Stories from Monday, October 27, 2014

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor An Arkansas woman was charged Friday morning after she allegedly hindered the apprehension of a man wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting death of a local man found submerged in Black River. Tia Lee Cornelius, 26, of Success, Ark., was charged with the Class D felony of hindering prosecution by Butler County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Ted Thompson...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor Authorities believe the Saturday afternoon arrest of a Doniphan, Mo., man put the final person suspected of killing a local man found dead in Black River behind bars. "Most likely, by (Sunday's) end we should have warrants for all three for second-degree murder," said Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor A warrant was issued Friday for a Poplar Bluff, Mo., man officers believe was involved in last week's shooting at Kiwanis Bacon Park as young athletes were on the park's practice fields. Latez Kellum, 24, of the 1100 block of Fairmont Street was charged with the Class B felony of unlawful use of a weapon, the unclassified felony of armed criminal action and the Class C felony of second-degree assault by Butler County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Ted Thompson.. ...

By DAR STAFF Monica Edmonds is now living with cancer. She will never be in remission. Doctors have told the Bernie, Mo., mother, the average lifespan of someone with stage 4 cancer that has metastasized to the bone is three years. But Edmonds continues to live with a smile, focused on family and sharing an important message with other women -- "Be your own advocate."...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer The Boys and Girls Club of Poplar Bluff will bring St. Louis Cardinals legend Jim Edmonds to this year's annual Steak and Burger fundraiser. Tickets are now available for the 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20 event at Black River Coliseum...

Cassie Corrine Barnett and Joshua David Miller, both of Harviell, Mo. announce their engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Charles and Shelia Barnett of Poplar Bluff, Mo. The bridegroom-to-be is the son of Myke and Terry Miller of Neelyville, Mo. and Greg and Shelli Donley of Harviell...

From Staff Reports Halloween is a special holiday for Paul and Ruth Elaine Woods of rural Ellsinore, Mo. They always plan a special celebration, but it's not the traditional All Hallows' Eve or All Saints' Eve observed in many countries. They mark the day because it is the anniversary of their wedding, and this year, they will be celebrating 60 years of marriage...

Ron and Elaine Whittom of Doniphan, Mo. announce the engagement of their daughter, Carol Louise Whittom of Doniphan, to Michael Shane Wyatt of Poplar Bluff, Mo., son of Noil and Peggy Wyatt of Poplar Bluff. The wedding ceremony will be held Saturday, Dec. 13, with Pastor Larry Earl officiating at the First Church of God in Doniphan. Friends and family are invited to attend the 2:30 p.m. wedding...

D.L. and Imogene Thomas of Poplar Bluff, Mo. renewed their vows as part of their 50th wedding anniversary celebration Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014 at Colton's Banquet Room. Pastor Greg Vaughn officiated. The surprise event was planned by the couple's children and attended by family members. Their children are four daughters, Pam, Barbara and Teresa, all of Poplar Bluff, and Beverly of Ellsinore, Mo. and one son, Jim of Poplar Bluff. They have seven grandchild and 11 great-grandchildren...

New grocer should have ad The new grocery story opened two weeks ago. Are they so proud of their every day low prices that they don't run a weekly ad in your paper each Wednesday? Put gospel on P1 not moms I would like to express my opinion, about an article on page 4B, of Friday October 10 edition next to yard sales section. ...

By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer Julia Craft Guild of The Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross, 420 N. Main St., Poplar Bluff, Mo. celebrates "The Beauty of the Season" with its annual Craft Fair and Bazaar Saturday, Nov. 1 at the church. Doors will open at 8 a.m. and will close at 2 p.m., allowing plenty of time for a great day of shopping and socializing...

Twin Rivers Fisk Middle School Honor Roll and Merit Roll for First Quarter Honor Roll Fifth Grade Taylor Barrett, Chloe Clark, Tyranny Conner, Annelise Copeland, Sean George, Olivia Goodrich, Jacob Guess, Simon Heller, Dalton Hicks, Ian Knight, Heaven Stephens, Joshua Vest, Hannah Wright, Gracie Yarbrough...

Wanda Edwards PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Wanda Edwards, 84, of Piedmont died Friday, Oct. 24, 2014 at Clarks Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont. Visitation will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday for the family and from noon to 2 p.m. for the public at Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont with services following at 2 p.m. in the chapel...

By MICHELLE MALKIN Everything you need to know about Beltway nepotism, corporate cronyism and corruption can be found in the biography of Robert Hunter Biden. Where are the Occupy Wall Street rabble-rousers and enemies of elitist privilege when you need them? Straining their neck muscles to look the other way...

Ronald Sutton PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Ronald Sutton, 69, of Piedmont died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. The visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday for the family and at 5:00 p.m. for the public at Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont. The service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the chapel...

The Qulin Nutrition Center will host a magic show featuring "Tim, the Magician" on Halloween night following the Trunk or Treat at the Qulin Lions Club. Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. Admission is free. Donations will be accepted.

