Stories from Tuesday, June 19, 2018

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation's Conservation Commission recognizes Missourians who make outstanding contributions to conservation and is seeking nominations by Sept. 1 for its Master Conservationist Award and the Missouri Conservation Hall of Fame...

Story and photos by CALEB H. SWALLOWS Puxico Press Approximately 50 community members joined June 14 to learn about and discuss the state of the Mingo Job Corps. Matters regarding student attendance, student job searching, and finances of the facility were discussed throughout the course of the meeting...

Arkansas State University has released the list of students who were awarded diplomas on the undergraduate and graduate levels during the 2018 spring commencement ceremony May 12 in the First National Bank Arena on campus. Area students making the list are:...

Katlyn Harris tried the usual girls' sports. She admits that she wasn't good at any of them. But football always has been special to the Doniphan (Mo.) High School senior. Two younger brothers play, so did her father and other relatives. As the Dons embark on their first varsity football season since 1979 this fall, Harris will be among a handful of seniors providing leadership for the team...

"I find it odd that the President of the United States and the supreme leader of North Korea can get together to talk about nuclear disarmament, but we have a group that is suppose to be helping two groups of developmentally disabled here in Stoddard County and they can't come together as a group for some sort of agreement," Presiding Commissioner Greg Mathis said of the Senate Bill 40 and Sheltered Workshop Boards...

WASHINGTON -- Well, that didn't take long. President Trump had barely departed Singapore when Democrats in Washington unleashed scathing attacks over his meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. "What the United States has gained is vague and unverifiable at best. ...

I am starting to seriously worry about my friends on the progressive left. It's abundantly clear, the Dems have adopted one unified message as their party policy and that message is anti-Trump today and forever. Nothing more, nothing less. With an arrogance that borders on insanity, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi actually mocked record employment figures released last week...

To prevent your pet from overheating, take these simple precautions provided by ASPCA experts: Visit the vet for an early-summer checkup. Make sure your pets get tested for heartworm if they aren't on year-round preventative medication. Pets can get dehydrated quickly, so give them plenty of fresh, clean water when it's hot or humid outdoors. Make sure your pets have a shady place to get out of the sun, be careful not to over-exercise them, and keep them indoors when it's extremely hot...

Everything we have has a price tag--from the simple act of going out to eat, to that of building a house or a place to worship God. Let us suppose we are contemplating becoming a Christian; surely there is no cost to that, for salvation is free. Well, yes, we can not buy it, earn it or have it given to us, yet there is a price. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Eric L. Sterling, 66, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, June 17, 2018 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 22 at Ford & Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 23 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 3075 Cape LaCroix Road, Cape Girardeau...

Anyone who wants to nominate a teacher to the Puxico Alumni Association Teacher Hall of Fame may do so be writing a letter of recommendation stating why you want to nominate this special teacher. A committee will review the nominations and select who will be honored at the Puxico Alumni meeting Aug. 17...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., wonders: "Is there any doubt that America would view a foreign nation firing missiles at targets on American soil as an act of war?" His question might be pertinent to why the Singapore summit happened, and what, if anything, was changed by it. The question certainly is relevant to constitutional government as it pertains -- if it still does pertain -- to war...

FISK, Mo. - Dorothy Nell Goldschmidt, 94, of Fisk, died Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Swift Creek Residential Facility, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Visitation will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 23 at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. The funeral will follow at 11 a.m. at the church with Rev. Matthew Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Shain Memorial Cemetery in Fisk...

Norene A. Sloan, 97, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 20 at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 913 Garfield St., with the funeral service following at noon. The Rev. Ronald McCain will officiate. Burial will be in the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery with a Repass following at the church...

PIGGOTT, Ark. - Jackie Delaine Johnson, 80, of Boonville, Missouri, formerly of Florissant, Missouri, passed away June 15, 2018, at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on April 25, 1938, in Piggott, Arkansas and was the son of John Johnson and Offa Johnson Settlemier...

From a very early age, 12-year-old Gracen Hampton has always been a "crafty" child. According to her mother, Erin Brown, Hampton has always been involved in crafts and baking, rather than playing with toys. "I'm not a toy buying momma," Brown said. "She considers herself an artist."...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - Wilma Goodman, 95, of Campbell, died Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Peters, Mo. Visitation will be from noon - 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 20 at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. in the Landess Funeral Chapel with Rev. Marty Carlisle and Mr. Randal Baker officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Campbell. Landess Funeral Home of Campbell is in charge of arrangements...

Forrest Eads, 97, of Williamsville, MO, died Monday, June 18, 2018 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO. Arrangements are pending with Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont, MO.

After 10 months, the list is complete. On Monday, the 45 spring sport finalists for the 2018 Semoball Awards were announced during a selection show live on air on SEMO ESPN Radio 1220 AM. In addition to those individual student-athletes, 15 additional nominees were revealed for Coach of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year and Sportsmanship, plus the Lifetime Achievement Award winner...

Dorothy Marie Myers, 84 of Gipsy, Missouri died June 6, 2018 at her home. Services were held June 9, 2018 at the Morgan Funeral Chapel. Rev. Dan Overton officiated. Burial followed in the Berrong Cemetery near Zalma.

Ferral H. Taylor, 78, of Dudley died June 13, 2018 at his residence. Visitation was held June 15, 2018 and funeral service was held June 16, 2018 at the White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Rev. Jim Sanders officiated. Burial followed in the Malden Memorial Park Cemetery in Malden, Missouri...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- The Poplar Bluff swim team came away with a victory Saturday at the Scott City Swim Meet. The Piranhas scored 869.5 and grabbed 38 wins, placing ahead of Scott City (611.5) and Charleston (391). Teagan Kassing led the way for Poplar Bluff with five victories in the 9-10 age division. Carson Todd won four events in the boys 11-12 division, while Trinity Tuggle won three events in the girls 11-12 division...

A move of Municipal Utilities offices could be delayed until as late as Oct. 1, under a new amendment to a contract to purchase an existing bank building. The change was approved Monday by the Poplar Bluff City Council, along with alterations to utility supplier contracts...

Poplar Bluff City Council members had a number of questions Monday for the owner of a proposed trash transfer station that would be constructed on the edge of the Poplar Bluff Industrial Park, near Ozark Ridge Golf Course. Chad and Sara Henson of Piedmont have requested the property be rezoned from C-2 general commercial to M-2 general industrial. The item will be on the voting agenda July 2...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Federal officials say three Southeast Missouri men, including one from Malden, recently were indicted for what was described as "lying and buying" firearms. Jarvis D. Wofford, 26, of Malden was arrested Friday by the Malden Police Department on a federal indictment...

The Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office continues to investigate a fire that destroyed a South 11th Street commercial building housing two businesses and storage units on Friday afternoon. Regional Chief Investigator Jason Dunn and Investigator Rachel McColley sifted through the rubble for most of the day Monday, said Poplar Bluff Fire Chief Ralph Stucker...

PUXICO, Mo. -- Jacob Donald Bates of Puxico, Mo., was born Feb. 8, 1989 in Lansing, Mich., and passed away at Advance,Mo. May 16, 2018,at the ago of 29 years, three months and eight days. Mr. Bates had lived his former years in Michigan and had lived in Puxico since the age of 15. ...