Stories from Thursday, December 27, 2018

CAMPBELL,Mo. ~ Michael "Mike" Crawford, 53, of Larned, Kan., died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m., Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 at Tucker Cemetery in Campbell with Father William Hennecke officiating. Burial will follow at Tucker Cemetery in Campbell...

DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Patricia Ione Bliss, 73-year-old resident of Grandin, Mo. died Monday, Dec. 24, 2018 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Graveside services will be held at noon Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 in the Grandin City Cemetery with Bro. John Payne officiating. Online condolences: edwardsfuneralhome.org...

FISK, Mo. -- Eva Lois McNeil, 81, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Monday, Dec. 24, 2018 at The Manor, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. McNeil was born Oct. 20, 1937 in Lilbourn, Mo., daughter of the late Braxton and Loedith Chisholm. After working 20 years at Purlator in Dexter she worked in home health care and loved her clients. She enjoyed gardening and growing flowers...

Last year, the Mules entered the Poplar Bluff Showdown optimistic with a 4-4 record and won their third title after a late rally against defending champion Jonesboro (Ark.). This year Poplar Bluff (6-1) is better, and once again, optimistic entering the 32nd Poplar Bluff Showdown...

BLOOMFIELD -- The 13th-seeded Bloomfield Wildcats nearly pulled off the first upset of the day at the 62nd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. The Wildcats took fourth-seeded Doniphan to the wire before falling 38-36 in the first round Wednesday at Bloomfield High School...

BLOOMFIELD -- Sixth-seeded Twin Rivers tried to string together runs to put away 11th-seeded Richland. The Rebels responded to each attempt with spurts of their own in the first half, but the third quarter was a different story. Seniors Hayden Thomas and Zach Hargraves scored the Royals' first 10 points out of the halftime break to start a game-clinching run, and Twin Rivers ran away from Richland in the second half for a 66-44 win to move into the winner's bracket of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.. ...

A partial government shutdown closed services at many national public lands Wednesday and could be felt by food programs for mothers and children, as well as local highway projects if it drags on too long. While the shutdown started Friday, yesterday marked the first day many employees of the nine impacted federal departments were back at work after a weekend and Christmas holiday...

Six days into Missouri's alternative methods deer season, hunters have taken 5,238 deer, well above the 3,800 they took during the same period a year ago. If you don't count this morning's rain, the weather has been pretty good for hunters, and without a decent acorn crop in most places, deer have been quite visible as they feed in the open...

GIDEON, Mo. -- Claud Lee Montgomery, 82, of Gideon, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018, in Gideon. Visitation will be held from 6 - 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Gideon. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 in the chapel with Rev. Steve Watkins officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Clarkton...

Ivan Leon Allen (Mickey), 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018 at home. Visitation will be from 1 - 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018 at Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff. Funeral services will be immediately following visitation at 2 p.m. in the Moore Funeral Service Chapel...

Staff Reports BLOOMFIELD -- The Stoddard County Commissioners approved new tires for a county vehicle during its Wednesday morning meeting. Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver, according to the unapproved minutes from the meeting, asked the commission what could be done about his county vehicles...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- Helen was an angel on earth and now an angel in heaven. Helen Doyle, 92, passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of the late Elmer and Evelyn (Jarboe) Conrad, Helen was born Dec. ...

Bryce Alden Hinkson, M.D., 92, passed away peacefully in the company of family on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 from complications of Parkinson's disease at Ozark Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Osage Beach, Mo. Bryce was a man of strong lifelong Christian belief and faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the promise of eternal life in Heaven...

DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Terri Woodson, 61-year-old resident of Gatewood, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Danny Miller officiating. Visiting will begin at noon Friday, and burial will be in the Mt. Olive Cemetery...