Stories from Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Roger Dale Strickland, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Roger was born May 22, 1950, to George and Verna (Rose) Strickland near Greenville, Missouri. Roger was of the Baptist faith. Roger’s life revolved heavily around his career as a coach and educator in the Poplar Bluff School District. ...

Mary Arnold, 87 of Naylor, Missouri passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children Monday, Nov. 7, 2022 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mary was born March 10, 1935, in Naylor to the late Rev. George Owens and Ellen Nancy (Faulk) Owens. She attended the Fairdealing Apostolic Church...

“It is extremely important to vote, it’s one of the only voices we have,” said voter Jeff Hovis. “We need to exercise that, something that is really important to me — I’m against abortion, I know that is a hot topic right now, it has always been a hot topic with me, but I am really not a one-issue voter, I look at an overall,” Hovis said...

Barbara Grace McGee, 83, of Qulin, Missouri, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Missouri.

Mary Ruth (Brooks) Elledge was born at home on May 19, 1942, to Fred and Eva (Christian) Brooks. She passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. She married Teddy O. Elledge on June 3, 1960. Mary attended J. Minnie Smith School and Old Baskey School during her elementary years and graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1960. ...

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt won election to the U.S. Senate Tuesday, defeating Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine and keeping what’s considered a safe Republican seat in GOP hands as the party fought for control of the Senate...

State results were pending on Missouri's constitutional amendments as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, but here's how the region has voted. Area voters also selected Jason Smith for the 8th District and Eric Schmitt for US Senator. Reynolds and Ripley counties both saw contested races for county offices, while other area counties had uncontested races for the majority of their office holders...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Jason Smith won reelection for U.S. House in Missouri’s 8th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. His opponent was Democrat Randi McCallian. Voters also reelected Democrat Cori Bush of the 1st District, Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer of the 3rd District, Democrat Emanuel Cleaver of the 5th District and Republican Sam Graves of the 6th District...

Tony Chad Burnham, 46, of Van Buren was arrested Nov. 8 on a capias parole violator for stealing and booked into the Butler County jail. ————— Ricky Eugene Hillis, 42, of Williamsville was arrested Nov. 8 on suspicion of assault on law enforcement and resisting arrest. He was booked into the Butler County jail...