Stories from Wednesday, October 25, 2017

The Twin Rivers R-X Board of Education was presented with two preliminary building options by CTS Group as well as a way to fund the possible additions by LJ Hart & Company during Tuesday's meeting. The first option was the addition of a new middle school adjoined to the existing high school at Broseley. The buildings would connect through a corridor...

Two former city managers and two former mayors say keeping city hall, the police department and city court Downtown is best for the future of Poplar Bluff but some wonder if going ahead with the project now makes financial sense. Tom Lawson, Tracy Edington, Betty Absheer and Doug Bagby agree a new facility is needed, but think the rush to get it done, despite the city's current financial state and a seeming disregard for what is best for the community as a whole, leaves them feeling concerned about the potential purchase of Northwest Medical Center.. ...

By ADAM N. MICHEL The Heritage Foundation via Tribune News Service When you hear the phrase "tax reform" coming out of Washington, what comes to your mind? Huge tax cuts for the rich and bigger profits for corporations, right? To many Americans, tax reform has become synonymous with corporate fat cats getting away without paying their fair share. This is a shame. It's standing in the way of Americans getting a raise...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN "The Kurds have no friends but the mountains," is an old lament. Last week, it must have been very much on Kurdish minds. As their U.S. allies watched, the Kurdish peshmerga fighters were run out of Kirkuk and all the territory they had captured fighting ISIS alongside the Americans. The Iraqi army that ran them out was trained and armed by the United States...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The 7-foot-tall birthday cake in the Isle Casino Cape Girardeau lobby celebrates the casino's fifth anniversary. But Lyle Randolph, the casino's vice president and general manager, said they have more to celebrate than just years in operation...

By STEPHEN MOORE My father built a small business from scratch with years of sweat equity and many weeks and months away from home. He employed about 100 people, and by the end of his working years the business was highly successful. He became a millionaire. ...

The Oak Grove Homemakers Club met Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the home of Helen Birdsong. Each member brought their own special dish of food to compliment the main entrée provided by the hostess. Reba Marion offered thanks for the noon meal. Dorothy Robbins presided over the meeting. Birdsong gave a devotional by reading verses 16-18 from the fourth chapter of First Thessalonians...

The Missouri Pharmacy Association (MPA) recently celebrated the outstanding efforts of individuals in the pharmacy profession during its Annual Conference and Trade Show at the Marriott St. Louis Grand in St. Louis. The 2017 "Bowl of Hygeia" Award was presented to David Farris, RPh. ...

Imagine feeling helpless, hopeless and just plain weary of fighting a battle you have fought for years. Addiction is like that. It's something that can get hold of a person with a kind of death grip. In most cases, a person attempting to overcome addiction on their own only results in constant failure leading to depression, paranoia and prison time...

PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Jackie Smith, 63, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 9:30 - 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at Highland Drive Church of Christ in Poplar Bluff. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. also at the church. Burial will be at Forest Chapel Cemetery near Piedmont. Bro. Matt Steward will minister to the family. Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont, Mo., is in charge of arrangements...

By MARYBETH NIEDERKORN SEMO News Service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A perfect ACT score is an eye-opener -- and will open doors. Cape Girardeau Central High School senior Zachary Sample said earning a perfect ACT score was a "pleasant surprise." He scored a full 36 on the English and mathematics portions of the ACT, and a 35 on the reading and science portions, which averaged to the perfect 36, he said...

MALDEN, Mo. -- Vickey Alleen Deck, 73, of Malden died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct, 27, at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden with James Powell officiating. Burial will be in the Rosewood Cemetery in Malden...

SIKESTON, Mo. (SNS) -- Sikeston native Anna Catherine DeHart advanced to the "Knockouts" round during Monday's episode of the NBC-TV singing competition, "The Voice." In the "Battle Round," contestants compete in a sing-off against a member of their team. DeHart, 23, went head-to-head with teammate Kristi Hoopes during Monday's third part of the "Battle Round."...

GREENVILLE, Mo.-- Gary W. Yokel, Sr., 67, of Greenville, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Cornerstone Tabernacle in Poplar Bluff followed at 1 p.m. by the funeral at the church with Pastor Stephens Burns officiating. Burial will be in the Cool Springs Cemetery near Greenville...

Hattie L. Williams, 79, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 at her residence. Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www.fowlersullivanfuneralHome.com

CORNING, Ark. -- Quinn Brown, 94, of Datto, Ark. passed away Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017 at Corning Therapy and Living Center. Born May 11, 1923, Mr. Brown was a farmer, who enjoyed fish gigging, hunting, and going to rodeos. He was a member of the Corning Masonic Lodge #719 and also a Shriner of Sahara Temple in Pine Bluff. He attended First Baptist Church in Corning...

GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Cynthia Marie Tipton, 58, of Hiram, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at her residence. Visitation will be held from noon until 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville. Services will follow at the chapel at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at New Prospect Cemetery near Silva, Mo...

CEDAR HILL, Mo. -- Nik Rowland pounced on a loose ball as Poplar Bluff answered after giving up an early goal Tuesday night in the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 semifinal. It was the first goal for the Mules in about 250 minutes. "It gave us hope that we can win," senior Daniel Orozco-Lozano said...

A Poplar Bluff, Mo., woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of endangering the welfare of her young daughter by allegedly leaving the sleeping toddler alone in her car on the parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter. Poplar Bluff Police Patrolman Shaun Prenger, according to his report, was sent to Walmart at about 3:23 p.m. regarding a child being left alone in a vehicle...