Stories from Thursday, September 7, 2017

A voice for the student body is what high school senior Sam Traxel and juniors Sara Holland and Jackson Winters will strive to be as the first student liaisons for the Poplar Bluff R-1 Board of Education. "I'm honored to be appointed and it's a great privilege to be one of the first liaisons for the school, and a great opportunity for everyone," Traxel said...

Demolition will start this month on 10 properties purchased by the city of Poplar Bluff under a voluntary flood buyout in the area of Hillcrest Park. Dornin Demolition of Doniphan, Mo., was released Wednesday to begin work, after meeting with the city planner's office, Mayor Ed DeGaris and Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission...

ST. JAMES, Mo. -- Missouri is a great place to fish, especially in the crystal waters of one of the state's largest springs. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites women of all ages to a free trout fishing event at Maramec Spring Park on Saturday, Sept. ...

By FRANK CAMPA Outdoors Editor This last Friday was the opening day of our fall dove hunting season. So, how did it go as compared to previous year in southeast Missouri? Opening day was better than originally projected. Weather played an important role as did the forecast. Newscasters really did not know how much rain we would get that day in different parts of the Bootheel from the spiraling remnants of Harvey working its way north from the gulf...

By PAUL DAVIS Outdoors Editor Picture this scenario: You're standing in knee-deep water, hidden amongst flooded willow trees, just as dawn breaks on the eastern horizon. Frogs are croaking all around, mosquitoes are thick and you're distracted by a fear of big cottonmouth snakes, which you are convinced are lurking nearby. ...

By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Air Force "sniffer plane" was collecting air samples off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Sept. 3, 1949, when it gathered evidence of radioactivity, confirming that the war-shattered Soviet Union had tested a nuclear device. The Soviets' Aug. 29, 1949, test had come faster than expected...

A new battle line is being drawn in the free speech debate. Some on the left are redefining hate speech, in particular, as a form of violence, creating a rationale for using violence to shut it down. The frightening consequences of this shift were seen recently in Berkeley, Calif., where thousands of people gathered to protest racism. ...

In the 24 seconds before the snap, Farmington quarterback Nathaniel Link will look to the sideline for the call and check the defensive alignment. The senior will be trying to figure out what his best option is --handoff, pitch, run or throw. "He's got certain reads he has to make," Knights coach Erik Kruppe said. "He's done a good job with that."...

The annual Fisk Fall Festival will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, in downtown Fisk, Mo. Schedule of events as follows: 9 a.m. - Booths open! Register for attendance prizes, silent auction and 50/50 tickets on sale. 10 a.m. - Star Church Parade...

Joe Edward Warren, 63, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born July 31, 1954 in Catron, Mo. to the late Ollie and Vilena Warren. He loved watching game shows, fishing, hunting, and spending time with his family and friends...

Coming off a dominant shutout win over New Madrid Central, the Dexter Bearcats will be playing a shadow of themselves Saturday. After struggling to find a Week 4 opponent, Dexter eventually scheduled Drexel with Miami, a Class 1 school on the outskirts of Kansas City. It's a six-hour drive normally, but the team is leaving at 7:30 a.m. and splitting it up with a couple stops, including a pregame meal...

Jennifer Marie and Benjamin David Walker of Poplar Bluff have chosen the name Sadie Jayne Marie Walker for their 7-pound, 8-ounce daughter born at 8:27 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 at Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace in Cape Girardeau. Sadie was 19 1/4" long...

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Butler County is set to begin at 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 15 and continue through midnight at the Fred M. Morrow Stadium in Poplar Bluff. Relay For Life is a celebration of cancer survivorship and a fun way to raise the vital funds needed to help find a cure for cancer and provide programs and services to cancer patients. The event will celebrate the lives of so many local residents who have survived cancer, while offering the hope of finding a cure...

Samuel Traxel participated in the American Legion Boys State of Missouri, June 17-24, on the campus of the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Traxel was selected based on his leadership, citizenship, academics, and character during his junior year at Poplar Bluff High School...

Malden travels to Kelly in SEMO East play The Green Wave (2-1) bounced back from their first loss since 2013 with a 42-14 drubbing of Portageville last week and will look to continue that trend as they open SEMO Conference East play on the road. Kelly (2-1) has won back-to-back games, moving over the .500 mark for the first time in program history...

NAYLOR -- Chaney Trout and the Neelyville baseball team were perfect Wednesday. Trout struck out 12, threw 56 of 73 pitches for strikes including 17 first-pitch strikes to record his first career perfect game. Trout induced six groundballs and three pop flys to improve to 3-0 on the mound and also tripled in the Tigers' win...