Stories from Sunday, September 9, 2018

Staff Reports Ozark National Scenic Riverways will host its first-ever B.A.R.K. Ranger event for furry, four-legged friends from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 at Big Spring. Join a park ranger for a short hike around Big Spring and learn about the benefits of visiting the park with your pet. Make sure to bring a leash, as well as doggie bags for easy clean up and a water bowl if your dog needs one. This program is free and all dogs are welcome to become B.A.R.K. Rangers...

FISK, Mo. -- Mearl Allison, 85, of Dexter, Mo., died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, at Dexter Living Center in Dexter. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 10 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Qulin. Funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Lonny Mittag officiating. Burial will be in Berger Cemetery at Qulin, Mo...

Edward Leo Hicks II, 75, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born March 29, 1943 in Poplar Bluff to the late Edward Hicks I and Mildred O. Myrant Hicks. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and was a high priest of the church...

Staff Reports All roads in Southeast Missouri will lead to the Greenville Recreation Area two miles south of Greenville on U.S. Highway 67 for the 27th annual Old Greenville Days. This year marks a milestone for Wayne County as it celebrates its Bicentennial...

Amos Ron Berry, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at Riverways Manor in Van Buren, Mo. Mr. Berry was born March 6, 1935, in Poplar Bluff, son of the late Rev. Amos H. and Una Berry. He served in the Air Force and retired from John J. Pershing VAMC. He formerly attended Fellowship General Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and raising Beagles...

Staff Reports Early bird pricing for the Women Aware Conference on Sept. 20 featuring keynote speaker Egypt Sherrod, host of HGTV's "Flipping Virgins" and "Property Virgins, ends Monday. "We are getting ready for this year's conference and we want everyone to know our early bird pricing will be ending on Monday, but you can still get tickets online up until a few days before the conference," Conference Director Meredith Rines said. ...

City council The Poplar Bluff City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the city council chambers at the Black River Coliseum. Items on the workshop agenda include: an employment contract for city manager Mark Massingham; and tourism. Items on the action agenda include: creation of a bulky trash pick up program; and amendment to ordinance related to vacation of right-of-way on Shelby Road...

Four weeks to the day after being trampled by a pair of fighting bulls, a Butler County man came home from the hospital Friday. Bob Newcomb spent his 75th birthday on a ventilator in late August, with 16 broken ribs and injuries to his back. Today, he is able to walk unassisted and is starting what family know will be a long recovery...

PORTAGEVILLE -- Opportunity knocked once again. This time, however, Malden football answered the call. After stopping Portageville on fourth and goal from the 12-yard line with 5:12 left in the fourth quarter and the game tied at 22, Malden was faced with the task of going 88 yards down the field to earn its first win...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- General admission tickets to President Donald Trump's rally Thursday at the Show Me Center are being handled exclusively by the Trump campaign, a local congressman's office said Friday. Tickets cannot be obtained from the Show Me Center box office, Southeast Missouri State University spokeswoman Ann Hayes said...

NEW MADRID -- Dexter's matchup with New Madrid Central on Friday was an example of missed opportunities. Quazavion Jackson rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns, and New Madrid beat the Bearcats 22-8 during a game that featured a 45-minute lightning delay and a 15-minute delay because the lights went out on the east side of the stadium...

SIKESTON -- Poplar Bluff finished with 82 yards of offense and 45 of that was on the opening drive. The Mules recovered an onside kick to start the game and marched to the 1-yard line before a botched handoff led to a turnover. It was downhill after that as Sikeston won 34-0 on Friday in Sikeston...

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers invited back members of their 1968 World Series championship team this weekend for a Saturday night ceremony. There also was one member in the park from the losing team, the Cardinals. Catcher Tim McCarver, working the Cardinals' telecasts for Fox Sports Midwest, said the Cards' seven-game loss to the Tigers after the Cardinals had led 3-1 one of the most disappointing moments of his career. But he is getting over it. Ever so gradually...

IRONTON, Mo. -- Jaden Deaton notched a second-place finish in the boys 5000 meter run final Friday, and Dylan Cisne finished sixth to help Poplar Bluff boys cross country finish fifth in the Arcadia Valley Invitational. Katelyn Moeller finished fourth in the girls competition with a time of 23 minutes, 26.61 seconds in the 5000 final to lead the Poplar Bluff girls to a second-place finish...

Throughout the offseason, Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz harped on the importance of finishing strong and winning close ball games after the Redhawks lost five games by a combined 17 points in 2017. That focus was evident in SEMO's home opener Saturday as the hosts out-scored Dayton by 13 points in the fourth quarter, pulling away for a 40-21 win over the Flyers at Houck Field...

When Todd Richardson took the podium Saturday night -- after area Republicans honored him as the first member of their party from Butler County to become Speaker of the House -- he did not talk of his accomplishments. Richardson did not reflect on his hard work, or the challenges he has overcome since taking office as the 152nd district representative in 2010...