Stories from Thursday, November 17, 2011

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A Stoddard County man was sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison Tuesday for illegally possessing a firearm. Jerry L. Daniels, 42, was sentenced to 188 months on one felony count of being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm by U.S. District Judge Carol E. Jackson, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Dexter, Mo., man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison Wednesday for sexually assaulting a young boy in 2008. Kyle L. Cantrell, 22, of the 100 block of North Park was sentenced to 12 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections by Presiding Circuit Judge Stephen Sharp, according to a press release from Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver...

By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer After a patient set himself on fire in the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center parking lot, claiming he couldn't handle taking any more medication, volunteers on the Mental Health Advisory Council board began discussing how to present alternative treatment options to patients. The Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Fair was born. The council hosted the second annual event Tuesday at the medical center...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Three Rivers Endowment Trust has received the donation of property in Clarkton, Mo., valued at $100,000, according to information presented Wednesday at the Board of Trustees meeting. The property includes a four-bay, non-working car wash, said Emily Parks, college director of development and Endowment Trust executive director...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The number of students served by Three Rivers College resources has grown by 16 percent from the fall of 2010 to the fall of 2011, according to information presented Wednesday at the Board of Trustees monthly meeting. Nearly 7,500 people were either enrolled in credit hours, took non-credit workforce training classes or otherwise used college resources, states the 2011-12 Fast Facts sheet...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Dexter, Mo., man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison Wednesday for sexually assaulting a young boy in 2008. Kyle L. Cantrell, 22, of the 100 block of North Park was sentenced to 12 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections by Presiding Circuit Judge Stephen Sharp, according to a press release from Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The number of students served by Three Rivers College resources has grown by 16 percent from the fall of 2010 to the fall of 2011, according to information presented Wednesday at the Board of Trustees monthly meeting. Nearly 7,500 people were either enrolled in credit hours, took non-credit workforce training classes or otherwise used college resources, states the 2011-12 Fast Facts sheet...

By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer After a patient set himself on fire in the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center parking lot, claiming he couldn't handle taking any more medication, volunteers on the Mental Health Advisory Council board began discussing how to present alternative treatment options to patients. The Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Fair was born. The council hosted the second annual event Tuesday at the medical center...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Three Rivers Endowment Trust has received the donation of property in Clarkton, Mo., valued at $100,000, according to information presented Wednesday at the Board of Trustees meeting. The property includes a four-bay, non-working car wash, said Emily Parks, college director of development and Endowment Trust executive director...

By JOHN WILLEY Staff Writer Imagine remodeling a retail store from floor to ceiling, while it stays open and continues to serve its customers. Since the last part of August, the local jcpenney store has undergone extensive remodeling that included new floor tiles and carpeting, plus the addition of three new fitting rooms including two extra in the women's department and an expanded juniors department...

Naomi Snider IMPERIAL, Mo. -- Naomi Lois (Duncan) Snider, 73, of Imperial, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, at her residence with her family beside her. The daughter of Rufus and Ruth (Young) Duncan, Mrs. Snider was born Nov. 25, 1938, in St. Louis, Mo. She was of the Baptist faith, loved spending time with her family and enjoyed baby sitting her grand and great-grandchildren...

Eugene Field Elementary School has announced its Students of the Month. Second grader, Rohan Losh, son of Autumn Strickland and Jared Losh, chosen by his teacher Kacie Bradshaw. Rohan was chosen because he is a very respectful young man. He is considerate of others at all times. ...

Here are the 2011 Southeast Missouri all-region football teams as selected by a panel of area sportswriters: Class 4-5 First Team Offense QB Chase Busenbark, sr., Farmington, 6-0, 180 RB * Connor Davault, sr., Farmington, 6-0, 185; James Watson, sr., Sikeston 6-0, 165...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN Is a vote for the Republican Party in 2012 a vote for war? Is a vote for Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich a vote for yet another unfunded war of choice, this time with a nation, Iran, three times as large and populous as Iraq? Mitt says that if elected he will move carriers into the Persian Gulf and "prepare for war." Newt is even more hawkish. ...

