Stories from Friday, October 30, 2015

By DAVE SILVERBERG Associate Editor The 3rd annual Iron Mountain Market Fall Festival will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in the south parking lot at the Poplar Bluff Historic Train Depot. Proceeds will go to the Black River Heritage Artisans, a new non-profit group sponsoring the festival, and will be used for putting on more community events...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Education officials on the state and federal level have upped the ante on collecting student data in the name of improving schools, but security and privacy concerns continue to mount. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is beginning a revamp of its data collection practices after Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway last week reported the Missouri Student Information System (MOSIS) "unnecessarily" collected student data...

By KATHERINE WEBSTER SEMO News Service The recent influx of ladybugs in the area is their normal, seasonal migration. "They're the Asiatic lady beetle," said Anthony Ohmes of the University of Missouri Extension, "so they're an imported ladybug that was brought in for aphids and other soft-body insect management."...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Only Wayne County and Campbell voters will be voting Tuesday due to having local issues on the ballot. No elections involving candidates are scheduled in odd numbered years during August and November in Missouri...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor DONIPHAN, Mo. -- A suspended Naylor assistant high school principal accused of sexually assaulting a female student on the campus made his first court appearance Wednesday. John Franklin Mullins, 52, of Gatewood, Mo., appeared before Associate Circuit Judge Thomas Swindle for arraignment on unclassified felonies of first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy and two Class D felonies of sexual contact with a student...

By MICHELLE MALKIN Hey, who's up for a stiff dose of "See, I told you so?" For the past several years, medical professionals have warned that the federal electronic medical records mandate -- buried in the trillion-dollar Obama stimulus of 2009 -- would do more harm than good. Their diagnosis, unfortunately, is on the nose...

By MONA CHAREN "It's about what these women will let guys get away with." You may not expect to hear commentary like that at your garden-variety think tank panel discussion, but it got pretty lively at the American Enterprise Institute discussion on the topic "Do Healthy Families Affect the Wealth of States?"...

By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- Americans have been betting on sports since the first time a Puritan pilgrim boasted that his horse was the fastest in Massachusetts Bay Colony and another said, "Wanna bet?" But fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly and government gotta fret about gambling on fantasy sports. ...

Halloween traditions like dressing up in costumes, carving jack o'lanterns, and trick-or-treating have been around for centuries. There's really no trick to making Halloween a treat for the whole family. This year my grandchildren have turned three and they are going parading as Shirley Temple and Ice Man from the movie, Top Gun...

Cecil Wilson GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Cecil Wayne Wilson, 77, of Greenville died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at his residence. Visitation services will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Ruegg Funeral Home in Greenville. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday also at the Greenville Chapel. Burial will follow at Greenville Cemetery. Online Condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Mitchell Todd Dugger FISK, Mo. -- Mitchell Todd Dugger, 52, of Broseley, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Dugger was born June 11, 1963 at Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was a truck driver and farmer and did land grading. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle, fishing and hunting...

David G. Moss GREENVILLE, Mo. - David G. Moss, 79, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced by Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel of Greenville.

November will be a jam-packed month for the Tinnin Fine Arts Center at Three Rivers College, with offerings including an award-winning musical, a doo-wop tribute concert, and more. "The Patrons of the Arts, Center Stage, the Music Department and the Art Department have gone all out for this month," said Tim Thompson, director of the Tinnin Fine Arts Center. ...

Elnora Barnes Elnora Barnes, 78, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died at her residence Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. She was born Dec. 15, 1936 in Bragg City, Mo. to the late Carl Wayne Sales and Emma Center Sales. She was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff. She was a homemaker...

Virginia Hill Virginia Hill, 83, of Poplar Bluff passed away on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 at her residence. She was born on May 8, 1932 to Daniel and Pearl (Martin) Gage in Datto, Ark. On Jan. 3, 1962 she married John Hill in Paragould, Ark. He proceeded her in death on Sept. 27, 1995...

A lot has changed in 10 weeks for the Poplar Bluff and Fox football teams. How much? That's the question that will be determined Friday night when the Mules return for a rematch of a season-opening 33-3 win at Fox. This time, the winner earns a spot in the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship game...

The Poplar Bluff soccer team found out just how hard it is to beat the same team four times in one season Wednesday night. Moments before his team took the field, Poplar Bluff coach Steve Edwards cautioned his players to watch out for Sikeston's "punch in the mouth" approach, and after Kameron Misner's goal eight minutes into the game, the Mules felt it...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor A Broseley, Mo., man who was shot earlier this month on the parking lot of a local mental health facility has died. The Butler County Coroner's Office was notified Tuesday by the staff at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., that Mitchell Dugger, 52, had died "due to complications developing from the gunshot wound to include renal failure and pneumonia," Coroner Jim Akers said...

A formidable foe is lining up for revenge against a Malden squad that is still undefeated after 10 weeks for the second straight year. The top-seeded Green Wave dealt No. 5 East Prairie one of the most disheartening losses of its season in Week 5. This time, the winner moves on to the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 championship game...