Stories from Friday, November 18, 2016

By CHELSAE CORDIA Staff Writer QULIN, Mo. - Students at Twin Rivers-Qulin Elementary recently were treated to a day full of reading and fun. Drop Everything, Everybody Read, or DEER Day, is an opportunity for students to focus on literature and learn about the importance of reading...

By CHELSAE CORDIA Staff Writer Sixteen-year-old high school student and local musician Kyle Richards has been passionate about music since he was six years old. Now he's using that talent to benefit his community. Since deciding to pursue music as a career, Richards teamed with Dream Music Group, located in Nashville. After talking with his producer about family matters, the pair learned they each have young family members living with disabilities...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Three Rivers College trustees received updates on a number of campus construction projects during the board's monthly meeting Wednesday. Architects with Dillie Traxel of Poplar Bluff spoke to trustees on the status of what is currently the college's biggest undertaking, the $8.1 million Libla Family Sports Complex, saying they met with contractors last week and now have a more accurate construction timetable...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer All-day family passes and 30-minute routes are among several recent changes made by Bluff Area Transit Service as it tries to increase ridership. "Most people don't think of public transportation rurally," said Steve Bush, regional manager of Southeast Missouri Transportation Service. "It's hard to overcome that. But I think by labeling our vehicles and trying to respond to the needs of the community, hopefully we'll get more people to ride with us."...

Ruby Bryant -- Harviell, Mo. Dennis Patterson -- Wappapello, Mo. Judy Diane Moonyhan -- Sikeston, Mo. William K. Baker -- Qulin, Mo. Brian Stone -- Doniphan, Mo. Jean K. Williams -- Van Buren, Mo. Glenn Kuehle -- Wappapello, Mo. Lois DeShaney -- Poplar Bluff, Mo...

The Missouri Pharmacy Association (MPA) recognized the outstanding efforts of state pharmacy leaders during its Annual Conference and Trade Show (Sept. 8-11) at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach. Each year, the incoming MPA president selects an honorary president. The honorary designation is reserved for individuals who are champions of pharmacy...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN However Donald Trump came upon the foreign policy views he espoused, they were as crucial to his election as his views on trade and the border. Yet those views are hemlock to the GOP foreign policy elite and the liberal Democratic interventionists of the Acela Corridor...

By MIKE JENSEN Publisher Sikeston Standard Democrat I have spent the last joyous week deleting hundreds - if not thousands - of Hillary Clinton-related emails, articles, cartoons and commentary. This years-long collection served as inspiration and ammunition to address the twisted policies of her ultimately failed effort to return to the White House...

Donald Trump's surprise win has millions of Americans, many of whom are black, in a tizzy. Many, such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, are writing about what it means to be black during a Trump administration even though Trump's presidency has yet to begin. My argument has always been that the political arena is largely irrelevant to the interests of ordinary black people...

By JOE JEREK Mo. Dept. of Conservation JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation reports it collected approximately 19,200 tissue samples for chronic-wasting-disease (CWD) testing from this past weekend's mandatory sampling efforts at 75 stations in 29 counties in and around where the fatal deer disease has been found in northeast, central, and east-central Missouri. The Department's goal was 18,000 - 20,000 tissue samples collected...

By FRANK CAMPA Mo. Dept. of Conservation The weather this year for the firearms deer season has been ideal for hunters, allowing them to stay in the field longer and more comfortably, even though it has been a little too warm to promote deer activity...

By PAUL DAVIS Outdoors Editor In a bit of a surprise, Missouri deer hunters topped last year's firearms season opening weekend harvest by a small margin. I say "surprise" for three reasons: So far, the archery harvest is lower compared to last year, and secondly, there has been a bit of a deer die-off in Southern Missouri in the last two months caused by epizootic hemorrhagic disease. ...

Glenn Kuehle Glenn Kuehle of Wappapello, Mo. died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016 at the Jackson Manor in Jackson, Mo. Arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Wappapello, Mo.

Lois DeShaney Lois DeShaney, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016 at her residence. Arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Over 35 local athletes received postseason honors in their respective fall sports. Here is a list by sport: VOLLEYBALL Class 4 First Team All-Region: Lauren Rowland, Poplar Bluff senior; Second Team All-Region: Kaitlyn Harris, Poplar Bluff senior and Hannah Vaughn, Poplar Bluff junior; Honorable Mention: Kiley Bess, Poplar Bluff freshman;...

William K. Baker William K. Baker, 71, of Qulin, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 at his home. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m., Saturday, at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Sunday, in the funeral home chapel with Bro. Johnny Meese officiating...

Judy Diane Mooneyhan DEXTER, Mo. -- Judy D. Mooneyhan, 60, of Sikeston, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, at the Heritage Gardens Nursing Center in Sikeston. Visitation will from noon - 1 p.m., Thursday, at Watkins & Sons Funeral Service in Dexter. Services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, in the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter, with the Rev. Steve Tippen of Dexter officiating...

Brian L. Stone NEELYVILLE, Mo. - Brian L. Stone, 38, of Doniphan, Mo., died Thurs., Nov. 3, 2016 in Doniphan. Mr. Stone was born Sept. 9, 1978 in Dexter, Mo. He was a self-employed landscaper. On Dec., 22, 2012 he married Julie Bell in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Mr. Stone was a member of the Naylor Masonic Lodge #568 and enjoyed riding motorcycles, boating, fishing and canoeing...

Dennis Patterson FISK, Mo. - Dennis Patterson, age 52, of Wappapello, Mo., died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in Saint Louis, Mo. Mr. Patterson was born July 10, 1964. There will be a graveside memorial service at noon, Saturday, November 19 at the Brown Chapel Cemetery in Broseley, Mo. White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences: www.whitesandersfuneralhome.com...

Jean Kathleen Williams VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Jean Kathleen Williams, 78, of Van Buren, was the daughter of the late Charles and Violet (Deaner) Gaskin. She was born March 17, 1938, in Ruble, Mo., and departed this life Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, surrounded by her family...

Ruby A. Bryant POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Ruby A. Bryant, 77, of Harviell, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Bryant, one of 17 children born to the late Virgil and Rosa (Robison) Cowan was born Dec. 15, 1938 in New Madrid, Mo.. ...