Stories from Tuesday, April 26, 2022

A canine unit has been called in to look for the suspect in a Tuesday afternoon shooting. The Butler County Sheriff's Department, with the assistance of Poplar Bluff police and Missouri State Highway Patrol, are searching for the individual after an incident that occurred shortly before 2 p.m. on Highway 53 at Thomas Street...

Sheila Lane Leone, 73, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Ms. Leone was born Jan. 14, 1948, in Albion, New York, daughter of the late Robert and Caroline Davis. Sheila was a registered nurse for over 20 years. She enjoyed crocheting in her free time and especially loved spending time with her grandchildren and her beloved dog, Sammy. She was also an active member of Recycling Grace Ministries in Poplar Bluff...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. ­— Robert Lee Smith, 70, of Summersville, Missouri passed from this life April 20, 2022 in Springfield, Missouri. He was born Oct. 11, 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri to Raymond and Lucille Smith. Robert spent his professional life as a business owner and truck driver. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing and traveling...

PIEDMONT, Mo. — Thomas “Tom” Toney, 81, of Piedmont, died Sunday, April 24. Visitation will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, April 28, at Masonic Cemetery, Piedmont. A graveside service will follow at 2:30 p.m., also at the Masonic Cemetery with full military honors...

Terry Staton views the art he creates as an extension of himself. The Doniphan artist said “painting what I love” is the source of inspiration for all his pieces. His latest work entitled, “The Gathering Place” is a commissioned mural being painted in the newly remodeled Doniphan Senior Center...

Poplar Bluff Food Service Director Dixie Harden has been selected as one of three bi-state recipients of the Homegrown Hero award, sponsored by the St. Louis District Dairy Council. Harden, who is employed by Chartwells School Dining Services, ascended out of 21 finalists from Missouri and Illinois as a grand prize winner for striving to improve the lives of others every day in her community, according to an SLDDC press release issued this month...

BLOOMFIELD — A Dexter man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday. Robert Cooper, 42 of Dexter was convicted in March of enticement of a child. The jury, as part of the conviction, recommended a 20-year sentence for Cooper. On Monday, Judge Joe Z. ...

A suspect was taken into custody Tuesday evening following a shooting on Highway 53, near Thomas Street and an approximately four-hour manhunt. Kevin H. Wallace, 36, of Poplar Bluff was booked at Butler County jail shortly before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and charges are pending, according to authorities...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Michael C. Hemphill, 25, of Alyssa Lane was arrested at 1:15 a.m. Monday, April 25, on an active warrant through Probation and Parole and Wayne County. He was booked into the Butler County jail. Cary Pankey, 40, of Wappapello was arrested at 10:01 p.m. Monday, April 25, on a Probation and Parole warrant. She was booked into the Butler County jail...

The rocks that spell out PB on the hill at Mules Stadium on the Poplar Bluff High School campus were used to honor a student killed over the weekend in a car accident. “#33 LLL” Lane Savat, a sophomore who was a member of the football and track teams for the Mules, was remembered by teammates and coaches during a meet there Tuesday...