Stories from Wednesday, April 11, 2012

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A motion to increase tuition and common fees at Three Rivers College failed Tuesday at the Board of Trustees monthly meeting for lack of a second. Bills for full-time students taking 12 credit hours would have increased between $72 to $144 per year under a new proposal recommended by administration. This is less than half the increase originally discussed in February...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Following a heated discussion, Three Rivers College trustees voted Tuesday during the monthly meeting to table a motion which would have rescinded a decision made in March. The March vote made salary decisions for head coaching positions negotiable rather than set based on the faculty pay scale...

By SCOTT MOYERS SEMO News Service It's not the country's two largest tobacco producers, Kentucky and North Carolina, states that account for two-thirds of the tobacco grown in the U.S. It's not Alaska, which doesn't tax income or sales, and only 25 municipalities even levy a property tax. It's not even New Hampshire, where several factors make the average income tax in the Granite State a whopping $89 per person...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Three Doniphan, Mo., residents were ordered to stand trial Tuesday morning in connection with the deaths of two elderly couples whose bodies were found in their burned homes in 2010. David Youngblood, 47, his 19-year-old daughter, Chantale E. ...

By SCOTT MOYERS SEMO News Service It's not the country's two largest tobacco producers, Kentucky and North Carolina, states that account for two-thirds of the tobacco grown in the U.S. It's not Alaska, which doesn't tax income or sales, and only 25 municipalities even levy a property tax. It's not even New Hampshire, where several factors make the average income tax in the Granite State a whopping $89 per person...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The University of Missouri is considering for the first time partnering with a community college to provide baccalaureate degrees through an online program, Three Rivers College President Dr. Devin Stephenson told trustees Tuesday during their monthly meeting...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Three Doniphan, Mo., residents were ordered to stand trial Tuesday morning in connection with the deaths of two elderly couples whose bodies were found in their burned homes in 2010. David Youngblood, 47, his 19-year-old daughter, Chantale E. ...

The Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce announces participation in the Chick-Fil-A Leadercast event for the second year in a row. This event will be held from 7:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Friday, May 4, at the Kay Porter Theatre on the campus of the Poplar Bluff Senior High School (1300 Victory Lane)...

By BILL O'REILLY Say goodbye to Martha Johnson. This week, she was forced to resign as chief of the General Services Administration, the federal agency that manages real estate for the government. Somehow Johnson managed to spend an incredible $820,000 for a conference outside of Las Vegas. ...

By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- The human nervous system interacts in pleasing and addictive ways with certain molecules derived from some plants, which is why humans may have developed beer before they developed bread. Psychoactive -- consciousness-altering -- and addictive drugs are natural, a fact that should immunize policymakers against extravagant hopes as they cope with America's drug problem, which is convulsing some nations to our south...

60% tax rate in Denmark Yes, I was calling about the article in the 19th of March paper -- the young man from Denmark who is the foreign exchange student. I don't think we really need to hear the prattling of a teenager. With all due respect to the young man, Denmark has almost 60 percent tax rates and they have universal health care, but it's problematic. ...

By NICK THOMAS There's nothing funny about heart disease. But when a customer at the infamous Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas collapsed in February -- from a heart attack -- the sense of irony was hard to ignore. The poor man was stricken while tackling the Triple Bypass Burger, a tasty "snack" comprising three half-pound burger patties, twelve slices of bacon and, amongst other toppings, a scant three slices of cheese. Fortunately, he's now recovering...

Revenge was on the minds of the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules in this year's edition of Senior Night. After a bad loss to Saxony Lutheran the third game of the season, the Lady Mules pounced on the Lady Crusaders early Tuesday night at Whiteley Park for a 2-1 win...

Birdie Hodge Birdie Lorene Hodge, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff.

After struggling at the plate all day, Three Rivers sophomore Lauren Reinagel took what the pitcher gave her. Reinagel hit a double to right field to score Mallory Siebert, lifting the Lady Raiders in the bottom of the ninth 3-2 for a sweep Tuesday of St. Charles...

