Stories from Monday, August 8, 2016

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The city of Greenville, Mo., may owe more than $100,000 in unpaid state and federal taxes and penalties, city council members revealed during a meeting Friday. The amount is four times greater than officials originally believed in May, when a new administration began reviewing city finances...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor VAN BUREN, Mo. -- The governor's office continues in its search for an attorney to serve the remainder of former Carter County Prosecuting Attorney Ernie Richardson's term in office. Richardson, whose term expires Dec. 31, 2018, sent a letter to Gov. Jay Nixon's office indicating his resignation date was June 30...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor Two Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers from Troop E became part of history when they were among the team of officers assigned to help with security at the recent Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor In response to recent officer-related shootings across the nation, local officers turned to one of their own to train them on how to respond to active-shooter and officer-ambush situations. "In response to the attacks on police officers that have been occurring in the last few months, the Poplar Bluff police have begun to train so that they can work safely," said Detective Bryce Colvin, who coordinated the training, using "everything I learned in my 15 years of military experience.". ...

Amy Brinkley, daughter of Donald and Gayla Brinkley, recently has been conferred the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, or Ph.D., from Saint Louis University. She is the granddaughter of the late Doyle and Wilma Brinkley of Piedmont, Sue and the late Diz Allen of Piedmont and Charles and Kate Barker of Qulin...

By WALTER E. WILLIAMS What economists call an ability to make "compensating differences" is a valuable tool in everyone's arsenal. If people are prohibited from doing so, they are always worse off. You say, "Williams, I never heard of compensating differences. What are they?"...

Congress' solution is punishing vets I am the wife of a Marine Corps veteran; my husband has been treated for a back injury with the VA in Poplar Bluff for the last 6 years. He has been on Morphine and Valium as well as numerous other medications in order to try and deal with his back pain. ...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Former DAR Associate Editor The outstanding talents of a photographer from Poplar Bluff and an artist in California were combined to produce Between Worlds - long-exposure photos of unique designs on Pacific Ocean beaches. Jason Henthorne, who graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1990, and Andres Amador, who uses a simple rake to create the beautiful designs in the sand, collaborated on the project...

HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) -- From his usual spot in the front row of seats in a suite down the third-base line, 8-year-old Dougie Brawley listens to the sounds around him at Clemens Field. He hears the music blaring through the loudspeakers, the engine roar of the vehicle used to drag in the infield dirt and the sound of gloves popping as they catch baseballs. Those are the sounds Dougie uses to immerse himself in a baseball game...

New topic to speak about, turning away from all of the violence happening all around not only the United States but across the globe. This new topic is one that really baffles my mind, meaning there probably is not too much to baffle then. Has everyone noticed the lazy people all over town? In Wal-Mart, Krogers, McDonalds, Taco Bell, etc...? These lazy people are hard to miss when you see them. ...

C.J. Elder DONIPHAN, Mo. - C.J. Elder, 20, of Doniphan, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016 at his home. C.J. was born in Memphis, Tenn., on Nov. 15, 1994. He worked for Taylor farms and enjoyed spending time with his son, Braxton Jesse Elder, and with his friends...

Virginia Agnes Walker MALDEN, Mo. -- Virginia Agnes Walker, 86, of Holcomb, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. and continue until the funeral service at 2 p.m., Sunday. at Bradshaw Funeral Homes, Inc., in Malden...

William "Bill" Davis DONIPHAN, Mo. -- William M. (Bill) Davis, 88, of Doniphan, died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Bill was born to William J. and Ada (McKinney) Davis Jan. 16, 1928, in Ripley County. He married Edith Elizabeth Wills July 4, 1951, in Seattle, Wash. They had just celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary last month...

Nadine E. French Nadine E. French, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be expressed at www.cotrellfuneralservice.com...

Jack Allen MALDEN, Mo. -- Jack Allen, 80, of Clarkton, died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, at Southeast Health of Stoddard County in Dexter. Visitation will be from 1-4 p.m., Sunday, at the Landess Funeral Chapel in Malden. Funeral will follow at 4 p.m. at the Landess Funeral Chapel with Rev. Dale Rickman officiating...

Loretta "Sue" Kramer VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Loretta "Sue" Kramer, 66, of Hazelwood, died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016 at her residence. Visitation will begin for the public at 11 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren, with the funeral services following at 1 p.m., in the Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Terry Richardson will officiate and the burial will be at the Dry Valley Cemetery in Van Buren...

Denise Williamson BROSELEY, Mo. -- Denise Ann Williamson, 44, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, July 31, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Williamson was born November 11, 1971 at Poplar Bluff. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Carol (Long) Williamson. She is survived by two brothers: Don Williamson of Broseley and Doug Williamson of Harviell. Private interment services were held with burial in the Mole Hill Cemetery at Broseley...

With all that will be changing this fall at Poplar Bluff High School, the first week of practice for the Mules featured one thing that was just like past years. "It's been hot," senior football player Jerrid Moore said. Kent Keith, Poplar Bluff's athletic director, said high temperatures was a big concern heading into the first week of camp for football, softball, boys soccer, volleyball, girls tennis and cross country...

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Jonathon Sopko, Fairdealing, recently completed the Chemistry Immersion Program (CHIP) at the University of Missouri. CHIP, a two-week experiential learning program, aims to enhance student learning in chemistry and biochemistry by increasing instructors' knowledge of laboratory techniques and then engaging teachers alongside students...

For a few hours on Saturday afternoon, Poplar Bluff turned into the skateboarding mecca of Southeast Missouri. Over 40 skaters from 10 different cities and towns converged on Poplar Bluff Skate Park for the first ever Poplar Bluff Summer Jam skate competition, celebrating urban skateboarding in the region...

A team looking to make history has scooped up a softball coach with decades of experience. Van Buren has hired former Three Rivers College softball coach Jack Childress to replace former softball head coach Terry Pennington, who was recently named the new Three Rivers softball assistant coach...