Stories from Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Poplar Bluff Police are looking for a suspect involved in a pursuit over the weekend. Ltn. Josh Stewart said the suspect is Johnnie Braden. He said an officer tried to conduct a traffic stop but Braden fled. The pursuit went through town and into Dunklin county, Stewart said...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Rickey Ervin Dobbs, 62, of Wappapello, Mo., died July 20, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 25 at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 26 in the chapel with Arvin Haynes officiating.

City firefighters responded to a structure fire at 4:41 a.m. Monday, July 22, at 1308 Gardner Street. The structure fire was fully engulfed when they arrived. The state fire marshal has been contacted to investigate. ———— City firefighters responded to 1713 Wallace Street on Sunday, July 21, but no incident was found...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Lee Andrew Jones, 83, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at his home. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 25 at the True Believers MB Church, 510 N C St., Poplar Bluff. The funeral will follow at 11 a.m. The repass will be at the church after the service...

The suspect in two separate police pursuits may not have had active warrants when the incidents began, but Poplar Bluff police say they are now seeking charges. Johnnie Ray Braden, 25, is currently wanted by police for fleeing from two attempted traffic stops, first on July 15 and again on July 21. Braden is not believed at this time to be dangerous or armed...

A Poplar Bluff man wanted on suspicion of shooting a women Friday on Grand Avenue is behind bars and facing a variety of charges. George Robert Strahan of the 1000 block of Apple Street turned himself into the police shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, Police Chief Danny Whiteley said...

For families struggling financially to provide school supplies for their students, the South Central Missouri Community Action Agency will be hosting its annual School Readiness Event on August 8. The event is designed to help provide school supplies and health screenings for families who have a hard time paying for such back-to-school necessities. The event will be held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Black River Coliseum...

The Masonic Children’s Foundation is planning two events in Poplar Bluff to get children registered for a MoCHIP ID. The Missouri Child Identification & Protection Program (MoCHIP) is designed to make it easier for parents and law enforcement in the case of a missing child...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Minnie Lou Dushuanack, 68, of Doniphan, Mo. died July 22, 2019 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. No services are planned at this time. Fowler & Sons Funeral Home of Neelyville is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: fowlerandsonsfuneralhome.com...

MALDEN, Mo. — Phillip E. Hankins, 73, of Gideon, Mo., died Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Thursday, July 25 at Bradshaw Funeral Homes in Malden. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 25 at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo. with Rev. Earnest Puckett officiating. Burial with military rites will be in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery...

WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. — Paul F. Hillis, 92, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Williamsville, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 25 at the Assembly of God Church in Williamsville. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday, July 26 at the Assembly of God Church. Burial with full military honors will follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery near Williamsville...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Lester Silas Storey Jr., 50, of Williamsville, Mo., died Monday, July 22, 2019 at his residence. The visitation will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 25 at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. The funeral will follow at noon in the chapel with Bishop Ron Webb officiating. Burial will follow at Hamtown Cemetery in Butler County.