Stories from Sunday, April 16, 2017

Three Rivers College will honor Stan Berry, the recipient of its second annual Distinguished Alumni Award, at a reception at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center on Monday, May 1, from 4-6 p.m. The reception will be open to the public. "We're proud to honor Stan Berry for his unwavering support for Three Rivers and our community," said Dr. ...

Three new members of the Poplar Bluff City Council will be sworn in Monday, and their first task will be discussion of a housing complex on Eugene Boulevard. The Missouri National Guard Foundation has asked to rezone about 3 acres of undeveloped property, from commercial to residential apartment. They want to construct a 48-unit, income-based apartment complex...

Contractors have completed the first half of a project to improve Black River levees along North Riverview Drive. A 600-foot section south of Bartlett Street was raised and widened last week. Similar work will be completed on a 200-foot section of levee north of Bartlett Street after coordinating with the city, said Mathis and Associates engineer Todd Sittig...

By JOHN R. STANARD Musicians from the First United Methodist Church (FUMC) and Three Rivers College (TRC) will present "Requiem for the Living," a contemporary work in Latin by acclaimed composer Dan Forrest, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, in the sanctuary of the church at 500 N. Main St...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? (My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?)" Those are among Jesus' last words on the Cross that first Good Friday. It was a cry of agony, but not despair. The dying Christ, to rise again in three days, was repeating the first words of the 22nd Psalm...

By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- With a mellifluous name suggesting bucolic tranquility, Rep. Mark Meadows, a North Carolina Republican, is an unlikely object of the caterwauling recently directed at him and the House Freedom Caucus he leads. The vituperation was occasioned by the HFC's role rescuing Republicans from embracing an unpopular first draft of legislation to replace Obamacare...

Keepin' town clean is group effort This is in regards to the trash clean up that was in the paper. This person that seen this trash coming back from vacation. If it bothered them that much why didn't they get some trash bags and go back and pick up some of it? You know keepin' the town clean is a group effort. ...

To our Citizens: In the 1800s Sir Robert Reed observed that "the Police are the public, and, the public are the Police; the Police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of their community welfare, safety, and existence."...

MALDEN -- The Green Wave scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to get the 6-5 win and hand Bernie its first loss. Wade King had the walk-off double to score both runs for Malden (7-7). Connor Murphy got the win in relief. He pitched two scoreless innings and allowed two hits and a walk with two strikeouts...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Shelbey Johnson earned her fifth hat trick of the season while Shelby Sievers made nine saves for her third shutout as Poplar Bluff salvaged a weekend trip to the Kickapoo Shootout with a 5-0 win over Carl Junction. The Mules went 1-2 to place seventh in the two-day event, losing 3-2 to Hickman in the opening round Friday and 7-0 to Nixa earlier Saturday...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Matt Lambert and Michael Anagnostopoulos combined to drive in 10 of Poplar Bluff's runs in a 15-3 win Saturday at Cape Central. The Mules set a season high for runs and matched their best hit total with 18. Lambert drove in six runs with four hits, Anagnostopoulos had four RBIs and scored three times with three hits on his birthday. Turner Fritts and Tyson Cox also had three hits for the Mules (11-5, 3-1 SEMO)...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. --Logan Bell broke his own team record in the javelin and Isaiah Johnson swept the hurdle events Friday at the 58th annual Capital City Relays. Bell threw 178-feet, 5-inches to win the javelin by nearly 30 feet and was 3-feet, 2-inches better than his previous throw...

NEOSHO, Mo. -- With a depleted pitching staff, the Raiders couldn't do much to hold off Crowder's offense. Three Rivers College lost both games in five innings Friday, 12-2 in the opener and 11-1 in the nightcap. With the losses, Three Rivers dropped all four games in the series...

Miracles do happen. Surrounded by the children he helped save and their parents, Poplar Bluff pediatrician Dr. Joseph Fernando recalled three babies born with unusual complications that became his miracles. With a career spanning more than 35 years, Dr. Joseph Fernando has practiced medicine worldwide, treating patients in Canada, the United States and his home country of Sri Lanka...

Rebous B. Berry, 76, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Berry was born on Oct. 29, 1940 at Kennett, Mo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Survivors are a son, Rebous Berry II (spouse Rhonda) of Poplar Bluff; and a brother, Ronald Berry of Doniphan. A sister, Joy Jones. preceded him in death...

FISK, Mo. -- Jeanette Patterson, 83, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Patterson was born Jan. 4, 1934 in Memphis, Tenn., daughter of the late Bertram and Nettie (Isbell) Brown. She had served in the Army Reserve where she received her training as an RN and had retired from the John J. ...

For the seventh year, the University of Missouri Extension Center along with Aging Matters will be hosting a Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Conference on Tuesday, May 2, at the First United Methodist Church, 500 North Main St., Poplar Bluff. This conference is also for others who are raising children who are not their own. ...

Janice Lorene Christensen, 68, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. A private family time of remembrance will be held at a later date. Online Condolences may be expressed at www.cotrellfuneralservice.com...

Ricky Joe Harper, 29 of Patterson, died Friday, April 14, 2017, in Wayne County as a result of an automobile accident. Visitation will be held at noon Wednesday at the Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Greenville. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the New Prospect Cemetery at Silva...

Sharon Sue Bruce, 71, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born on Nov. 6, 1945 to Lonnie and Gertrude (Anderson) Simpson in Flint, Mich. She graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1963. On Nov. 30, 1963, she married Gary in Poplar Bluff...

Sharon Sue Bruce, 71, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born on Nov. 6, 1945 to Lonnie and Gertrude (Anderson) Simpson in Flint, Mich. She graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1963. On Nov. 30, 1963, she married Gary in Poplar Bluff...

Caroline Smith Spencer and Jay Kelly Robbins, both of Little Rock, Ark., were married Saturday, March 25, 2017, at The Henderson Beach Resort and Spa in Destin, Fla. The Honorable John Robbins, grandfather of the bridegroom, officiated. The bride is the daughter of Gale and Scott Spencer of Poplar Bluff, and the granddaughter of Donna Lou and Ed Spencer of Mt. Vernon, Mo., and Glenda and Marshall Gazette of Little Rock, Ark...