Stories from Sunday, August 27, 2017

PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Workers at Clearwater Dam have spent the past week conducting heavy maintenance they say is critical to the 69-year-old structure's operation. It is the kind of care that may be annual, but is anything but routine, according to operation and maintenance team leader Russell Cooper...

WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. -- The time-honored Williamsville/Black River Fire Department Labor Day Picnic will be held Sept. 1 and Sept. 2. The 33rd annual event will be held at the city picnic grounds next to the school on Highway A. Sponsored by the Williamsville Lions Club, the annual two-day event offers entertainment, food and many activities...

Last year, transportation issues at Poplar Bluff R-1 read more like horror stories than first day of school drama for parents and administrators, including then-new Superintendent Scott Dill. Traffic jams, children unaccounted for, and late bus arrivals were just a few of the issues plaguing the initial days of the 2016-17 fall semester...

A Poplar Bluff, Mo., woman was ordered to stand trial Friday afternoon on murder, arson and assault charges stemming from a June apartment house fire. After meeting with her attorney, David Ward with the Public Defender's Office, and an interpreter, Tara Janae Maxfield, who is deaf, appeared before Associate Circuit John Bloodworth...

Anne Nickell Baldwin was born Jan. 14, 1930 in St. Louis, and died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 at her home in Poplar Bluff, surrounded by her family. When Anne was an infant, her family moved to England, where her father, Dr. Lloyd Francis Nickell was employed by Monsanto. ...

Leslie Ann Russell and John Wesley Young, of Pikeville, Ky., exchanged wedding vows Sunday, July 16, 2017 at The Bauer in Kansas City, Mo. Shelvie Stephens, grandfather of the bridegroom, performed the double-ring ceremony. Rita Russell and Ronnie and Robin Russell, all of Richmond, Mo. are parents of the bride. Larry and Shelly Young of Chatham, Ill., are parents of the bridegroom...

MALDEN, Mo. -- Larry Burrow, 66, of Blytheville, Ark., formerly of Malden, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. today at Landess Funeral Home in Malden, followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. with James Powell officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Gilead Cemetery at Clarkton, Mo...

Diane Renee Campbell, 52, of Greenville, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at her residence. At this time there are no services to announce. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com

Barbara Jean and Charles Steven Wisdom II of Poplar Bluff have chosen the name Charles Steven Wisdom III for their 8-pound, nine-ounce son born at 2:23 p.m., Monday, Aug. 14, 2017 at Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace in Cape Girardeau. Charles Wisdom III was 20 1/2" long...

FISK, Mo. -- Rev. Irvin Harold Carr, 80, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 at his residence in Poplar Bluff. Rev. Carr was born June 18, 1937 in Qulin, son of the late Ralph and Irena (Gibson) Carr. He had worked at General Motors Chevrolet Plant in St. ...

To the editor, The City Council is currently in a quandary over a location for the new City Hall building. After reading tonight's newspaper it appears as if Mr. Crocker is the swing vote. I have to throw my two cents into this mix. First of all as it was stated in the paper, the city of Poplar Bluff has had many opportunities and have tried ferociously to try and draw people back to the downtown area by holding various events. ...

The Alzheimer's Association® is inviting Poplar Bluff residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer's by participating in the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's Saturday, Oct. 14, at McLane Park in Poplar Bluff. Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's participants will complete a one or three mile walk and will learn about Alzheimer's disease, advocacy opportunities, clinical studies enrollment and support programs and services from the Alzheimer's Association.Walk participants will also join in a meaningful tribute ceremony to honor those affected by Alzheimer's disease.. ...

Editor's Note: Mona Charen is off. By SUZANNE FIELDS Every generation has its own axe to grind, attitudes to assume and enemies to attack. It's the way the young move into maturity, sometimes with smarts and sometimes without. Every generation wants to make the world over in its own image...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN Decades ago, a debate over what kind of nation America is roiled the conservative movement. Neocons claimed America was an "ideological nation" a "creedal nation," dedicated to the proposition that "all men are created equal."...

