Stories from Sunday, May 13, 2012

The first hint came when Rick Sliger, the Emergency Management Agency director who has been tapped by sheriff candidate Ed Strenfel to be his chief deputy, got the Internet domain name Mark Dobbs for Sheriff. When you clicked on it, the Internet took you to Strenfel's campaign site. Not wrong, but not exactly ethical, either. And as Sliger told KFVS in a recent interview, "We'll do whatever it takes" to get their "message out."...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation will consider the nomination of a Poplar Bluff, Mo., property to the National Register of Historic Places during its quarterly meeting May 18 in Jefferson City. The Williams-Gierth House, 848 Vine St., known locally as the "castle house" is among 20 properties to be considered. ...

Former Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon recently spent several days in Poplar Bluff, getting a tour of the city and speaking to local groups about joy. Lemon, an ordained non-denominational minister, kicked off his stay in Poplar Bluff by speaking at Grand Avenue Baptist Church Wednesday night...

The first hint came when Rick Sliger, the Emergency Management Agency director who has been tapped by sheriff candidate Ed Strenfel to be his chief deputy, got the Internet domain name Mark Dobbs for Sheriff. When you clicked on it, the Internet took you to Strenfel's campaign site. Not wrong, but not exactly ethical, either. And as Sliger told KFVS in a recent interview, "We'll do whatever it takes" to get their "message out."...

Former Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon recently spent several days in Poplar Bluff, getting a tour of the city and speaking to local groups about joy. Lemon, an ordained non-denominational minister, kicked off his stay in Poplar Bluff by speaking at Grand Avenue Baptist Church Wednesday night...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation will consider the nomination of a Poplar Bluff, Mo., property to the National Register of Historic Places during its quarterly meeting May 18 in Jefferson City. The Williams-Gierth House, 848 Vine St., known locally as the "castle house" is among 20 properties to be considered. ...

By DAN K. THOMASSON Scripps Howard News Service I took a walk the other morning. As walks go, it wasn't particularly long, just five kilometers, or about three miles for those who, like me, weren't raised on the metric system. But it was far more important than most of my other walks...

By SHARON RANDALL Scripps Howard News Service Two days ago, I sat on my sister's porch in South Carolina, listening to a rooster crow in the woods, and waiting for rain. I expected it to show up soon. The rain, not the rooster. The clouds looked like water balloons ready to burst, snagging on the limbs of the hickories and magnolias. The breeze was barely a whisper, rustling the leaves of the camellias by the porch...

By BETSY HART Scripps Howard News Service Are these attempts at social engineering ever going to end? Apparently not when it comes to women and the workforce. To review: Women now make up the majority of recipients of undergraduate, graduate and even doctoral degrees awarded in the U.S. each year. On average, young college-educated women in most major cities out-earn their male peers, often significantly. The list goes on...

Today is Sunday, May 13, the 134th day of 2012. There are 232 days left in the year. This is Mother's Day. Today's Highlight in History: On May 13, 1992, the Falun Gong movement had its beginning as the sect's founder, Li Hongzhi, began publicly lecturing on his spiritual philosophy in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun...

The Women's Citizenship Club held its meeting at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 2. The meeting was in "The Barn" located on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Marion West. President Emily Rhodes called the meeting to order; prayer was led by LaVerne Matthews. Two guests joined 14 members at this meeting...

McKinley Rae Wells, fifth grade student in Mrs. Sparks class, has been chosen as a Student of the Month for April at the 5th and 6th Grade Center. She is the granddaughter of James and Mary Baker and has been on the B Honor Roll all school year. Her favorite extra curricular activity is playing soccer...

Mr. and Mrs. Wendle Lee Hendrix of Qulin, Mo., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Qulin Lions Club in Qulin. The event will be hosted by Sheila McGath and Betty Minehart. Friends and family are welcome to come help them celebrate their 50th Anniversary...

Willie Peck MALDEN, Mo. -- Willie Peck, 76, of Campbell, Mo., died Friday, May 11, 2012, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending with Landess Funeral Home of Malden.

John Hammon Jr. John Thomas Hammon Jr., 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Hammon was born July 7, 1928 in Zalma, Mo. He was a member of New Home General Baptist Church, and had retired as a mechanic on 18-wheel trucks...

Cheryl Holland MALDEN, Mo. -- Cheryl Lee Holland, 52, of Malden, Mo., died Friday May 11, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Holland was born March 28, 1960, in St. Louis, Mo. She attended the Assembly of God Church. Surviving are her mother, Betty Holland of Malden; one son, Ashley Hollard of Sikeston; one daughter, Lacosta Holland of Malden; two sisters, Angela Scillion of Paragould, Ark., and Kim Stratman of Malden; and five grandchildren...

