Stories from Wednesday, June 13, 2018

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN At the G-7 summit in Canada, President Donald Trump described America as "the piggy bank that everybody is robbing." After he left Quebec, his director of Trade and Industrial Policy, Peter Navarro, added a few parting words for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau:...

Davis, Shirley Ann, 74, of Farmington, Mo. died Sunday, June 10, 2018 at her residence. Private services are being handled through Cozean Memorial Chapel and Crematory.

By STEPHEN MOORE The left is quickly running out of excuses for why Donald Trump's economic policies have caused a boom rather than the bust that they predicted with such great certainty. Last year, when the U.S. economy began to percolate with faster growth, the media and other Trump haters argued that this simply reflected a pickup in worldwide growth: Trump was riding the wave of what economists were calling "synchronized growth."...

Christal Dawn Gaddy Washington, 33, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, June 10, 2018 in St. Louis, Mo. There will be a graveside funeral at 10 a.m., Friday, June 15 at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Poplar Bluff. A full obituary will appear in Thursday's Daily American Republic. www.fowlersullivanfuneralhome.com...

It's about time the United States Senate calls the bluff of the obstructionist liberals in their ranks and gets serious about finishing the people's work. Just this week they took a step in the right direction by canceling Senators' traditional August break - doubling down on their efforts to confirm the President's nominees and get through the backlog of limited government, pro-growth pieces of legislation the U.S. ...

QULIN, Mo. - Judy Barr, 66, of Qulin, died Monday, June 11, 2018 at her residence, in Qulin. Mrs. Barr was born Monday, June 25, 1951 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She had owned and operated a beauty shop for several years. She enjoyed being with her family, hunting, fishing, gardening, arts and crafts and painting. On Dec. 10, 1972 She married Don Barr. He survives...

A familiar furry face at the Ozark Federal Credit Union in Poplar Bluff has taken on a new adventure to help teach children the importance of financial responsibility. Zoe, the mascot of the Credit Union, is now featured in her very own book, "Zoe Finds a Job."...

OZARK, Mo. - Earl Hargrave, 89, was born June 29, 1928, in Benton, Mo., and passed away early Tuesday morning, June 12, 2018, in Nixa. He is survived by his wife, Linore Lucille Perkins Hargrave, and their three daughters: Kathy (husband Kelly) Johnson, Judy (husband David) Stucker, Sandy (husband Shawn) Stromberg, and four grandchildren: Taylor Stucker, Chelsea (husband Dustin) Green, Katie Johnson, and Karen Johnson. ...

Elizabeth A. Fox, 69, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018 at her home in Poplar Bluff. She was born Dec. 29, 1948 to Richard and Agnes (Godeos) Clouse at Sanoma, Calif. Elizabeth is survived by her five sons, Jeff Fox, Jerry Fox, Tim Fox, Carl Gene Fox, Richard Fox; husband, Carl Fox, Jr.; sister, Christina Clouse; Brother, Gilbert(Butch) White; 25 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. She was also a loving mother to Chico...

Syble Ann Emerson, 94, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, June 11, 2018 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Syble was born July 20, 1923 to Arrie Hisaw and Byrdie Casey. She graduated from Arkansas State University and was employed with the Poplar Bluff School system...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Lonnie Lee Mallory, 70, of Canton, Miss., died Monday, June 11, 2018 in Canton. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 p.m., Thursday, June 14, at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. The funeral will be at 11 a.m., Friday, June 15, at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - Gracie Ernestine Cole Shaw, 83, a resident of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Born, Sept. 15, 1934, at Bauxite, Ark, to the late James William Cole and Minnie Marie Reasons Cole, she had lived in Poplar Bluff the last few years where she attended the Church of God. ...

DONIPHAN, Mo. - Bill G. Jenkins was born Sept. 8, 1937 at Myrtle, Mo. to William Adrian Jenkins and Maggie (Henderson) Jenkins, and departed this life Sunday, June 10, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents and a grandchild. He attended Doniphan schools where he graduated. ...

Staff Reports DEXTER -- A fire destroyed one of two buildings at Pallet Recovery LLC, County Road 708, Dexter Friday night but the business opened Monday morning with a full crew working. Manager Jason Comfort said he received a call about 10:45 p.m. alerting him to the fire. According to Dexter Fire Chief Don Seymore, the Dexter Fire Department responded at 10:50 p.m. with pumper and tanker trucks. Mutual aid was received from Bloomfield, Bernie and Essex...

College brings change. For Analeise Pyland, it affected her golf game more than it affected her. The Poplar Bluff alumna recently finished her freshman season at John A. Logan College and capped it by finishing 33rd out of 116 golfers at the NJCAA National Tournament in Mesa, Arizona...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Southeast Missouri State University plans to spend $151 million to educate students in fiscal 2019 under a budget approved Tuesday by the school's board of regents. Regents unanimously adopted a $114 million operating budget, and a $37 million budget for operation of residence halls, Show Me Center and other auxiliary services designed to be self supporting...

A search for a missing Poplar Bluff man ended Wednesday morning with the recovery of a body from Black River. The body has been identified as Shawn Burkett, 48, according to Butler County Coroner Andy Moore, who indicated an autopsy is not planned at this time...

Local authorities arrested three Arkansas men Tuesday afternoon who are wanted in connection with a deadly shooting incident in Blytheville, Ark., that took two lives and wounded two others. "We were working on a joint investigation with the Blytheville" Police Department, said Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Clark Parrott, Troop E's public information officer. "We were told the three guys were in Poplar Bluff (and) had warrants."...