Stories from Saturday, January 25, 2014

By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer After several failed bond issues in recent years, in April, the Neelyville R-IV school board will once again seek an issue for repairs at both of the district's campuses. The ballot language, approved at Monday night's board meeting, states the district is seeking $1.55 million in general obligation bonds "for the purpose of completing construction, renovation and remodeling and improvement of school facilities at both the Hillview and Neelyville campuses."...

By REG HENRY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette There is no escape. The Super Bowl will soon be upon us and apparently by law the national conversation must now switch to football. Being a law-abiding person, I will do my best to contribute. I'm neither a sports writer nor football expert, but I do have expertise in occupying a sofa near the TV...

By DAN K. THOMASSON McClatchy-Tribune News Service WASHINGTON -- If anyone doubts that the 2016 presidential election campaign has begun already despite a lack of announced candidates, the furor surrounding the leading prospects of both major parties should dispel any such notion...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN "He ended one war and kept us out of any other," is the tribute paid President Eisenhower. Ike ended the Korean conflict in 1953, refused to intervene to save the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, and, rather than back the British-French-Israeli invasion, ordered them all out of Egypt in 1956...

Westwood Baptist Academy has released its honor roll lists for the first semester of the 2013-2014 school year. Students named to the list follow: PRINCIPAL'S LIST 1st Grade: Anna Clark, Madyson Kordick. 2nd Grade: Cordelia Elder, James Hawley, Jorja McCollough, Anna Prater, Lillian Yarbro...

Editor's Note: For your convenience, Speak Out now offers two options,call 573-686-6548 or visit our website, click on "Speak Out" and leave a message. Thank you. An excuse to go out of town This is about the tax-free days that they with everything pertaining to school and everything. ...

The Poplar Bluff 5th and 6th Grade Center has released its A and B Honor Roll Lists for the second quarter of the 2013-2014 school year. Students are listed below: A Honor Roll: 5th Grade Blake Aikey, Chace Anderson, Alyssa Brown, Natalie Clark, Mary Grace Cooper, Kyle Copeland, Hannah Corcimiglia, Jordan Crites, Corey Crutchfield, Trenton Davis, Annalise Degaris, Alisah Dicken, Richard Dixon, Austynn Dover, Britten Edmundson, Nicholas Edwards, Caitlyn Egbert, Ryan Farley, Alexia Ferguson, Jacob Finley, Lincoln Fouts, Madigan Franklin, Jacquelyne Freeman, Joey Godsey, Chastity Gribble, Vielka Isabel Griffith, Selena Hancock, Abigail Hecker, Megan Hodgkiss, Thomas Holland, Olivia Hudson, Sabrina Hurst, Kylly Jay, Mary Jett, Aron Johnson, Emma Johnson, Makenna Kassing, Bethany Kearby, Alex Ketcherside, McKenzie Knapp, Johnathan Martin, Ian McClure, Tanner McCoy, Jaci McLane, Madison McMeans, Gavin Mense, Madison Moore, Justin Moses, Parker Nagy, Peyton Nagy, Emily Nely, Jude Ober, Jadarius Pigg, Karlee Rose Pogue, Peyton Powell, Audrey Rahlmann, Alexis Richardson, Kiley Roach, Lauren Robertson, Tanner Robinson, Zoe Savat, Jordyn Shearrer, Sierra Sievers, Isabella Sifford, Brandon Smith, Emryn Smith, Erin Smith, Eston Stearns, Payton Steward, Clarissa Varner, Jonna Vaughn, Warren Willard, Madison Williams, Wesley Williams, Kailey Wyatt, Brendan Yarbro and MacKenzy Yokel.. ...

GREENVILLE -- The upcoming Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament should be tightly contested and Thursday night's game with Naylor and Greenville is proof. The Lady Bears and the Lady Eagles exchanged buckets the entire third quarter and the lead was exchanged six times in the fourth...

Gene Bess expects to be back on the bench Saturday after missing just the second game of his career. Now in his 44th year with Three Rivers, Bess was sick Wednesday and stayed in Missouri while the Raiders held off Arkansas Baptist for a 71-68 road win. He also stayed home from school Thursday...

Betty Lou Marler PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Betty Lou Marler, 78, of Piedmont died Thursday, Jan. 23 2014, at her residence. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. for the family and 9:30 a.m. for the public on Saturday at Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont with the service following at 12:30 p.m...

SIKESTON -- Free throws and Poplar Bluff's lone 3-pointer of the night helped the Lady Mules stay unbeaten in conference play Thursday night. After running out to a 10-2 lead to start, the Lady Mules were behind late before finishing with a 12-4 run for a 47-40 win over Sikeston...

The final score showed Cape Central beating the Poplar Bluff swim team by 18 points Thursday but the margin was more like less than 0.2 of a second. In the final race -- the 400-yard freestyle relay -- the teams actually tied while the 200-freestyle relay was decided by 0.17 of a second at the Black River Aquatic Center...

Doyle Cash DEXTER, Mo. -- Doyle "Patches" Cash, 54, of Advance died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at his residence. Arrangements are being handled by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Dexter.

Billy Summers DEXTER, Mo. -- Billy W. Summers, 71, of Dexter died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at Golden Living Center in Dexter. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Sunday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. at the funeral home chapel with Lester Clayton officiating...

Register for Ag Expo pageant Sat. There is still time to register for the Ag Expo Beauty Pageant which will be held at the 28th annual Ag Expo 2014 on Saturday at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff, Mo. The divisions include: 9:30 a.m., Baby Girl, birth to 12 months; 10 a.m., Toddler Girl, 13 to 23 months; 10:30 a.m., Petite Miss, 2 to 4 years; 11 a.m., Tiny Miss, 5 to 7 years; 11:30 a.m., Little Miss, 8 to 12 years; noon, Junior Miss, 13 to 15 years; and 12:30 p.m., Miss Ag Expo, 16 to 20 years.. ...

VAN BUREN -- Clearwater senior Matthew D'Amico was silenced offensively a majority of the game Thursday night. Against No. 3 Winona in the semifinals of the Black River League Tournament, D'Amico converted a four-point play to tie the game up late in the fourth quarter for the No. 2 Tigers...

By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer Sioux District of the Greater St. Louis Area Council held its annual Boy Scouting Appreciation Banquet Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Four awards were presented: The Sparkplug Award, The Spearhead Award, The District Award of Merit and James A. West Award...