By WALTER E. WILLIAMS According to CBS News, "the number of people in the U.S. living in poverty in 2010 rose for the fourth year in a row, representing the largest number of Americans in poverty in the 52 years since such estimates have been published by the U.S. Census Bureau." MSNBC said, "The U.S. poverty rate remains among the highest in the developed world." Let's look at a few poverty facts...

To the Editor, Webster's Dictionary defines a veteran as "a former member of the armed forces." Though that definition might be accurate, it is far too vanilla to accurately define a veteran. It is my opinion that a veteran can only be accurately defined by another veteran. One cannot give an all encompassing description, but a veteran can vividly detail his or her mental portrait of the term...

Judy Smith, former classroom teacher, presented a program on the "Good Things that we can Do with Gourds" to the Poplar Bluff Garden Club, FGCM, at the home of Sherry Wilson. Cindy Boyers, club president, presided over the meeting. Smith demonstrated how to clean and care for gourds. She explained the different types of gourds and how she begins the process of creating her art forms. Smith travels throughout the state attending craft show and sells her art pieces...

O'Neal Elementary School has announced the names of their honor students. A Honor Roll Second Grade Adison Asher, Britney Bascom, Kaleigh Bradford, Lunden Bruce, Zhoe Bumpus, Kannon Carr, James Conley-Halliburton, Kerrigan Conley-Halliburton, Mason Cook, Morgan Courtney, Mackie Decker, Collin Glick, Dawson Greenwall, Halee Harrell, Lehman Hedrick, Allison Hicks, Madilyn Hillis, Jayce Jay, Jacob Joseph, Olivia Kirkman, Addison Kirkman, Morgan Logsdon, Macey Lutey, Bryan Marshall, Ian Martinez, Logan Massey, Kylyn Maxwell, Sky McCluskey, Salah McCormack, Rusty McFann, Amelia Mirza, Tabitha Moyers, Kinsey Parkey, Rena Payne, Lexy Rowland, Riley Sater, Noah Scott, Rhylee Sprague, Myles Stark, Taylor Tinsley, Jada Vaughn, Jordan Vinyard, Darian Webb, Zackary White, Davis White, Natalie Whitehead, Braedon Williams and Izabella Young.. ...

Amelia Mirza is the November Student of the Month at O'Neal Elementary School. She is a second grader in Mrs. Isom's class. Amelia is the daughter of Dr. Neveed and Amber Mirza. Amelia was chosen not only because of her excellent school work, but because of her sweet and helpful personality. She is always king and friendly to other children and is willing to listen to a friend in need. It is this skill that will be helpful when she grows up to be a psychiatrist, just like her dad...

Ola Baker Ola Elizabeth Baker, 90, of Eminence, Mo., formerly of Doniphan, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at her residence in Eminence. Mrs. Baker was born June 16, 1921, in Nettleton, Ark. She was a member of West Eminence Christian Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Baker enjoyed being a wife and mother, sewing for her nine children as they were growing up, doing embroidery work and entering her handwork in craft shows...

Cora Hagy-Magarian DEXTER, Mo. -- Cora Mae Hagy-Magarian, 49, of Dexter, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at her residence. She was born on Oct. 5,1962, in Flora, Ill. She had lived in Dexter most of her life and attended The Pentecostal Full Gospel Fellowship Church in Dudley, Mo. She had worked as a CNA at Crowley Ridge Nursing Home...

Diana Lawson PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Diana Lawson, 60, of Piedmont, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont.

Floyd Hodge PUXICO, Mo. -- Floyd L. Hodge, 92, of Puxico, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was born on Nov. 26, 1918, in Fisk, Mo. Mr. Hodge was a lifelong resident of the Puxico area. He was a member of the Egypt Community Church...