Mary Bostic BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Mary Bostic, 80, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at her son's residence in Bloomfield. Mrs. Bostic was born on July 10, 1931, in Kewanee, Mo. She attended the Beech Grove General Baptist Church. She had worked at Elder Manufacturing in Bloomfield as a presser. She had spent four years in California and all the rest of her life in Bloomfield...

ELLSINORE -- East Carter scored a run in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday afternoon to go up on Lesterville and it stayed that way with a final score of 4-3. "We didn't hit very well," East Carter coach Brock Crowley said. "They played extremely well."...

Almeda Vineyard PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Almeda Vineyard, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Piedmont, Mo., died Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Vineyard was born Aug. 22, 1931 in Leeper, Mo., where she spent her childhood. She enjoyed spending time with her family, nature, taking long walks, reading magazines and staying up on current events. Mrs. Vineyard as of the Pentecostal faith and a member of Gateway Pentecostal Church in St. Louis, Mo...

August Wilder ELLINORE, Mo. -- August Edward Wilder, 66, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at his residence. He was born Nov. 13, 1945, in Ellsinore. He had lived most of his life in Ellsinore and was a self-employed welder and sawmill worker. He loved to discuss God and spirituality, traveling, going to view mountains, going on walks, reading, metal crafting, with which he was a skilled metal worker. He loved spending time with his family especially his grandchildren...

Carter Woolard Jr. DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Carter Woolard, Jr., 78, of St. Louis, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, in St. Louis. Mr. Woolard was born March 7, 1934, in Doniphan, Mo. He was a machinist with a crane manufacturer. Surviving are one son, Steven Woolard, one brother, Lonnie Woolard and one sister, Dorothy Whitton; uncle, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends...

Eloise LaRue DEXTER, Mo. -- Eloise LaRue, 96, of Dexter, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at her residence. She was born on Jan. 19, 1916, in Frisco, Mo. She was a former receptionist at the Y.M.C.A. in Pontiac, Mich., and former waitress at the Hickory Log Restaurant in Dexter. She attended the Second General Baptist Church in Dexter...

Cecil Summerfield Cecil Claude Summerfield Jr., 57, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Summerfield was born Feb. 21, 1955, in St. Louis, Mo. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School, and was of the Church of Christ faith. Mr. Summerfield had retired as a self-employed auto body repairman. He enjoyed riding 4-wheelers and camping...

Twin Towers activities Twin Towers hosted the Broseley Senior Choir at 11 a.m. on Tuesday to begin its week of activities, which included a noon meeting of the Altrua Club Tuesday. Cane Creek Homemakers met in the Snider Room at 11 a.m., Wednesday. NARFE met a noon in the Altrusa Room...

Daisy Taylor BRADENTON, Fla. -- Daisy I . (Mann) Taylor, 95, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Neelyville, Mo., died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, in Bradenton. She was married to the late Truman Taylor. Surviving are her children, Gayle Taylor and Judith Maule of St. Charles, Mo., Janet Vanzant of Sarasota, Fla.; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Cecile Menser; her niece and nephews; many great nieces, nephews and friends...

Boil water order issued The Butler County Public Water Supply District 1 lifted a boil water order at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday for residents along County Roads 301 and 302 and Palm Tree Drive. The boil order was issued after a worker involved in the industrial park bypass construction hit a water line...

By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- The human nervous system interacts in pleasing and addictive ways with certain molecules derived from some plants, which is why humans may have developed beer before they developed bread. Psychoactive -- consciousness-altering -- and addictive drugs are natural, a fact that should immunize policymakers against extravagant hopes as they cope with America's drug problem, which is convulsing some nations to our south...

By BILL O'REILLY Say goodbye to Martha Johnson. This week, she was forced to resign as chief of the General Services Administration, the federal agency that manages real estate for the government. Somehow Johnson managed to spend an incredible $820,000 for a conference outside of Las Vegas. ...

