Stories from Monday, November 15, 2021

The Poplar Bluff Regional Giving Circle awarded $9,750 in grants to eight different area charitable organizations Saturday at Fellowship Church in Poplar Bluff. 2021 was the 10th year for the Giving Circle to award grants, and three out of this year’s eight organizations received GC money for the first time...

Wanda Joyce Brown, 82, of Campbell died Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.

QULIN, Mo. — Sherry Flowers, 64, of Bear, Delaware, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 at Christiana Hospital, in Newark, Delaware. Mrs. Flowers was born April 13, 1957 in Hayti, Missouri, daughter of the late Alvin and Dorothy Donahoo. She was retired from Farmers Insurance. She attended Love Of Christ Church in Bear, Delaware...

Two men were killed and seven more injured in a trio of accidents Friday and Saturday in Southeast Missouri, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.  The first accident occurred at 4:45 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Highway 25 and Griffin Road in Bloomfield. Alice F. Wimberly, 61, of Bloomfield was operating a 2012 Ford Focus northbound when it struck an eastbound 2019 Ford F750 crossing the road. The F750 was operated by Christopher Tormino, 35, of Campbell. ...

A Dexter man was ordered Friday to stand trial in the Nov. 5 death of another man near Dexter. Stoddard County Prosecutor Russ Oliver originally charged Boyd Lippoldt with the Class A felony of first-degree murder, the unclassified felony of armed criminal action, the Class B felony of driving while intoxicated resulting in the death of another, the Class D felony of possession of a controlled substance and the Class E felony of tampering with physical evidence...

A young business leader’s class for ages 10-15 years old will begin Wednesday at the University of Missouri Extension Office. The program is designed to help youth develop real life job skills, said Kim Allison, 4-H Youth Program associate in Butler County...

A $1 million stormwater retention project could help alleviate erosion issues caused by flooding in areas along Three Rivers Boulevard. Officials from the city of Poplar Bluff and Three Rivers College are seeking a grant to fund half the cost of the project, which would take place along Pike Creek, near the Libla Family Sports Complex...