Stories from Tuesday, October 27, 2020

To the Editor: Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL), a bipartisan organization with chapters all around the country, is organizing a Call Congress Day on Wednesday, Nov. 6. You are encouraged to participate. Calls are preparatory to a CCL visit to Congress on Nov. 12 to promote the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, H.R. 763, which would reduce CO2 emissions by 90% by mid-century. Visit energyinnovationact.org for details...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Darryl James Williams, 33, of the 600 block of Lexington Avenue was booked at the Butler County jail Monday, Oct. 26, on a capias warrant for probation violation, a failure to appear warrant for resisting arrest and a warrant for delivery of a controlled substance...

DEXTER — As his tenure with the Stoddard County Ambulance District comes to a close, retiring manager David Cooper offers some heartfelt advice to the residents of Stoddard County concerning the rising COVID-19 numbers. “It’s time for Stoddard Countians to step up and take responsibility for their health and safety,” Cooper states passionately. ...

Tina Hypes of Des Arc, Missouri passed away Oct. 23, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 19, 1966 in Fredericktown, Missouri, daughter of Robert “Red” Henson and Linda Barrett. Tina worked as a CNA at Woodland Hills in Marble Hill until she retired...

FISK, Mo. — William “Bill” A. Cole, 72, of Silva, Missouri, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Cole was born Sept. 18, 1948 in St. Louis to the late James and Dorothy Sanders. On Saturday, July 3, 1993, he married Kay Tyner; she survives...

Local authorities received information this week that a Poplar Bluff man who had been reported as an endangered adult has been found safe in Mississippi. The Poplar Bluff Police Department issued an Endangered SILVER Advisory on Oct. 21 for Robert Lee Coats. The 83-year-old had been last seen at 9:45 a.m. Oct. 20 at First Midwest Bank, where he had withdrawn a large sum of money...

WAPPAPELLO — Several popular trails traverse the landscape at Wappapello Lake, giving visitors multiple opportunities to enjoy the area. “The diversity of trails here fits anybody’s needs. From horseback riding to the Ozark Trail, to Memory Lane at Greenville to the nature trails, it’s like a smorgasbord of trails for the public. The best thing about it is they are free,” said Park Ranger Andrew Jefferson...

By BARBARA ANN HORTON Staff Writer America’s agriculture communities are resilient, but still face many challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County Farm Service Agency county executive director. The United States Department of Agriculture is committed to ensuring farmers and ranchers remain in business to produce the food, fuel and fiber America needs to thrive, Sandlin said...

Jordan Ray Levi Smith, 19, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Oct. 26, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Jordan was born Oct. 29, 2000 to Monica Smith in Poplar Bluff. Jordan worked at Applebee’s, was an avid gamer, loved spending time with all his family and friends and loved music...

The Poplar Bluff R-I district received a clean audit report this month, with most major differences attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.