Stories from Monday, September 19, 2016

By BARBARA ANN HORTON News Editor On Thursday, Sept. 29, between 300-500 women will converge on the Black River Coliseum for the 29th annual Women Aware Conference. They are planning to attend breakout sessions geared to networking, personal development and professional growth, listen to keynote speaker Nicole Johnson and shop, shop, shop...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Following nefarious threats in two Midwest communities this week, more school officials and parents are now becoming aware of a widely used, student-only, social media app that locks adults out of the conversation. After School, available on Android and iOS platforms, is a teenager-only, anonymous chatroom that according to designers allows students to "share openly and honestly, without fearing judgment or ridicule."...

By JOHN R. STANARD Row, row, row their boat, Briskly down the lake. That will be the scenario on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 24, when members of the exclusive St. Louis Rowing Club bring their long, skinny shells to the Peoples Creek Cove on Wappapello Lake. The St. Louis rowers are coming to Wappapello to publicly demonstrate the ancient art of rowing, which has been an Olympic sport for more than 100 years...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer It's a question Jim Bailey gets asked a lot. Who will occupy two new storefronts at Mansion Mall? Bailey, 54, doesn't like to give hints. One of the spots in the 3,700-square-foot building will have a drive-thru. Does that mean the site will include a restaurant?...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor The recipient of the Best Democrat of the Year Award for 2016 was recognized for initiating a program which brings a "voice to a child" to the courtroom in abuse and neglect cases. The annual award was presented Saturday night during the 51st annual Truman Day Rally, hosted by the Butler County Central Committee and Butler County Democratic Women's Club, at the Elk's Lodge...

For the first time in 12 years, the 800 United Methodist Churches in Missouri will have a new bishop at the helm. For the first time in its history, it will be one of their own. Robert Farr was elected to serve as a Bishop in the United Methodist Church at the South Central Jurisdictional Conference in Wichita, Kans. ...

All 4-H/FFA members may join the second annual public speaking contest at the Butler County Fair. The Public Speaking contest will be held from 5 - 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26 at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff. Participants may check in at 4:45 p.m. ...

Young, scared Yes, I'd just like to say how disappointed I am with our school bus and the school system. This is the first day of school and I understand there are issues, but I have a child that at 6:30 is sitting at the bus garage because the driver could not find her house and that is bull! They should be driving their routes the week before school starts and know where these houses are. ...

By STEPHEN MOORE What makes America an economically ingenious place is the competitive federalism model set forth by our Founding Fathers. They established our nation as the world's largest ever free trade zone, in which 50 states use varying economic and fiscal policies to compete for jobs and people...

Glenda Haney BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Glenda Haney, 81, of Bloomfield died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at Cypress Point Nursing Home in Dexter, Mo. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. today at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Graveside services follow at 2:30 p.m. today at Zion Cemetery near Puxico, Mo...

Ruby Hammers GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Ruby Richmond Hammers, 90, of Arnold, Mo., formerly of Wayne County, Mo., died Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. today at Ruegg Funeral Home in Greenville. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Greenville City Cemetery. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- If you are the status quo candidate in a change election in which the national mood is sour and two-thirds of the electorate think the country is on the wrong track, what do you do? Attack. Relentlessly. Paint your opponent as extremist, volatile, clueless, unfit, dangerous. Indeed, Hillary Clinton's latest national ad, featuring major Republican politicians echoing that indictment of Donald Trump, ends thus: "Unfit. Dangerous. Even for Republicans."...

Terry Collins CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Terry Collins, 71, of Holcomb, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at Phil and Flo Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. Visitation will be from 3-4 p.m., Saturday at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. Funeral service will follow at 4 p.m. at Landess Funeral Chapel with Rev. Dale Rickman...

Chris Jones PUXICO, Mo. -- Chris Jones, 34, of Puxico died Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at his home near Puxico. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Morgan Sifford Funeral Home followed at noon with the funeral in the funeral home chapel. Officiating will be the Rev. Marty Bryant. Burial will be in Hobbs Cemetery in Puxico...