Larry Matthews DEXTER, Mo. -- Larry Gene Matthews, 80, of Dexter, Mo., died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter. He was born on June 18, 1931 in Sikeston, Mo. Mr. Matthews was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Dexter. ...

John Hand PIEDMONT, Mo. -- John G. Hand, 74, of Patterson, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. Funeral arrangements are pending with Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont, Mo. Memorials may be made to the John G. Hand Memorial Scholarship Fund, in care of Debbie Hand, Rt. 1, Box 18100, Patterson, MO 63956...

Kim Morgan DEXTER, Mo. -- Kim Darlene Morgan, 54, of Dexter, Mo. died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at her mother's home in Dexter. Mrs. Morgan was born on March 27, 1957, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She had lived in the Dexter, Mo. area most of her life. She was of Baptist Faith...

Lois Bollheimer JACKSON, Mo. -- Dora Lois Bollheimer, 95, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., formerly of Jackson, Mo., died Tuesday Nov. 15, 2011, at Auburn Creek Assisted Living in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 27, 1916, in Doniphan, Mo., to Alphanso Green and Dora Elizabeth Hutton Paul...

The 5th & 6th Grade Center's honor roll is as follows: A Honor Roll 5th Grade: 6th Grade: B HONOR ROLL 5th Grade: 6th Grade:...

Hee-Haw's old "Gloom, Despair and Agony On Me" just about describes the deer season for me this year. For the first reason, the weather hasn't been fit for ducks, let alone deer hunting. For the first time in all my years of hunting deer, I saw the evidence of being in the wrong place when the deer showed their face...

Store and Ripen Green Tomatoes Apparently it's the season of lots of green tomatoes. As soon as the weather started getting cooler, we began answering questions at the Extension Centers about the best way to store green tomatoes. The University recommends that you will want to store mature green tomatoes at 55 to 70 degrees F...

By FRANK CAMPA Mo. Dept. of Conservation I thought I would mention a few things from the first few days of the 2011 firearms deer season. On opening morning, although slightly windy, the temperature was about ideal for the deer to move, and still comfortable enough for hunters to stay in the woods, which they did. It was a pretty good day...

More than $10.8 million in prizes of $1,000 or more were awarded to Missouri Lottery player during October. Winners from this area include: Pick 4 winners: Shannon Mullen, Campbell, $3,125 $10,000 Scratchers winners: Linda Hewlett, Poplar Bluff $5,000 Scratchers winners:...

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) MO 734 was called to order at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. Leader Linda Morgan presided over the meeting, which was attended by 23 TOPS and four KOPS members. Lou Ann Wrather read the secretary's report and Pam Kane read the monthly treasurer's report. Both reports were approved...

The 5th & 6th Grade Center's honor roll is as follows: A Honor Roll 5th Grade: 6th Grade: B HONOR ROLL 5th Grade: 6th Grade:...

Lois Bollheimer JACKSON, Mo. -- Dora Lois Bollheimer, 95, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., formerly of Jackson, Mo., died Tuesday Nov. 15, 2011, at Auburn Creek Assisted Living in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 27, 1916, in Doniphan, Mo., to Alphanso Green and Dora Elizabeth Hutton Paul...

Kim Morgan DEXTER, Mo. -- Kim Darlene Morgan, 54, of Dexter, Mo. died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at her mother's home in Dexter. Mrs. Morgan was born on March 27, 1957, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She had lived in the Dexter, Mo. area most of her life. She was of Baptist Faith...

John Hand PIEDMONT, Mo. -- John G. Hand, 74, of Patterson, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. Funeral arrangements are pending with Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont, Mo. Memorials may be made to the John G. Hand Memorial Scholarship Fund, in care of Debbie Hand, Rt. 1, Box 18100, Patterson, MO 63956...

Floyd Hodge PUXICO, Mo. -- Floyd L. Hodge, 92, of Puxico, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was born on Nov. 26, 1918, in Fisk, Mo. Mr. Hodge was a lifelong resident of the Puxico area. He was a member of the Egypt Community Church...

