Stories from Friday, November 11, 2016

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Poplar Bluff City Council members voted 6-1 to hire Dille and Traxel as the architects for a new city hall. Council member at large David Johnson cast the sole 'no' vote, saying after Monday's meeting that he was concerned about cost...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Downtown will lose another set of buildings, but it is a necessary loss, according to owner Carl Miller and the Poplar Bluff Historic Preservation Commission. The commission gave permission Wednesday for the demolition of 311 and 317 Vine St., while also commenting on the lack of city ordinances requiring maintenance of downtown buildings...

Neelyville resident George Hall was basking in a $50,000 win as he walked into the St. Louis office of the Missouri Lottery, all thanks to a "mistake" made while purchasing a Scratchers ticket. The 45-year-old had intended to buy a different game, but the outcome was all smiles when the error worked out in his favor...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man made his initial appearance in federal court Wednesday on a federal indictment charging him with possessing child pornography. Leslie Bryan Clark, 50, of the 700 block of North Riverview Drive was contacted at his residence at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday by Poplar Bluff Police Detective Danny Hicks and subsequently arrested on a federal indictment...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer The Poplar Bluff community has a number of events planned on Friday, Veterans Day, to honor those men and women locally and across the nation who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. The Poplar Bluff Veterans' Council will host a ceremony honoring all veterans of all wars at 11 a.m. Friday at the Veterans' Wall at the Black River Coliseum. The event will feature a patriotic program and a speech by keynote speaker Rev. Dave Huck, USMC 1964-68...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Center recently was treated to an awesome spectacle of some of the vehicles and aircraft used by first responders and the general public to cap off a week spent learning about different modes of transportation...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Voter turnout for the 2016 election set a new record in Butler County, breaking figures set eight years ago. A little more than 68 percent of active registered voters turned out, up 2.5 percent from President Barrack Obama's first election, according to uncertified election results from county officials. Missouri election results are not certified until Friday, after military voting closes...

The underpinnings of a decent society are neutral laws -- laws that favor no particular individual or group -- and the impartial enforcement of those laws. The U.S. Supreme Court's job is to ensure the impartial enforcement of our laws. But our two presidential candidates differ in their visions of court appointees. ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Duck hunters heading to public land in Arkansas should double-check their regulations this year before plugging in the battery-charger to their motorized decoys. During its May 2016 meeting the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission banned the use of all mechanical decoys on AGFC-owned wildlife management areas. The National Wildlife Refuge System in Arkansas also adjusted its regulations to eliminate their use as well...

By PAUL DAVIS Outdoors Editor It's finally almost here - the most popular hunting season of the fall. If you can't tell by all the buzz, Missouri's November firearms deer season opens Saturday. On Saturday morning, it's expected that at least 325,000 hunters will take to the field across the state, based on past years' permit sales estimates...

By KALEB NEECE Mo. Dept. of Conservation The firearm deer season will be here in just a few days, and it is important that you have all your essentials. Every good hunter will make sure they have their rifle cleaned and sighted-in; their gear is packed and ready to go, they have their blaze orange hat and vest, but most importantly they have the proper permits...

For the last three years, the second Friday in November has meant a road trip for the Malden football team. After playing in two consecutive road state playoffs against Cardinal Ritter in St. Louis, Malden will once again make the trip north when it travels to Trinity Catholic in Florissant for the MSHSAA Class 2 quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Friday...

MaKayla Waldner packed her car and set off for Mississippi with her family following in another car. It hadn't hit her yet that she was heading off to college as a freshman soccer player for Mississippi State University. That her address wasn't going to be in Dexter or in the state of Missouri anymore. That this wasn't some summer camp, that this was her home now...

William Louis Jackson MALDEN, Mo. -- William Louis Jackson, 89, of Malden died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, at Malden Nursing & Rehab. Visitation will be from 10 - 11 a.m. Friday at Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel in Malden followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Memorial Park in Malden with military rites...

Shirley Jean Boxx Shirley Jean Boxx was born Nov. 30, 1952 and she passed away Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 at her residence. She was a lifetime resident of Poplar Bluff and graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1970. Her first job was at Lee Optical. ...

Noah Copeland PUXICO, Mo. -- Noah Copeland, 79, of Puxico died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 at the Advance Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending with Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico.

Elvia "Butch" Huneycutt Elvia "Butch" Huneycutt, 62, of Williamsville, Mo., died on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. The family will receive family and friends for a celebration of life from 5 - 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 at Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff...

Billie Jean Wilson DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Billie Jean Wilson, 86, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. A graveside service will take place at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, at the Grandin City Cemetery in Grandin, Mo...

Carole Lee Wagner Broom CAMPBELL, Mo. - Carole Lee Wagner Broom, 72, of Campbell, passed away on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Mrs. Broom, daughter of John Rhodes and Helen Ruth White Wagner, was born on Thursday, June 15, 1944 in Poplar Bluff, Mo...

Steven Lee Loggains Steven Lee Loggains, 55, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. Steven was born on March 13, 1961, in Biggers, Ark., to Lee and Wanda Vanderver Loggains. Steven is survived by his parents, Lee and Wanda Vanderver Loggains of Alicia, Ark.; son, Dakota (Brandy) Loggains of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; daughters, Latashia (Bobby) King of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Ashley (Casey) Chamblin, of Knoxville, Tenn.; brothers, Wesley Loggains of Ravenden Springs, Lonnie (Toby) Loggains of Pocahontas, Coy (Rose) Loggains of Pocahontas, and Buck (Janet) Loggains of Pocahontas; sisters, ReBecca Loggains Rush of Naylor, Mo., and Ruth (Terry) Hughes of Newport; grandchildren, Audrey Loggains, Kalea Legrand, Kye Legrand and Khloe Legrand.. ...

By STAN BERRY Editor That first Raiders basketball team set the stage for the nationally-known winning program it became, compiling a 19-8 record under Coach Bob Cradic. But did you know Cradic had a lot of help recruiting that first squad? Jim King was a member of that first team and vividly recalls what it was like...