Stories from Thursday, July 18, 2019

Cecil and Margaret Gunter, of Lake Wappapello area, will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary Tuesday. The couple were married on July 23, 1949 in Pocahontas, Arkansas. The Gunters spent a few years in St. Louis, later moving to their farm in the Beaver Dam area near Grandin, Mo. After retirement, the couple settled in the Lake Wappapello area where they now reside...

After two years of vigorous fundraising, including hosting dozens of concerts and special events, Rodgers Theatre, Inc. Board of Directors President Wally Duncan says the organization now has full funding to begin replacing the three sections of roofing on the 70-year-old building...

A burglary charge recently was filed against a Poplar Bluff man who allegedly fled from a Highway 60 West home and led to a father and his daughter crashing their vehicles while in pursuit of him. Payten James O’Neil Ice, 19, recently was charged with the Class D felony of second-degree burglary by Butler County Prosecuting Attorney Kacey Proctor...

City firefighters responded at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, to an alarm at 639 S. Westwood Blvd. It was investigation only. ———— City firefighters responded at 3:47 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, to a report of a fire with smoke and flames showing at 3051 N. Westwood Blvd...

This summer, the Veteran Affairs Medical Center’s summer youth volunteer program has expanded with goals to expand further. J. Dale Garrett, volunteer service chief, said there’s about 10 youth volunteers at the VA over the summer who are helping to escort patients, assisting in different departments and delivering supplies where they’re needed...

DEXTER — Progressive Industries will vacate its building in October, shutting down operations that provide jobs to a limited number of developmentally disabled residents in Stoddard County. The announcement came at a meeting Thursday by members of the Senate Bill 40 board...