BUTLER COUNTY HOLDING CARING TOGETHER EVENT TODAY
Butler County will be participating today in an All Caring Together and Serving day to help families and homes that have been affected by the COVID-19 virus.
According to the Butler County EMA, the day will be used to help the County, and its residents, overcome and help reduce the strain that the disease has caused in the last few months, and there are a few ways that individuals can help.
This includes making wellness calls to homes that are suffering from the impact of the virus, making masks to donate to front line workers, and making donations to help with the financial needs of the community who are suffering the most.
You can also donate non-perishable food items, cleaning supplies, paper products, hygiene items, fabric, and elastic to the Libla Family Sports Complex from 3 pm to 7 pm.
The Animal Welfare Alliance will also be accepting donations on the campus of animal food, or money to buy animal food, to give to pet owners who can’t afford to buy any.
To volunteer for wellness check calls, visit www.Deliver-Hope.Com, or call 686-8624. If you are making masks, call or text 573-714-5328, and they will be picked up from your home for distribution. Financial donations are available online or through Facebook through several churches and organizations, including the Deliver Hope program.
FORMER 35TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDGE PASSES AWAY AT 75
Former Judicial Circuit Judge Steve Sharp has passed away at the age of 75.
Sharp’s death was announced on Saturday, where he died at a hospital in Memphis.
After practicing at the McHaney-Welman Law Firm in Kennett, he began his law practice in 1972, where he worked as a private practitioner as a prosecutor, before serving five years as a prosecutor for Dunklin County. He went on to work in the Missouri Senate from 1984 to 1988.
Before his retirement in 2012, Sharp had served as the longest presiding circuit judge for the 35th Judicial Circuit, and both current and former Circuit Judges from Dunklin and Stoddard Counties are mourning his loss.
ROADS IN BUTLER AND STODDARD COUNTY SCHEDULED FOR REDUCTION
There are roads in Butler and Stoddard Counties that will be reduced for road work.
According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, Route 160 in Butler County will be reduced while bridges between Route F and County Road 485 are under repairs. The work will be performed today from 7 am to 4:30 pm.
A section of Route Y in Stoddard County, between Route P and County Road 385, will also be reduced while crews are performing bridge maintenance. The bridge maintenance will take place from today until Thursday, from 7 am to 4:30 pm daily.
POPLAR BLUFF WOMAN SHOOTS MAN IN ALLEGED ASSAULT
A Poplar Bluff woman is being accused of shooting a man in an alleged assault on Monday.
According to authorities, a 23 year old woman turned over a handgun to the Butler County Sheriff’s office after admitting to shooting her boyfriend in the stomach.
She went on to say that she was arguing with her 32 year old boyfriend, Cody Vaughn, when he struck her in the face. The woman also claimed that she wasn’t intending to shoot Vaughn, but was trying to fire a warning shot.
After the shooting, Vaughn fled from their home on the 100 block of Regency Lane, before going to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center for treatment. He was transported by air to the Saint Fraincis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, where he is currently hospitalized in a stable condition.
Witness reports say that he had been yelling at the woman at their house over a money dispute, before he slapped her across her face. Reports also say that he raised his hand to hit her again, before the woman pulled out her firearm and shot him in the stomach.
No charges have been filed, and the case is currently pending review.
NEW CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 VIRUS REPORTED IN BUTLER COUNTY
Another positive case of the COVID-19 virus has been reported in Butler County.
According to the Butler County Health Department and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the patient has been self-quarantined at their homes, and is being monitored. Individuals who are at risk of exposure from when the patient was active will be contacted.
There are now 18 positive cases of the virus in Butler County, and six patients have recovered.
In Missouri, there have been a total of 4,686 positive cases since Tuesday, and there have been 133 reported deaths directly linked to the disease.
DRIVER INJURED FROM VEHICLE CRASH IN BUTLER COUNTY
A driver was injured following a vehicle crash in Butler County on Tuesday.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on County Road 451, north of Stringtown, where a vehicle swerved to miss an oncoming deer, causing it to run off the roadway and overturn.
The driver received minor injuries as a result of the crash, and was transported to a hospital in Poplar Bluff.
