Stories from Thursday, July 31, 2014

By ALEX WEST Staff Writer Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center now offers a simple, free way for patients to become more involved in their healthcare through the My Health Home Patient Portal. My Health Home gives patients of PBRMC and its affiliated clinics online access to health care records through a secure website. ...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A Michigan man accepted the position of Poplar Bluff city manager Tuesday night, during a special meeting of the city council. Heath Kaplan is currently a finance and management services director and interim county administrator for Muskegon County...

By PAUL DAVIS Outdoors Editor Committee members of the SEMO Friends of NRA are gearing up for the organization's 22nd annual fundraising banquet, set for Aug. 16 at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff, Mo. The event will begin when doors open at 5 p.m. for a social hour full of games, raffles, a silent auction and giveaways...

Six local entrepreneurs recently completed a five-week course, called Operation JumpStart: First Step--a nationally-recognized, highly successful training model delivered to individuals thinking of starting or expanding a small business. The Operation JumpStart: First Step curriculum teaches participants essential small business planning and preparation skills with practical hands-on training. ...

By PAUL DAVIS Outdoors Editor Sure, it was early - on a weekend in the summer no less - but the smiles on the faces of the 90 children at Otter Slough Conservation Area Saturday morning said it all - they were enjoying nature and having fun. Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation and Ducks Unlimited's Dexter Greenheads and Puxico Pintails chapters, the annual Greenwings event, in its sixth year, is designed to give children an up-close look at the nature around them, using a hands-on format.. ...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN The bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie was premeditated mass murder. Gadhafi was taking revenge for Reagan's raid on Tripoli in 1986. The downing of KAL 007, flying from Anchorage to Seoul, was mass murder in the second degree. Seeing an aircraft intrude into Russian air space, Soviet officers brutally ordered it shot down...

To the Editor: Many times, leadership is taken for granted until it is absent. I have seen this scenario play out in many situations over the years. I have been very fortunate to be exposed to quality leadership on many occasions, but that has led to poor leadership and no leadership being exposed more frequently and dramatically by comparison. ...

By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- The president's demeanor is worrying a lot of people. From the immigration crisis on the Mexican border to the Islamic State rising in Mesopotamia, Barack Obama seems totally detached. When he does interrupt his endless rounds of golf, fundraising and photo ops, it's for some affectless, mechanical, almost forced public statement...

7th grade orientation at N'ville New student and seventh grade orientation will be 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 12, in the cafeteria. Students and parents are encouraged to come meet teachers and tour the campus. Light refreshments will be served...

Meadors gets TRC scholarship Jeremy Meadors of Doniphan, Mo., has received the Trustee scholarship to Three Rivers College. Meadors is the son of Dwayne and Elaine Meadors of Doniphan and is a 2014 graduate of Doniphan High School. Meadors plans to study general education while at Three Rivers...

Alex Riffle & The Stiffs will perform from 6-8 p.m. Friday in the Herb Garden on the grounds of the Poplar Bluff Public Library. This is a FREE performance. For those who cannot attend Friday's performance, the group will also perform from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Ozark Border Co-op meeting at Three Rivers College and Saturday night from 7-10 p.m. on the large deck of The Landing restaurant in Van Buren, Mo., on the shores of the Current River...

William "Bill" Waites PIEDMONT, Mo.- William "Bill" Waites, 83, of Piedmont, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at Clark's Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont...

Reservations for the upcoming Twin Rivers Alumni '75, '76, '77, '78, '79 Reunion must be submitted no later than Monday, Sept. 1. The reunion will be held Friday, Oct. 17, at the Holiday Inn. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Cost will be $20 per person...

William Lacey PIEDMONT, Mo.- William L. Lacey, 75, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Piedmont, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the Cedargate in Poplar Bluff. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont...

Wanda Jones -- Doniphan, Mo. Newell Moore -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mary Bradley -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. Bobby Butler -- Poplar Bluff, Mo William Lacey -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. William "Bill" Waites -- Piedmont, Mo

The theater department of Three Rivers College will hold an informational session at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, for community members interested in joining a New York theater trip. It will be held at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center auditorium. "This will be the second trip to New York we've done, based off of the rousing success of our first excursion in 2012," said Tim Thompson, director of the Tinnin Fine Arts Center. ...

Peach Fair baby picture contest Entries are being sought for a baby picture contest to be held as part of the Missouri Peach Fair in Campbell, Aug. 8-16. The baby picture contest is for both boys and girls, age 0-4 years. Ribbons for first, second, third, and honorable mention will be given to winners in several categories, depending on age. A trophy will be given to the picture judged "Best of Show"...

Newell Moore Newell E. Moore, 23, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, July 27, 2014 at his residence. Newell was born March 14, 1991 in Bangor, Maine. He was a manager trainee at Aaron's Rental. Newell enjoyed video games, collecting guns and listening to music...

Bobby Butler Bobby Wayne Butler, 73, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Friday, July 25, 2014, at John J. Pershing VA Hospital. Bobby was born July 28, 1940 to the late John Thomas Butler and Pearl Beatrice Downing Butler. He married Sharon Kay Brown on May 16, 1964. She survives...

Travis Huffman, the new head baseball coach at Young Harris College in Georgia, still thinks about the coaches he had while he was a student at Poplar Bluff. As a baseball and football player for the Mules, Huffman learned some great drills and things about the coaching style from his baseball coach Pat Carda...

Wanda Jones DONIPHAN, Mo.-- Wanda Evelee Jones, 81, of Doniphan, died Sunday, July 27, 2014, at the Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. A graveside service will follow at 2 p.m. in the Doniphan City Cemetery...

What's city coming to? Convicted felon, disgraced Chamber executive, who also owes state of Mo. over $5K, arrested numerous other times also. Failed businessman owes city over $200K. And these folks are starting a business. What image does this send of Poplar Bluff and to businesses that might want to locate here...

Mark Twain National Forest is partnering with Mt. Adams Institute and AmeriCorps to offer military veterans seven one-time, 11-month natural resources management career development internships during 2014-2015 in Doniphan, Mo., and Poplar Bluff, Mo...

Mary Bradley Mary Bradley, 80, of Holcomb, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, July 28, 2014 at her residence. She was born May 17, 1934 in Annapolis, Mo. July 15, 1952, she married Laddie Stanley Wallace Bradley in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He died Nov. 27, 2012...