Stories from Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Ricky Cote, 54, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Oct. 5, 2021, at Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts. He was born Jan. 31, 1967, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was the son of the late Richard and Patricia (Mann) Cote. Rick was united in marriage to Peggy Sue Baber April 22, 2014. Rick and Peggy were high school sweethearts and they reconnected later in life and had seven wonderful years of marriage through trials and tribulations...

Mairead Ryan-Anderson started knitting at age four, at a time when knitting was part of the school curriculum in her homeland of Ireland. A lifetime of knitting later, she connected with other craftspeople who share her dedication and founded the Yarnaholics...

Poplar Bluff High School senior Austin Stoner has been on a roll lately, earning some prestigious honors and wins in trapshooting. For the second consecutive year, Stoner has been named an Amateur Trapshooting Association All-American. Stoner, who shoots for the high school team, is the first ever student from the school to receive All-American honors twice...

Robert Eugene Anthony, 50, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away early Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. Robert was born on Sept. 2, 1971. He at age 26 adopted a child (Brannon Anthony) with his first wife LaVonda “Lynn” Case; he then married the love of his life, Rena Anthony and after her passing, married Missy (Dougherty) Anthony...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — A Dexter woman will serve six years in prison after being sentenced Tuesday in federal court. Tori R. Carlisle, 43, was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr. following her guilty plea on charges of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri...

Getting a library card was once a rite of passage. In some circles, it still is. The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library is much more than just a place to check out a good book. “We try to couple our events at the library with the interests that we see as we scan the community,” said Shannon Midyett, assistant director of the library...

Rev. Nina Marie Sue Markham-Digges- Hampton, 80, of Poplar Bluff, MO passed away on Oct. 11, 2021 at Westwood Hills Healthcare in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Sue was born on July 6, 1941 in Poplar Bluff to the late George Robert Markham and Tommie (Stafford) Markham. She married the late Melvin Digges. Later she married the late Don Hampton...

•• BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF John Andrew Bates, 48, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, on a failure to appear warrant for violation of an order of protection. He was booked into the Butler County jail. _ William Kyle Cornman, 30, of Malden was arrested at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, on a capias probation violation for second-degree burglary. He was booked into the Butler County jail...