Stories from Tuesday, May 1, 2012

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A 22-year-old Frohna, Mo. man will pay $1,358.50 in fines and court costs after he pleaded guilty last week to 17 charges of taking wildlife illegally, according to a Missouri Department of Conservation news release. Eldon Edgar Luckey made the plea in Perry County on Tuesday, online court records show. ...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Testimony will continue today in the trial of a Poplar Bluff, Mo., woman charged in connection with a 2009 boating accident on Current River that left two people dead and three others injured...

By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer Nearly three years ago, students at Sacred Heart School in Poplar Bluff, Mo., led by their Student Council president, Amy Walden, set out to raise funds so a water well could be drilled in the village of Father Kizito Wenani, who was associate pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church at that time...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A weekend fight in Caruthersville resulted in part of a man's ear being bitten off. About 10:25 p.m. Friday officers with the Caruthersville Police Department responded to a call of a large fight with weapons involved in the 1200 block of Vest Street, according to a news release from the department...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A 22-year-old Frohna, Mo. man will pay $1,358.50 in fines and court costs after he pleaded guilty last week to 17 charges of taking wildlife illegally, according to a Missouri Department of Conservation news release. Eldon Edgar Luckey made the plea in Perry County on Tuesday, online court records show. ...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Testimony will continue today in the trial of a Poplar Bluff, Mo., woman charged in connection with a 2009 boating accident on Current River that left two people dead and three others injured...

By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer Nearly three years ago, students at Sacred Heart School in Poplar Bluff, Mo., led by their Student Council president, Amy Walden, set out to raise funds so a water well could be drilled in the village of Father Kizito Wenani, who was associate pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church at that time...

TOPS 734 meeting TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) MO 734 met at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 25. There were 21 TOPS and six KOPS members were present when Leader Linda Morgan called the meeting to order. The secretary's report was approved as read by Lou Ann Wrather...

"Be the Match" Fundraiser will be held Friday and Saturday, May 4-5, at the SonShine Home, located at 2056 Hwy. AA. Activities will begin Friday with a silent auction and a yard sale, which will both be open from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Proceeds from the auction and the yard sale will benefit "Be the Match" Foundation -- a National Marrow Donor Program...

GEORGETOWN, S.C. -- Sixty-seven years ago this week, U.S. and Allied forces were racing across Germany and uncovering the deepest horrors of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. Liberated death camps and extermination centers where millions perished were evidence of a brutal Holocaust perpetrated in the Führer's "Final Solution." On April 28, 1945, Hitler's erstwhile ally, Benito Mussolini, was captured by Italian partisans and summarily executed as he tried to flee to Switzerland. ...

To the Editor: The Opinion page of April 1, 2012, contained a half-page opinion by City Manager Doug Bagby. The DAR obviously accepted this letter in his official capacity as city manager by posting his photo and title. Plus, average citizens are not typically allotted a half-page for their opinion...

To the Editor: I want to first thank Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce President Steve Halter for instituting the "Administrative Professional of the Year" award, of which I humbly received this year. He and his staff went above and beyond to make the event a truly special day...

Robert T Mannes Robert T. Mannes, 67, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 29, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Mannes was born Aug. 26, 1944, in Chicago, Ill. He was a retired contractor and had served in the U.S. Air Force. He enjoyed fishing, camping and woodworking...

President Barack Obama and Wall Street occupiers, along with their allies in the mainstream media and on college campuses, have maintained an ongoing attack on high-income earners, people they call 1 percenters. Listening to their deceitful demagoguery, you would naturally think of them as 99 percenters, but you'd be dead-wrong...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Dexter Bearcats wasted no time showing they were over a tough loss to Notre Dame. After losing to the Bulldogs in walk-off fashion in the semifinal, the Bearcats scored seven runs in the first inning and cruised to a 13-5 win over Poplar Bluff to capture third place in the SEMO Conference tournament Monday at Capaha Field...

