Stories from Thursday, January 24, 2013

The Associated Press PARK HILLS, Mo. -- Police in the eastern Missouri town of Park Hills say an altercation at a home prompted a man to shoot an acquaintance, then turn the gun on himself. The Park Hills Daily Journal reports that the altercation happened about 2 a.m. Sunday. Police say 22-year-old Joseph Lee Gilliam of Park Hills shot 30-year-old Billy Jo Edwards of rural Park Hills, then shot himself. Autopsies were performed Monday on both men...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor A three-year agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 148, for its members who are employees of the Municipal Utilities Cable Department was approved by the Poplar Bluff City Council Monday night...

Central Methodist Dean's List FAYETTE, Mo. -- Central Methodist University has announced it's Academic Achievement Award recipients for the Fall 2012 term, and it includes students from the Poplar Bluff, Mo. area. To earn such recognition from CMU's College of Graduate and Extended Studies, the student must be enrolled full time and have earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester...

Fish fry at Eagles Fri. A fish fry will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday at the Eagles, 1400 S. Broadway. It is open to the public. For more information, call 573-785-9675.

Maxine Sentell QULIN, Mo. -- Maxine E. Sentell, 89, of Qulin, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Sentell was born April 7, 1923, in Hardin County, Tenn. She had lived at Qulin most of her life. She was a Christian and was a member of the Lone Prairie Baptist Church and the Qulin Baptist Church where she served faithfully in many capacities. ...