Stories from Thursday, March 30, 2023

LaVelma Jane Ballard-Little departed this Earth and arrived at the Gates of Heaven on Sunday, March 26, 2023. She was born Feb. 16, 1954, to the late Leon Berry and Mary Richie in Neelyville, Missouri. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Robert Little and brother Alvin Louis Richie...

Jessie Crutchfield, 67, of Wappapello, died Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis. Visitation is at 5 p.m., Friday, March 31, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville Chapel. Funeral service is at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 1, 2023, also in the Greenville Chapel. Burial is in Kime Cemetery...

Visitors, volunteers and program graduates flocked to Kinzer Street on Thursday to see Recycling Grace Ministries’ new facility, the Ruth House. The building is finally ready to welcome women leaving addiction, after extensive renovations and pandemic delays...

Poplar Bluff Police An employee at Poplar Bluff High School reported at 9:47 a.m. March 30, a juvenile student threatened to assault a staff member. The student left school with a parent. This matter was referred to the juvenile office. _ Bryan Cooper, 47, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 7:22 p.m. ...