Stories from Saturday, August 1, 2015

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The southern extension of Shelby Road is $1 million closer to meeting funding targets following action Thursday by officials to reallocate local transportation dollars. The money comes from existing funds held by the Poplar Bluff Regional Transportation Development District, which met to elect new officers and approve finance matters...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer With a single blast Tuesday, workers shook 25,000 tons of rock out of the wall of a Poplar Bluff quarry. The majority of the aggregate will be crushed and mixed into asphalt and concrete, destined for Missouri road projects, said Don Rosenbarger, vice president of operations for Delta Companies, which has operated the quarry for the last 16 years...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor DONIPHAN, Mo. -- A Ripley County jury heard testimony Thursday afternoon regarding a 2013 home invasion, which left a couple hospitalized with gunshot wounds. From a pool of 67, a jury of six men and seven women was seated at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday to hear the trial Rodney Joe Green, who, earlier in the day, had waived his right to be present for the trial...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Six people have applied to fill the Poplar Bluff City Council seat vacated this month by the resignation of Dr. Jack Rushin following nepotism charges. The 10-day period to apply closed Thursday and city council members are expected to act on the matter during Monday's regular meeting...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A Stoddard County judge ordered court documents sealed today in the arrest of three Dexter, Mo., residents on sex related charges involving a minor child. James Mylon Ballard and Paula Anna Ballard, both 41, and Samuel Matthew Poe, 30, were booked Thursday at Stoddard County Jail...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A Doniphan, Mo., man is being held in a Ripley County jail today charged with beating his 72-year-old stepfather to death. Johnny H. Stanley, 43, is charged with felony murder in the Wednesday death of Irven Ronald Yarber, according to Ripley County Sheriff Ron Barnett...

Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday As the summer begins to wind down, parents inevitably turn to preparations to send their children back to school. A big part of that process is purchasing the supplies and clothes their kids will need as they head back to the classroom. Fortunately, Missouri has a three-day back-to-school sales tax holiday that exempts everything from school supplies to computers from sales tax...

Three Rivers College has announced the following scholarships to area students: Ashley Law of Neelyville has been awarded the Trustee Scholarship to attend Three Rivers College. Law, the daughter of Kristi Law, also of Neelyville, is a 2015 graduate of Neelyville High School...

By PATRICK BUCHANAN All through the Cold War, the Turks were among America's most reliable allies. After World War II, when Stalin encroached upon Turkey and Greece, Harry Truman came to the rescue. Turkey reciprocated by sending thousands of troops to fight alongside our GIs in Korea...

The National Junior College Athletics Association has named six athletes from Three Rivers College to its 2014-15 All-Academic Players list. The awards are given to athletes who maintain above a 3.5 GPA during a given school year. Following are the Three Rivers athletes named to the All-Academic Players list:...

The following scholarships have been issued t0 area students attending Three Rivers College: Ursula A. Walker of Poplar Bluff is a recipient of the Wylma Noll Memorial Scholarship to attend Three Rivers College. Walker is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Erich Goetz of Karlstadt, Germany, and is a 1982 graduate of Glauber Realschule in Karlstadt...

Karisa Coleman's signing to Blue Mountain College will be remembered as a big day for everyone involved, new and former coaches included. For Coleman, the reasons were obvious. The stress of being recruited, the visits, looking, considering and trying out all eased away after signing on the dotted line with her four-year school located near Tupelo, Mississippi...

Victor Nahodil Victor Walter Nahodil, born April 8, 1918 in St. Louis, Mo. to the late Frank and Paula (Haack-Wirtz) Nahodil, he departed this life on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. with his family by his side. He attained the age of 97 years, three months, and 21 days...

Robert Lee Wallace Robert Lee Wallace, 65, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, July 29, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Arrangements are pending with Fowler - Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff.

Gary J. Beckham MALDEN, Mo. -- Gary J. Beckham, 67, departed this life on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Malden. He was born on March 24, 1948 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. to the late Homer J. Beckham and Lindy Lou Losh Beckham. Mr. ...

John and Deana Bishop of Campbell, Mo., announce the birth of their daughter Jaisen Delilah-Grace Bishop. Jaisen was born Friday, July 24, 2015 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She weighed 9-pounds, 4-ounces. Grandparents are Dean and Brenda Cecil and Betty Bishop all of Campbell, Mo...