Stories from Tuesday, August 15, 2023

100 years agoAug. 15, 1923 • Paving of the east Vine Street bridge approach starts. Plans are to pave half of the approach until the pavement has been “cured” and is ready for use, then pave the second half. Paving of Bartlett Street will begin at the completion of B Street. “The paving of B street will make that one of the most beautiful streets in the city.”...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A customer at Phillips 66 at 3276 William St. in Cape Girardeau has won $2.8 million playing Missouri Lotto. The winning ticket sold for the Saturday, Aug. 12, drawing matched all six numbers. The winning combination was 5, 6, 9, 32, 36 and 40...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Chris Browning reported at 8:55 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, he received a harassing call from an unknown number. _ Wanda Pennington reported at 10:59 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, she was assaulted by her juvenile grandchildren at their residence in the 900 block of Spring Street. The matter was referred to the juvenile office...

More than $4 million in new construction and renovations is beginning to take shape on the north end of Poplar Bluff. Work started this month on approximately $388,000 in renovations at what will become Big Whiskey’s on Oak Grove Road. The former site of Scotty’s Brewhouse, it will be the ninth location for the franchise in Missouri...

Dormilee Rush, 87, of St. Peters, Missouri, formerly of Poplar Bluff, passed away peacefully Thursday, Aug.10, 2023, surrounded by family and the loving caregivers of Mercy Hospice. Dormilee, one of nine children, was born Feb. 25, 1936, in Grandin, Missouri to Charles Elbert and Edith (Tipton) Holland. ...

David Edward Savat, 75, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. David was born Jan. 8, 1948, to Bill and Lucy (Brands) Savat in Cape Girardeau. He married Paula Faye Dial July 1, 1972, in the St. Eustachius Catholic Church in Portageville, Missouri...

Boys & Girls Club of the Heartland has announced a capital campaign that hopes to raise $10 million to construct a regional teen center. The center would serve students from 26 high schools, with a goal of opening in Poplar Bluff in the fall of 2026, according to the Board of Directors...

Delbert (D.L.) Lee Thomas Jr., 83, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, went home to be with the Lord Aug. 14, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family. D.L. was born Aug. 3, 1940, to Delbert and Pearl Hester Thomas in Poplar Bluff. He married Imogene Mitchener Oct. 20, 1964, and together they raised five children. They were united in marriage by Rev. Vernon Kneir in the Grace Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff...