Stories from Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Gov. Mike Parson recently announced appointments to various boards and commissions. David Christopher Martin of Bernie was appointed to the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Governors. Martin currently serves as managing owner and operator of Martin Landgrading, Martin Rice Company, and Martin Grain Company. Additionally, Martin serves on the Missouri Rice Advisory Board, the Rice Foundation Board and the USA Rice Farm Policy Task Force...

A pair of longtime Poplar Bluff firefighters were recognized recently for their commitments to public service and work. Fire Chief Mike Moffitt announced Battalion Chief Roy Lane as the 2021 Fire Officer of the Year, while Jon Miller was named 2021 Firefighter of the Year...

BLOOMFIELD — A Benton teenager pleaded guilty Monday to his role in the April 2020 death of an Advance man. Evan Dean Schrader pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and first-degree robbery before Cape Girardeau County Judge Scott Lipke. Schrader was 15 at the time of the crimes...

Missouri’s alternative methods deer season, the final firearms season of the fall/winter of 2021-22, wrapped up Tuesday. Statewide, hunters managed to bring home 9,965 deer, which is roughly a third less than the 14,623 (adjusted total in the off-season) they took during the same season a year ago...

The University of Missouri Extension Council of Butler County will elect five people for a two-year term, according to Interim County Engagement Specialist John Fuller. Ten candidates have filed for the two-year terms. Voting will begin Jan. 10 at the University of Missouri Extension Center and online at http://extension.missouri.edu/butler...

Scout BSA Troops in Poplar Bluff are celebrating the achievements of the five newest Eagle Scouts. “The Eagle Scout rank is a prestigious and noteworthy accomplishment that has held a special significance since the first Boy Scouts earned their Eagle Scout Rank in 1912,” said Maddie Lasewicz, Ozark Trails and Sioux Districts executive...

Filing for local elections has ended. The Three Rivers College board of trustees saw two members’ seats expire, both filed for reelection and one is facing opposition. Board president Wesley Payne announced that within sub-district 4, incumbent treasurer Darren Garrison’s term ended and he filed for reelection. Joyce Rehkop also filed for his seat...

POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT Firefighters responded at 7:14 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, to a reported unauthorized burn at the corner of Fair and Henry streets. Upon arrival, they found a small fire in the ditch. They advised the occupant of 1001 Henry, Onas Young, of the city’s burn ordinance and used 25 gallons of water to put the fire out...