Stories from Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Scammers are calling area residents demanding payment for alleged warrants or fines, warns Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs. He does not want anyone to fall victim to scammers’ demands for money. “We keep getting reports of scams where people are getting calls saying the callers are deputies with Butler County and demanding payment over the telephone,” Dobbs said. ...

The Doniphan Middle School Marching Band is already getting into the school spirit. After a week-long band camp, members gave a surprise performance in downtown Doniphan on July 21. Although school start until Aug. 23, many teachers and students have already been on campus preparing for the new school year...

The Poplar Bluff Police Department has released more information about a pair of shootings that occurred on Aug. 4 and Aug. 7. The first shooting was called in at 5:36 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4. According to police reports, officers responded to a residence in the 1900 block of Sanders Street for a report someone had been shot. ...

From Staff Reports This week’s MAIN EVENT has a little bit of everything, including a car show, a charity banquet and a chance to watch one of the year’s best meteor showers. This Friday, people can support St. Jude at the St. Jude 8th Annual VIP Banquet, which kicks off at 5 p.m. at the Black River Coliseum. The banquet features dinner, live and silent auctions, games and raffles. Tickets are $50 and reserved table is $575...

100 YEARS ago Aug. 9, 1923 A Cape Girardeau man’s life is taken by the Mississippi River. F. E. Moore, an engineer, was in a small boat with two of his companions when a leak had sprung in the boat. Luckily, the men were only about 40 feet from the shore and swam to safety. Moore swam back out into the river to retrieve his hat. Only after a few feet Moore was dragged under the river by a strong current. The two men and others tried to reach him, but failed...

A 32-year-old woman was seriously injured in a one-vehicle accident at 4:41 p.m. Tuesday on County Road 565, two miles east of Poplar Bluff. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Wallace G. Hastings, 33, of Cape Girardeau was operating a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche northbound when it ran off the right side of the road and struck a culvert...

This week’s MAIN EVENT has a little bit of everything, including a car show, a charity banquet and a chance to watch one of the year’s best meteor showers. This Friday, people can support St. Jude at the St. Jude 8th Annual VIP Banquet, which kicks off at 5 p.m. at the Black River Coliseum. The banquet features dinner, live and silent auctions, games and raffles. Tickets are $50 and reserved table is $575...

The Pride in Your Ride Car Show from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday and Saturday is a community benefit to help provide backpacks or school supplies for students in need, and it is sponsored by the Bluff City Eagles #3730 JOE. Admission to the enter the show can be school supplies or a backpack valued at $20, or a $20 donation. All proceeds will go to children in need so they may be prepared for school...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Jodeci Haynes reported at 6:23 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, her boyfriend vandalized her car following an argument. _ John Bartucci reported at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, the driver’s side mirror of his truck was damaged by another vehicle at the intersection of Pine and Ninth streets Monday afternoon. Both drivers left the scene of the accident...