Stories from Friday, June 10, 2016

By JONATHON DAWE SEMO News Service BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Although he has already been tried, convicted, and sentenced in March, Donald Lafferty was re-sentenced on the charge of exploitation of the elderly on Wednesday. "The original sentence from the judge didn't include restitution," Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver previously explained...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor A local man is in critical condition in a St. Louis, Mo., hospital after he was found early Wednesday morning on the parking lot of a Highway W bar, where he earlier had fallen and apparently suffered a skull fracture...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer The Budweiser Clydesdales took to the streets of Poplar Bluff on Wednesday afternoon delivering beer to a number of businesses and making a special appearance at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. The world-renowned horses will be in the area all week to help celebrate the anniversaries of a number of Butler County institutions. ...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A McManus has worked as an electrician in Poplar Bluff since many homes had no more than a single bulb and one outlet. And for more than 30 of those years, a member of the McManus family has volunteered time to the citizen board that advises city official on electrical codes and licensing...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN Before the lynching of The Donald proceeds, what exactly was it he said about that Hispanic judge? Stated succinctly, Donald Trump said U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who is presiding over a class-action suit against Trump University, is sticking it to him. And the judge's bias is likely rooted in the fact that he is of Mexican descent...

With light rain falling and high water in the lake, conditions Saturday were far from ideal as 33 teams set out from Chaonia Landing to fish the Wappapello Bassmasters' annual Buddy Bass Tournament. While the number of teams was down only marginally from last year's event, the stringer weights were significantly lower, likely because of the conditions...

Butler County University of Missouri Extension will be teaching a gardening and canning class for youths age 5-18. They will be able to grow their own fruits and vegetables and learn how to properly can them. Classes are from 1:30- 3:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, June 13 and 15. Cost is $5 per class...

To the Editor: The triage, treatment, and transport emergency medical service practitioners provide can often be the difference between life and death for patients with a medical emergency. The unique nature of emergency medical services is unlike other health care services governed by the Controlled Substances Act. ...

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- "Wouldn't it be cool if we owned something like this one day," John Totten thought 16 years ago while visiting Jackson Lake in Georgia. Today, Totten is the new owner of Barrett's Resort & Marina on Wappapello Lake after its former owner, Butch Barrett, retired...

Five months after its previous district ranger retired, the Poplar Bluff Ranger District of the Mark Twain National Forest has filled its top spot. Jon Stansfield, a 16-year veteran of the Forest Service, arrived in Poplar Bluff May 1 to become its new district ranger...

University of Missouri Extension Horticulture Specialist Sarah Denkler is offering gardening classes through the University of Missouri Extension. To learn more about an area of gardening, please plan to attend one of this sessions. The upcoming schedule includes:...

The Poplar Bluff High School Class of 1966 is planning a 50th class reunion for Oct. 14 - 15. Organizers are looking for classmates. If you have any information about the following people, please let the group know. Organizers would like to invite them to the event: David Boone, Carolyn Boyer, Marvin Brown, Linda Bryant, Edgardo Caceres, Daniel Chaffin, Lana Sue Connell, William Crow, Robert Deeder, William Charles Deeder, Mary Faye Depriest, Nancy Eldredge, Rita Ellison, Janet Fischer Herrera, Jeanette Gipson, Cheryl Givens Stone, Ronald Goins, Michael Graves, Michael Gray, Gary Haile, Rodney Hailey, Linda Benton Hall, Norman Hamilton, Steve Hampton, Linda Rutter Hardcastle, Vickie Hicks Hargrove, Evelyn Taylor Hawthorne, Larry Hedrick, Barbara Hedspeth, Karen Jurst Hillis, Sandra Mayse Holcomb, John Holeman, Gary Hopper, Dennis Hoxworth, Bruce Huff, Dakota Hughes, Larry Jackson, Larry Jeffries, Robert King, Winston Kiser, Michael Kuker, Jackie Lake, Gloria Little, Ellen Bailey Markham, Pete May, Brenda Miler Douglas, Gary Miller, Linda Moore, Norma Payne, Emma Pernell, Terry Porter, Mack D Powers, Melvin Pitchett, Orville Quinn,Alford Russom, Janet Schalk White, Glenda Scott Delahunt, Carol Seaba, John Seaba, Brenda Sinclair, Linda Sparkman Cory, Mary Stanley, Sue Stewart Stanton, Joyce Still, Gerald Swindle, Bobby Taylor, Sharon Thompson King, Earlene Tune, Gary Wallis, Rudolph Ward, Mary Carter Watson, Robert Wells, Peggy Farris Whitaker, Dorothy Williams, Brenda Kaylee, Williams, Mae Ruth Williams, Delbert Withrow, David Woolard, Duane Wren, Leslie Yerges, Regina Wilson. ...

