Stories from Friday, September 3, 2021

One person is dead after an apparent homicide on Poplar Bluff’s east side early Friday. “The call came in at 7:32 this morning via 911,” Deputy Police Chief Mike McClain said Friday afternoon. That call, he said, reported gun shots in the 200 block of South E Street...

The family of Howard Francis, long term resident of Poplar Bluff, would like to remind those who knew him that his memorial service will be held Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church here in Poplar Bluff. It is located at 500 N Main S...

Sandra Hyacinth Tubb passed away Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, at Cedargate Healthcare in Poplar Bluff at the age of 86. She had suffered a stroke in October of 2019. She was the first child of seven to Russell and Violet Cochran of Poplar Bluff on July 2, 1935...

Linda Joann Hewlett, 58, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, at St. Francis Medical Center. Linda was born Oct. 22, 1962, to Melvin and Illa Hewlett. Linda is survived by her parents, Melvin and Illa Hewlett; daughter, Heather Hoss; sisters, Edith (Mike) Bowden of Ulyssess, Kansas, Janet (Dewayne) McKnight of Hazel, Kentucky, Cindy (Ricky) Cochran of Poplar Bluff; brothers, Steven (Linda) Hewlett of Poplar Bluff and Keith (Melissa) Hewlett of Clever, Missouri; grandsons, Kasen Hoss, LaZane and LaBrone Thomas and Xavier Jones, all of Poplar Bluff.. ...

Teresa Earlene Kellems, 59, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Sept. 1, 2021 at her home in Poplar Bluff. Teresa was born Aug. 15, 1962 to David and Gracie (Kester) Sadler in Poplar Bluff. Teresa was an avid yard sale and flea market goer, reader and an all-around joker...

BREAKING: The Poplar Bluff/Butler County Major Case Squad has been activated to investigate a homicide on Poplar Bluff’s east side. Officials have not yet released any details of the incident. More information will follow when it becomes available.

An additional 250 U.S. flags will fly Labor Day along Poplar Bluff streets and highways thanks to an Eagle Scout, his troop and the VFW. Law Summers is carrying on a family tradition started when his dad, Bob Summers, became an Eagle Scout. Law and Bob are involved with Boy Scout Troop 4166, which was founded by Mark Richardson in 1988 with the First Christian Church as the sponsoring organization, Bob said...

Scott Willis reported at 9:48 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, that his trailer had been spray painted on one side while it was parked at Heartland Express the previous weekend. A total of eight panels on the trailer sustained damage estimated at $4,800. _ Douglas Morse reported at 9:39 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, that his 2012 John Deere 8335-R tractor had been vandalized while it was parked in the corner of a field off County Road 615, sustaining an estimated $16,600 in damages...