Katherine Boyt DEXTER, Mo. -- Katherine Boyt, 90, of Dexter, Mo., died Sunday, April 29, 2012, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. Mrs. Boyt was born on Aug. 8, 1921, in Hornersville, Mo. She was the owner and operator of Kay Beauty Shop where she worked as a beautician. She was the second longest living member of the Dexter First United Methodist Church...

MALDEN -- With a 2-run cushion heading into the final inning, Bloomfield senior pitcher Adam Vandiver was looking for a little more breathing room against Malden. He got the support and then some. The Wildcats busted through with a 6-run seventh Monday afternoon and won 9-1 over the Green Wave...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The gray and black skies that hovered over Dalhousie Golf Club for much of the SEMO Conference golf tournament Monday resulted in rain, thunder, lightning and a mid-round delay of about an hour. The ominous skies eventually gave way to blue, and out of it came the Cape Central Tigers...

Linda Schroeder DEXTER, Mo. -- Linda Faye Schroeder, 72, died Tuesday, April 20, 2012, in the Wilshire at Lakewood Care Center at Lee's Summit, Mo. Mrs. Schroeder was born on Aug. 18, 1939, at Bell City, Mo. She was a homemaker and resident of Lee's Summit, formerly of Dexter...

Event at Qulin Center The Qulin Nutrition Center will hold a free blood pressure monitoring screening and nail care -- pedicures and manicures -- from 9-11 a.m. Thursday, May 17.

Linda Schroeder -- Lee's Summit, Mo. Katherin Boyt -- Dexter, Mo. Robert Mannes -- Poplar Bluff, Mo.

The Poplar Bluff Junior High track and field team won the boys SEMO Conference title Monday while breaking two team records. Isiah Williams ran the 1600-meters in a record-time of 4 minutes, 48.78 seconds to win while the 800-relay of Dakota Coleman, Jaron Glass, Dustin Gatewod and Kerel Barnett set a record of 1:41.74 to place second...

NEELYVILLE -- In a battle of two top-10 teams in the Class 1 poll, the Neelyville Tigers came from behind with a sixth inning rally to defeat Cooter, 6-3, Monday afternoon. Neelyville (16-4), which is ranked No. 10, trailed 3-1 headed into the bottom of the sixth when scored five times on No. 2-ranked Cooter. Neelyville led 1-0 after three innings before Cooter scored its first run in the fourth and twice more in the sixth...

President Barack Obama and Wall Street occupiers, along with their allies in the mainstream media and on college campuses, have maintained an ongoing attack on high-income earners, people they call 1 percenters. Listening to their deceitful demagoguery, you would naturally think of them as 99 percenters, but you'd be dead-wrong...

To the Editor: I want to first thank Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce President Steve Halter for instituting the "Administrative Professional of the Year" award, of which I humbly received this year. He and his staff went above and beyond to make the event a truly special day...

"Be the Match" Fundraiser will be held Friday and Saturday, May 4-5, at the SonShine Home, located at 2056 Hwy. AA. Activities will begin Friday with a silent auction and a yard sale, which will both be open from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Proceeds from the auction and the yard sale will benefit "Be the Match" Foundation -- a National Marrow Donor Program...

To the Editor: The Opinion page of April 1, 2012, contained a half-page opinion by City Manager Doug Bagby. The DAR obviously accepted this letter in his official capacity as city manager by posting his photo and title. Plus, average citizens are not typically allotted a half-page for their opinion...

GEORGETOWN, S.C. -- Sixty-seven years ago this week, U.S. and Allied forces were racing across Germany and uncovering the deepest horrors of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. Liberated death camps and extermination centers where millions perished were evidence of a brutal Holocaust perpetrated in the Führer's "Final Solution." On April 28, 1945, Hitler's erstwhile ally, Benito Mussolini, was captured by Italian partisans and summarily executed as he tried to flee to Switzerland. ...

Robert T Mannes Robert T. Mannes, 67, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 29, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Mannes was born Aug. 26, 1944, in Chicago, Ill. He was a retired contractor and had served in the U.S. Air Force. He enjoyed fishing, camping and woodworking...

