Stories from Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Poplar Bluff police safely resolved a tense situation on Wednesday after encountering a suicidal male subject barricaded in a residence. Just before noon, officers were dispatched to the 2500 block of North Main Street to perform a wellness check after a resident called 9-1-1 to report hearing a gunshot and a woman’s scream. ...

James W. Turnbough, 76, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 at his home near Piedmont. He was the long time owner/operator of Turnbough Building Supply in Piedmont. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Turnbough of the home; two daughters, Yvonne Turnbough of Franklin, Tennessee, Angela Turnbough of Piedmont; three stepchildren, Brian (Holly) Wohlschlaeger of Huntsville, Alabama, Susan Steward of Prince George, Virginia, Kathryn (Jason) Cribbs, of Montreal, Missouri; one sister, Nora (Charles) Newman of Sellersburg, Indiana; and nine grandchildren.. ...

Charles “Tom” Seematter, 79, of Branson, formerly of Piedmont, Missouri, died Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Cox Medical Center in Branson. Visitation is at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 18, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral service is at 1 p.m., also in the Piedmont Chapel. Burial is in Annapolis Cemetery with full military honors...

Three Rivers College faculty celebrated holding three successful events within two months during a regular board meeting on Wednesday. TRC President Dr. Wes Payne was pleased to announce the Feb. 3 Hall of Fame Banquet and concurrent Alumni Reunion Weekend was “well attended” and proceeded smoothly. This banquet was the public’s first look at Coach Gene Bess...

The public is invited to a quilt show hosted by the Pleasant Stitchers, a group which pieces together handmade blankets and dresses, often for good causes. The show is being held from noon-3 p.m. February 16, 18, 21, 23 and 25 at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Visitors should use the church’s basement entrance...

Poplar Bluff Fire Department Firefighters responded at 7:02 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, to 797 Taft St., to an awning in the backyard on fire. The awning was being used for storage of household furniture. The occupant Thomas Chrisman said a candle had caught it on fire...

Butler County Sheriff's Department Selina Camile Gipson, 36, of Poplar Bluff, was booked at the Butler County jail at 10 a.m. Feb. 14, for receiving stolen property. _ Hank Dylan Hines, 32, of Poplar Bluff, was booked at the Butler County jail at 10 a.m. Feb. 14 for violation of parole. No bond was set...

Poplar Bluff Police Department Nigeria Hughes, 21, of Poplar Bluff, was arrested at 9:29 a.m. Feb. 15, at her residence in the 800 block of Apple Street. Hughes was booked in on a Poplar Bluff municipal warrant for failure to appear on a charge of affray, and she was released on bond...