Stories from Sunday, September 2, 2018

FISK, Mo., -- Morris Chester Nelson, age 95, of Fisk, Mo., died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Nelson was born Sept. 13, 1922 in Bernie, Mo., son of the late Bill and Nellie Nelson. He was a member of Twin Rivers General Baptist Church at Fisk and served in the Army during WWII. ...

GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Howard Rainwater, 90, of Greenville, Mo, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, and Greenville Health, Greenville. Visitation will be held Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, from 4:30-8 p.m., at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville. Services will follow Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, at 10 am, also at the Greenville Chapel. Burial will follow at Camp Eight Cemetery near Greenville...

CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Roberta "Bert" Darter, 93, of Campbell, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, Ark. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Sept.. 3, 2018 at Landess Funeral Chapel in Campbell. A funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3, 2018 at Landess Funeral Chapel with Rev. Tony Wood officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Campbell...

PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Billy Joe Luten, Jr., 40, of Des Arc, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, at Iron County Medical Center, Pilot Knob, Mo. Visitation will be held Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, from 5 p.m., at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. Services will follow Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, at 1 p.m., also at the Piedmont Chapel. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery, Des Arc...

ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Jinnie Dee Gore, 86, daughter of the late Thomas Calvin and Minnie Bell (Pinkey) Gore was born May 18, 1932 in Carter, County, Mo., and died Aug. 30, 2018 at Clark Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont, Mo. A Visitation will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 at 1 p.m. at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellsinore, Mo. followed by a Funeral Service being held at 2 p.m. in the Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Pine Lawn Cemetery in Ellsinore, Mo...

Richard Wayne Marshall, 56, of Piedmont, Mo. died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018 at his residence. He was born Aug. 23, 1962 in Desoto, Mo. to Walter "Jess" Wilson and the late Myrtle Marshall Wilson. Richard was a medic in the United States Army. He was a truck driver for Duckett Truck Center...

VAN BUREN -- A consistent law enforcement presence within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways has helped curb the rowdiness once prevalent on Current River and in the park's campgrounds. Rangers with the National Park Service work side-by-side with Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to enforce the federal and state laws governing the river and park...

Staff Reports Missouri Star Quilters' Guild stitched up plans for quilt shows in town and away at the Aug. 9 meeting. Cheryl Maples of the quilt show committee reported the quilt show will held Oct. 19 -20 at the First United Methodist Church, Fifth and Main St. Entry fee will be $3 for member and $5 for non-members. The show is open to anyone wanting to enter a quilt...

Staff Reports One of summer's more amusing events -- Doggie Swim Day -- is set for Sunday, Sept. 9, at Poplar Bluff city pool at Hillcrest Park. Doggie Swim Day is from 2 to 4 p.m. and is sponsored by the Animal Welfare Alliance (AWA) and the Poplar Bluff Parks & Recreation Dept. Admission is just $1 per dog while their humans get in free. Light refreshments for two-legged and four-legged swimmers will be available for purchase...

This summer, the sex scandal that has bedeviled the Catholic Church went critical. First came the stunning revelation that Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, former Archbishop of Washington and friend to presidents, had for decades been a predator-priest who preyed on seminarians and abused altar boys, and whose depravity was widely known and covered up...

Michael Cohen's decision to plead guilty for making hush-money payments on Donald Trump's behalf has raised the prospect that if Democrats take control of Congress, they might try to impeach the president over a matter completely unrelated to a perceived criminal conspiracy with Russia. Good luck with that: Even if Democrats win back both the House and Senate, there is zero chance a two-thirds majority of senators will convict President Trump for paying off an adult-film star...

CARUTHERSVILLE -- The opportunities were there to be had, but for the second straight week, they got away. Malden entered the fourth quarter of Friday's game against Caruthersville trailing 19-12. Then the Tigers' offense, led by senior running back Nicholas Moore, erupted...

Dangerously close to losing the momentum, and perhaps a big halftime lead, Poplar Bluff coach David Sievers repeated to his defense that they needed one stop. Quinten Bell gave him two. Bell grabbed two second half interceptions, including a jump ball in the endzone against a receiver nearly a foot taller, as the Mules went on to defeat Riverview Gardens 47-20 on Friday at Mules Stadium...

VAN BUREN -- Carter County citizens once again packed the county's temporary courtroom Friday morning to plead their case to save the historic courthouse that was flooded 18 months ago as the consensus of the commission is to "move forward" with a new courthouse...

By MARYBETH NIEDERKORN Southeast Missourian CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Gov. Mike Parson and Southeast Missouri State University president Carlos Vargas-Aburto jointly announced Friday the university's computer science department received a prestigious accreditation...

A Howardville, Mo. man was arrested Friday afternoon after the Poplar Bluff Police Department was alerted of a suspicious package coming through the post office. Lieutenant Josh Stewart said he received a call from a postman about a package addressed to a subject residing in the city of Poplar Bluff. The package contained approximately 7.5 pounds of high grade marijuana...

DONIPHAN -- Doniphan coach Jeremy Stout knows the growing pains will linger for awhile as the Dons adjust to their first varsity season. Week Two of a challenging five-game stretch to start the season brought a playoff-tested opponent to the Dons' new home stadium. The Thayer Bobcats, a MSHSAA Class 1 state semifinalist each of the past three seasons, put the game away quickly in beating the Dons 52-14 on Friday...

Four athletes who have been fixtures in the sports room at the Poplar Bluff Museum will join the Poplar Bluff Sports Hall of Fame as the Class of 2018. PJ Brown, Garland Martin, Stan Revelle and Janice-Lee York Romary will be inducted Thursday, Sept. 20 during the 33rd banquet at Westwood Hills Country Club...

DEXTER -- The Dexter Bearcats' special teams Friday night were definitely special. The Bearcats capitalized on a pair of bad snaps by Salem in the third quarter and beat the Tigers 28-20 in their home opener at Charles Bland Stadium. Both plays resulted in touchdowns that rallied the Bearcats from a 14-6 deficit to a 21-14 lead...