Stories from Thursday, February 18, 2021

Aaron Bush II, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Feb. 9, 2021 at his home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Aaron was born on June 17, 1948 to Aaron and Eula Mae ( Langford) Bush in St. Louis, Missouri. He married Angela (McKeller) on Dec. 29, 1995, in Parma, Missouri...

PIEDMONT, Mo. - Eugene O. Biesemeyer, 58, of Piedmont, Missouri, passed away, Sunday, Feb. 14, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation is at 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 19, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral service is at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, also in the Piedmont Chapel. Burial will follow, at a later date, in Masonic Cemetery, Piedmont...

Butler County’s highway department has focused on a single task over the last several days, and it’s one it rarely has to deal with. “We’ve been going since Monday morning removing snow and dealing with all the issues we’ve had out here,” said highway department Superintendent Robbie Moore on Thursday...

Getting your day in court has been complicated since COVID-19 shuttered courtrooms and halted jury trials in the spring of 2020 in an effort to ‘slow the spread.’ But with the number of COVID cases down and vaccinations on the upswing, Judge Michael Pritchett has approved 36th Judicial Circuit courtrooms advancing to phase 3 openings beginning Monday, allowing jury trials to soon resume regularly...

Businessman Mike McKuin of Fisk and Bishop Ron Webb of Mt. Calvary Powerhouse Church share a common goal. They want friends and neighbors to have shelter and food during the cold, snowy weather. Webb was asked to partner with Family Counseling Center to find ways to keep people warm and fed...