Stories from Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Steven Kimbrell, 32, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 10:04 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Probation/Parole Community Supervision Center, 1441 Black River Industrial Park Road, on Poplar Bluff Municipal warrants for failure to appear on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Kimbrell was unable to post bond and he was released on his own recognizance...

Linda Kush ran Sit and Stay Boarding for 15 years in the Poplar Bluff area. Now she has opened a new chapter of her work with animals through volunteer dog training with the Animal Welfare Alliance of Southeast Missouri, and a new shelter-wide training program...

DEXTER — A Harviell woman was seriously injured Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and Highway F in Stoddard County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports. According to the MSHP, Sara D. Lee, 31, of Harviell was operating a 2018 Dodge Durango eastbound at 8:22 a.m. when it struck the rear of a 2007 Freightliner operated by Robert D. Ruser, 65, of Puxico...

Amber Lee (Massie) Stiber, 68, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, at her home. She was born June 15, 1954, to Gearldine (Jerry) and Harold Massie in Poplar Bluff. A longtime hair stylist who owned Hair USA, Stiber enjoyed cooking her signature dish beef olé, gardening and her Boston Terriers through the years. She played golf with her husband and enjoyed boating, listening to music and watching her favorite television shows, including “The Waltons” and “Judge Judy.”...

Lillian Byronell Boly, 93, passed away peacefully with family present Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Dear daughter of the late Joseph Robert Jr. and Mary Pearl Boly (nee Park). Loving sister of the late Geneva V. Boly, Roberta Womack and Evelyn Thomas. Loving Aunt, great-aunt and great-great-aunt to Richard “Byron” (Donna) Chapin. dear cousin and friend to many...

An explosion involving a tanker truck at C-Mart shook Bloomfield Wednesday afternoon. Bloomfield Fire Chief Daniel Dew said the preliminary report was of an explosion. Dew said crews arrived on scene to find tanks and a tanker truck on fire. Dew said mutual aid was received from Dexter and Advance Fire Departments. He said the situation had been contained and the Department of Natural Resources and hazmat crews had been called to the scene to assist with clean up...

Poplar Bluff Municipal Utilities has sent four linemen to help with Hurricane Ian in Orlando, Florida. Making the trek to the Sunshine State are (from left) Ronnie Barker, Benji Montgomery , Kevin Hutson and Shane Bridgewater.