Stories from Friday, June 28, 2024

Do you like bank heists? Dramatic stick-ups? Grisly campsite murders? This one’s for you.

In 2018, then Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley took action and applied for grant funding to address the statewide backlog of untested sexual assault kits. Since that time, a substantial portion of backlogged rape kits have been tested and some results have followed.

The 36th Judicial Circuit Juvenile Office in Poplar Bluff has a novel way to teach responsibility and new skills with its Youth Garden Program. The project is funded by the Division of Youth Services Grant and includes several raised beds, a greenhouse, and the educational benefit of learning the gardening process...

The Neelyville School Board is grappling with the minimum salary raise for teachers due law changes. Superintendent Heather Black presented three possible budgets to the board at Tuesday’s monthly meeting. The first option would raise salaries by 4% and allow enough funds left over for a school resource officer and phone storage for the high school...

DONIPHAN — After being safely brought to law enforcement, the search is over for a missing sister and brother reported missing in Ripely County, Missouri early Friday morning, June 28.

Eleanor Sue (Allen) Ray was called back to God peacefully and after enjoying an ice cream and strawberries with her family June 25, 2024 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was born Oct. 29, 1930 in Hamilton County, Illinois to Marshall Elbert Allen and Violet Jewell (Hale) Allen. She was fiercely committed to the well-being of her family and adored by them; especially her sisters and lifelong friends Joann Satterfield and Donna Schuster, and her brother Bob Allen...

Patrick Edward Kinsey, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2024 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Patrick was born March 11, 1952, in Denver, Colorado, to Wilson Kinsey and Betty (Merrick) Kinsey. He was a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff. ...

A memorial service for Sherry Ann Brown, 78, will be held from 8 -10 a.m. July 5 at Ashhill General Baptist Church. Refreshments will follow at the Hampton Inn in Poplar Bluff Mrs. Brown of Florence, Alabama, was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother,. She passed away at her residence April 9, 2024. She was surrounded by her immediate family in her final hours...

Two people were injured, one seriously and one reportedly with minor injuries, in a three-vehicle accident at 5:54 p.m. Thursday on U.S. Highway 67, three miles north of Neelyville, according to Missouri Highway Patrol reports. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred as a northbound 2014 Chevrolet Sonic crossed the centerline and struck the towed unit of a southbound vehicle...

I am proud to have been appointed by House Speaker Dean Plocher as a member of the Special Interim Committee on Illegal Immigrant Crimes. This role underscores my commitment to addressing key issues affecting our community’s economic well-being: the rising cost of living, illegal immigration, reckless government spending, and the burden on our criminal justice system and public safety...

To the Editor, So, those at the head of the class need $68 million for the next school year’s budget. Really! What fraud, waste and abuse might be enclosed in that need? Let’s look at just one case. Too easy to spot such a bold in your face unneeded waste: cellphone bags. ...

Doris Griffin, 93, passed away Friday, June 28, 2024. She was born Jan. 15, 1931 in Bardley, Missouri to Ertie and Thelma Allen. Doris was a lifelong member of Buncombe Pentecostal Church in Naylor, Missouri. She was very active in the church and loved The Lord...

Thomas Everett Huggins, 82, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away June 27, 2024, at his home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Everett was born April 5, 1942, to Thomas and Mary (Stroud) Huggins in Rombauer, Missouri. He married Violet (Mohr) March 25,1961. She survives...

Officers responded at 1:38 a.m. Friday, June 28, to a domestic assault that occurred on Cynthia Street. _ Officers responded at 12:10 p.m. Friday, June 28, to an assault on Pershing Street near Bacon Park. The case was referred to the Butler County prosecutor’s office...