Stories from Thursday, June 1, 2023

Karen Jane Crismon, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away on May 29, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Karen was born on Nov. 4, 1950, to Russell and Rayo (Veach) Edwards in Blytheville, Arkansas. She married Mike Crismon on March 27, 1970...

Ozarks region performers will be featured for the first time at a festival to be held in July on the National Mall at Washington, D.C. The Williams family of Poplar Bluff will take the stage July 6-9 at the 57th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival...

Faith is Kathryn Green’s guiding light. The Poplar Bluff woman celebrated her 105th birthday Wednesday, May 24. The birthday honoree is recovering from a fractured hip. Her daughter-in-law Barbara Green of Poplar Bluff said a rod and pin were place in her hip at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in February. She is in Cypress Point in Dexter for rehabilitation...

Christopher Brian Swain, 50, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away on May 30, 2023 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Chris was born on Sept. 21, 1972 to George and Janet (Hayse) Swain in Poplar Bluff. Chris worked as a mechanic for many years until his health got bad...

Terry Richardson and his wife Leslie had a vision for Poplar Bluff. They wanted to create a ministry that would help serve other ministries in the area. “My wife and I started a ministry several years ago called Revival River Ministries,” Richardson said during an interview on May 26. “Our ministry is just to help other ministries.”...

In a united effort to make a difference in the community, Poplar Bluff Fire Chief Mike Moffitt and Poplar Bluff Police Chief Mike McClain have joined forces for the Battle of the Badges, a national program in collaboration with the American Red Cross. The shared goal is saving lives through blood donation...

Poplar Bluff Police Kevin Rash reported at 10:40 a.m. Monday, May 29, someone used his reward points at a hotel in Poplar Bluff. _ Dominica Birkenmeister, 41, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 12:34 p.m. Monday, May 29, at Happy Mart at 1800 S. Broadway. Birkenmeister was booked in on a Butler County warrant for passing a bad check and she was lodged in the Butler County jail...

Poplar Bluff Police Officers responded at 6:56 a.m. Monday, May 29, to a report of shots fired in the 300 block of McKinley Street. Rosalind Marks reported someone broke a window at her residence on McKinley Street just before two gunshots were heard outside...