Stories from Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Duck hunters in Missouri and Arkansas have just a few days remaining to get afield and fill their straps as the season closes Monday. Duck numbers continue to be low across Southeast Missouri, with about 13,000 reported this week at the Ten Mile Pond Conservation Area and 5,800 at the Coon Island Conservation Area...

WAPPAPELLO — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake will host a Winter Watch event on Saturday, Feb. 5, centered around the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center and the Spillway Recreation Area. During the event, visitors will have an opportunity to watch the bald eagles which make their home at the lake...

Poplar Bluff High School’s SHO-ME Band is one step closer to marching in the 50th Anniversary Disney Parade in March. “We have 86 right now, which is typically the number we take,” said band director Stephen Winters. “We’re going to start working on the music. We’re in the home stretch.”...

Bobby Gene Palmer, 87, of Baltimore, Maryland, passed away Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. He was born Sept.7, 1934, in Butler County to the late Marion and Ruth (Younger) Palmer. Bobby was a self-employed auto mechanic. He was a man of diverse interests. In his quiet time, he enjoyed watching western movies and a good game of pool. His love of fishing and just being outside kept him active...

Bessie Mosley Clark, 95, of Dothan, Alabama, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Jan. 21, 2022. Bessie was born Jan. 5, 1927, in Poplar Bluff. On Jan. 6, 1943, she married Bill Clark who preceded her in death Nov. 5, 1987. Surviving are one daughter, Mary Tipsword of Dothan, Alabama; one grandson, Kenny and Eve Richmann; numerous grandchildren nieces and nephews...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Doris Inez Blagg of Corning, Arkansas died Jan. 24, 2022 at her home. She was 105 years. She was born at home near Fairdealing, Missouri, May 6, 1916. Her father was Grover Nicholas Notter. Her mother was Eva Laura (Ormsby) Notter. As her mother was a school teacher, Doris attended several schools in Missouri: Ormsby (Backwoods), Rock Hill, Green and Naylor. She also attended school in Decatur, Illinois...

The Margaret Harwell Art Museum is in the final stages of assembling its Black History Month exhibit, “The Black History of Southeast Missouri Through Art.” Organizers are calling on the community for art and historic photographs by and about the Black community in Poplar Bluff...

Jimmy Leek, 58, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri died Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff.

Several Carter County individuals were taken into custody Wednesday by officers with the South Central Drug Task Force. The task force coordinated with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Carter County Sheriff’s Department after a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking...

MADISON COUNTY — A Marble Hill man is dead after he allegedly was shot by a Missouri State Highway Patrolman Tuesday evening in relation to an incident at Amidon Conservation area. According to the MSHP, a trooper responded to a report of an alleged sexual assault in progress at Amidon Conservation Area at approximately 5:11 p.m. Tuesday. The caller reported the suspect was armed with a knife...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Paula R. Jankowski, 42, of Springfield, Missouri, was booked Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the Butler County jail on a capias warrant for unlawful possession of a firearm. _ Jason D. Lee, 46, of Poplar Bluff was booked Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the Butler County jail on suspicion of trafficking drugs...