Stories from Thursday, April 28, 2022

**UPDATE** This individual returned home and is safe, officials report. A Poplar Bluff family and authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 88-year-old man. Butler County Sheriff’s Department says Mack Warren was last seen at 1 p.m. Wednesday at 267 Misty Lake Road. Warren has memory loss and dementia...

A Poplar Bluff man who fled from park rangers in August has been convicted of felony charges, along with multiple other individuals prosecuted recently related to crimes that occurred in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. The federal felony investigations took place in 2020 and 2021, according to a press release from the Riverways...

Area communities will come together Saturday for National Drug Take Back Day. Events will be held across the area where area residents can drop off unwanted, unused or expired medication for safe disposal. Leftover medication can be dangerous and poses threats to communities, according to law enforcement. Forgotten medications can be in danger of being misused, and can also present potential harm when improperly disposed of...

The Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce honored Teachers of the Year Thursday from Poplar Bluff School District, Westwood Baptist Academy and Three Rivers College. The Teachers of the Year are chosen from a span of teachers representing each level of education. ...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Tiffany D. Partenberry, 34, of 200 block of County Road 311 was arrested at 5:19 a.m. Thursday, April 28, on a warrant for fourth degree assault. She was booked at the Butler County jall. POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT Firefighters responded at 9:33 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, to a two-vehicle accident with injuries in the 800 block of Maud Street. They aided in the transfer of a female patient and cleared the roadway...