Vida Nipper NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Vida Nipper, 89, of Naylor, Mo., died Friday, May 11, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Nipper was born June 20, 1940, in Catron, Mo. She was a member of the Naylor Pentecostal Church. She had retired from Nabisco Co. bakery in the production of snacks...

Diabetic Group meets Tuesday The Poplar Bluff Diabetic Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, in the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center South Campus cafeteria. Guest speaker will be Daphne Moor, licensed acupuncturist from The Spa.

Kayla Marie and William J. Maxwell of Grandin, Mo., have chosen the name Gabriel "Gabe" William Maxwell for their 8-pound, 3-ounce son born at 11:18 a.m., on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center's Family Birthplace in Cape Girardeau, Mo. "Gabe" was 20 inches in length...

T. Med Hogg will sign his latest book, "Tales From the Hogg Pen," from 4 - 7 p.m., Monday, May 14 at Hastings Book Store. "Tales from the Hogg Pen" is Hogg's fourth book. His stories are mostly true, based on his experiences as a young man during the Great Depression, WWII, hilarious tales from Butler County farm life, working for the railroad, the highway gang, and more. ...

Cohen Joe Price is the name Martha Danielle and Zachary Michael Price of Ellsinore, Mo., have chosen for their 6-pound, 12-ounce son born at 3:20 a.m., Friday, April 27, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center's Family Birthplace in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Cohen was 19 inches long...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The Butler County Commission has decided to overlay Township Line Road this summer from Highway M to U.S. 67 North. Bill Taylor, superintendent of the Butler County Highway Department, expects the overlay work will start around Aug. 1...

Madeline M. Matthews GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Madeline M. Matthews, 91, of Piedmont, Mo., died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Matthews was born July 29, 1920, at Silva, Mo. and was a long time resident of Wayne County...

Michael Stracener Michael Green Stracener, 64, of Broseley, Mo., died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Stracener was born Dec. 2, 1948, in Bragg City, Mo. He was of the Pentecostal faith, and was disabled. Mr. Stracener enjoyed fishing, watching eagles and collecting eagle memorabilia...

Ruby Nunn Ruby Lee Machen Nunn, 79, of Bernie, Mo., died Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. Mrs. Nunn was born in Bernie, Mo. She had worked at Brown Shoe Company in Bernie and had also worked at Walkers Big Star in Bernie for several years...

JOPLIN -- Three Rivers had a pair of costly errors in its final game of the season. The Raiders had two errors which led to six unearned runs as they lost to Maple Woods 8-3 in the semifinals of the loser's bracket of the Region XVI tournament Friday at Joplin Athletic Complex...

SAPPINGTON -- The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules finished second at the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 track and field meet Saturday, advancing in 10 events and winning three times. "It was a day of surprises," Lady Mules coach Beth Lewis-Muse said. "It seemed if we lost points somewhere we gained them somewhere else."...

JACKSON -- The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules had a huge look of relief on their faces as they jogged off the soccer field Saturday afternoon. The season was still alive. The No. 5-seed Lady Mules overcame a sluggish start to the day against No. 4 Cape Central in the first round of the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 tournament and held on in the second half to advance with a 2-1 upset win...

PIEDMONT -- One offensive outburst was enough for East Prairie to advance in the district tournament. The fifth-seeded Eagles scored four runs in the fourth inning and held off two late threats East Carter to win 4-0 in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 2 tournament Saturday at Clearwater High School...

SIKESTON -- It took a 7-run rally and another comeback in the seventh inning, but the Poplar Bluff baseball team ended a six-year district losing streak Saturday afternoon. Charlie Kayser was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, lifting the Mules to a wild 10-9 win over North County in the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 quarterfinal...

VAN BUREN -- Tyler Wilkerson made certain the No. 3-seed Naylor Eagles were going to advance in the MSHSAA Class 1 District 4 playoffs Saturday afternoon. The senior hit two homers and picked up the win on the hill in a 13-3 victory over Koshkonong in the first round...

By BETSY HART Scripps Howard News Service Are these attempts at social engineering ever going to end? Apparently not when it comes to women and the workforce. To review: Women now make up the majority of recipients of undergraduate, graduate and even doctoral degrees awarded in the U.S. each year. On average, young college-educated women in most major cities out-earn their male peers, often significantly. The list goes on...

Today is Sunday, May 13, the 134th day of 2012. There are 232 days left in the year. This is Mother's Day. Today's Highlight in History: On May 13, 1992, the Falun Gong movement had its beginning as the sect's founder, Li Hongzhi, began publicly lecturing on his spiritual philosophy in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun...

Willie Peck MALDEN, Mo. -- Willie Peck, 76, of Campbell, Mo., died Friday, May 11, 2012, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending with Landess Funeral Home of Malden.

The Women's Citizenship Club held its meeting at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 2. The meeting was in "The Barn" located on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Marion West. President Emily Rhodes called the meeting to order; prayer was led by LaVerne Matthews. Two guests joined 14 members at this meeting...

