Stories from Thursday, July 26, 2018

WASHINGTON -- If you are not collateral damage in the escalating trade wars, the bulletins from the wars' multiplying fronts are hilarious reading. You are collateral damage only if you are a manufacturer, farmer or consumer, so relax and enjoy the following reports...

With summer in full swing, many sportsmen maybe be looking for ways to get outdoors while beating the heat. During this time of year, it can be very beneficial to try doing some fishing at night. Many species of fish have been known to become more active during the last few hours of daylight during the summer months. This provides anglers with a great way to enjoy the cooler time of the day, as well as some great fishing...

There's really not a whole lot going on in the outdoors this time of year except for some fishing and squirrel hunting. Fishing has been pretty slow, except for some catfish being caught. Cut-bait, small sunfish and stinkbaits are the best producers for catfish, and fishing at the deep-to-shallow transition along the edge of the river channel at either Clearwater or Wappapello lakes in the late evening hours should be productive...

SEDALIA, Mo. -- Discover nature with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia Aug. 9-19. Visit MDC's Conservation Building from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug 9-18 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug 19 to see live fish and other native animals such as snakes, turtles, and amphibians. Learn about and see displays of native plants that help butterflies and other important pollinators. Ask MDC staff conservation-related questions, get educational materials, and have fun...

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers predicted that if Donald Trump were elected, there would be a protracted recession within 18 months. Heeding its experts, a month before the election, The Washington Post ran an editorial with the headline "A President Trump could destroy the world economy." Steve Rattner, a Democratic financier and former head of the National Economic Council, warned, "If the unlikely event happens and Trump wins, you will see a market crash of historic proportions." When Trump's electoral victory became apparent, Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman warned that the world was "very probably looking at a global recession, with no end in sight." By the way, Krugman has been so wrong in so many of his economic predictions, but that doesn't stop him from making more shameless predictions.. ...

PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Ruby K. Barnfield, 93, of Greenville, passed away Monday, July 23, 2018 at the Greenville Healthcare Center. She was born July 13, 1925 in McGee, Mo., the daughter of Eddie and Etta (McDaniel) Walk. A lifelong resident of Wayne County, she was a homemaker and a long time member of New Hope General Baptist Church in Silva. Ruby was married to Floyd M. Barnfield Jan. 25, 1947 at Pocahontas, Ark. and he passed away April 17, 2016...

PUXICO, Mo. -- Shirley Dunivan of Puxico, Missouri, daughter of the late Coda and June Lane Brown, was born in Fredericktown, Missouri on June 8,1930 and passed away on July 25, 2018, at her home in Puxico, at the age of 88 years, 1 month and 13 days...

To commemorate my 25th wedding anniversary this week to my husband, Jesse, I asked readers on Facebook to share their own secrets to a long happy marriage. In short, the crowdsourced recipe for marital endurance includes faith, forgiveness, romance, kindness, selflessness and a healthy dose of humor. A union built to last begins with a promise and persists through compromise and commitment. It is about keeping your word, choosing the right words and knowing when no words are necessary...

PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Jimmy Lloyd Wallace, 84, of Mill Spring, Mo., died Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at his residence. Visitation will be held from 1- 3 p.m., Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. Services will follow at 3 p.m., at the chapel. Burial with full military honors will take place at Carson Hill Cemetery near Mill Spring...

PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Jeanetta M. Dunlap, 92, formerly of Des Arc, died Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at the Heritage Healthcare Center in Hoopeston, Ill. Visitation will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 30, at the Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the funeral home at Piedmont, Burial will be in the Mt. View Cemetery at DesArc...

DONIPHAN Mo. -- Thomas Wayne Sappington Sr., 62, of Grandin, Missouri, died Saturday, July 21, 2018, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation was Wednesday morning, July 25, 2018, at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. at the Grandin City Cemetery...

Cape Girardeau resident Elizabeth Hann, 40, is wanted on two counts of felony stealing after allegedly embezzling more than $120,000 from Mac's Mission not-for-profit group between November 2016 and September 2017, according to a news release from the Cape Girardeau Police Department...

The petition for a union to represent Poplar Bluff police officers has been withdrawn in favor of pursuing a state option. A new state law which takes effect Aug. 28 will allow commissioned officers to pursue a union through the state board of mediation, said union representative Mark Baker with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 702...

Briggs & Stratton Corporation announced earlier this week layoffs impacting potentially hundreds of area jobs will take effect in mid-August. Rick Carpenter, vice president of marketing and communication in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, confirmed Wednesday the layoffs target "a mix of Briggs employees and contracted help."...

Improvements to a booking area at Butler County Justice Center will be delayed while officials put the project out for bid a third time. The effort may need to be done in stages, Sheriff Mark Dobbs said this week, explaining bids may not be requested again until in the fall...