Stories from Friday, March 8, 2024

Dennis Dale Fain, 70, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away March 2, 2024, at his home in Poplar Bluff. Dennis was born July 8, 1953, to Cleatus and Mary (Parker) Fain. Dennis loved listening to music and reading. He also liked to go to the movies or out to eat. Dennis was a member of the United States Army. He retired from John J. Pershing VA Hospital, where he worked as a custodian for over 30 years. His greatest joy was relaxing with family...

While many questions remain to be answered, there are now more details concerning the events that led to the shooting death of Matthew Wilkerson on Tuesday

James Edward Williams, 68, of Missouri passed away Feb. 29, 2024, at St. Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri. Visitation will be held from noon -1 p.m. Saturday March 16, 2024, at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Alfonso Webb Jr. officiating. Burial will take place at the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery...

Matthew Allen Wilkerson, 45, of Dudley, Missouri, died Tuesday, March 5, 2024. He was born Dec. 23, 1978, in Dexter, Missouri, to Rickey Wilkerson and June Thomason. Matt was a hard-working single father who raised his three children on his own. He loved working on things and could fix anything. He was always helping his brothers build things. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and working on ATVs and vehicles. He will be forever missed by his family, many friends, and co-workers...

The Top 30 seniors at Poplar Bluff High School were recognized at the 42nd annual Top 30 banquet Thursday night.

Students buzzed around in the cramped kitchen at the Mules Cafe on Westwood Boulevard for one last time. “Hot!” a student called out as he weaved between preparing tables with a steaming tray of hoagie rolls made from scratch. “Crossing!” another communicated as she passed behind him...

Roy Cecil McAllister, 70, of Palo, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024, at his home with family by his side. Roy was born Aug. 21, 1953, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Herschel and Marjorie (McLean) McAllister. After receiving his GED, he went on to further his education and graduated from the Institute of Electronics Technology in Paducah, Kentucky with an Associate of Applied Science degree in electronics. ...

Officers responded at 7:42 a.m. Thursday, March 7, to a complaint of trespassing at a residence in the 2000 block of Kentucky. _ An employee of the Poplar Bluff School District bus garage reported at 8 a.m. Thursday, March 7, a stop arm violation that occurred on Herschel Bess. The suspect was issued a citation...