Connie Norden Connie Sue Norden, 53, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, at her residence. She was born on July 3, 1963, to Ernest Norden and Esther Bennett in Poplar Bluff. Connie is survived by two children, Dustin (Brittany) Reed of Qulin, Mo. and Samantha (James) Morgan of Fairdealing, Mo.; and four grandchildren, Kheily, Arabella, and Colin Reed and Desiree Morgan...

By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer Thursday, June 30, four ladies from Poplar Bluff: Angie Bowman, Terry Glidewell, Brenna Moots and Debbie Yount, left with 15 others from the Memphis area on a mission trip to Africa. Their final destination was the GFE (Global Field Evangelism) Orphanage in Jua Kali, Kenya. ...

Jerry J. Simmons Jerry J. Simmons, 85, of Farmington, Mo., formally of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday Sept. 16, 2016 at St. Clare Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Ms. Simmons was born July 2, 1931 in Zenith, Ark. and was retired from Cardinal Glennon Hospital in St. Louis, Mo...

Helen Lucille Eaton Davis DEXTER, Mo. -- Helen Lucille Eaton Davis, 92, of Bernie, died Thursday, Sept. 15. 2016, at the Winchester Place in Bernie. Visitation was Saturday, at the Rainey Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will at 1 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral home with Rev. Alice Fowler officiating...

Marion Carter Marion Carter, 79, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, at her residence. She was born May 17, 1937, to Franklin King and Bea Tanner in Gloversville, N.Y. She married Raymon Carter on April 21, 1962. Marion worked as a registered nurse for John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff until her retirement in 2003...

James "Jamie" Bainter PIEDMONT, Mo. -- James "Jamie" Bainter, 46, passed away Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at the Progress West Hospital in O'Fallon, Mo. He was born July 27, 1970 in Poplar Bluff. He was married to Micki Tucker Oct. 1, 2011 in Wentzville, Mo. and had lived in O'Fallon. He drove a cab for St. Louis Cab Company and was of the Pentecostal faith...

Hubert Allen, Jr. Hubert Allen, Jr., 64, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Monday at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m., Monday at Missouri Veterans' Cemetery in Bloomfield with burial to follow...

Richard Hoover MALDEN, Mo. -- Richard Dewayne Hoover, 67, of Malden, Mo., died Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at his home. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Monday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Halls Cemetery in St. Francis, Ark...

Looking to tie the game with 7 1/2 minutes remaining Friday night, the Cape Central football team needed only 1 1/2 yards. Aaron Harris, who had just scored on a 4-yard run, took the handoff on the 2-point attempt in a downpour and was immediately hit. Poplar Bluff's Josh Lewis -- bum shoulder and all -- pulled the 205-pound running back down and came away with the ball for good measure, securing the Mules' 36-34 lead...

SIKESTON -- Dexter coach Kevin Goltra saw the signs as soon as school got out. The Bearcats got to the locker room and were loose and having fun. Goltra saw a team unfocused and overconfident after outscoring its opponents 75-14 the previous two weeks...

MALDEN -- Pete Brown and Tray Stevenson hit the holes like a couple of drag racers. "When I see the green light I'm gone," Stevenson said. There was nothing but green field ahead of Malden's dynamic backfield duo Friday night. Stevenson scored all five of the Green Wave's touchdowns and Brown racked up a game-high 205 all-purpose yards as Malden pitched its second straight shutout in a 37-0 win over East Prairie on homecoming at The Swamp...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Jeffry Hardin had a hat trick in Poplar Bluff's 4-3 loss to Smith-Cotton in the Capital City Classic on Saturday in Jefferson City before the Mules lost 1-0 to the host Jays. It was the first time all season Poplar Bluff (4-7) was shutout...

NAYLOR -- Dalton Hobgood went 5 for 5 with four RBIs as Bernie cruised to a 15-0, 5-inning win at Naylor on Friday. Bernie (10-4) broke the game open with seven runs in the third inning and finished with 14 total hits. Along with Hobgood, Josh Ellenburg went 4 for 4, scored four times and knocked in a pair of runs. The duo finished with 13 total basses, with Ellenburg getting seven with the help of a triple and a double...