Stories from Wednesday, July 25, 2012

The complete transcript of the exchange between Sheriff Mark Dobbs and Presiding Commissioner Ed Strenfel can be heard on the Daily American Republic website. Go to darnews.com and click on the Dobbs Strenfel Exchange icon (shown above). It will download the audio to the reader's computer, which can then be heard in its entirety...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A candidate for Butler County sheriff admitted recently in a public meeting to running false campaign ads. Butler County Presiding Commissioner Ed Strenfel was asked by Sheriff Mark Dobbs to provide proof of statements made in commercials approved by Strenfel that lawsuits, including a wrongful death suit, against the sheriff's department had cost taxpayers $500,000...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor NAYLOR, Mo. -- A suspicious looking box with visible wires, accidentally left on a counter in the Naylor Post Office, created a lot of activity in this usually quiet community Tuesday. Postmaster Jamie Johnson evacuated the post office and notified authorities around 10:30 a.m. after seeing the box and not knowing who brought it in or how long it had been there...

The complete transcript of the exchange between Sheriff Mark Dobbs and Presiding Commissioner Ed Strenfel can be heard on the Daily American Republic website. Go to darnews.com and click on the Dobbs Strenfel Exchange icon (shown above). It will download the audio to the reader's computer, which can then be heard in its entirety...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A candidate for Butler County sheriff admitted recently in a public meeting to running false campaign ads. Butler County Presiding Commissioner Ed Strenfel was asked by Sheriff Mark Dobbs to provide proof of statements made in commercials approved by Strenfel that lawsuits, including a wrongful death suit, against the sheriff's department had cost taxpayers $500,000...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor NAYLOR, Mo. -- A suspicious looking box with visible wires, accidentally left on a counter in the Naylor Post Office, created a lot of activity in this usually quiet community Tuesday. Postmaster Jamie Johnson evacuated the post office and notified authorities around 10:30 a.m. after seeing the box and not knowing who brought it in or how long it had been there...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

An introductory training class on the popular QuickBooks accounting software will be offered by University of Missouri Extension on Saturday, July 28. Class will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will be held in the computer lab at Clearwater High School in Piedmont...

The Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business and Technology Development Center have teamed up to offer a series of financial management training courses for small businesses. The training will be held at the chamber. July 30, the course topic will be "Predicting Future Cash Needs." This class is designed to teach how to create and use a cash budget to prepare for future business performance. ...

Oak Grove Club meets The Oak Grove Homemakers Club met for a noon luncheon Wednesday, July 18, at the home of Dorothy Robbins. Mary Thurman gave thanks for the meal. Ten members and four visitors, Billie Bates, Shirley Garner, Jada Joyner and Martha Dee, were present...

By SYD HAYMAN Staff Writer The Doe Run Company recently made a leadership transition that lead to the promotion of former Ellsinore, Mo., resident Aaron Miller. Miller is currently the vice president of environmental, health and safety at The Doe Run Company, a leading lead producer and natural resources company based in St. Louis, Mo., and will begin his new position as vice president of operations and chief operating officer Aug. 1. He was notified of the promotion in June...

Joseph Matthew Davis, Drew Lawrence Dye and Parker Nathaniel Ramsey Smith, all juniors at Poplar Bluff High School, recently participated in the American Legion Boys State of Missouri on the campus of the University of Central Missouri at Warrensburg...

Marie Mabry NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Marie Mabry, 94, of Naylor, Mo., died Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at The Cedargate in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel in Neelyville, Mo.

Charles Kelly Sr. Charles Robert Kelly Sr., 69, of Qulin, Mo., died Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Kelly was born Jan. 16, 1943, in Hollister, Mo. He was a lifetime resident of Butler County, Mo., and was a member of Calvary Community Church...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." Mitt Romney fell on this Obama quote like an NFL lineman on an end zone fumble during the Super Bowl. And understandably so. For this was no gaffe, said Romney, this is what Obama believes. This is straight out of the catechism. Obama thinks that had not the government created the preconditions, none of us could succeed. We all depend on government. None of us can make it on our own...

On this day in 1775, the U.S. postal system is established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. Franklin (1706-1790) put in place the foundation for many aspects of today's mail system. During early colonial times in the 1600s, few American colonists needed to send mail to each other; it was more likely that their correspondence was with letter writers in Britain. ...

