Stories from Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Bill Moriarty was just 29 years old in the summer of 1967 when the young Marine captain was among those tasked with leading a wave of Vietnamese troops against a stronghold of more than 1,200 Viet Cong. They were met by deadly mortar, rocket, automatic weapons and small arms fire, as Moriarty and the third wave of Vietnamese Marines entered the battle...

The best part of helping dip 3,600 strawberries isn't the mess or the chocolate, although those are both things 6-year-olds love. The best part for Kami Spradling is helping children who are sick with cancer, like her father once was. Kami inspired friends and family to organize a last minute fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, selling 300 dozen boxes of the Valentine staple this week...

William Clyde "Bud" Epps, 88, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center. Bud, the son of the late Lawrence C. and Freda Brent Epps, was born May 31, 1929, in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of First Baptist Church and had retired after many years with Duckett Truck Center. During his earlier years, Bud worked as a Poplar Bluff City fireman...

Jennie May Davidson, 90, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., Monday, February 12 at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 13 at New Oak Hill Cemetery with Pastor Greg Giberto officiating. Condolences: www.fowlersullivanfuneralhome.com...

Jerry Kenneth Harwell, of Harviell, Mo., passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. He was three days shy of being 81 years old. Jerry was surrounded by family in the home of his granddaughter, Kayleigh Abner when he entered Heaven's gates...

Jennie May Davidson, 90, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Davidson was born on April 24, 1927 to Ben and Salley Stephens in Poplar Bluff. On August 6, 1946 she married David Davidson Sr. in Poplar Bluff. He preceded her in death on July 8, 1992...

HOLIDAY ISLAND, Ark. - Gerald (Jerry) Malmstrom passed away peacefully Thursday morning 2/28/2018 at the Circle of Life Hospice Respite Care Facility in Bentonville, Ark. He was born to Carl and Mary (Nelson) Malmstrom in Greeley, Colorado July 5, 1940. They preceded him in death...

FISK, Mo. - Margaret Catherine Duren passed away on February 10, 2018 at Westwood Hills Rehabilitation Center at the age of 99. Mrs. Duren was born January 27, 1919 in Vinita, Oklahoma to the late John DanielandAnna Josephine (Chandler) Bresnehen. She was married to Claude Duren in Vinita, Oklahoma onNovember 20, 1940. ...

By STEPHEN MOORE The unseemly sight of nearly the entire Democratic congressional delegation sitting on their hands and clinging to their chairs throughout Donald Trump's State of the Union speech is further evidence that they want America to fail on Trump's watch...

QULIN, Mo. - LaNelle McGraw, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 at the Gideon Care Center. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Qulin. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Qulin Cemetery...

DEXTER -- Chaylea Mosby's big night helped the Dexter Bearcats overcome early foul trouble and end Poplar Bluff's hopes of earning a share of the SEMO Conference championship. Mosby scored a school-record 49 points Monday night, and the Bearcats routed the Mules 83-54 at the Bearcat Event Center...

Hillary Nicole Miller, 25, of Sugar Creek, Mo., formally of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. Hillary, the daughter of late Shannon Miller, was born March 19, 1992 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She was of the Catholic faith. Hillary enjoyed music and going to concerts, being outdoors, animals and going to the races with her fiance. She had a great love for others and will be dearly missed by her family and friends...

The Missouri House gave initial approval to legislation that would require that both parents be notified before a minor in Missouri can have an abortion. Current Missouri law requires that a minor seeking an abortion and one parent or guardian of that minor give written consent before the procedure is performed. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Juanita June "Dicky" Lynxwiler, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at the Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Bloomfield Cemetery...

The Raiders dunked it seven times. Three Rivers shot 50 percent from the field and got to the basket consistently as it beat West Kentucky CTC 106-78 at the Bess Activity Center. "Coming off not playing so well the last few games, this was a good one. Maybe we got a little more focused. They are going to have to be focused when (Arkansas Baptist) comes in here (Thursday)," Three Rivers coach Gene Bess said. "We needed a game like this."...

A couple from Oxly is $100,000 richer after winning with a Missouri Lottery "$1,000,000 Fortune" Scratchers ticket. Victoria and Clifford Moore purchased their winning ticket on Feb. 3 from Current River Bait and Tackle in Doniphan. Victoria said the win was thrilling...

FISK, Mo. - Loretta Hillis, age 88, of Poplar Bluff, MO, formerly of Broseley died Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Oakdale Care Center, in Poplar Bluff, MO. Mrs. Hillis was born July 2, 1929 in Broseley, MO, daughter of the late Ulys and Jewell (Thomas) Vancil. ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- An Oregon woman who had worms coming out of her eye is being called the first known human case of a parasitic infection spread by flies. Fourteen tiny worms were removed from the left eye of the 26-year-old woman in August 2016. Scientists reported the case Monday...

Betty Lou Scott, 75, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, February 9, 2018 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. On November 12, 1960 she married Windle Scott in Pocahontas, Ark. He preceded her in death on April 6, 1996. Mrs. Scott was a homemaker and enjoyed old westerns on TV, animals, Cardinal baseball and especially her grandchildren. She was of the Christian faith...

William Clyde "Bud" Epps, 88, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center. Bud, the son of the late Lawrence C. and Freda Brent Epps, was born May 31, 1929, in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of First Baptist Church and had retired after many years with Duckett Truck Center. During his earlier years, Bud worked as a Poplar Bluff City fireman...

DONIPHAN, Mo. - Mary Alice "Midge" Foster, 74, of Doniphan, died Monday, February 12, 2018 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be from noon - 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 14 in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Foster Family Cemetery...

BROSELEY -- Katelyn South moved into third place in all-time scoring at Twin Rivers with 20 points in a 68-59 loss to Alton. South, who is signed to play at Three Rivers next year, now has 1,568 points for her career and passed her coach Kelly Westerfield on the list...

8th Annual Calling artists of all ages! The popular "Art for Animals" fund raiser is approaching fast and it's time to get your canvas. The eighth-annual, two-week art show and silent auction, which benefits the Animal Welfare Alliance (AWA), opens on April 6 at the Poplar Bluff Municipal Library...