Stories from Tuesday, February 28, 2012

DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Filing for Missouri Senate and House seats began today in the office of Secretary of State Robin Carnahan. State Rep. Billy Pat Wright of Dexter filed as a Republican candidate for state senator in District 25. Republican Doug Libla of Poplar Bluff and state Rep. ...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Six Republican county candidates were waiting outside the office of Butler County Clerk Tonyi Deffendall when filing for the Aug. 7 primary election began at 8 a.m. today. The only contest so far is for county administrator. ...

By SCOTT MOYERS SEMO News Service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The 700 tickets for GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum's speech in Cape Girardeau next month have been gobbled up, prompting U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson to organize an overflow event where the potential Republican front-runner will make remarks before catching a flight out...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The Broseley Senior Nutrition Center Board rejected bids for the new center Monday and decided to rebid the project. Architect Ron Grojean of Cape Girardeau, Mo., recommended seeking new bids after the bids opened during the Butler County Commission meeting were determined to be too high...

DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Filing for Missouri Senate and House seats began today in the office of Secretary of State Robin Carnahan. State Rep. Billy Pat Wright of Dexter filed as a Republican candidate for state senator in District 25. Republican Doug Libla of Poplar Bluff and state Rep. ...

By SCOTT MOYERS SEMO News Service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The 700 tickets for GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum's speech in Cape Girardeau next month have been gobbled up, prompting U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson to organize an overflow event where the potential Republican front-runner will make remarks before catching a flight out...

By DAN K. THOMASSON Scripps Howard News Service The current flap over mandating birth control services to employees of institutions owned or run by the Catholic Church is yet another example of mistakes brought on by political tone deafness in the White House and by President Barack Obama's decision to turn over the crafting of the giant health care reform package to Congress...

By BETSY HART Scripps Howard News Service For the first time in the U.S., a majority -- 53 percent -- of babies born to women under the age of 30 are born to single mothers. That's according to research done by the Washington, D.C., group Child Trends, which it further teased out for The New York Times...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN My days as a political analyst at MSNBC have come to an end. After 10 enjoyable years, I am departing, after an incessant clamor from the left that to permit me continued access to the microphones of MSNBC would be an outrage against decency, and dangerous...

BLOOMFIELD -- Doniphan senior Derek Hutchins carried his team in the first half and the Dons played well enough in the second half to survive and advance Monday night. Hutchins had 27 points in the first half and matched his career-high with 41 as the Dons beat Malden 83-68 in the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 quarterfinal...

Marie Fleschute PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Marie O. Fleschute, 79, of Piedmont, Mo., died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at Piedmont. Visitation will begin at noon Saturday followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. A full obituary will be published later...

VAN BUREN -- The Van Buren Bulldogs needed a spark in the second half against top-seeded Winona in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 2 semifinal Monday. Down 16 points, the Bulldogs heated up with 2:20 left in the third quarter. Van Buren cut the deficit to two points and then to three points in fourth quarter but couldn't get over the top in a 62-52 loss to Winona...

Ruby Snider MALDEN, Mo. -- Ruby Ethel Snider, 92, of Malden, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Malden. Mrs. Snider was born Feb. 8, 1920, in Puxico, Mo. She was a member of Kimball Baptist Church in Malden and was a homemaker...

By ERIN RAGAN SEMO News Service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A controversial dress code proposal for Cape Girardeau public school students underwent heavy edits Monday night from the district's school board but still resulted in a new set of guidelines that will take effect in August...

Barbara Cates ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Barbara "Bob" Ludene Cates, 72, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Cates was born July 15, 1939, in Fremont, Mo. She grew up in Big Barren, Mo., near Fremont, before moving to Ellsinore in 2002. Mrs. Cates was of the Church of God faith and a homemaker. She was an avid bird watcher and enjoyed crossword puzzles, cooking, sewing, making clothes for her children. She loved playing, caring for and spending time with children...

Glenwood Martin ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Glenwood Martin, 86, of Ellington, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012,at Brent B. Tinnin Manor. Funeral arrangements are pending with McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellington.

Ruth Wood DEXTER, Mo. -- Ruth N. Wood, 86, of Dexter, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, in the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center at Dexter. Mrs. Wood was born on Dec. 24, 1925, at Wardell, Mo. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter, a former public school educator, working in various school districts and the former assistant librarian at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar...

David Rendleman DEXTER, Mo. -- David Rendleman, former resident of Dexter, Mo., died in Springfield, Mo., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. Funeral arrangements are pending with Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.

