Stories from Friday, September 30, 2022

Gerry (Geraldine) Elizabeth Kilgore Vandervort, born Sept. 13, 1932, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, exactly one week short of her 90th birthday. Gerry was a native of El Paso, Texas, but spent 14 happy years living in Poplar Bluff. She had a wonderful life in El Paso, raising her two children and living a full and active life. ...

Beverly Jean (Black) Stucker, 91, of Nixa, Missouri departed this life surrounded by her four loving children Sept. 27, 2022. She was born at home Aug. 9, 1931 in Ellsinore, Missouri to Frank Black and Wreatha (Fair) Black. Beverly met the love of her life David “Pete” Stucker at a donkey ballgame in her junior year of high school. ...

Comic book characters will come to life once again in Cape Girardeau at Cape Comic Con today through Sunday at the Drury Plaza Hotel Conference Center in Cape Girardeau. The event will feature 100 vendors, panels and a costume contest. Vendors will be selling comic books, original posters, fan art and jewelry, among other things...

CARUTHERSVILLE — Fans traveling to Caruthersville Friday night, September 30, to watch the Bearcats take on the Tigers can expect extra security in place for the game. Friday night will be homecoming at Caruthersville and a news release from Caruthersville Superintendent Brad Gerling and Dexter Superintendent Amy James said extra security will be in place to ensure the safety and security of all fans, families, players and candidates...

Butler County Sheriff Jacob Aaron Coblentz, 47, of Wappapello was booked at the Butler County jail Thursday, Sept. 29, on suspicion of failure to appear on DUI impaired ability. ­­­­_ Georgia Nakyia Dudley, 34, (no residence given) was booked at the Butler County jail Thursday, Sept. 29, on suspicion of burglary...

Organizers of the Butler County Exhibits and More event agree they were pleased with the results. Butler County Exhibits and More Superintendent Betty Schalk said, “We are very pleased with the way Exhibits and More turned out. We had 93 entries of quality items in the youth division.”...

“I grew up in a family of educators and I know how much my folks appreciated for parents to be involved, it is a team effort to get these students where they need to be when they need to be there,” said JROTC instructor Major Gregory Crites during Thursday evening’s Guidon Ceremony, which was held in the Poplar Bluff High School auxiliary gym...

The Poplar Bluff High School marching band and its color guard continue winning legacies. Sho-Me Marching Band students recently racked up multiple first place wins at the Wright City Marching Invitational at Wright City High School, which was held Sept. 24. It is one of four festivals the group will attend this year...

Almost 40 vendors and nonprofits attended the 2022 Community Outreach Day, providing resources for physical and mental health, housing, jobs and much more. Each one has noticed different unmet needs in the community this year. The event is sponsored every year by the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center and held outside First United Methodist Church. Veterans justice outreach specialist Gary Helle runs into many veterans who do not realize they qualify for VA care...