A basic economic premise holds that when the price of something rises, people seek to economize on its use. They seek substitutes for that which has risen in price. Recent years have seen proposals for an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Some states and localities, such as Seattle, have already legislated a minimum wage of $15 an hour...

As you may have noticed already on social media sites, we have black bears on the move in Southeast Missouri and our Ozark region. So, this is timely information you may want to review and possibly even save as reference in case you encounter a black bear...

One of the great joys of spring each year is the arrival hummingbirds. I know we are well past spring and now getting into summer, but the hummingbirds here locally have just now become more active with the warmer, dryer weather. I personally had seen both my first fawn of the year and the first hummingbird on May 1. ...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- With any summer baseball team filled with players who aren't familiar with each other or might be shaking off rust, production can come along slowly. That's what happened to the Sikeston Silver Sox Senior Legion squad after their first four games of the season. But game No. 5 might have been the breakthrough they've been searching for...

Donald Lee Moore Donald Lee Moore, 78, of Wappapello, died Thurs., June 9, 2016 at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service.

Beverly (Bev) Page Baldwin TALLAHASSEE Fla. - Beverly Page Baldwin, "Bev," ascended to heaven on Saturday, June 4th, 2016. She was preceded by her husband, William Marshall Baldwin, "Bill," her father, Clayton Alexander Page, and her mother, Golda Viola Beaty. She is survived by her two sons, Page (Jane) and Brooks (Melissa); and grandchildren Anelise, Camdyn, Marshall, Martin, and Marion. She passed away peacefully in her home in Tallahassee, FL, succumbing to advanced vascular dementia...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation announces that Director Robert L. Ziehmer is stepping down as director effective July 15, 2016. "It is with mixed emotions that I am resigning from my position as director," Ziehmer said. ...

Charles Earl Houart, Jr. of Dexter, son of the late Charles Earl, Sr. and Elsie Bond Houart, was born in Randles, Mo. on June 18, 1935, and died at the Southeast Healthcare Center of Stoddard County in Dexter, Mo. on June 7, 2016, at the age of 80. Mr. Houart had lived in the Dexter area most of his life. He had worked on a riverboat as a deck hand before he retired. He was a member of Grace Fellowship Church in Dexter...

Forrest Grimes Forrest Grimes, 100, of Poplar Bluff, died Wed., June 8, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be at 1 p.m., Sat., June 11 at Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. in the Moore Funeral Service Chapel. Online condolences: www.moorefuneralservice.com...

Anna "Margie" Willis PIEDMONT, Mo. - Anna "Margie" Willis, 82, of Patterson, MO, formerly of Greenville, MO, passed away Monday, June 6, 2016, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born November 15, 1933, in Cannelton, IN, to Morgan Jenkins and Katie Burden Jenkins...

Constance "Connie" Clements PIEDMONT, Mo. - Constance "Connie" Clements, 36, of Piedmont, Mo, died Wed., June 8, 2016 at Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis, Mo. Arrangements are pending with Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont, Mo.

Avery Jo Wilfong GREENVILLE Mo. - Avery Jo Wilfong, 2, of Silva, Mo., daughter of Jordan and Ashley Wilfong, died Tues., June 7, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical. Visitation will be at 10 a.m., Sat., June 11 at the Morrison Worley Funeral Chapel in Greenville with the funeral following at 11 a.m. Burial will be in the Wesley-Dixon Cemetery near Hiram. Online condolences may be made: www.morrisonworleychapel.com...

Madeline Carol Barlow NEELYVILLE, Mo. - Madeline Carol Barlow, 75, of St. Louis, formerly of Titusville, Fla., Naylor, Mo. and California, died Sun., June 5, 2016 at Green Park Nursing Home. Visitation will at 1 p.m., Sun., June 12 at the Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel in Neelyville. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. in the chapel with Donnie Fowler officiating. Burial will be in the Naylor Memorial Cemetery...

Bro James Monroe Epps 11/13/1920 - 6/6/2016 James Monroe Epps, age 95, went home to be with His Lord on Monday, June 6th 2016 -D Day - at 3:51 p.m. He was born November 13th, 1920 in Kansas City, MO. He was the 3rd child of 8 children born to Barbara Ann MaCombe & William Epps. ...

By BEN KLEINE SEMO News service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A witness in a Cape Girardeau murder case testified Wednesday during a preliminary hearing the suspect told him "the wrong guy got shot." The victim, Airious Darling, was returning a child to his father March 31 when he was shot fatally on the front porch; a witness stated in probable-cause statement Tavious Tipler, the suspect, had intended to shoot a man who had confronted him about an earlier robbery but shot and killed the wrong person...