 1700 S. Broadway reported at 7:41 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, a derelict vehicle, a red 1998 Dodge Dakota, had been abandoned on the side of the road in front of the business. _ Terry Hays reported at 9:14 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, an adult acquaintance he was staying with had stolen prescription medications from him...