Stories from Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Robert Wesley Adams, 71, of Commerce, Missouri died June 3, 2018 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Online condolences to the family may be made at www.fitchhillisfh.com

Maggie M. Howell, 100, of Dexter died May 31, 2018 at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation was held June 3, 2018 and funeral services were held June 4, 2018 at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Rev. Kenneth Biggs officiated. Burial followed in the Armstead Dowdy Cemetery...

Marshall Shain Jr., 67, of Fisk died June 6, 2018 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Visitation and funeral services were held June 10, 2018 at the White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Rev. Jim Sanders officiated.

From Staff Reports The Puxico board of aldermen put pencil to paper May 30 to begin work on the 2019 budget. Mayor Rick McLean aldermenGary Burns, Peter Coutavas, Charles Fann and GS Kilbreth,and Wayne Jean, the city's accountant, began reviewing the income received in FY2018 and determined an estimate of what it could expect to receive in FY2019...

Stoddard County 911 has become the first agency in Missouri set to roll out new public safety software from Zuercher Technologies to integrate many agencies within the county to one system. Stoddard County 911 Administrator Carol Moreland credited the passing of a 2016 tax behind the upgrade...

Stoddard County Commissioners continued discussions of the Justice Center chiller and warranty options during a recent meeting Commissioners decided to move forward with a new chiller for $66,298 as well as look at other warranty options. Last week, commissioners were presented with a proposal from Langford Mechanical & Sheet Metal, Inc. of Jackson, Mo., which included a new chiller unit and warranty...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is in the multi-year process of updating Conservation Area Management Plans, and is seeking public input on how the Otter Slough Conservation Area is important to Missourians. The Otter Slough CA management plan is open for public review until June 30...

Wappapello Bassmasters Sixty-two teams fished Wappapello Bassmasters tournament recently, which was hampered by a little fog early on. "We had a great weigh-in," said Gerry Robinson. "Any time you have five fish that weigh over 21 pounds, you had a great day on the lake."...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake in partnership with the Wappapello Lake Area Association announces the Fourth of July holiday weekend festivities, June 29-30. Things will kick off Friday evening, June 29, as Southern Bank of Missouri provides the "Movie in the Park" at the Spillway Recreation Area. This event is free to attend and free beverages and popcorn will be given to all attendees...

On Thursday, June 7, a meeting was held in Jefferson City between State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and Carter County officials: Presiding Commissioner Donald Black, Sheriff Rick Stephens and County Clerk Leona Stephens. Also in attendance and joining in on the discussion were Rep. Steve Cookson, Mr. Bennie Cook representing Congressman Jason Smith's office and me...

Crystal Thomas of Poplar Bluff, Missouri has received the Ozark Federal Credit Union Scholarship to attend Three Rivers College. Thomas is married to Sedrick Thomas and is the daughter of Mark Willyard Sr. of Pierre Part, La., and Patricia Martin of Wappapello, Missouri. She is a 2004 graduate of Puxico High School. Thomas plans to obtain an Associate of Applied Science degree in Nursing while at Three Rivers...

The members of the Mingo Saddle Club will be hosting a Fun Show June 15. Show sign-up begins at 7 p.m. show starts at 7:30 p.m., $10 per horse with two horses per rider. Negative coggins required. Events are Barrel, Poles and three fun events that will be announced at the show...

President Donald Trump's penchant for pummeling allies while pampering adversaries was perversely apparent in the last few days. In the run up to the G-7 summit in Quebec with Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan he began a bizarre trade war with most of them (a war that will hurt U.S. workers and companies). He waged ugly phone and Twitter spats with French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

Kirk Murphy was seriously injured in a boating accident on Black River that claimed the life of his daughter, Cali. An account to help with the ongoing treatment of Kirk, which will be lengthy, has been established. The money collected will be used for medical expenses -- hospital/surgical bills, bandages, hospital equipment, medicine, and even gas for travel...

The writer of the Epistle of the Hebrews, after having listed a whole array of God's faithful servants from Abel through Abraham, Moses, Joshua, David and others, then said, "Wherefore seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses:-seeing we are a part of so great a heritage-Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." 12:12.. ...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. - Pastor Elzie "Sonny" Quinn, 76, of Parma, Mo. passed away Friday, June 8, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. Pastor Quinn was a lifelong pastor and missionary. He enjoyed preaching, witnessing, fishing, reading, playing chess and Scrabble. He was the pastor at Coon Island Pentecostal Church, Neelyville, Mo...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake in partnership with the Wappapello Lake Area Association announces the Fourth of July holiday weekend festivities, June 29-30. Things will kick off Friday evening, June 29, as Southern Bank of Missouri provides the "Movie in the Park" at the Spillway Recreation Area. This event is free to attend and free beverages and popcorn will be given to all attendees...

Photos by Caleb H. Swallows Jack Miller Memorial Kids' Fun Day was for children ages 5-14 June 2 to compete in a fishing competition and enjoy different activities provided by the Wappapello Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The children and their families started off by enjoying some morning fishing and participating in the activities around the Lost Creek area. After fishing, the participants made their way to the spillway park to eat and receive their awards from the fishing competition...

flag NAYLOR, Mo. - James Arthur McGee, 76, of Festus died on June 8th, 2018 in his home. Mr. McGee was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired boil maker from Nelco Linings. He was born Jan. 4, 1942 to the late Roy and Lizzie McGee in Naylor, Mo...

Elizabeth Fox, 69, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, June 10, 2018 at her home. Visitation will be at noon, Thursday, June 14 at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. A full obituary will appear in Wednesday's Daily American Republic...

MALDEN, Mo. - Gary R. Cloud, 70, of Genesee, Michigan, died Sunday, June 3, 2018 at McLaren - Flint in Michigan. A graveside service will be Friday, June 15 at Elder Cemetery in Campbell. Burial will be in the Elder Cemetery in Campbell. Landess Funeral Home of Malden is in charge of arrangements...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - Bob Willard, 77, of Campbell, died Sunday, June 10, 2018 at General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 12 at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. The funeral will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 13 at Landess Funeral Chapel in Campbell with Mr. Randal Baker officiating. Burial will be in Tucker Cemetery in Campbell...

Gavin Brown and Weston Comstock will see at least one familiar face in the dugout when they begin their college baseball careers at Williams Baptist College this fall. The recent Bernie High School graduates signed recently to play baseball for the NAIA school located in Walnut Ridge, Ark...

Dolores K. Price, 82 passed away on June 9, 2018 at Oakdale Assisted Living in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Price lived most of her life in Carter County. She moved to Butler County in the last five years. She was born on July 25, 1935 to Ray and Willa (Kester) Yates at Chilton, Mo. Dolores worked as a LPN Director of Nursing at River Mist Assisted Living for 15 years...

Norene Sloan, 97, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. The arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service.

Syble A. Emerson, 94, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, June 11, 2018 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. The arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service.

A Sikeston, Mo., man was ordered to stand trial Monday afternoon in connection with a February shooting that left one dead and two others wounded. Accompanied by his attorney, Brandon Sanchez of Caruthersville, Mo., Ricky Dewayne Davis Jr., was to have a preliminary hearing before Associate Circuit Judge John Bloodworth on the Class A felony of first-degree murder, two Class A felonies of first-degree assault and three unclassified felonies of armed criminal action...

Authorities say a highly intoxicated Brick's Off-Road Park patron died after being severely beaten inside the park Saturday night by the parents of a young boy he was accused of physically striking. Joe Girard of Oak Ridge, Mo., was killed during the eighth annual Trucks Gone Wild event, which ran from Thursday through Sunday at the County Road 484 park...