Stories from Sunday, April 8, 2018

Dodging Potholes Streets, why don't the city get off their butts and fix some of these potholes on these streets and stuff. Driving down the road thinking the cars gonna fall down especially Ninth Street to these side streets. Roads needs replaced, needs patched up. All they're worried about is getting a new city hall. Thank you...

Students at Eugene Field Elementary School believe in the power of yet. Now, what you're probably wondering is... "The power of yet is when you think you can't do it right now, but you still can do it YET," explained third grader Seraphim Wykowski...

A total of 19 Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society during the second annual induction ceremony recently at the high school. In addition to receiving recommendations by program instructors, students must achieve a 9.0 cumulative grade point average at the TCC and an 8.0 non-weighted GPA on all other high school work, maintain 95 percent attendance and have good citizenship with no suspensions during their secondary education career...

Each year, thousands of volunteers in Missouri donate their time and energy to make their communities a better place to live. These volunteers will be among the millions across the country who will be spotlighted during the 44th anniversary of National Volunteer Week, April 15-21...

GEORGE F. WILL JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The bumpy path of Desmond Meade's life meandered to its current interesting point. He is a graduate of Florida International University law school but cannot vote in his home state because his path went through prison: He committed non-violent felonies concerning drugs and other matters during the 10 years when he was essentially homeless. And Florida is one of 11 states that effectively disqualify felons permanently...

ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Ronda Gayle Brown, 62, died Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at her residence in Ellsinore, Mo. Visitation will begin for the public at noon, Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellsinore followed by the funeral service at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Officiating: Rev. Tom Wilder Burial: Chapel Hill Cemetery...

Congratulations to Stan Berry on a long, distinguished career and well-deserved retirement. I really enjoyed Stan's final article in the Sunday, April 1 edition. Two of the news events that Stan covered and were referred to in the article occurred in the 1970s and still come up in the conversations that I have from time to time and probably other people from this area in my age range as well. ...

Lorene Marley David, 88, formerly of Quitman, passed away April 6, 2018. She was born in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Nov. 24, 1929 to the late Claud and Estella Marley Guthery. Lorene enjoyed bird watching and gardening. She worked many years for Artra Foundry Inc in St. Louis, Mo...

NEELYVILLE,Mo, -- James Max Winingnear, 79, of Bloomfield, Mo. passed away April 5, 2018 at the Southeast Hospital at Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born June 19, 1938 in Arkansas to the late Otis Winingnear and Tula Rae Holcomb Winingnear. On Feb. 2, 1961 at Piggott, Ark. He was married to Christine Rosetta Dean. She preceded him in death Oct. 12, 2016...

Karena Elizabeth David and Richard Lee David of Poplar Bluff, Mo., are the parents of a daughter named Evelyn Michael David born at 3:15 a.m. Friday, March 16, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace. The baby weighed 6 pounds and 9 ounces. She was 18.5 inches tall...

GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Phillip Darrell Shrum, 43, of Trinidad, Colo., formerly of Greenville and Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at his residence. He was born Dec. 16, 1974, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Roberta Jo Shrum. Phillip was a loving father, brother and uncle. He was of the Baptist faith. In his younger childhood years, Phillip lived in Greenville, Mo., before his family moved to Poplar Bluff, Mo., where he was a 1995 graduate...

Sacred Heart Catholic School third quarter honor roll includes: A HONOR ROLL: First Grade: Calista Cummings, Morgan Ellsworth, Eder Garcia, Xavier Kaup, Bridget Popp, Landon Schindler, Sophie Stuckenschneider, Jude Williams Second Grade: Kayla Daves, Jaydon Eddy, Isabella Gillihan, Samuel Massey, Castin Rommel...

The "I Ain't Doin It" lady stepped out from behind the Snapchat filter in Van Buren, Mo., to lend a hand to a local charity that provides support directly for cancer patients. From school fundraisers to dating, Heather Land has found a way to take everyday frustrations and turn them funny by being relatable and honest...

Can you imagine a Hollywood producer approaching you about the possibility of someone portraying you in a movie? Poplar Bluff native Scott Brickell was presented with the idea nearly a decade ago for a movie about the life of Bart Millard, front-man for the Christian group MercyMe...

From Portland to Poplar Bluff, Kadi Dare's career in education has spanned the country. Her latest journey, however, has taken the special education teacher to the top. Selected by her peers, Dare will represent O'Neal Elementary School as the 2018-19 Teacher of the Year (TOY)...

A local service club has 22 days left to meet its $5,000 goal during the month of April as it continues with the final phase of its all-inclusive playground at Kiwanis Bacon Memorial Park. Phase I of the play equipment was installed in August and to raise funds for Phase 2 club members are "beggin for your bacon" through an online fundraising drive...

Tickets remain for the Poplar Bluff Lions Club's second annual fundraising concert to be held Saturday at the Rodgers Theatre. This year's "Roarin' at the Rodgers" will feature Matt Stell, Alex Riffle and the Stiff Riffs and Brothers Walker. "Matt Stell does have a following in Southeast Missouri," said Lions Club member Steve Walsh...

A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man is in intensive care after suffering a skull fracture when he was beaten by another man who authorities say committed a series of crimes in the Town & Country subdivision Friday night. Jeffrey David Brunelle, 30, of the 300 block of County Road 476 was charged Saturday with the Class A felony of first-degree assault and the Class B felony of first-degree burglary by Butler County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Paul Oesterreicher, who recommended Brunelle's bond be set at $100,000 cash.. ...

Of the millions of brackets entered in the Capital One March Madness Bracket Challenge, Poplar Bluff's Jace Littles finished tied for 16th. He was sixth out of 232,000 brackets in the Capital One group, fifth out of 251,000 in the CNN group and he won a group with 16,000 entries...

MALDEN - It took Malden all of three pitches to demonstrate the power in its lineup. Leadoff hitter Lexi Campbell opened the game with a home run and hit another solo shot in the second inning as the Green Wave beat Twin Rivers 12-1 in five innings Friday at Malden...

ESSEX -- Richland freshman pitcher Jack Bell made a strong first impression. Making his first varsity start, the right-hander pitched a one-hit shutout in the Rebels' 1-0 SCAA victory over the Puxico Indians on Friday at Richland High School. Bell struck out eight and walked three in seven innings...