Stories from Thursday, February 22, 2024

The Butler County prosecuting attorney creates a stir today by upending a $250,000 flood control project in Poplar Bluff. The reason? Poplar Bluff’s budgeting of a $7,500 payment. Feb. 22, 1924 • A judge hands down a life sentence today for the murder of a German-American farmer in Carter County. The convicted man, Nicholas Campbell, thanked Judge E.P. Dorris for sparing him the death penalty...

Wanda Ellsworth departed her loving family to be with the Lord Feb. 19, 2024 at the age of 78. Wanda was born Dec. 29, 1945 to Roy and Iva Wolverton. She was the youngest of eight children, five of which preceded her in death. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Bruce Hodge; two granddaughters, Amber O’Neal and husband, Jason, and Megan Wineman and husband, Josh; and three great-grandchildren, Addisyn, Amelia, and Liam...

Lois (Cooley) Boyet was born Oct. 24, 1948, in Broseley, Missouri. She went to be with the Lord Feb. 18, 2024, at the age of 75, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She married Richard Boyet Sept. 29, 1989. Lois was a woman of strength and determination, coupled with a heart full of boundless love and a delightful sense of humor. ...

Larry Dale Barnes Jr., 60, of Lake Wappapello, Missouri, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2024 at his residence.

Dorothy Wills, 91, of McGee, Missouri, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, at the Lutheran Home, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Visitation is at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville Chapel. Funeral following at noon, also in the Greenville Chapel. Burial is in New Hope Cemetery, McGee...

There are different ways in which some regional schools are benefiting from the placement of an on-site clinic, but providing quality health care to some who might not otherwise have access to it appears to be paying off.

The Three Rivers College board looked at campus events and finances during a quick meeting on Wednesday.

Local parents can learn valuable skills such as boosting their child’s self-esteem, effective ways to teach cooperation and discipline, and increased knowledge of psychology at the Butler County Community Resource Council’s free parenting class.

Car chases, manhunts and instructions for uniform care — law enforcement feature heavily in headlines from this date. Plans are also made for a cotton gin at Puxico and dairy farmers fight over the color of butter.

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT An associate of American Superstores at 2890 N. Westwood Blvd. reported Wednesday, Feb. 21, that a fraudulent check was used at the business. The suspect purchased items with a check that did not belong to them. Attempts have been made to contact the suspect, and the investigation is ongoing...