Stories from Saturday, October 17, 2015

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer No financial issues were found during a yearly audit of Poplar Bluff public schools by local accounting firm Kraft, Miles and Tatum, LLC. Auditors presented the report during the Thursday monthly school board meeting. The audit covered the fiscal year period July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015, examining the district's financial performance as a whole...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor NEELYVILLE -- Traffic congestion at Hillview Elementary School was discussed during the Neelyville School Board meeting Thursday night. "For 5-7 minutes after 7:30 a.m., we have a lot of cars in the parking lot. There is a big delay in getting out on the highway (160)," said Debra Parish, assistant principal at Hillview. "The buses have difficulty getting through."...

By KATHERINE WEBSTER SEMO News Service PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Perry County Coroner Herbert Miller knew he was taking advantage of an elderly woman when he wrote thousands of dollars in checks from her account, a jury decided Thursday evening. The six-man, six-woman jury deliberated only one hour before returning a guilty verdict on both charges against Miller: financial exploitation of the elderly and theft...

By GEORGE F. WILL CHICAGO -- A Midwestern humorist, Indiana's Kin Hubbard, said people often confuse bad management with destiny. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel knows better. He must play the cards that fate has dealt him, and he is too polite, or at least too prudent, to say that another name for fate is Democratic rule of the city since 1931...

Robert Carter Robert Carter, 54, of Senath, Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. The arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

The movie, "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein," will be shown at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Poplar Bluff Municipal Library. It is ranked as a top 100 funniest film and preserved in the National Film Registry. Admission is free and open to the public until the library theater is full. Free refreshments will be served...

Cecil Lemarr CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Cecil Lemarr, 82, of Campbell died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, at his residence. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church in Campbell with the Rev. Tony Wood officiating. Landess Funeral Home in Campbell...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Tied for the 13th time in the opening game, Poplar Bluff and Notre Dame traded volleys before both sides went up for a free ball at the net. Notre Dame's Allyson Jansen got a hand on the ball first to put her team ahead. An ace followed and the Bulldogs used a 6-point run in the second to beat Poplar Bluff 25-23, 25-20 Thursday in the semifinal of the SEMO Conference Tournament...

To the Editor: On behalf of Event Co-Chairpersons, Suzanne Riffle and Bradley Minton, as well as the entire Board of Directors, I'd like to thank everyone who made the Haven House 30th Anniversary Gala such a huge success. The theme was "30 Years Strong" and the evening was dedicated to our founders, to our allies and to the young people who are taking a stand against rape and abuse. ...

Eula Walker DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Eula Deckard Walker, 81, of Doniphan passed away Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, at Southeast Health Center of Ripley County. Mrs. Walker, daughter of the late Jim and Nettie (Stevens) Deckard, was born Feb. 28, 1934, in Alton, Mo. She had been a homemaker. Mrs. Walker enjoyed quilting, sewing, reading, tending her flowers and playing with her dog, Lucky. She attended Belleview Church...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Isaiah Williams and Katie Sliger took different paths to earning all-conference honors. Sure, they ran the same 3.1-mile course around Cape Central High School in the SEMO North Conference championships Thursday, but this fall has been very different for the two Poplar Bluff runners...

DEXTER -- Dexter, the second seed in next week's MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 tournament, toppled top-seed Notre Dame on Monday, then proceeded to beat third-seed Perryville on Thursday to steal momentum and finish the regular season 26-4-2. Sophomore Krysten Garrison had a strong all-around game as the Bearcats won 19-25, 25-10, 25-21. ...