Stories from Monday, July 9, 2012

Butler County Republican Central Committee Chairman Eddy Justice announces Butler County Reagan Day featuring Keynote Speaker Deb Fischer, a U.S. Senate candidate from Nebraska, will begin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff, Mo...

By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer A healing retreat for veterans is coming to Poplar Bluff in October, with the Soldier's Heart Veteran Return Retreat. The three-day, two-night retreat Oct. 18-21will be guided by Dr. Edward Tick, author of "War and the Soul," and Kate Dahlstedt...

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Is it just freakish weather or something more? Climate scientists suggest that if you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, take a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks. Horrendous wildfires. Oppressive heat waves. Devastating droughts. Flooding from giant deluges. And a powerful freak wind storm called a derecho...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Staff at Eugene Field Elementary were recognized recently for successfully implementing a state-designed program that rewards students for positive behavior. Administrators and teachers credit it with reducing discipline referrals by 19 percent in the last school year...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The heat wave with temperatures ranging from 100 to 105 on 10 of the past 13 days at the Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport has finally ended as a cool front produced thunderstorms Sunday evening. Rainfall amounts varied across the area with .63 reported at the airport by the National Weather Service at Paducah, Ky. One inch fell at the Poplar Bluff Street Department...

By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer A healing retreat for veterans is coming to Poplar Bluff in October, with the Soldier's Heart Veteran Return Retreat. The three-day, two-night retreat Oct. 18-21will be guided by Dr. Edward Tick, author of "War and the Soul," and Kate Dahlstedt...

By SHARON RANDALL Scripps Howard News Service If you are anything like me (no, smarty, I don't mean clumsy), maybe you grew up in a time and place that taught you to be self-reliant and never ask for anything that isn't offered. I come from a long line of hardheaded, strong-willed, independent Southerners who'd rather drown in a well than swallow a little pride and ask somebody to throw them a rope...

By GEORGE F. WILL PHOENIX -- The federal government is a bull that has found yet another china shop, this time in Arizona. It seems determined to inflict, for angelic motives and progressive goals, economic damage on this state. And economic and social damage on Native Americans, who over the years have experienced quite enough of that at Washington's hands...

Anthony Daniels, who writes under the pen name Theodore Dalrymple, is a retired prison doctor and psychiatrist who tells of his experiences with his patients in "Life at the Bottom." It's an insightful book of essays about the self-destructive behavior and attitudes of the underclass...

Aileen Morgan Aileen E. Morgan, 76, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, July 9, 2012, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff.

Junior Lawrence MALDEN, Mo. -- Junior Lee Lawrence, 52, of Newark, Ark., formerly of Malden, Mo., died Saturday, July 7, 2012, at his residence. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden.

CHARLESTON -- The beginning of Sunday's Missouri Senior Babe Ruth Tournament game was disastrous for the Poplar Bluff Thunder. They fell behind from the start at Hillhouse Park and then saw their starting pitcher collapse in the dugout after tossing two-plus innings in the high heat...

By SYD HAYMAN Staff Writer The Southeast Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross held its first Disaster Training Institute recently in Poplar Bluff, Mo. The three-day training offered free basic and upper level classes at the Three Rivers College campus...

There will be a benefit singing for Charles and Dixie Kelly at 6 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Community Church, 213 Victor St. Heartland quartet and Touched by the Master will sing and an offering will be taking for the Kellys. Charles Kelly is with Heartland Quartet and has had a lung removed due to cancer. He has been unable to work or sing for the past four weeks. The expenses have been high and no money coming in so the benefit is a way to help a brother...

Franklin Markem ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Franklin Markem of Ellington, Mo., died Sunday, July 8, 2012, at Advanced Healthcare in Ellington. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellington.

Sherrill Kramer Sherrill (Dare) Kramer, 67, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Kramer was born Dec. 18, 1944, in Poplar Bluff. She formerly resided in St. Louis, Mo, and was of the Nazarene faith. Mrs. Kramer was a member of the Altrusa Club and retired from Southwestern Bell. She enjoyed reading, word search puzzles, shopping, flower gardening and traveling...

Julie Sermersheim VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Julie Ann (Sang) Sermersheim, 55, of Winter Garden, Fla., died Friday, July 6, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Sermersheim was born June 28, 1957, in Kansas City, Mo. She had resided in Winter Garden for the past three years and was formerly of St. ...

Democrat women to meet Tues. The Butler County Women's Democratic Club and Truman Day Rally committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Rushin's Headquarters, located in the former Kesler's Furniture building on the corner of 11th and Pine streets...

Ruth Moss Ruth Irene Moss, 75, of Poplar Bluff, Mo, died Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Moss was born May 11, 1937, in Los Angeles, Calif. She was of the Lutheran faith, and had previously worked as a bookkeeper and hotel desk clerk. Mrs. Moss enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, working crossword puzzles, putting together puzzles, computer games and reading...

If you or anyone you know lives in the Poplar Bluff R-1 School District and has a child who will be three years before July 31, 2012, and will not be five years old before July 31, 2012, you are asked to call the Early Childhood Center at 785-6803 for more information about having a child screened for the 2012/2013 school year...

By SHARON RANDALL Scripps Howard News Service If you are anything like me (no, smarty, I don't mean clumsy), maybe you grew up in a time and place that taught you to be self-reliant and never ask for anything that isn't offered. I come from a long line of hardheaded, strong-willed, independent Southerners who'd rather drown in a well than swallow a little pride and ask somebody to throw them a rope...

Anthony Daniels, who writes under the pen name Theodore Dalrymple, is a retired prison doctor and psychiatrist who tells of his experiences with his patients in "Life at the Bottom." It's an insightful book of essays about the self-destructive behavior and attitudes of the underclass...

Junior Lawrence MALDEN, Mo. -- Junior Lee Lawrence, 52, of Newark, Ark., formerly of Malden, Mo., died Saturday, July 7, 2012, at his residence. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden.

By SYD HAYMAN Staff Writer The Southeast Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross held its first Disaster Training Institute recently in Poplar Bluff, Mo. The three-day training offered free basic and upper level classes at the Three Rivers College campus...