Cora Hagy-Magarian DEXTER, Mo. -- Cora Mae Hagy-Magarian, 49, of Dexter, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at her residence. She was born on Oct. 5,1962, in Flora, Ill. She had lived in Dexter most of her life and attended The Pentecostal Full Gospel Fellowship Church in Dudley, Mo. She had worked as a CNA at Crowley Ridge Nursing Home...

Ola Baker Ola Elizabeth Baker, 90, of Eminence, Mo., formerly of Doniphan, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at her residence in Eminence. Mrs. Baker was born June 16, 1921, in Nettleton, Ark. She was a member of West Eminence Christian Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Baker enjoyed being a wife and mother, sewing for her nine children as they were growing up, doing embroidery work and entering her handwork in craft shows...

O'Neal Elementary School has announced the names of their honor students. A Honor Roll Second Grade Adison Asher, Britney Bascom, Kaleigh Bradford, Lunden Bruce, Zhoe Bumpus, Kannon Carr, James Conley-Halliburton, Kerrigan Conley-Halliburton, Mason Cook, Morgan Courtney, Mackie Decker, Collin Glick, Dawson Greenwall, Halee Harrell, Lehman Hedrick, Allison Hicks, Madilyn Hillis, Jayce Jay, Jacob Joseph, Olivia Kirkman, Addison Kirkman, Morgan Logsdon, Macey Lutey, Bryan Marshall, Ian Martinez, Logan Massey, Kylyn Maxwell, Sky McCluskey, Salah McCormack, Rusty McFann, Amelia Mirza, Tabitha Moyers, Kinsey Parkey, Rena Payne, Lexy Rowland, Riley Sater, Noah Scott, Rhylee Sprague, Myles Stark, Taylor Tinsley, Jada Vaughn, Jordan Vinyard, Darian Webb, Zackary White, Davis White, Natalie Whitehead, Braedon Williams and Izabella Young.. ...

Amelia Mirza is the November Student of the Month at O'Neal Elementary School. She is a second grader in Mrs. Isom's class. Amelia is the daughter of Dr. Neveed and Amber Mirza. Amelia was chosen not only because of her excellent school work, but because of her sweet and helpful personality. She is always king and friendly to other children and is willing to listen to a friend in need. It is this skill that will be helpful when she grows up to be a psychiatrist, just like her dad...

Judy Smith, former classroom teacher, presented a program on the "Good Things that we can Do with Gourds" to the Poplar Bluff Garden Club, FGCM, at the home of Sherry Wilson. Cindy Boyers, club president, presided over the meeting. Smith demonstrated how to clean and care for gourds. She explained the different types of gourds and how she begins the process of creating her art forms. Smith travels throughout the state attending craft show and sells her art pieces...

By WALTER E. WILLIAMS According to CBS News, "the number of people in the U.S. living in poverty in 2010 rose for the fourth year in a row, representing the largest number of Americans in poverty in the 52 years since such estimates have been published by the U.S. Census Bureau." MSNBC said, "The U.S. poverty rate remains among the highest in the developed world." Let's look at a few poverty facts...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN Is a vote for the Republican Party in 2012 a vote for war? Is a vote for Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich a vote for yet another unfunded war of choice, this time with a nation, Iran, three times as large and populous as Iraq? Mitt says that if elected he will move carriers into the Persian Gulf and "prepare for war." Newt is even more hawkish. ...

Store and Ripen Green Tomatoes Apparently it's the season of lots of green tomatoes. As soon as the weather started getting cooler, we began answering questions at the Extension Centers about the best way to store green tomatoes. The University recommends that you will want to store mature green tomatoes at 55 to 70 degrees F...

By FRANK CAMPA Mo. Dept. of Conservation I thought I would mention a few things from the first few days of the 2011 firearms deer season. On opening morning, although slightly windy, the temperature was about ideal for the deer to move, and still comfortable enough for hunters to stay in the woods, which they did. It was a pretty good day...