Stories from Thursday, March 11, 2021

Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center announced Thursday that hospital CEO Bryan S. Bateman has resigned from his position to pursue other opportunities. “We would like to thank Bryan for his commitment to our goal of providing the best patient care possible,” a prepared statement from the hospital said. “A search to identify a new CEO will begin immediately. Members of the board, medical staff and administration will participate in the search to select the right candidate to lead the hospital.”...

Sarabeth Waller’s dreams of being a journalist sharing the news, good and bad, have expanded into proclaiming the Lord’s love with the world. Waller, whose family lives in Ellsinore, was dedicated to her career as a reporter when she felt called to missions. She wasn’t aware the Lord’s plans were for her to serve in a country one-third the size of Missouri, with 1.3 million people in the whole country and 400,000 of them living in Tallinn, where she lives...

Randy Tipton Sr. 56, of Greenville, died Sunday, March 7, at Parkland Health Center, Farmington. Visitation is at 1 p.m. Friday, March 12, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville Chapel. Funeral service is at 2 p.m. in the Greenville Chapel. Burial will be in New Prospect Cemetery, Silva...

Santa Claus may have his elves to help him at the North Pole, but in Poplar Bluff, the Easter Bunny is getting a helping hand from a local church youth group. The Ignite Student Ministries group at Grace Christian Fellowship Church is once again offering their “Egg My Yard” fundraiser, in which the youth hide candy-filled plastic eggs around the yards of participating families...

Mollie (McCann) Hudson and Jessica (Hogg) Ellington have been friends since they were in honor choir together in elementary school 25 years ago. So when tragedy struck Ellington and her family last week, it is little surprise that Hudson stepped up to help her longtime friend...

God made man in his image. When God finished his creation he saw that “it was good” (Genesis 1:31). Eve and Adam decided to sin by eating the fruit which God had forbidden them to eat! At that time, not all was good. In fact, when they heard God in the garden in the cool of the day, they hid!...

Later this year I will celebrate 40 years as a pastor. Most of what I have observed during my years of ministry cannot be characterized as miraculous. I have witnessed people who find great hope in their faith even though they have not arrived at full spiritual maturity. I am eager to share that my faith has enriched by life, but must also admit it has not made me perfect...

One man is dead following an incident Thursday afternoon at the Wappapello Lake spillway. According to Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch, Lucas Aaron Cope, 29, of Poplar Bluff was at the lake when he had a medical issue, resulting in him falling in the water...

POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT City firefighters responded at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 10, to a report of a commercial fire alarm at the Black River Coliseum. According to the report, no fire was found and firefighters cleared the scene. _ City firefighters responded at 5:59 p.m. ...