By RUTH CAMPBELL SEMO News Service A Perryville, Missouri, native is part of the reality TV show "Bar Rescue," airing on Spike TV. Lisamarie Joyce, a master bar trainer and bartender for TGI Fridays in Carlsbad, California, and the San Diego area, met host Jon Taffer at a conference, and the rest is history...

Herman Leon Blackledge EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Herman Leon Blackledge, 84, of Pekin, Ill. passed away at 11:55 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 at Timbercreek Rehab and Health Care in Pekin. He was born Sept. 23, 1930 in St. Louis, Mo. to Homer Fowler and Grace Minesgar. He married Phyliss Ann Edwards in Corinth, Miss. Oct. 19, 1957. She preceded him in death on April 27, 2012. He was also preceded in death by his parents...

Warren Kaufhold PUXICO, Mo. -- Warren W. Kaufhold, 93, of Puxico, Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 23, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico.

Robert Lee Massingill Robert Lee Massingill, 75, of Dexter, Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Saturday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday. The funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Matthew Hodges officiating. Burial will follow in the Bernie Cemetery, Bernie, Mo...

William C. Batson, Jr. William C. Batson, Jr., 89, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 at Cedargate Care Center. He was born March 23, 1925 in Campbell, Mo. to the late William C. Batson, Sr. and Lucy Hopper Batson. He was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff. He was a member of the First Baptist Church...

Cindy Shipman DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Cindy Lou Shipman, 58-year-old resident of Doniphan, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at Southeast Health of Ripley County. Mrs. Shipman was born Sept. 10, 1956, in Watertown, N.Y. She worked at Vitronics in Doniphan for the past 13 years and enjoyed Facebook games, playing with friends throughout the world...

Katrina Akers PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Katrina Bennett Akers, 33, of Piedmont died Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at her residence. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Monday at Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont. The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Mt. View Cemetery...

SPRINGFIELD -- In the span of under a minute the Portageville Lady Bulldogs experienced the highest of highs and lowest of lows. Freshman Savannah Lovins provided the high with a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning of the Class 2 semifinal...

Vel Ruble PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Vel Ruble, 79, of Vulcan, Mo., died Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, in Branson, Mo. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Monday at the Free Spirit General Baptist Church in Vulcan. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Sutton Cemetery near Vulcan...

Kathy Ayotte Kathy Ayotte, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 at her residence. She was born Aug. 26, 1942 to the late Reino Perkio and Opal Covington Perkio in Pontiac, Mich. Kathy was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed traveling...

MALDEN -- To open MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 playoffs, the top-seeded Malden Green Wave scored early, often and in different ways Friday night. Malden scored the third most points in state history for a half with 73 against Charleston. The Blue Jays held the ball most of the second half with a running clock and scored in the third quarter in a 73-8 Malden win...

DEXTER -- The Dexter volleyball team pushed Bishop DuBourg to the limit Saturday but came up shy in its quest to advance to the state final four for the first time in school history. DuBourg calculated 32 kills on its way to a 25-21, 17-25, 25-21 victory against the Bearcats...

JACKSON -- A trio of Poplar Bluff runners extended their season Saturday by advancing to the MSHSAA Class 4 sectional meet. Isaiah Williams placed fifth in the District 1 meet at Jackson City Park while Katie Sliger was sixth and Cassidy Harris 15th as the Lady Mules placed fifth as a team...

FENTON -- Poplar Bluff's single-season rushing record holder ended his career Friday night blocking on the line. Rockwood Summit's defensive line smothered the Mules who allowed a season-high six sacks and managed just 13 yards on the ground in a 38-14 loss to the Falcons in the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 quarterfinal...

CLARKTON -- St. Vincent was no patron of the Bootheel on Saturday. The Perryville high school toppled both Clarkton and Bernie in straight sets to complete a trip to the final four for the first time since 2007. St. Vincent defeated Clarkton 25-15, 25-17 in the MSHSAA Class 1 sectional playoff, then took a break before beating a tired Bernie squad 25-21, 25-16 in the late game in Clarkton...

PORTAGEVILLE -- Reaching the MSHSAA Class 2 final four might have felt like out of the realm of possibilities for a team with a brand-new coach and three freshmen who were going to receive extensive playing time this year. But it was made possible Saturday evening with a 25-14, 23-25, 25-13 win over Jefferson...

Charles 'Shod' Longbottom Charles "Shod" Longbottom, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Longbottom, the baby of nine children, was born Nov. 6, 1930, in Ellsinore, Mo., to the late James Elijah and Ida Mae Winds Longbottom...

FESTUS -- The fifth-seeded Dexter Bearcats tallied a season-high 557 yards of offense but still came up short in its bid to knock off the fourth-seeded St. Pius X in a Class 3 District 1 quarterfinal. St. Pius jumped out to a 21-7 lead in the first half and broke a tie by outscoring Dexter 16-7 in the fourth quarter of a 44-35 win Friday night...