Linda Schroeder DEXTER, Mo. -- Linda Faye Schroeder, 72, died Tuesday, April 20, 2012, in the Wilshire at Lakewood Care Center at Lee's Summit, Mo. Mrs. Schroeder was born on Aug. 18, 1939, at Bell City, Mo. She was a homemaker and resident of Lee's Summit, formerly of Dexter...

Katherine Boyt DEXTER, Mo. -- Katherine Boyt, 90, of Dexter, Mo., died Sunday, April 29, 2012, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. Mrs. Boyt was born on Aug. 8, 1921, in Hornersville, Mo. She was the owner and operator of Kay Beauty Shop where she worked as a beautician. She was the second longest living member of the Dexter First United Methodist Church...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Dexter Bearcats wasted no time showing they were over a tough loss to Notre Dame. After losing to the Bulldogs in walk-off fashion in the semifinal, the Bearcats scored seven runs in the first inning and cruised to a 13-5 win over Poplar Bluff to capture third place in the SEMO Conference tournament Monday at Capaha Field...

TOPS 734 meeting TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) MO 734 met at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 25. There were 21 TOPS and six KOPS members were present when Leader Linda Morgan called the meeting to order. The secretary's report was approved as read by Lou Ann Wrather...

Event at Qulin Center The Qulin Nutrition Center will hold a free blood pressure monitoring screening and nail care -- pedicures and manicures -- from 9-11 a.m. Thursday, May 17.

Linda Schroeder -- Lee's Summit, Mo. Katherin Boyt -- Dexter, Mo. Robert Mannes -- Poplar Bluff, Mo.

TOPS 734 meeting TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) MO 734 met at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 25. There were 21 TOPS and six KOPS members were present when Leader Linda Morgan called the meeting to order. The secretary's report was approved as read by Lou Ann Wrather...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Dexter Bearcats wasted no time showing they were over a tough loss to Notre Dame. After losing to the Bulldogs in walk-off fashion in the semifinal, the Bearcats scored seven runs in the first inning and cruised to a 13-5 win over Poplar Bluff to capture third place in the SEMO Conference tournament Monday at Capaha Field...

GEORGETOWN, S.C. -- Sixty-seven years ago this week, U.S. and Allied forces were racing across Germany and uncovering the deepest horrors of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. Liberated death camps and extermination centers where millions perished were evidence of a brutal Holocaust perpetrated in the Führer's "Final Solution." On April 28, 1945, Hitler's erstwhile ally, Benito Mussolini, was captured by Italian partisans and summarily executed as he tried to flee to Switzerland. ...

To the Editor: The Opinion page of April 1, 2012, contained a half-page opinion by City Manager Doug Bagby. The DAR obviously accepted this letter in his official capacity as city manager by posting his photo and title. Plus, average citizens are not typically allotted a half-page for their opinion...

Event at Qulin Center The Qulin Nutrition Center will hold a free blood pressure monitoring screening and nail care -- pedicures and manicures -- from 9-11 a.m. Thursday, May 17.

Robert T Mannes Robert T. Mannes, 67, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 29, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Mannes was born Aug. 26, 1944, in Chicago, Ill. He was a retired contractor and had served in the U.S. Air Force. He enjoyed fishing, camping and woodworking...

The Poplar Bluff Junior High track and field team won the boys SEMO Conference title Monday while breaking two team records. Isiah Williams ran the 1600-meters in a record-time of 4 minutes, 48.78 seconds to win while the 800-relay of Dakota Coleman, Jaron Glass, Dustin Gatewod and Kerel Barnett set a record of 1:41.74 to place second...

NEELYVILLE -- In a battle of two top-10 teams in the Class 1 poll, the Neelyville Tigers came from behind with a sixth inning rally to defeat Cooter, 6-3, Monday afternoon. Neelyville (16-4), which is ranked No. 10, trailed 3-1 headed into the bottom of the sixth when scored five times on No. 2-ranked Cooter. Neelyville led 1-0 after three innings before Cooter scored its first run in the fourth and twice more in the sixth...