Stories from Friday, June 24, 2022

ST. LOUIS – Shaking her head in disbelief while sitting at Missouri’s last remaining abortion clinic, U.S. Rep. Cori Bush threaded her fingers together and bowed her head as the constitutional right to abortion unraveled. “Oh my gosh,” Bush said Friday morning, her voice breaking as she was wrapped in a hug. “Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. 49 years. 49 years. I’m sorry. 49 years and they strip it away. 49 years. 36 million people will be affected and it’s, ‘Oh well.’...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended the nation's constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday's outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states...

Benjamin Dale Poole, 60, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Monday, June 20, 2022, at his home. He was born May 10, 1962, in Detroit, Michigan. Benny graduated from Twin Rivers High School. Over the years Benny had many careers, including being an EMT. His most recent being truck driver in the farming industry. Benny was a lifetime resident of Butler County, who enjoyed golfing, playing cards, and loved his little dog, Bella, who could always be found by his side...

Glen A. Tompkins, age 88, of Qulin, MO, died Thursday, June 23, 2022, at his residence in Qulin. Mr. Tompkins was born October 29, 1933, in Qulin to the late John Wesley and Florence Tompkins. On November 18, 1953, he married Almareda Bradley at Piggott, AR. ...

Lora Mae Lambert-Pratt, daughter of the late Ira Elmer Lambert and Lily Beatrice Lambert was born on November 11, 1951 in Tipton, Indiana and departed this life on June 23, 2022 in Hunter, Missouri. She had attained the age of seventy years, seven months and twelve days...

Karen Ann Stage, 74, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away June 20, 2022, at her home in Poplar Bluff. Karen was born Aug. 3, 1947, to Edwin and Thelda J. (Link) Winters in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She married Gary Stage Sept. 12, 1965, in Poplar Bluff. He preceded her in death Feb. 28, 2015...

The Poplar Bluff R-1 School Board approved the district budget for fiscal year 2023 at their June meeting Thursday night. The budget projects total expenses of $78.9 million dollars, with salaries comprising $49.3 million and capital expenditures at $14.6 million...

Sharon Kay Briggs, 78, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Sharon was born Monday, April 3, 1944, in Mt Vernon, Illinois, to Hershel and Dorothy (Senkint) Galiher. She worked as a pattern cutter and enjoyed sewing, crafts, cooking, decorating, and bowling. She especially loved her family, who will miss her deeply and her dog Cody...

Paul Richard Johnson, 93, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away June 10, 2022, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. He was born on May 17, 1929, to Claude Raymond Johnson and Florence Bell Dickens Johnson at the Brandon Hospital in Poplar Bluff. On July 03, 1951, he married Maryanna Blue in Fulton, Missouri; she preceded him...

Melinda Lou Alford, 62, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away June 23, 2022 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Melinda was born Aug. 29, 1959 to Wallace and Judith (Marlin) Stillings in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She married Dennis Alford on March 20,1979...

On Tuesday, June 21, 2022, Kirt Daniel Rush was called home at the age of 65. After several months of declining health, Kirt died peacefully at home with his beloved wife Angela and his children by his side. Kirt was born on May 18, 1957, to Fred and Elsie “Faye” (Tobler) Rush in Needles, California. On June 14, 1996, he married the love of his life, Angela Marie Carson in Wappapello, Missouri...

Mark Twain Junior High Alternative Center has chosen Donna Tribble as the campus 2022 Teacher of the Year. Tribble has been with Mark Twain since 2020, but has been an educator in the Poplar Bluff district since 2006. She received her bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Texas and has committed herself to 31 years in the field of education...