Stories from Monday, April 4, 2022

FISK, Mo. — Freddie M. Brown, 82, of Malden, Missouri, died Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Mr. Brown was born April 17, 1939 in Bigelow, Arkansas to the late William Ernest and Ollie Brown. He was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Malden. On Dec.15, 1973 he was united in marriage to Brenda Gaile Williams. She preceded him in death Oct. 1, 2019...

PUXICO — A 33-year-old woman was killed Saturday night when she was struck by a car on Highway 51, one-quarter of a mile south of Puxico. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Joshua M. Swasho, 22, of Essex was operating a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu northbound at 9:15 p.m. Saturday afternoon when it struck Jessica L. Williams, 33, of Puxico in the roadway...

According to officials the Poplar Bluff Fire Department responded Monday morning at 6:45 to a structure fire at the corner of Barron Road and Shady Lane in Poplar Bluff. Firefighters were still on scene at 9:21 a.m. containing the blaze.

Dr. Denis Montgomery, 81, longtime Poplar Bluff Chiropractor passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at South Poplar Bluff General Baptist Church at 817 Arthur Street in Poplar Bluff. The funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. Burial will take place at the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery...

A woman who was found dead Monday morning at Ray Clinton Park has been identified. Butler County corner Jim Akers said the woman’s name will be released once her next of kin has been contacted. According to Akers, the woman’s body was found approximately 9:20 a.m. by a mushroom hunter in an area of Ray Clinton Park not normally covered by water...

JACKSON, Mo. — Luke Barousse and the Poplar Bluff boys 400-meter relay won Saturday at the Jackson Invitational while John-Paul Godwin, the Mules 800-relay and Emilee Cheek had runner-up finishes. Poplar Bluff’s boys finished fifth in the team standings while the girls were seven in the 16-team event as Cheek also placed third in another event along with Haile Hall and the 800-relay...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Stephan Dewayne Anderson, 40, of Poplar Bluff was booked Friday, April 1, at the Butler County jail on a warrant for endangering the welfare of a child. _ Victoria Louise Breeze, 32, of Poplar Bluff was booked Sunday, April 3, at the Butler County jail on a warrant for bad checks...

Poplar Bluff Elks Lodge Post 2452 recognized this year’s outstanding law enforcement officers at their 34th Annual Law and Order Night on Saturday. The Elks Officer of the Year for 2021 is Corp. Brett Campbell, who serves in the Butler County Sheriff’s Department. Campbell was nominated by Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs for his heroism in an incident last year...