60% tax rate in Denmark Yes, I was calling about the article in the 19th of March paper -- the young man from Denmark who is the foreign exchange student. I don't think we really need to hear the prattling of a teenager. With all due respect to the young man, Denmark has almost 60 percent tax rates and they have universal health care, but it's problematic. ...

Mary Bostic BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Mary Bostic, 80, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at her son's residence in Bloomfield. Mrs. Bostic was born on July 10, 1931, in Kewanee, Mo. She attended the Beech Grove General Baptist Church. She had worked at Elder Manufacturing in Bloomfield as a presser. She had spent four years in California and all the rest of her life in Bloomfield...

Birdie Hodge Birdie Lorene Hodge, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff.

By NICK THOMAS There's nothing funny about heart disease. But when a customer at the infamous Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas collapsed in February -- from a heart attack -- the sense of irony was hard to ignore. The poor man was stricken while tackling the Triple Bypass Burger, a tasty "snack" comprising three half-pound burger patties, twelve slices of bacon and, amongst other toppings, a scant three slices of cheese. Fortunately, he's now recovering...

Almeda Vineyard PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Almeda Vineyard, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Piedmont, Mo., died Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Vineyard was born Aug. 22, 1931 in Leeper, Mo., where she spent her childhood. She enjoyed spending time with her family, nature, taking long walks, reading magazines and staying up on current events. Mrs. Vineyard as of the Pentecostal faith and a member of Gateway Pentecostal Church in St. Louis, Mo...

Revenge was on the minds of the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules in this year's edition of Senior Night. After a bad loss to Saxony Lutheran the third game of the season, the Lady Mules pounced on the Lady Crusaders early Tuesday night at Whiteley Park for a 2-1 win...

ELLSINORE -- East Carter scored a run in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday afternoon to go up on Lesterville and it stayed that way with a final score of 4-3. "We didn't hit very well," East Carter coach Brock Crowley said. "They played extremely well."...

Paul Black MALDEN, Mo. -- Paul Howard Black, 97, of Malden, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at Malden Nursing and Rehab. The son of Lewis Oscar and Clara Belle Paul Black, he was born March 3, 1915, in Parma, Mo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in World War II...

Cecil Summerfield Cecil Claude Summerfield Jr., 57, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Summerfield was born Feb. 21, 1955, in St. Louis, Mo. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School, and was of the Church of Christ faith. Mr. Summerfield had retired as a self-employed auto body repairman. He enjoyed riding 4-wheelers and camping...

Carter Woolard Jr. DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Carter Woolard, Jr., 78, of St. Louis, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, in St. Louis. Mr. Woolard was born March 7, 1934, in Doniphan, Mo. He was a machinist with a crane manufacturer. Surviving are one son, Steven Woolard, one brother, Lonnie Woolard and one sister, Dorothy Whitton; uncle, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends...

Daisy Taylor BRADENTON, Fla. -- Daisy I . (Mann) Taylor, 95, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Neelyville, Mo., died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, in Bradenton. She was married to the late Truman Taylor. Surviving are her children, Gayle Taylor and Judith Maule of St. Charles, Mo., Janet Vanzant of Sarasota, Fla.; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Cecile Menser; her niece and nephews; many great nieces, nephews and friends...

Eloise LaRue DEXTER, Mo. -- Eloise LaRue, 96, of Dexter, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at her residence. She was born on Jan. 19, 1916, in Frisco, Mo. She was a former receptionist at the Y.M.C.A. in Pontiac, Mich., and former waitress at the Hickory Log Restaurant in Dexter. She attended the Second General Baptist Church in Dexter...

Twin Towers activities Twin Towers hosted the Broseley Senior Choir at 11 a.m. on Tuesday to begin its week of activities, which included a noon meeting of the Altrua Club Tuesday. Cane Creek Homemakers met in the Snider Room at 11 a.m., Wednesday. NARFE met a noon in the Altrusa Room...

Boil water order issued The Butler County Public Water Supply District 1 lifted a boil water order at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday for residents along County Roads 301 and 302 and Palm Tree Drive. The boil order was issued after a worker involved in the industrial park bypass construction hit a water line...