Stories from Wednesday, March 9, 2022

A local coffee shop is growing beyond its Butler County roots. Foxtrot Coffee recently celebrated the opening of a second location in Dexter, after finding success in the historic heart of Poplar Bluff. “I have always loved coffee, I’m from the Poplar Bluff area,” said owner Ken Hill, adding Poplar Bluff didn’t have anything at the time like what he felt Foxtrot could offer...

Robert ‘Bob” Sanner, 87, of Vilonia, Arkansas, formerly of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Arkansas.

CARTER COUNTY — A 36-year-old woman sustained serious injuries in a one vehicle accident Wednesday morning on Highway 21, nine miles northeast of Van Buren. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Brandy N. Foley, 36, of Ellsinore was operating a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu northbound at 6:40 a.m. Wednesday when it ran off the right side of the road, struck a ditch, an embankment and a tree...

A spring hunter education skills class needed to be certified before purchasing hunting permits will be held in Poplar Bluff. The class is for free for anyone age 11 and older and will be held from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Monday, April 4, at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center...

A potential gas odor was detected in Poplar Bluff Junior High, leading to an evacuation of all students and staff to the football field. “It was in a very isolated area is what I’ve been told, it wasn’t pervasive. It wasn’t schoolwide, anything of that nature,” said Poplar Bluff R-I’s superintendent, Dr. Scott Dill. “But out of an abundance of caution we respond the same way and so our people did what they do. They evacuated the kids and we got in the experts to help us try and track it down.”...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Edna Jo Richards, 91, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022, at her home. Mrs. Richards was born Dec. 5, 1930, in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of the Lone Hill Missionary Baptist Church where she had served as secretary and kept attendance records. Edna enjoyed cooking, her church and reading her Bible...

The city of Van Buren has been named a recipient to receive a portion of the Delta Regional Authority’s $2.3 million investments program designed to spur economic growth and improve infrastructure in the state. Missouri Senator Roy Blunt backed the program, which he said will “make a significant, positive impact in communities across Missouri” by upgrading infrastructure, job training, economic development initiatives and other projects designed to “improve the quality of life for local families.”. ...

A Poplar Bluff man will spend the next 19 years in federal prison on multiple convictions stemming from a carjacking incident in December 2019. United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. sentenced Carlos Wallace, 33, on Wednesday to serve 228 months on the offenses of carjacking, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Franklin Lee Burkhart, 29, of Poplar Bluff, was booked Monday, March 7, at the Butler County jail on suspicion of an ex parte violation. _ David Wayne Emery, 52, of Ellsinore, was booked Monday, March 7, at the Butler County jail on a warrant for distribution of methamphetamine. He was later released...

Urologic surgeon, Serge Marinkovic, MD, has joined the medical staff of Regional Physician Services. “We are fortunate to have Dr. Marinkovic joining PBRMC’s medical staff. Finding urological services close to home has been difficult over the past few years. Adding expert services and a tenured urologist will continue to help us fulfill our mission to get people well and live healthier lives,” said CEO Rick Naegler...

Some Poplar Bluff streets will be closed in April — for zombies. A feature film is going to be shot in portions of Poplar Bluff, according to a press release today from Framework Productions of New York City. Local residents can even try out to serve as background characters, including militia, farmers, hunters, college students and zombies...