McKinley Rae Wells, fifth grade student in Mrs. Sparks class, has been chosen as a Student of the Month for April at the 5th and 6th Grade Center. She is the granddaughter of James and Mary Baker and has been on the B Honor Roll all school year. Her favorite extra curricular activity is playing soccer...

Mr. and Mrs. Wendle Lee Hendrix of Qulin, Mo., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Qulin Lions Club in Qulin. The event will be hosted by Sheila McGath and Betty Minehart. Friends and family are welcome to come help them celebrate their 50th Anniversary...

Cheryl Holland MALDEN, Mo. -- Cheryl Lee Holland, 52, of Malden, Mo., died Friday May 11, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Holland was born March 28, 1960, in St. Louis, Mo. She attended the Assembly of God Church. Surviving are her mother, Betty Holland of Malden; one son, Ashley Hollard of Sikeston; one daughter, Lacosta Holland of Malden; two sisters, Angela Scillion of Paragould, Ark., and Kim Stratman of Malden; and five grandchildren...

Cohen Joe Price is the name Martha Danielle and Zachary Michael Price of Ellsinore, Mo., have chosen for their 6-pound, 12-ounce son born at 3:20 a.m., Friday, April 27, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center's Family Birthplace in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Cohen was 19 inches long...

Kayla Marie and William J. Maxwell of Grandin, Mo., have chosen the name Gabriel "Gabe" William Maxwell for their 8-pound, 3-ounce son born at 11:18 a.m., on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center's Family Birthplace in Cape Girardeau, Mo. "Gabe" was 20 inches in length...

Diabetic Group meets Tuesday The Poplar Bluff Diabetic Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, in the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center South Campus cafeteria. Guest speaker will be Daphne Moor, licensed acupuncturist from The Spa.

T. Med Hogg will sign his latest book, "Tales From the Hogg Pen," from 4 - 7 p.m., Monday, May 14 at Hastings Book Store. "Tales from the Hogg Pen" is Hogg's fourth book. His stories are mostly true, based on his experiences as a young man during the Great Depression, WWII, hilarious tales from Butler County farm life, working for the railroad, the highway gang, and more. ...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The Butler County Commission has decided to overlay Township Line Road this summer from Highway M to U.S. 67 North. Bill Taylor, superintendent of the Butler County Highway Department, expects the overlay work will start around Aug. 1...

Madeline M. Matthews GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Madeline M. Matthews, 91, of Piedmont, Mo., died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Matthews was born July 29, 1920, at Silva, Mo. and was a long time resident of Wayne County...

Michael Stracener Michael Green Stracener, 64, of Broseley, Mo., died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Stracener was born Dec. 2, 1948, in Bragg City, Mo. He was of the Pentecostal faith, and was disabled. Mr. Stracener enjoyed fishing, watching eagles and collecting eagle memorabilia...

Ruby Nunn Ruby Lee Machen Nunn, 79, of Bernie, Mo., died Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. Mrs. Nunn was born in Bernie, Mo. She had worked at Brown Shoe Company in Bernie and had also worked at Walkers Big Star in Bernie for several years...

SAPPINGTON -- The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules finished second at the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 track and field meet Saturday, advancing in 10 events and winning three times. "It was a day of surprises," Lady Mules coach Beth Lewis-Muse said. "It seemed if we lost points somewhere we gained them somewhere else."...

JOPLIN -- Three Rivers had a pair of costly errors in its final game of the season. The Raiders had two errors which led to six unearned runs as they lost to Maple Woods 8-3 in the semifinals of the loser's bracket of the Region XVI tournament Friday at Joplin Athletic Complex...

JACKSON -- The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules had a huge look of relief on their faces as they jogged off the soccer field Saturday afternoon. The season was still alive. The No. 5-seed Lady Mules overcame a sluggish start to the day against No. 4 Cape Central in the first round of the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 tournament and held on in the second half to advance with a 2-1 upset win...

SIKESTON -- It took a 7-run rally and another comeback in the seventh inning, but the Poplar Bluff baseball team ended a six-year district losing streak Saturday afternoon. Charlie Kayser was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, lifting the Mules to a wild 10-9 win over North County in the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 quarterfinal...

PIEDMONT -- One offensive outburst was enough for East Prairie to advance in the district tournament. The fifth-seeded Eagles scored four runs in the fourth inning and held off two late threats East Carter to win 4-0 in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 2 tournament Saturday at Clearwater High School...

VAN BUREN -- Tyler Wilkerson made certain the No. 3-seed Naylor Eagles were going to advance in the MSHSAA Class 1 District 4 playoffs Saturday afternoon. The senior hit two homers and picked up the win on the hill in a 13-3 victory over Koshkonong in the first round...