Stories from Thursday, May 11, 2023

Ruth Prince, 93, of Poplar Bluff, passed away May 10, 2023, at Oakdale Caring Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 13, 2023, at the Fellowship General Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff. Services will follow at 2 p.m. at the church. Interment will be at Naylor Memorial Cemetery...

James “Jimmy” Crutchfield, 84, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Piedmont, died Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at PBRMC. Visitation is at 5 p.m., Friday, May 12, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral service is at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 13, also at Piedmont Chapel. Burial is in Meador-Flatwoods in Piedmont...

Susan Rutledge, 59, of Myrtle, Missouri, formerly of Malden, died Friday, May 5, 2023 at Ozark Healthcare in West Plains, Missouri

John Edgar Hribovsek, 83, of Galena, Missouri, passed away on April 30, 2023. He entered this life April 11, 1940, the son of John and Emma (Gourley) Hribovsek in Neelyville. John was joined in marriage to Betty June Lamb on Feb. 18, 1983. He enjoyed fishing, spending time on his boat, and camping. ...

Clara Eleanor Elizabeth (Martin) Freeman, 92, died peacefully Feb. 14, 2023 at the home of her daughter in St. Louis, Missouri. Clara was born Feb. 11, 1931 in Houston, Texas. She married the late Clyde Freeman Aug. 14, 1949. Clyde died in 1990, after 41 years of marriage...

An elderly man was killed Thursday afternoon in an accident west of Poplar Bluff. Missouri State Highway Patrol responded at 12:25 p.m. to a two-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 60 near County Road 411. According to the report, Dale Smith, 80, of rural Butler County was driving westbound on the highway when his vehicle turned into the path of an eastbound commercial vehicle. He died at the scene...

Breakthrough Wellness, located at 1879 N Westwood Blvd, celebrated its ribbon cutting ceremony with the Greater Area Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce Thursday. The Spa-like business offers a variety of services, including hormone therapy, pelvic floor muscle strengthening and non-surgical facelifts according to owner Jessica Murphy. ...

A pursuit involving an alleged stolen vehicle and law enforcement officers from five agencies ended with a 30-year-old St. Louis woman in custody and two Ripley County deputies in the emergency room. Doniphan and Poplar Bluff police officers, as well as deputies from Butler and Ripley counties and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, all took part in the chase, which began in Doniphan and ended in Poplar Bluff. ...

The Poplar Bluff High School JROTC held its annual Change of Command Ceremony and presented awards to outstanding cadets. The outgoing Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Aaliyah Shephard thanked the parents of cadets for supporting their children and JROTC. She also thanked JROTC instructors Maj. Gregory Crites and Command Sgt. Maj. Marc Roderick...

Poplar Bluff Police At 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10, an employee at Poplar Bluff Junior High School reported a juvenile student assaulting another juvenile student in the school gym. The suspect was released to a parent and the matter was referred to the juvenile office...