Stories from Monday, August 12, 2024

Renowned local attorney Daniel T. Moore passed away Sunday morning, leaving a great loss to the legal community according to friends and former opponents alike. “When he passed away, he still had a love of the law,” Attorney Stephen Walsh stated. Walsh and Moore met in 1972 and attended law school together. They stayed close for 52 years and were partners for 15...

Winners of the four seats on the Ozark Border Electric Cooperative board of directors are Dewayne Ligons, Dennis “Boots” LeGrand, Lee Wright and Chad Parker. Voting ended Friday. Ligons of Ellsinore will represent District One and received 2,117 votes...

An additional shift of firefighters was called in to extinguish a three-alarm structure fire Saturday. The Missouri State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating the blaze, which severely damaged the home of a late policeman and civic leader. Firefighters responded at noon to 1508 Vine St. ...

David Crites, 75, of Greenville, Missouri, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in St. Louis. Visitation is at 5 p.m., Friday, Aug 16, at the Greenville High School. Funeral is at 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 17, also at the Greenville High School.

Harrel Marlin Rice, 86, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Friday, Aug. 9, 2024 at his residence, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Rice was born Friday, Aug. 5, 1938 in Portageville, Missouri. He was a farmer, carpenter and pastor. He pastored Lone Oak General Baptist Church at Broseley for 35 years...

With 1,100 attendees, 100,000 sponsors and $328,000 grossed, Poplar Bluff Heroes officially pulled off its biggest VIP St. Jude Banquet ever on Friday. Committee Chairman Miranda Fickert said this year’s annual fundraiser — Poplar Bluff Heroes’ ninth — beat last year’s contribution by $8,000. Not only that, Fickert explained the group has beat other fundraising teams from major cities in recent years...

David Leroy Duffie, son of the late Loyal Duffie and Marjorie Darter Duffie, was born Nov.15, 1949 in Dexter, Missouri and departed this life Aug. 9, 2024 at his residence in Lowndes, Missouri at the age of 74. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. ...

Contact was made Monday, Aug. 12, with a victim at The Manor in reference to a leaving the scene accident. According to the report, an unknown vehicle struck the victim’s car and left the scene without contacting anyone. At this time, no suspects have been identified...