Stories from Monday, October 6, 2014

Local departments to visit schools By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Local firefighters will visit area schools next week to offer safety tips and assess evacuation plans as part of the National Fire Protection Agency's (NFPA) Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5-11...

Last year, there were barely enough interested students at Poplar Bluff High School to fill one section of one semester of microbiology. This year, the course has been replaced with a forensics science class filled by enough students to hold three sections in both the fall and spring. More than 120 students are enrolled...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The possibility of the city of Poplar Bluff leasing the third floor of the Juvenile Center for City Hall offices was discussed during the Butler County Commission meeting Friday. "It would be temporary until we build a new City Hall. We might be there two years, but hopefully it will be a shorter time," City Manager Heath Kaplan said...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Despite a chilly start, thousands of people visited the downtown area on Saturday for the music, games, vendors, food and activities of the fifth annual Iron Horse Festival sponsored by Downtown Poplar Bluff Inc. The festival kicked off at 10 a.m. ...

Phillip Schenewerk Jr. ARNOLD, Mo. -- Phillip Schenewerk, Jr., 82, of Arnold, Mo., died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis County. Mr. Schenewerk was a welder for the Boilermakers. Born May 2, 1932, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., he was the son of the late Phillip and Clara (Henniger) Schenewerk. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Lois Schenewerk...

Bill Modglin PUXICO, Mo. -- Bill Modglin, 83, of Wappapello, Mo., the son of the late John Franklin and Mandy Caldwell, was born April 3, 1931, in Peach Orchard, Mo., and passed away at the Advance Assisted Living Center in Advance, Mo., Friday, Oct. 3, 2014...

John Brown DEXTER, Mo. -- John W. Brown, 82, the son of the late Osie and Mattie Woods Brown, was born in Broseley, Mo., on April 23, 1932, and passed away at his home in Broseley on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Mr. Brown had lived in Dudley and Broseley all his life. He had been a farmer and was a member of the Oliver Tractor Collectors Club...

Gladys Crafford FISK, Mo. -- Gladys L. Crafford, 85, of Fisk, Mo., died Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Shain Memorial Cemetery at Fisk...

John Breeze Sr. PUXICO, Mo. -- John M. Breeze Sr., 63, of Lowndes, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Morgan Sifford Funeral Home.

Lottie Street PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Lottie Street, 97, of Patterson, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Clarks Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont. There will be a graveside service at 2 p.m. Monday at the Patterson Cemetery. Ruegg Funeral Home of Piedmont is in charge of arrangements...

Lucille Moore ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Lucille Moore, daughter of N.B. George and Grace Butner George, was born in Ellington, Mo., on Sept. 23, 1913. She passed away on Sept. 30, 2014, at Southeast Health of Ellington, at the age of 101. On May 2, 1936, Lucille married Vernon Moore, and they had two children. ...

To the Editor: The Fisk Community Betterment Council wants to thank everyone that participated in the Fisk Fall Festival. Parade winners were: FFA, First Presbyterian Church and Class of 64. Decoration by Kathy Cunningham was beautiful. Workers Kim Diamond, Margie Loyd, Marva Lewis and all the boys that set up and took down was greatly appreciated...

Ollie and Nadine M. (Birdsong) Johnson celebrated their 60th anniversary Oct. 3, 2014. The couple was married Oct. 3, 1954 at the Second Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson raised one set of twins and have four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren...

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Every 36 years, it seems Jeff Bell disturbs New Jersey's political order. In 1978, as a 34-year-old apostle of supply-side economics and a harbinger of the Reagan Revolution, he stunned the keepers of the conventional wisdom by defeating a four-term senator, Clifford Case, in the Republican primary. ...

Linda Gosnell Harmon DEXTER, Mo. -- Linda Ruth Gosnell Harmon, 66, of Morehouse, Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at the Clearview Nursing Home in Sikeston, Mo. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday at the First General Baptist Church in Morehouse. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of arrangements...

Lottie Street PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Lottie Street, 97, of Patterson, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Clarks Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont. There will be a graveside service at 2 p.m. Monday at the Patterson Cemetery. Ruegg Funeral Home of Piedmont is in charge of arrangements...

Sandra Skidmore MALDEN, Mo. -- Sandra M. Lemings Skidmore, 77, of Malden died Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at her residence. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at the Landess Funeral Home in Malden. Graveside services will follow at 1 p.m. Monday at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo...

Recently I had the great, if somewhat terrifying, pleasure to stand before an assembly at Hope Elementary in Hope, Indiana, and speak to the students in grades 2-6 about "Reading, Writing and Life." It was a lot to cover in 30 minutes. I've been doing those things (reading, writing and being alive) for a pretty long time and can talk about them until the cows come home. But given the risk of cutting into recess, I tried to keep it short...

On Saturday, Sept. 13, Pearl Gulledge of Poplar Bluff, Mo. was surprised by her family with a special celebration for her 75th birthday. Her children, Pam, Michael and Joseph B. Gulledge treated her to dinner out and her first limousine ride out into the country. ...

By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, the congregation of the First Church of God, 3482 S. Westwood Blvd., Poplar Bluff, Mo. will help celebrate its 100th Anniversary with two services: 10 a.m. worship with former Pastor Bruce Seger and 2 p.m. ...

Nellie I. Smith MALDEN, Mo. -- Nellie I. Smith, 91, of Cordova, Tenn., formerly of Gideon, Mo. died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014 at her residence. Visitation will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Bradshaw chapel. Burial will be in the Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton...

R-1 Board meets Thurs. The Poplar Bluff R-I Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Central Office. Items on the agenda include review of the state's annual performance report for each campus.

Bi Nguyen took a handoff for the 506th time Friday night, ran through the left side of the line and past defenders to reach 3,000 career yards. And he didn't stop. The Poplar Bluff senior scored the final of his three touchdowns to reach the milestone as the Mules beat Maplewood-Richmond Heights 48-20 at Morrow Stadium...

MALDEN -- There was little doubt the Malden Green Wave wouldn't come away with the SEMO South title Friday night. With the Green Wave and their 58-point scoring average playing a winless Chaffee team, it was a pretty safe bet. Malden punctuated that by tying a state record with 49 points in the first quarter alone and went on to beat the Red Devils 68-8...

NEW MADRID -- Third and long, medium or short. It didn't matter. No bed was just right for New Madrid Central. With a strong defensive performance, Dexter never trailed and won 28-19 Friday to secure a three-way SEMO Central title split with New Madrid Central and Caruthersville...

In the past two years, the East Carter Redbirds have been an excellent tournament team in the spring but have fallen short in the fall season conclusion that is the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament. In 2012 as the No. 2 seed, the Redbirds were upset by the No. 3 seed Clearwater Tigers in the semifinals. They then lost to Neelyville in the third place. East Carter responded nicely in the spring to win a district title...

Kevin Brumlett was the overall winner while Stephanie Reynolds ran the fastest women's time Saturday morning in the 21st Annual Margaret Harwell Art on the Run 10K. Brumlett, who raced in the men's 50-59 year-old division, blazed across the finish line at 39:36.71...

Summer Shockley allowed one earned run for the second game in a row and struck out three for Van Buren (14-6), but gave up six hits and walked five in the Three Rivers Invitational semifinals and Dora won 7-0. Dora went on to shut out Naylor 3-0 in the championship game...