Stories from Friday, June 19, 2020

In his book, The Circle Maker, Mark Batterson told the story of one of America’s most influential novels. The author was born into one of our nation’s most distinguished families. Many considered her father, Lyman Beecher, to be one of the most gifted speakers of his generation and her brother, Henry was even more famous...

City council The Poplar Bluff City Council will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. Monday in the city council chambers at 301 S. Fifth St. The meeting will include a closed session to discuss personnel matters. Downtown PB A meeting of Downtown Poplar Bluff, Inc., will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the city council chambers...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Daniel Allen Brown, 30, of Fisk was booked at Butler County jail Wednesday, June 17, for failure to appear on the original charge of possession of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid. _ Ordean Tonya Evans, 58, of Qulin was booked at Butler County jail Wednesday, June 17, for failure to appear on the original charge of no registration. She was later released on bond...

Mildred Beatrice (Westerfield) Clark, 93, peacefully departed on the 14th day of June, 2020, to join her Heavenly Father and her favorite dancing partner and husband, Ole Joe Clark. She was born July 11, 1926, in Steele, Mo, to Albert and Stella Westerfield. ...

Richard “Rich” Lee Galla, 59, of Fairdealing, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Rich was born on Sept. 25, 1960, to Julius and Helen Galla of Hillsboro, Illinois. Rich was a lifelong Chicago sports fan, he enjoyed watching sporting competitions, as well as playing video games. ...

Doris Lee Sloan, 82, of Poplar Bluff, passed away at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center on Monday, June 15, 2020. He was born Aug. 17, 1937, in Doniphan, to Alvin and Zola (Robertson) Sloan. He loved his kids, grandkids and great-grandkids very much. ...

Anna Dorris was surprised by a bouquet of flowers Friday for her 90th birthday. Then she got an even bigger one. Family and friends drove past her Delano Street house as a parade of honking cars decorated with ‘happy birthday’ signs and balloons. “Very much so,” Dorris said of the surprise visit. “Even the bouquet I got from my daughter in Springfield surprised me.”...

Butler County Health Department will offer free COVID-19 testing in June and July at their office, 1619 N. Main St. There have been 10 new cases of the virus confirmed this week in the county, including four on Friday, according to health department officials. There have been 75 confirmed cases in total, with an approximately 47% increase in the last week and a half...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mikayla Smith of Puxico qualified for the Spring 2020 Dean’s List at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. _ WEST PLAINS, Mo.– Bryanna N Griffin of Poplar Bluff qualified for the Spring 2020 Chancellor’s List at Missouri State University — West Plains. Qualifying students earned a 4.0 grade point average while taking at least 12 credit hours...

POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT City firefighters were dispatched to a reported dumpster fire at 12:36 a.m. Friday, June 19, at 400 N. 6th St. Upon their arrival, firefighters found an unattended bag of trash burning in the alley and used 20 gallons of water to put out the fire...

For the Poplar Bluff valedictorian and salutatorian, having graduation is a positive after concerns they wouldn’t be able to with COVID-19.

Wednesday's Gaames CIVIC LEAGUE Las Margaritas 8, The Beards 6 Sterling Insurace 12, Shooter's Shack 1 Thursday's Gaames BABE RUTH LEAGUE Midwest Security Shockers 11, R&T Auto Sales 1 First Midwest Bank 14, Pack's Do-It Center 1...

Additionally for curriculum, the district budgeted $97,000 for math textbooks at the kindergarten through sixth grade levels.The Poplar Bluff R-I School District is looking at a “conservative” preliminary budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year with anticipated expenditures around $56.57 million.

This is the final article in a two-part series DEXTER — Ann Denson of Dexter is 101 years old, and a COVID-19 survivor. She was hospitalized for the illness, which has claimed 117,700 lives in the United States. The majority of the lives lost to the virus have been among those age 65 and older...