Stories from Friday, April 6, 2018

By JOSHUA HARTWIG Southeast Missourian JACKSON, Mo. -- He's known by most of Southeast Missouri simply as the "horse in the window" and has been standing tall at the corner of Missouri and West Main streets for nearly 120 years. But did you know the stallion has a name -- and a story?...

MALDEN, Mo. -- Alberta Mae Bennett, 84, of Malden died Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Monday, April 9, until service time at noon at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. Mr. James Powell will officiate. Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery in Malden...

Saturday, March 31st the Poplar Bluff Kiwanis Club hosted its 5th Annual Wolf Creek 6K/Half Marathon Trail Run at the Wolf Creek Bicycle Trail. We had 104 runners who enjoyed the beautiful weather and the scenic trail. This year we introduced a half marathon run which encompassed over 13 miles of the 21 miles the trail has to offer. ...

Franklin Smith, 69, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Two brother's names, Phillip Smith and Larry Smith were mistakenly left out of Franklin's obituary that was published in Thursday's edition of the Daily American Republic...

ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Gary Wayne Gower, 56, died Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Visitation will begin for the public at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 7, 2018 at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellsinore, with the Funeral Service following at noon in the Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Jerry Crowley will be Officiating. Burial: Gower Cemetery in Ellsinore, Mo...

DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Sandra Jane Kennon, 65, of Doniphan, Mo. departed this life Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at her home in Doniphan. Sandra was born Sept. 19, 1952 to William D. and Georgia Faye (Hunt) Kennon. Sandra's passions were her faith in the Roman Catholic Church, her family and teaching young children. ...

By DONNA FARLEY Associate Editor A Dexter student has taken Best of Show in the 18th Annual Juried Regional High School Art exhibit at the Margaret Harwell Art Museum. A black-and-white drawing titled "Stare," by Savannah Gourley took the top prize. Gourley also took first place in painting and drawing for her work...

Students earning a place on the Westwood Baptist Academy third quarter honor roll include: PRINCIPAL'S LIST Fist Grade: Ronney Acre, Jadene Arnau, Lachlan Carson, Amrita Gottumukkala, Mary Holloway, Sahana Motilalnehru, Brennan Nagell, Claire Richardson, Jayson Weatherford...

By DONNA FARLEY Associate Editor Bridge work topping $1.7 million in Wayne County has been awarded to a St. Louis company. Pace Construction will complete two projects on Route HH and Route Z for the Missouri Department of Transportation, according to a press release...

By CHELSAE CORDIA Staff Writer "Dear Mrs. Johnson, Your are really nice. You help your class with reading and math. You are really funny and smart. You read a lot of fiction and non-fiction books to us. ... I like you and you are really butiful. You are the best teacher ever!"...

The Lady Raiders picked up a little rust during the recent and persistent weather, but their winning streak is still in tact. Three Rivers, playing its first games in nearly two weeks, swept East Central 2-0 in the opener and 6-2 in the nightcap Thursday at Rains Field...