Katherine L. Killian, 94, of London, Ohio, formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at Blue Bird Assisted Living in London, Ohio. The arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service.

FISK, Mo. -- Carl E. Lloyd Sr., age 84, of Broseley, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at his residence in Broseley, Mo. Mr. Lloyd was born Nov. 13, 1932, in Swifton, Ark., son of the late Henry Edward and Mattie Tacy Loyd. He had served in the Army during the Korean War. Mr. Lloyd retired from John J. Pershing Medical Center...

In early July, the First Midwest Bank GOLD Club journeyed to Nova Scotia with 24 adventurers from Poplar Bluff and the surrounding area who discovered wonderful people, beautiful scenery, fascinating history, and great food. The group left Poplar Bluff Friday, June 30 with a scheduled arrival in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Saturday, July 1...

Bertha "Diane" Davis, 70, of Wappappello, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at her residence. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, at Little Brushy Missionary Baptist Church near Wappapello, Mo. Services will follow at 1 p.m, at the church. Burial will be at Little Brushy Cemetery...

DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Willie Darrell "Duke" Hudson, 69, of Gatewood, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan, with Brother Jim Cornman officiating. Burial will be in the Ponder Cemetery...

Clarkey Jane Bowden Holden, 87, of Bonita Springs, Fla. formerly of Peoria, Ill. left this world on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. She was born in Poplar Bluff, Mo. to Herschel A. Bowden and Dorothy Marie Clark Bowden on April 22, 1930. Clarkey and Donald L. ...

Margena Grayson Halferty went to be with her Heavenly Father on Aug. 24, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was 89 at the time of her death. Margena was born to Harrison and Tina Grayson on July 27, 1928, in Corning, Ark. She attended public school in Corning, where she graduated. She was married on March 21, 1959, to Vincent Halferty in Corning...

When Steve Bost set out to restore a native species of the Ozarks, he didn't know he was going on a ghost hunt. The phantom Steve was after was the Ozark chinquapin, a relative of the American chestnut tree. At one time, it could be found from southern New Hampshire all the way to east Texas and made up 20 percent of temperate forests west of the Mississippi River. ...

MALDEN -- A long, historic winning streak came to an emphatic end Friday night. Caruthersville gave Malden a taste of its own medicine and became the first team to topple the small-school giant in a regular-season game in four years. The Tigers grounded the Green Wave offensive attack on all fronts while quarterback Charles Golliday burned Malden's secondary for three touchdowns and 256 yards as Caruthersville cruised to a 33-7 victory at The Swamp...

Pretty much everything that went Dexter's way in its season-opening win got flipped against the Bearcats in Week 2. Dexter was plus-6 on turnovers against Ste. Genevieve, and consistently created short fields for itself in the process. Seth Rogers even returned his first interception 85 yards for a touchdown just before halftime, sending the Bearcats into the locker room with an 8-0 lead and lots of momentum...

It took nearly a quarter and two empty possessions before the Poplar Bluff Mules found their footing on offense Friday night. Isaiah Johnson broke a 28-yard touchdown run at the end of the opening quarter as the Mules scored on four straight short drives in the first half to beat Dexter 35-12 at Mules Stadium...

FENTON, Mo. -- Four errors led to a 10-run inning as the Poplar Bluff softball team opened the Rockwood Summit Tournament with a loss Friday. Blue Springs South, the MSHSAA Class 4 state runners-up last fall, handed the Mules a 14-1 loss before both teams won their next three games...

BROSELEY -- Preston Martin smacked a single up the middle as the Twin Rivers baseball team walked off with a 6-5 victory over Ozark Foothills Conference foe Naylor on Friday. Martin was 2 for 4 as was Tanner Ledbetter, who drove in four runs. Zac Hardin went 3 for 4 with an RBI and scored the game-winning run...