Stories from Friday, November 4, 2022

NEELYVILLE - The mayor of Neelyville has resigned after being accused of misusing thousands of dollars in city money since 2019 to pay for monthly Netflix subscriptions, Apple accounts and other personal expenses. A federal investigation has been opened into the matter, according to city officials...

Nearly $18 million in resurfacing work is planned, much of it in Butler County, under contracts recently approved by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. Pace Construction Co. has been awarded an almost $8.8 million contract for pavement resurfacing on Highway 53, from Business 67 to Highway 25, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation...

An East Prairie, Missouri, man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison on a child pornography charge. Elijah G. Riley, 27, was ordered to serve 135 months in federal prison for the offense of distribution of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Officials announced that Riley appeared for his sentencing hearing Thursday, Nov. 3, before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau...

It’s that time of year again — the 69th Annual Poplar Bluff Artists’ Guild Regional Juried Art Exhibit is opening once more. The Margaret Harwell Art Museum invites the public to an opening reception 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Works will remain on display until Dec. 31, and the People’s Choice winner will be announced at the closing reception, 6-8 p.m. Dec. 30...

A group of young women who wowed community members at a recent event say the love dance has helped them grow even more in life, gaining confidence, respect and a sense of family. “I think that prepares you for the real world and beyond,” said. Twin Rivers High School student Alissa Stanley...

Former Carter County Sheriff Richard Stephens has served in communities in Colorado and Southeast Missouri for three decades as a deputy, sheriff and member of a crisis intervention council. Now he hopes to serve both civilians and law enforcement with his first book, “The Calling: Seated at the Table with the Broken,” an examination of what inspires people to join law enforcement, and that career’s impact on their physical and emotional health...

Divorces recently finalized in Butler County Circuit Court include: Louise Nored V. Mark Nored Connie Young V. Danny Hawkins Julie Stuever V. Anthony Stuever Amanda Hicks V. Mark Hicks Jimmy Hunt V. Taylor Hunt Derry R. Hicks V. Sonia K. Hicks