Stories from Friday, June 13, 2014

By SAMANTHA RINEHART SEMO News Service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A group of city leaders have teamed up to plan a premiere event and other festivities for the release of the major motion picture "Gone Girl." Representatives from the city of Cape Girardeau, the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, Old Town Cape, Southeast Missouri State University, Wehrenberg Cape West Cine and Isle Casino Cape Girardeau have formed a committee to plan for the release of "Gone Girl" in movie theaters Oct. ...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A proposed Fiscal Year 2015 budget of nearly $36 million was discussed Wednesday by the Three Rivers College Board of Trustees during its annual board retreat, which was held at The Landing in Van Buren, Mo. The board is expected to adopt a FY15 budget during the next monthly meeting, held at noon June 25 at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Robert and Robin Whelan apparently are getting closer to reaching an agreement with Poplar Bluff officials concerning the value of their Wealth Management office building at the southwest corner of Oak Grove Road and Westwood Boulevard...

To the Editor: I have lived in Poplar Bluff since 1979. I have been a subscriber to the DAR for many of those years. However, even though I didn't always agree with the opinion expressed by your newspaper I've never felt compelled to comment until now...

By MICHELLE MALKIN Like millions of other American parents, my husband and I received a warning letter from the BMI police last week. Our active, healthy 8th-grade daughter is "very lean," according to her school-administered "Fitnessgram." The national student body monitors think this is a public health problem...

New location for Miry Clay The new location of the Miry Clay Outreach Ministries Inc. is 1517 Grove St. This is at the corner of Harper and Ida Streets. Church services: Friday, 5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m.

Morris is honor grad from Drury Allison Morris of Poplar Bluff, Mo. graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Medieval Studies degree from Drury University during its Spring Commencement May 17. Morris was also placed on Drury University's Dean's List...

It's pea pickin' time. Many early gardeners are harvesting early summer peas. I remember when I was a little kid how excited my family would be when we had that first dish of fresh peas and new potatoes from my mother's garden. Peas have been around a long time. They came from central Asia and Europe and the Chinese have enjoyed this veggie for about 4,000 years. Did you know that there are more than 1,000 varieties of the pea?...

Co. health dept. meeting The Butler County Health Department Board of Trustees will be meeting in regular session at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 at the Butler County Health Department. Items on the agenda include the Board retreat date, 218 agreement, administrative reports, public health program reports, other public health updates and 2013 audit results...

Scholarship for McCauley MaKala McCauley of Poplar Bluff, Mo., has received the University Scholarship and Residence Life Leadership Award to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2014-2015 academic year. McCauley is the daughter of Tyesha Hood of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and is a 2014 graduate of Poplar Bluff High School...

Retired teachers to meet June 18 Butler County Retired Teachers and School Personnel will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Altrusa Room at Twin Towers. Rep. Todd Richardson, Rep. Steve Cookson and Sen. Doug Libla have been invited to speak. All area administrators, teachers and school personnel are invited to attend. For more information, call Jan Duffy, 573-300-6828...

Mae Earl Handy MALDEN, Mo. - Mae Earl Handy, 60, of Cape Girardeau, Mo. died Saturday, June 7, 2014 at her residence. Visitation will be held at noon Saturday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. Burial will take place in Macedonia Cemetery in Malden...

McAllister on Dean's List Timothy McAllister, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., made the Dean's List for the 2014 spring semester at Linn StateTechnical College. To be placed on the Dean's List, a full-time student must earn a semester grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0 on a 4-point scale...

Bible Time at Westwood Westwood Baptist Church is presenting Neighborhood Bible Time July 14-July 18 at its location at 419 CR 5231, across the highway from Larry Hillis Dodge on Highway 67 North. First through sixth grade students will meet from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and activities for junior and senior high students will be held each evening from 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m...

To the Editor: I am a 65-year-old lifelong resident of Poplar Bluff. Several months ago I was diagnosed with a chest wall lung herniation. A very rare and painful condition where I managed, due to a viral cough, to cough a portion of my left lung through my rib cage, I was admitted to the new Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center into the hands of Dr. Stanley Ziomek and staff. Following Dr. Ziomek's surgery I spent 11 days in the hospital recovering...

Gerry Buffington Gerry Buffington, 47, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arangements are pending with Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff.

Marian Linder Marian Irene Linder, 79, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at St. Louis University in St. Louis, Mo. Arrangments are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

Annette Hare WAPPAPELLO, Mo. - Annette Hare, 64, of Wappapello, died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at her residence. Arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service in Wappapello.

Lawrence D. Godfrey WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. - Lawrence D. Godfrey, 86, of Las Vegas, Nev. died Saturday, June 7, 2014 in Las Vegas. Visitation will be 10 a.m. Saturday for the family and 11 a.m. for the public at the Ruegg Funeral Home in Williamsville, with the funeral services following at 1 p.m...

Gene Bess has always prided himself on being ahead of the curve. He was early to use game tape, have his players lift weights and maintain proper nutrition. He installed a motion offense in 2007 and went to the national tournament three of the next four years, including a second-place finish in 2010...

Louis W. Chaney Louis W. Chaney, 82, of Troy, Mo., longtime educator in Missouri, died Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Louis was born Dec. 17, 1931, at Puxico, Mo., the son of Samuel L. and Flora L. Chaney. A 1949 graduate of Puxico High School, Louis played basketball for the fabled "Run-Shoot-Run" teams of coach Arnold Ryan. ...

By AMITY SHEDD and SAMANTHA RINEHART SEMO News Service Mississippi County today shows acres of golden wheat with stubby green corn stalks and soybean sprouts making their way through the earth. Just three years ago, the scene was drastically different, as Mississippi River floodwaters ravaged the fields, leaving behind destroyed land, empty homes and rubble for roads...

Lois Marandola VAN BUREN, Mo. - Lois "Arlene" Marandola, 83, born Feb. 2, 1931 in Pig Ankle, Ark. to the late Albert and Gladys (Cole) Skaggs, departed this life Sunday, June 8, 2014, at her home in Qulin, Mo. Arlene was a resident of Qulin and previously of Ellsinore, Mo. ...