Stories from Monday, August 12, 2019

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. — As rain clouds and thunder rolled nearby, Doniphan/Eleven Point District Ranger Matt Dillon from the Mark Twain National Forest collected scraps of paper and small strips of wood into a pile, teaching a half dozen young students gathered with him the basics of starting a campfire...

FISK, Mo. – Randy Steven Payne, 65, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Aug. 9, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. The funeral will follow at noon in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Scott Wilkerson officiating. Burial will be in the Rombauer Cemetery...

The regular meeting of the city of Poplar Bluff Board of Adjustments has been cancelled for Thursday. The next meeting will be 7 p.m. Sept. 19.

DONIPHAN, Mo. — Norma Jean Yates, 88, of Doniphan, died Friday, Aug. 9, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation for Mrs. Yates was Sunday, Aug. 11 in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Doniphan with the funeral service following. Graveside services were Monday, Aug. 12 in the Amity Cemetery.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Douglas Arnold Gilmore, 69, of Poplar Bluff, died Aug. 11, 2019 at his residence. No services have been planned at this time. All arrangements are pending with Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home. Online condolences: www.fitchhillisfh.com

Police are searching for a man they say was brazen enough to shoplift from a local retailer not once, but two days in a row. Employees of 10Box Cost Plus reported that around 9 p.m. Aug. 10, an African American male and an African American female stole bottles of alcohol from the store...

Kenny and Barb Mills, of Neelyville, will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary on August 18. The couple was married on Aug. 18, 1989 in Poplar Bluff. The Mills have three children, Gina Ruse, Michael and Randy Cates and several grandchildren, all of Poplar Bluff...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. – Harvey Wayne Green, 72, of Poplar Bluff, died Aug. 11, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 at Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. No funeral services are planned.

PIEDMONT, Mo. — Verlie Nadine Holden, 90, of Eureka, Mo., formerly of Wayne County, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019 at Marymount Manor, Eureka. Visitation will be noon until 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m., in the Piedmont chapel. Burial will be in Duncan Cemetery, Piedmont...

A man who allegedly ran from police Saturday is reported to have warned officers after he was caught, it will happen again. Police say Craig Allen Randolph, 27, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 5:34 p.m. Aug. 10 in the 100 block of South Riverview on suspicion of possession of burglary tools and resisting arrest. He was booked at Butler County jail...

Claudia Anita Blackman, 56, of the 2000 block of Tennessee was arrested 12:11 a.m. Aug. 10 on two warrants for failure to appear. She was booked at Butler County jail. _ Jeremy Lee Sansoucie, 31, of the 600 section of County Road 466 was arrested at 3:32 p.m. Aug. 10 at Walmart Supercenter on suspicion of shoplifting and a Poplar Bluff warrant for failure to appear on the original charge of possession of marijuana. He was booked at Butler County jail...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF David Issac Baca, 25, of Doniphan was booked Aug. 10 at Butler County jail for failure to appear on the original charges of disturbing the peace and non support. _ Blake William Cade, 32, of Wappapello was booked Aug. 11 at Butler County jail for failure to appear on the original charge of non support...