Stories from Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Three shootings, one a fatal officer-involved shooting, rocked Poplar Bluff on Friday and Monday. According to Sgt. Clark Parrott of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the officer-involved shooting occurred between 8-9 p.m. Aug. 7. Poplar Bluff police attempted a welfare check at Park and South 11th streets after receiving reports of a subject lying in the road. ...

Richard Wade Musser, 50, of Ellsinore, Missouri passed away July 31, 2023 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Richard was born on June 29, 1973 to Robert Edward Jr. Musser and Sherry Lynn Burnett in Prince George’s, Maryland. Richard enjoyed hunting, shooting, riding 4 wheelers and cooking...

Bonnie Sue Petty, 73, of Neelyville, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at her home. Mrs. Petty was born May 7, 1950, in Coon Island, Missouri. She had worked as a homemaker and enjoyed cooking, flowers, gardening, canning, singing, walking, and riding her bike. ...

Sheila R. Berry, 63, of Decatur, Alabama, passed Tuesday June 13, 2023 at Huntsville Hospital. Ms. Berry was born Aug. 6, 1959 at the family farm in Fisk, Missouri. She enjoyed being with family and friends. She loved to tend to her yard, planting beautiful flowers and bushes, doing word find books and reading inspirational quotes...

Thomas Dalton Bowden, 90, of Springfield, Illinois, passed away Aug. 4, 2023. Cremation rites have been accorded by Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home, Lincoln. There will be no services at this time. Thomas was born April 23, 1933, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, the son of Hershel A. Bowden and Dorothy M. Clark Bowden. After his mother passed, he was raised by his father and Adeline Bowden...

Brandi Compass teaches math to sixth graders at Poplar Bluff Middle School. Through an education-focused nonprofit, she has now taught fellow teachers at schools in Nepal, Guyana and Uganda. Compass returned in July from her third month-long trip with Inspiring Teachers, an organization dedicated to improving the learning outcomes for children worldwide by enabling teachers. She took her first journey with a group of teachers, or fellowship, in 2018...

Weather officials are concerned two rounds of severe weather Wednesday could present problems for the region. The first is expected between 1-6 p.m. Wednesday in Southeast Missouri and has the greatest chance of producing damaging winds or other severe weather, according to the National Weather Service. The second round is expected between 8 p.m. Wednesday and 1 a.m. Thursday and could produce significant rainfall leading to flash flooding, the NWS reports...

Weather officials are concerned two rounds of severe weather Wednesday could present problems for the region. The first is expected between 1-6 p.m. Wednesday in Southeast Missouri and has the greatest chance of producing damaging winds or other severe weather, according to the National Weather Service. The second round is expected between 8 p.m. Wednesday and 1 a.m. Thursday and could produce significant rainfall leading to flash flooding, the NWS reports...

Poplar Bluff City Council members have moved discussion of how to fill a vacant seat on the council to an open session meeting to be held Aug. 21. The decision was made Monday, when the item was originally scheduled for a second closed session discussion and vote...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Ashley Risner, 33, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 12:43 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, at a residence in the 1100 block of Fairmount Street. She was booked on Wayne County warrants for failure to appear on traffic offenses and lodged in the Butler County jail...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL David R. Thornton, 51, of Fairmount, Illinois, was arrested at 6:17 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, in Reynolds County on suspicion of DWI, no insurance, failure to signal and no seat belt. He was processed and released roadside...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT An employee at Orscheln’s at 2235 N. Westwood Blvd. reported at 1:40 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7, a white male stole several items from the store. _ Kenneth Urich reported at 1:56 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7, his son’s electric bicycle was stolen while he worked at Marshall’s at 737 N. Westwood Blvd...