Stories from Wednesday, November 16, 2022

The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library and Altrusa are calling all bookworms to help them collect 1,000 children’s books for Santa Land next month. Donations have trickled in since October, but another 800 books are needed by Dec. 2 to meet the goal. This is the book drive’s highest goal since Santa Land launched in 2013 because organizers have run out of books in recent years. ...

Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center recently held its Fall 2022 cosmetology graduation. Cosmetology students complete the program after 1,220 hours of specialized coursework and are then eligible to take the state board exam to receive their cosmetology license, according to the TCC...

Margaret Ann Oakes, 69, of Puxico, Missouri passed away on Nov.14, 2022, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Margaret was born on Oct.3, 1953 to William and Lavern (Benedick) Power in St. Louis, Missouri. She married Richard Oakes Dec.2, 1978. He survives...

Arts, music and drama were in the spotlight this autumn at Three Rivers College. The board of trustees got a recap of two successful events and one ongoing performance during their Nov. 16 meeting. The Music Department’s Fall Showcase included solo and ensemble instrumental and vocal performances, and even a musical number. ...

Proclaiming the benefits of Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) won a Neelyville High School junior an essay contest and a trip to Jefferson City earlier this month. Julia Hicks was accompanied on her special trip to Jefferson City and a tour of the governor’s mansion by her mother, Kim Hicks, and Shannon Davis, the school’s JAG sponsor...

VAN BUREN — A missing Sikeston man was found dead Wednesday morning after he went missing Sunday while hunting, according to a press release from the National Park Sevice. Searchers located the body Phillip Carnell, 58, of Sikeston on Wednesday morning, not far from the area he had planned to hunt in when he was last seen on Sunday...

Dianna Lynn DeWeese Buhler, 77, died Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff.

An employee at Greenwall Vending at 524 Henderson St. reported at 7:27 a.m. on Nov. 2 that a catalytic converter was stolen from one of their vans overnight. _ Michael Sharp, 42, of Poplar Bluff, was arrested at 9:37 a.m. Nov. 2 at the Probation/Parole Community Supervision Center. Sharp was booked in on a Wayne County warrant for failure to appear on receiving stolen property with no bond. He was lodged in the Butler County Jail...

KENNETT, Mo. — The Opera House was the location Sunday evening, Nov. 13, for a red carpet viewing of Food Network's "Christmas Cookie Challenge", which featured Kennett's own Chad Stone as one of the competitors. Stone, owner/operator of Sweet Mayhem Bakery & Bistro, competed against four other contestants in the gingerbread-centered competition...

An employee at Baldwin Ford reported at 12:08 p.m., Nov. 16 a catalytic converter was stolen from a passenger vehicle parked on their lot. _ Darrell Weible reported at 11:57 a.m., Nov. 16 a debit card was stolen from the mailbox of his residence in Wappapello and fraudulent transactions were made in Poplar Bluff...

Dennies Tyler Phillips, 22, of Pollard, was was booked at the Butler County jail, Wednesday, Nov. 16, for operating a vehicle without a valid license. ­­­­_ Michael Jefferson Wood, 66, of Coats, was booked at the Butler County jail Tuesday, Nov. 15, for driving with no headlights when required...