Betty Robinson Betty Jo Robinson, 73, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Robinson was born Aug. 8, 1938, in Kennett, Mo. She was a member of Midland Street Church and was a homemaker. Ms. Robinson enjoyed spending time with her family especially with her grandchildren, fishing, gardening and playing cards...

Everett Vinson Everett Lee Vinson, 66, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Feb. 27, 2010, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

Tiny Louise Smith DEXTER, Mo. -- Tiny Louise Smith, 83, of Dexter, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at her residence. She was born on Oct. 18, 1928, in Dexter. In April of 1950, she was married to Gene Barney Smith in Piggott, Ark. He preceded her in death on Nov. 16, 1967...

FREEPORT, Ill -- Former Three Rivers guard Deonte Jones got the best of his old team Monday night. Jones had a team-high 17 points for Highland as it defeated the Raiders 92-75 in the Raiders' final regular season game. "That is a tough place to go into," Three Rivers coach Gene Bess said. "We have scheduled some tough places down late that if you are not up on your game, you don't have any business playing that good of a team...

RISCO -- The Clarkton Reindeer moved on to the semifinals at the MSHSAA Class 1 District 1 tournament with a 72-64 win Monday night over Naylor. Clarkton (12-11) will have its hands full as it plays top-seeded Risco (22-3) on the Tigers' home floor at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Clarkton lost to Risco this season, 81-61, back on Jan. 10...

CARTERVILLE, Ill. -- After pulling out an extra-inning win, the Three Rivers Lady Raiders surged to a sweep on Monday. The Lady Raiders beat John A. Logan 3-2 in eight innings before getting 12 hits and winning the second game, 11-2. "That first game was huge," Three Rivers coach Jack Childress said. "We had some people step up there."...

Clyde Carnahan ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Clyde Irvin Carnahan, 83, of Herculaneum, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Festus, Mo. The son of the late Bryan and Lilly (Boyer) Carnahan, he was born May 20, 1928, in the Crommertown Community, six miles north of Ellsinore, Mo...

A 46-year-old Missouri woman was arrested by Dyersburg Police on shoplifting charges after she reportedly stole over $300 in underwear from Wal-Mart on Lake Road. The incident occurred on Sunday evening after store security caught the East Prairie, Mo. woman taking women's underwear from the racks and placing them in her purse...

With an enthusiastic committee revved up and planning the American Cancer Society's Annual Gala in Butler County, guests can look forward to an exciting evening. The Holiday Inn is the backdrop for this year's Denim and Diamonds Gala. This classy western event is being held at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 31...

By BETSY HART Scripps Howard News Service For the first time in the U.S., a majority -- 53 percent -- of babies born to women under the age of 30 are born to single mothers. That's according to research done by the Washington, D.C., group Child Trends, which it further teased out for The New York Times...

David Rendleman DEXTER, Mo. -- David Rendleman, former resident of Dexter, Mo., died in Springfield, Mo., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. Funeral arrangements are pending with Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.

Barbara Cates ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Barbara "Bob" Ludene Cates, 72, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Cates was born July 15, 1939, in Fremont, Mo. She grew up in Big Barren, Mo., near Fremont, before moving to Ellsinore in 2002. Mrs. Cates was of the Church of God faith and a homemaker. She was an avid bird watcher and enjoyed crossword puzzles, cooking, sewing, making clothes for her children. She loved playing, caring for and spending time with children...

Glenwood Martin ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Glenwood Martin, 86, of Ellington, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012,at Brent B. Tinnin Manor. Funeral arrangements are pending with McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellington.

Betty Robinson Betty Jo Robinson, 73, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Robinson was born Aug. 8, 1938, in Kennett, Mo. She was a member of Midland Street Church and was a homemaker. Ms. Robinson enjoyed spending time with her family especially with her grandchildren, fishing, gardening and playing cards...

Ruth Wood DEXTER, Mo. -- Ruth N. Wood, 86, of Dexter, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, in the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center at Dexter. Mrs. Wood was born on Dec. 24, 1925, at Wardell, Mo. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter, a former public school educator, working in various school districts and the former assistant librarian at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar...

With an enthusiastic committee revved up and planning the American Cancer Society's Annual Gala in Butler County, guests can look forward to an exciting evening. The Holiday Inn is the backdrop for this year's Denim and Diamonds Gala. This classy western event is being held at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 31...