Stories from Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Sherry Hopper, 67, of Qulin, Missouri, died Monday, April 10, 2023, at her residence in Qulin. Mrs. Hopper was born Jan. 25, 1956, in Kennett, Missouri, to Ray and Doris Sowell. Sherry enjoyed camping and spending time at home relaxing and watching TV...

Glenda Cope Jones was born on Oct. 30, 1944, in St. Louis, Missouri, to William G. Cope and Elsie Moore Cope. On April 15, 1973, Glenda married Charles D. Jones of Doniphan. He passed away on Jan. 1, 2023, and she missed him terribly. On April 10, 2023, while surrounded by her family at her home, she went to be with Charlie and their son, Charles David Jones, Jr. in heaven...

More than 600 basketball teams are expected to descend on Poplar Bluff in June, due in part to an upgrade at the Black River Coliseum. City employees have started installing a new floor which will give the Coliseum three separate basketball courts, just in time for the annual Rib City Classic...

When Sophia Rowland visits her hometown of Poplar Bluff she often finds herself promoting engineering, both as a major and as a career. “My former teachers invite me to speak to their classes when we run into each other at the grocery store, a high school basketball game or at a fireworks display,” said Rowland, a senior in engineering management with a specialization in industrial engineering, who will join Boeing in St. Louis as a systems engineer following her graduation in May...

The owners of Jay’s Corner Store have 60 days to close the 1040 S. Broadway business following a vote Tuesday by the Poplar Bluff City Council. A public hearing was held to determine if the business should be considered a nuisance, putting it in violation of city ordinances...

The owners of The Winning Circle may take the city to court to reclaim their business license or seek a new location after Poplar Bluff City Council members voted Tuesday to revoke its operating privileges for their current 120 N. 10th St. location...

Poplar Bluff Police Department Maggie Draper reported at 11:18 a.m. Monday, April 10, that her car was damaged while she was in Poplar Bluff on Sunday, April 9. According to the report, Draper noticed the damage when she arrived home later that day...

Butler County Sheriff's Deparment Kevin Thomas Grace, 42, of Poplar Bluff was booked at the Butler County jail at 1:47 a.m. Monday, April 10, for probation violation with no bond. _ Joshua Irwin Hassig, 33, of Greenville was booked at the Butler County jail at 8 p.m. Monday, April 10, for unlawful possession of a firearm...

Poplar Bluff Fire Department Poplar Bluff firefighters responded to a report of heavy smoke at 12:34 a.m. Friday, April 7, in the area of 205 Midland St. Department personnel searched the area, but nothing was found. _ Firefighters responded to an unauthorized burn at 7:54 p.m. ...