Stories from Monday, July 26, 2021

A Poplar Bluff man sits in the Butler County jail and is facing sexual abuse and sexual misconduct charges after an incident that reportedly happened at a local retailer on Sunday. Donald A. Raymer, 31, of the 1700 block of Garfield Street, has been charged with the Class C felony of first-degree sexual abuse after he allegedly inappropriately touched a juvenile female at JCPenney’s. ...

Two people were injured seriously in a pair of weekend accidents, one on Highway 25 south of Dexter Sunday morning and the second a boating accident on Clearwater Lake in Reynolds County Saturday afternoon. Angelia M. Turner, 28, of Ellington suffered serious injuries in a boating accident at Webb Creek Marina on Clearwater Lake at 2 p.m. Saturday...

New cases of COVID-19 in Stoddard County continue to rise. Stoddard County Health Center Director Ben Godwin, has confirmed 32 new cases of COVID-19 since the last update on Friday. He additionally confirmed two COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the total deaths in Stoddard County to 71. The county now sits at 119 active cases of COVID-19...