Elvin Klepzig DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Elvin Klepzig, 57, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan.

By MONA CHAREN President Obama's "you didn't build it" gaffe just defined the 2012 campaign. It succinctly encapsulates the president's prejudices about the public versus the private sector. Though the president has frequently mouthed platitudes in praise of enterprise, his suspicion and contempt for business has always percolated just beneath the surface...

Billy Blagg Billy Justin Blagg, 81, of Harviell, Mo., died Monday, July 23, 2012, at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Funeral arrangements are pending with Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Charlie Swinger FISK, Mo. -- Charles "Charlie" Swinger, 68, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, July 22, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, MO Mr. Swinger was born Jan. 25, 1944, in St. Louis, Mo. He returned to Poplar Bluff in 1989. ...

Louis Hester Louis Pittman Hester, 93, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of California, died Sunday, July 22, 2012 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Hester was born Oct. 13, 1918 in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of New Home General Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, and had retired from General Motors Company in California. Mr. Hester was also a veteran of the U.S. Army-Air Corps and served during World War II. He enjoyed photography, collecting clocks and coins and tinkering...

Ellen Barker NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Ellen Jane Barker, 69, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, July 23, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Barker was born Sept. 19, 1942, in Galesberg, Mich. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Datto Missionary Baptist Church in Datto, Ark...

Dr. Robert Watson Myrant Dr. Robert Watson Myrant, 89, of Lakewood, Colo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, July 21, 2012, at Collier Hospice Center in Wheat Ridge, Colo. Dr. Myrant was born Aug. 26, 1922, in Poplar Bluff, and was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School. ...

Charles Kelly ­-- Qulin, Mo. Louis Hester -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. Charlie Swinger -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. Ellen Barker -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. Marie Mabry -- Naylor, Mo. Elvin Klepzig -- Doniphan, Mo. Billy Blagg -- Harviell, Mo. Dr. Robert Myrant -- Lakewood, Colo...

An introductory training class on the popular QuickBooks accounting software will be offered by University of Missouri Extension on Saturday, July 28. Class will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will be held in the computer lab at Clearwater High School in Piedmont...

Charles Kelly Sr. Charles Robert Kelly Sr., 69, of Qulin, Mo., died Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Kelly was born Jan. 16, 1943, in Hollister, Mo. He was a lifetime resident of Butler County, Mo., and was a member of Calvary Community Church...

Joseph Matthew Davis, Drew Lawrence Dye and Parker Nathaniel Ramsey Smith, all juniors at Poplar Bluff High School, recently participated in the American Legion Boys State of Missouri on the campus of the University of Central Missouri at Warrensburg...

By SYD HAYMAN Staff Writer The Doe Run Company recently made a leadership transition that lead to the promotion of former Ellsinore, Mo., resident Aaron Miller. Miller is currently the vice president of environmental, health and safety at The Doe Run Company, a leading lead producer and natural resources company based in St. Louis, Mo., and will begin his new position as vice president of operations and chief operating officer Aug. 1. He was notified of the promotion in June...

Marie Mabry NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Marie Mabry, 94, of Naylor, Mo., died Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at The Cedargate in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel in Neelyville, Mo.

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." Mitt Romney fell on this Obama quote like an NFL lineman on an end zone fumble during the Super Bowl. And understandably so. For this was no gaffe, said Romney, this is what Obama believes. This is straight out of the catechism. Obama thinks that had not the government created the preconditions, none of us could succeed. We all depend on government. None of us can make it on our own...

On this day in 1775, the U.S. postal system is established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. Franklin (1706-1790) put in place the foundation for many aspects of today's mail system. During early colonial times in the 1600s, few American colonists needed to send mail to each other; it was more likely that their correspondence was with letter writers in Britain. ...

Elvin Klepzig DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Elvin Klepzig, 57, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan.

Billy Blagg Billy Justin Blagg, 81, of Harviell, Mo., died Monday, July 23, 2012, at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Funeral arrangements are pending with Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff, Mo.

By MONA CHAREN President Obama's "you didn't build it" gaffe just defined the 2012 campaign. It succinctly encapsulates the president's prejudices about the public versus the private sector. Though the president has frequently mouthed platitudes in praise of enterprise, his suspicion and contempt for business has always percolated just beneath the surface...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...