Stories from Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Haven House riders taking pledges From Staff Reports Riders already are out soliciting pledges for the 27th Annual Trail Ride to benefit Haven House, which will be held Sept. 19 at Ted and Cindy Evans' farm just north of Poplar Bluff. Proceeds from the annual event go directly to serving victims of rape and abuse...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer A teacher from Poplar Bluff will spend the 2015-16 school year teaching in what has been considered one of the nation's poorest areas at a school system taken over by the State of Mississippi in 2013 due to poor performance...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A power outage for 1,275 homes and businesses on the north side of Poplar Bluff early Sunday morning was caused by an alleged drunk driver, according to police reports. A 2003 Ford Explorer was westbound on Barron Road at 4:21 a.m. when the vehicle ran off the right side of the road and struck a utility poll...

By ELEANOR C. HASENBECK Staff Writer Three Poplar Bluff employees were recently cited for serving alcohol to minors. Citations were issued to clerks at Break Time, southside Citgo, and Kerr's Express as part of Poplar Bluff Police Department's latest round of alcohol compliance checks on Friday, July 17...

By ELEANOR C. HASENBECK Staff Writer Improvements and additions to trails in the Van Buren, Mo. area is helping create pathways for the community to grow. The most recent addition is a 1.2 mile trail through Van Buren. The trail, which is complete save for signage and interpretive plaques, is The Van Buren Chamber of Commerce's first step in building a stronger network of footpaths and vehicular trails in Carter County...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer This week's Perseid meteor shower may offer some of its best viewing conditions in years. The event falls during the dark of the moon for the first time since 2007. The peak hours to view the Perseids are after midnight and through the early morning hours just before dawn. However, it can generally be seen, though less intense, beginning at 10-11 p.m. The shower will be most visible tonight through Friday, with Thursday predicted to be the peak...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The more than 70 properties included in the new Cynthia-Kinzer Historic District represent a time when the nation wanted to welcome the working middle class, people like the railroad brakeman, teachers and factory workers of Poplar Bluff, to home ownership...

To the Editor: For many generations people have wondered what was going to happen next in the world. It has been over 40 years since the Supreme Court declared that abortion was legal in the United States. Many innocent babies have been killed since then. ...

By MONA CHAREN For decades, I believed that displaying grisly photographs of aborted babies was the wrong way to make the pro-life case. Disturbing images, I thought, would only repel viewers, not persuade them. I now think I was wrong. There are many ways to make an argument. ...

TOPS MO 734 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) met at 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 29 at the First Presbyterian Church. Leader Linda Morgan presided over the meeting which was attended by 11 TOPS and one KOPS. The secretary's report was approved as read. Best losers of the week were Linda Von Ruedgsich, TOPS, and Gladys Hill, KOPS...

Poplar Bluff Police Detective Danny Hicks talked about home safety, as well as financial crimes, to the Butler County Genealogy Society at July 23 at the First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff. The monthly meeting was attended by 19 society members and one guest...

CAMPBELL, Mo. -- The Missouri Peach Fair organizers will host floats, horses, antique cars and tractors at the annual parade Saturday, Aug. 29 to start the final day of the fair. All entries will begin moving down Grand Avenue in downtown Campbell at 10 a.m...

Kevin Brown WAPPAPELLO, MO. - Kevin Brown, 61, of Wappapello, formerly of Wyatt, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 9, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

Richard Forshee of Malden, Mo., has received the Community College Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2015-2016 academic year. Forshee is the son of Gary and Janie Forshee of Malden and Teresa Hicks of Dexter, Mo. and is a 2015 graduate of Crowley's Ridge College and a 2013 graduate of Richland R-1 High School...

The Obama Administration continues to hammer rural America with unnecessary, expensive regulations and rules. On Monday, the Obama Administration released the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan rule that calls for a massive reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The plan has serious implications for Missouri, which gets 83 percent of its energy from coal power...

George Orwell said, "There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them." If one wants to discover the truth of Orwell's statement, he need only step upon most college campuses. Faculty leaders of the University of California consider certain statements racism and feel they should not be used in class. ...

Lawrence Turner MALDEN, Mo. -- Lawrence Franklin Turner, 80, of Clarkton, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 9 2015, at his daughter's residence in Clarkton. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Bradshaw Funeral Home. A graveside services will follow at 3 p.m. at the Memorial Park Cemetery with the Brother William Hill officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Malden...

By PATRICK BUCHANAN In his desperation to sink the Iran nuclear deal, Bibi Netanyahu is taking a hellish gamble. Israel depends upon the United States for $3 billion a year in military aid and diplomatic cover in forums where she is often treated like a pariah state. Israel has also been the beneficiary of almost all the U.S. vetoes in the Security Council...

Leon Barnett MALDEN, Mo. -- Clifford Leon Barnett, 82, Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Bradshaw Funeral Home with the funeral services following at 11 a.m.at the Bradshaw Chapel with the Pastor Robin McCollough officiating. Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery in Malden...

Three Rivers fans who had trouble pronouncing Justas Furmanavicius should have an easier time with Stefan Roknic. Roknic, a 6-foot-8 forward, became the second European player to join the Raiders earlier in the summer. "He's kind of a, I guess you want to call it a hybrid forward," Three Rivers assistant coach Bryan Sherrer said. ...

Three Rivers has boosted its frontcourt with the addition of Terrence Parker. Parker, a 6-foot-9, 230-pound center out of Beddingfield High School in Wilson, North Carolina, has signed with the Raiders. He may provide a style of offensive post presence that the Raiders haven't had in recent years...

Paul Kane DONIPHAN, Mo.--Paul C. Kane, 79, of Doniphan, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015 at the Westwood Hills Health and Rehab in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be held from noon until 1:30 P.M. Thursday. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015 at Towles Cemetery. Pastor Jason Jordan will officiate...

Bill Aronson GATEWOOD, MO. - Longtime Gatewood resident Bill Aronson died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 1, 1951 in Chicago, Ill. to the late Alvin and Harriette Kuhn Aronson. Bill was an artist and entrepreneur. ...

Kenneth Williams Kenneth Williams, 61, of St. Louis, Mo. died Monday, Aug. 10, 2015 at his residence. The arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

Kevin Wayne Brown, Sr. CHARLESTON, MO.--Kevin Wayne Brown, Sr., 61, formerly of Wyatt, died Sunday, August 9, 2015, at his home in Wappapello. There is no visitation. Family and friends assembled at 1 p.m., Tuesday at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery near Charleston for a Graveside Service. Kerry Stokes of Charleston officated...

Joyce A. Burgess WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Joyce A. Burgess, 79, of Wappapello, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2015 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Burgess was born June 13, 1935 to the late William Carl and Stella Stone Johnson. She was of the Baptist faith and was a homemaker. Mrs. Burgess enjoyed sending time with her family and quilting...

Boyce Perryman MALDEN, Mo.--Boyce Perryman, 63, or Malden, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, at Parkland Health Center in Bonne Terre. Visitation will be from noon-2 p.m. Wednesday at the Landess Funeral Home in Malden. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Landess Funeral Chapel in Malden with Rev. Steve Bricker officiating. Landess Funeral Home of Malden in charge of arrangements...

Frank Edward Eberle CAMPBELL, MO.-Frank Edward Eberle, 63, of Jefferson City, formerly of Clarkton, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015 at his residence. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Landess Funeral Chapel in Campbell. Burial will bee at Woodlawn-Landess Addition Cemetery in Campell...

Paul Raymond Board Paul Raymond Board, 90, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born April 3, 1925 at Fisk. He was one of Jehovah's Witnesses. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. On Sept. ...