Stories from Thursday, June 8, 2023

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93...

Two area events in this week’s MAIN EVENT offer the community a chance to enjoy family-friendly fun while supporting non-profits that help families in need after the illness of a child or the loss of a child. Rayni Day Miracles is hosting a 5K and 1 mile fun run starting at 8 a.m. ...

Thelma Lois Nance, 68, of Naylor, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at the St. Clair hospital in Fenton. Mrs. Nance was born on Dec. 3, 1954, in Landstuhl, Germany. She had worked as a butcher and enjoyed reading, sewing, crafts and spending time with family swapping stories. She was a member of the Naylor Pentecostal Church...

Mary Ella Hopper, 73, of Greenville, passed away Monday, June 5. Visitation is at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 10, at Kime General Baptist Church, Greenville. Funeral service following at 2 p.m., also at Kime General Baptist Church. Burial is in Center Ridge Cemetery, Greenville. Online condolences:www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Fisheries management biologists with the Missouri Department of Conservation confirm a second northern snakehead has been recorded in the state. The fish was captured by an angler May 19 while seining for bait at Duck Creek Conservation Area in Wayne County. The first northern snakehead recorded in Missouri was caught in a borrow ditch within the St. Francis River levees in Dunklin County in 2019...

Elvin Pauls, 86, of Piedmont died Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation is at 5 p.m., Sunday, June 11, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral service is at 1 p.m., Monday, June 12, also in Piedmont Chapel. Burial is in Masonic Cemetery, Piedmont. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Steve Halter grew up playing basketball at Bacon Park, taught his own children how to ride their bikes there and today sees the joy the all inclusive playground equipment brings to the region. Halter and other members of the Kiwanis Club of Poplar Bluff want to add an additional 3,500 square feet to equipment to Bacon Park but need help to do so after a federal grant for the project fell through...

Kylee Moss is honored to be chosen as Eugene Field’s Teacher of the Year for 2023. “I teach because it is who I am,” Moss shared. “I have wanted to be a teacher since I was a little girl. I love the kids and being a part of their education is important to me. Teaching is the best profession in the world.”...

Ruby Doris Porch, age 79, of Doniphan died Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at her residence in Doniphan. Mrs. Porch was born March 28, 1944, in Poplar Bluff, daughter of the late John Summerlott and Liddie Wilkerson. Ruby devoted her entire life to caring for others. She was always eager to lend a helping hand and would never turn anyone away...

Butler County Community Resource Council, FCC Behavioral Health and Three Rivers College joined forces Thursday to host a mental health conference at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center. The event aimed to shed light on crucial aspects of mental health, promote inclusive and equitable service environments, encourage gun-safe homes, as well as address the LGBTQ community concerning mental health, according to organizers...

Jeanetta Ann Robinson was born Nov. 27, 1948, in Poplar Bluff to the late parents of George Gipson (GW) and Lorene Gray (Norman) Jeanetta went to school in Poplar Bluff and attended church at Central Baptist. She started working at Veterans Hospital in 1973 and she retired 50 years later. She enjoyed her time there and the people she worked with and thought of as her extended family...

Butler County Sheriff Danny Ray Vaughn Broege, 27, of Poplar Bluff, was booked at the Butler County jail at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7 for violation of probation/parole with no bond. _ Eric Allen Russom, 31, of Poplar Bluff, was booked at the Butler County jail at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, for statatory sodomy/attempt statutory sodomy, deviate sexual intercourse with a victim under 12. Bond was set at $250,000...