Stories from Wednesday, August 14, 2019

City firefighters responded at 5:56 p.m. Tuesday to a report of an unauthorized burn at 1001 W. Harper St. According to the report, firefighters found two people were cleaning up the house and yard and were burning trash in the back yard. Firefighters told the people about the city’s burn ordinance and used 50 gallons of water to put out the fire...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Joshua E. Mosley, 34, of Chaffee was arrested at 10:36 a.m. Tuesday in Stoddard County on suspicion of driving while intoxicated (drugs). He was released to medical personnel. POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Jordan Jerome King, 24, of the 2500 block of High Street was arrested at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday on Baugh Lane on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest. He was booked at the Butler County jail...

Spanish club, Drama club, speech, science and math clubs ... they’re all popular with local students. Jim Akers, owner of Twisted Arrow in Poplar Bluff, is hoping the region’s strong outdoors heritage will spark an interest in junior and senior high students for new archery clubs in several schools...

Thirty-two teams fished Sunday’s Angler’s Choice tournament on Wappapello Lake, with James Goodpasture and Scott Fischer taking the win. The pair had a winning weight of 18.14 pounds and they earned a cool $1,640 for their efforts. Taking second place was Jamie Thurston and Colton Thurston with 16.82 pounds, good for $1,060 in cash...

Students flocked to the Neelyville R-IV school district campuses Wednesday morning as the first bell rang to start off the new school year. Emily Dollins, a senior at Neelyville High School, said she’s nervous to get started but excited to get it “over with.” Thinking back to three years ago, she said she felt like she had a lot of school left, but now that she’s facing the end of high school it’s felt like no time at all...

The Poplar Bluff Police Department received a call of a shot fired in the 1300 block of Benton Street on Wednesday morning. When officers responded, they contacted a woman, who denied hearing and/or being involved with a shooting, said police Lt. Josh Stewart...

Even with a smaller number of sponsors this year, organizers of the the 9th annual St. Jude Archery Shoot were able to exceed their fundraising goal. “I’m blown away, honestly,” said Poplar Bluff St. Jude Heroes Team Captain Miranda Fickert. The two-day event, with a Friday night banquet and Saturday archery shoot, grossed right at $140,000, topping the organizers’ goal of $135,000 and easily surpassing last year’s $125,000...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Dollie Jean Faughn, 56, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019 at her residence. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. - noon Saturday, Aug.17 at the Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. The funeral will follow at noon in the chapel with Rowdy Boyer officiating...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Jamie Douglas Pentecost, 22, of Rockford, Ill., died Aug. 6, 2019. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 at the Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. A graveside service will immediately follow at the Neelyville Cemetery...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Gary Ray Gambill, 71, of Lowell Ark., died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 at the Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. A graveside service will follow at 1:30 p.m. at the New Hope Cemetery in Doniphan...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Alberta Winters, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died July 23, 2019 in Poplar Bluff. A memorial graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 at Naylor Memorial Cemetery in Naylor. Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville is in charge of arrangements...

Three Rivers College-Sikeston started a partnership with local farmers after the recent increasing interest in CBD products and other material that can be produced from hemp, such as rope. The partnership means conducting research to look into growing methods for the plants.

A Dexter man pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to recklessly causing the death of a local teenager who was killed in a June 2018 boat collision on Black River. Accompanied by his attorney, Dan Moore, Braden Parker Bollinger appeared before Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Pritchett for a plea/trial setting in his case...