Stories from Friday, September 4, 2015

SEMO News Service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.-- One suspect was in custody Wednesday afternoon after a robbery at a Cape Girardeau bank. Officer Rich McCall of the Cape Girardeau Police Department said police responded at 1 p.m. to a call about a robbery at The Bank of Missouri, 3427 William St...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Tommy Tutone would be proud. It may not be 867-5309, but at least one phone number is now allowed on the school bathroom wall. More than allowed actually, it is now a state law. And while the number doesn't put you in touch you with "Jenny" of the iconic '80's song, it does connect you with the state child abuse hotline...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Doctors told Kathy Burks she didn't need a mammogram. At 37, the mother of two had no family history of breast cancer and was too young for her insurance to consider the test a necessity. But Burks was worried something was wrong...

Red Delicious, McIntosh, Golden Delicious, Jonathan, Rome Beauty - yes, it's just about time for fresh apples to hit local markets. This delicious fruit is fibrous, juicy, and nutritious. That's why it's great for little kids and adults. People have loved apples for a long time. ...

We need to fight for rights Speak Out, I totally agree with the person in Speak Out Aug. 23rd, 2015. Why is it always Social Security is running out for those have worked for it over the welfare system? Why not pick on welfare? And also I never heard anything on SSI. ...

The Butler County fair is just around the corner! "We hope you will consider entering your home canned jars of garden produce in the fair," said Phyllis Flanigan of the University of Missouri Extension. "How can you win a blue ribbon? Just what do the judges look for? "...

Why am I so tough on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)? Because this agency is supposed to protect the environment, but all it seems to do is protect radical environmentalists and make life more difficult for Missourians. Now folks in the west are being forced to learn a lesson that we already know - the EPA operates at the expense of you, the taxpayers...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN Ten weeks before the first U.S.-Soviet summit ever held in Moscow, in May 1972, North Vietnam, with Soviet-supplied armor and artillery, crossed the DMZ in an all-out offensive to overrun the South. President Nixon responded with air and naval strikes on the North...

The Moark Regional Railroad Museum will be closed Saturday, Sept. 5, so volunteers can spend Labor Day weekend with their families. This museum should have been deleted from the list of events in Wednesday's edition.

Doris F. Mowery DEXTER, MO. -- Doris F. Mowery, 70, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 at her residence in Bloomfield, Mo. Services have not been scheduled at this time. Arrangements are being handled by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.

NEELYVILLE -- Several students from Neelyville Junior High and High School were national and state winners in the Junior American Citizens contest sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. The Poplar Bluff Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution honored the students during a school awards assembly in May...

Many public primary and secondary schools are dangerous places. The Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics show that in 2012, there were about 749,200 violent assaults on students. ...

By GEORGE F. WILL SAN DIEGO -- Brittany Maynard was soon to die. The question was whether she could do so on her own terms, as a last act of autonomy. Dr. Lynette Cederquist, who regrets that Maynard had to move to Oregon in order to do so, is working with others to change California law to allow physician assistance in dying...

Arlan K. Dixon Arlan K. Dixon, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

Gracie King put an end to her long, hot day behind the plate and her dry spell at it with one swing Wednesday. The Poplar Bluff catcher hit a walk-off home run over the center-field fence with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Mules to a 6-5 win over Naylor at Bacon Park...

Opal Wood ELLSINORE, MO.--Opal Pauline Wood, 95, of Doniphan, Mo., departed this life, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 in the Current River Nursing Home in Doniphan. She was born Aug. 13, 1920 on the family farm near Ellsinore to the late Carl Larkin and Lilly (Moss) Epperson...

Betty Webster Betty L. Webster, 85, of Piedmont, Mo., died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at Clark's Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015 at Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont. Funeral Services will follow at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Piedmont Chapel. Burial will be at Provo Cemetery in Tamms, Ill...

Helen Duffey DONIPHAN, MO. -- Helen (Honeycutt) Duffey, 79, was called home to be with her Savior Tuesday, Sept. 1,2015. She passed away at home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Duffey was born in Doniphan Feb. 13, 1936 to C.O. and Madeline (Niswonger) Honeycutt. ...

The road to the SEMO North Conference title starts Friday for the Poplar Bluff football team with a trip to Farmington as a pair of 2-0 teams meet. The host Knights have opened their season with a road win against a state-ranked opponent and beat their biggest rival by 28 points...

Ronald Warren DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Ronald Alan "Ron" Warren, 58, of Ellsinore, Mo., passed away Sept. 1, 2015, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Warren, son of William Lee and Ella Winona (Kassinger) Warren, was born Oct. 14, 1956, in Cahokia, Ill. He had been employed in housekeeping at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. Mr. Warren was a veteran of the U. S. Army and had previously attended His Place Church...

Paul Ray Wheatley DEXTER, MO.--Paul Ray Wheatley, 76, of Dexter, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 in Dexter. Visitation will be from 12:30-1:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015 at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. A memorial service will follow at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Joe Payne officiating...

SIKESTON -- Shorthanded and in a tight spot, Tyeshia Mitchell scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Sikeston a 7-6 win over Doniphan Wednesday. Paige Eddington was 2-for-2 with a run scored for the Donnettes (4-1). Haley Beale, Madison Pikey, Kaylee Davis and Serena Wicklund all added a hit...

Thelma Mae Crouse Thelma Mae Crouse, 95, of Poplar Bluff was called home to glory by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at her home surrounded by family and friends. Mrs. Crouse, the daughter of the late Elisha and Mary Ann Lowery, was born Feb. 10, 1920 in Essex, Mo. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking, gardening, sewing, traveling, spending time with her family, and telling stories of her life...

Norman- Kayne Jones Norman-Kayne Jones, 48, of Poplar Bluff, died on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2015 in rural Butler County. There will be a celebration of life tonight at 7 p.m. at Big Springs State Park in Van Buren, Mo. Online condolences: www.moorefuneralservice.com...

Whether through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat or Vine, social media has had a large impact on how athletes, coaches, athletic directors and even parents look at high school sports and the world in general. It's become the fastest way to check a score, get live updates and find out when the next game is...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Got your ears on rubber duckie? That's a big 10-4, because we just want to advise that Butler County, Mo., is home to one of the oldest truck stops in America. State Line Truck Stop, located on U.S. Route 67 at the Missouri/Arkansas border, opened in 1930 and is only surpassed in years of operation - to the best of our knowledge - by Dixie Truckers Home in McLean, Ill., which opened in 1928...