Stories from Tuesday, July 17, 2018

From Staff Reports The Puxico Board of Aldermen approved budgets, paving projects, a request for liquor by the drink license and learned about the possible sale of property for unpaid taxes June 28. Attending were Mayor Rick McLean and aldermen Gary Burns, Peter Coutavas and Charles Fann. Alderman GS Kilbreth was absent...

From Staff Reports Egypt Sherrod, host of HGTV's "Flipping Virgins" and "Property Virgins, will be the keynote speaker for the Women Aware Conference Thursday, Sept. 20, in the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff. Conference Director Meredith Rines said, "This is our 31st year to bring the Women Aware conference to our community. As a committee, we love being able to plan a day filled with fun, learning and networking for our area's women...

Although temperatures are peaking into the 90s, now is the time to get ready and prepare for fall deer and turkey hunting. July is the time to apply for managed deer hunts in the state of Missouri. The first thing to do is either pick up a copy of the "2018 Fall Deer & Turkey" pamphlet at a local permit vendor or review the information online at mdc.mo.gov...

It is time to mark your calendars for the 2018 Sifford Family Gathering which will be held the last weekend in July. The family will meet at the American Steakhouse in Dexter July 27 at 6 p.m. This will be a time to enjoy good food and fellowship with family and friends...

The annual Madison/Wayne County women in ag meeting is back in Madison county this year. Don't miss it! We are visiting 2 farms, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, lunch and presentations will be held at Vance Vineyards. The first visit will be to Mark Shetley's Dairy Farm in Fredericktown. ...

God, Jesus and us (mankind). Should you decide to make a study of the subject, where would you start? If you are wise, you would not go to the great libraries of the world but to the Bible, the greatest book in the world. The whole Bible is about God, his son and us and about our relationship with him in life and our final destiny. ...

MALDEN, Mo. - Dale E. Maynard, 77, of Malden, was born on August 14, 1940 in Boone, Iowa to the late Earl M. Maynard and Vivian Marie Martin Maynard. He departed this life on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri...

Thanks for cleaning Highland Cemetery This is whoever cleaned the cemetery in Grandin. It's the Highland Cemetery. We have family living, buried out there and we went up, my family did, to clean it up and it was already done. And whoever done it did a excellent job and we just, we don't know who done it so we wanna thank whoever done it and God bless them and thank you...

GREENVILLE, Mo. - Mary Ruth Payton, 89, of Lodi, died Monday, July 16, 2018 at Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Arrangements are pending with Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel, Greenville.

By ADRIANA COHEN What a blessing to finally have a president who's looking out for us, the American taxpayers, versus kowtowing to globalist elites and NATO members who've been exploiting the United States by failing to pay their fair share in military defense spending...

Big, red, juicy strawberries are in season and full of flavor. For this quick dinner, I blended strawberries with soy sauce mixture to make a dressing for steak. Sesame noodles and spinach accompany the steak. The strawberries give a rich body and texture to dressing and complement the beef...

By MIKE JENSEN Of all of the places I would like to visit, San Francisco is not on that list. Given the current political and cultural climate in Kalifornia, there's not a whole lot there that interests me. But San Francisco takes the cake. The Golden Gate mecca has a new mayor but an old problem...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Ronald Jack "Ron" Chapman, 77, Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, July 16, 2018 in ManorCare Health Services, Springfield. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, July 20, 2018 in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, 5201 South Southwood, Springfield, under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home...

Floodwaters swamped towns along the Mississippi River and its tributaries and turned roads and fields into lakes 25 years ago this summer. It was a marathon of a flood, which first surfaced in March 1993 and stayed around all summer. Its endurance taxed city, county, state and federal resources and volunteer efforts to battle it...

PIEDMONT, Mo. - James Hastings, 77, of Piedmont, died Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Landmark Hospital, Cape Girardeau, MO. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Friday, July 20 at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 21 at the Piedmont chapel. Burial will be in Forest Chapel Cemetery in Piedmont. Online condolences can be made at www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

BERNIE -- With temperatures in the mid 90s afternoon of July 11, area firefighters were closely watched as they battled a fuel tank fire for four hours. "It was very hot," Puxico Fire Chief Stacy Starnes said in response to providing mutual aid. "Everyone worked well together."...

Bruce Redwine, 93, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018 at Westwood Hills in Poplar Bluff. He was born on August 31, 1924 to Horace and Pearle Redwine in Maynard, AR. Bruce graduated from Pace College in 1953 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Bruce worked as a Senior Auditor for the IRS for over 30 years...

Three new Senate Bill 40 board members were appointed by Stoddard County Commissioners during the July 9 meeting. Danny Griffin, Ray McLane and Josh Hester were appointed to fill two open SB40 board spots and one other which was up for reappointment...

PUXICO, Mo. -- Rev. Dayna Zoll-Cookson, 41, of Puxico went home to be with the Lord Monday, July 9, 2018 at her home surrounded by family. Dayna was born Nov. 26, 1976 at Poplar Bluff, Mo. and had lived in Dudley, Dexter, New Mexico, St. Louis and Puxico. She graduated from Puxico High School in 1995, attended Three Rivers Community College, SLCC and acquired her Master of Arts degree from Lindenwood University in 2011 in Counseling...

Electric rates for the city of Poplar Bluff are covering expenses, according to information discussed Monday by members of the Municipal Utilities Advisory Board. Operating revenue exceeded expenses by approximately $1.3 million in 2017, an audit document reviewed by the board shows...

Poplar Bluff officials hope to kick off a new Adopt-A-Street program by late August or early September. The proposal was discussed Monday by the Poplar Bluff City Council, who voted 5-2 to allow alcohol sales at the annual Iron Horse Festival and discussed a special budget to address concerns raised by auditors earlier this month...