Stories from Sunday, March 11, 2012

Political outsider Wayne Gilmore, who has never run for or held public office, filed last week for the Republican nomination for Butler County Sheriff. "I can come in as an outsider with fresh honest perspective and begin the hard work of restoring the dignity, respect, and the morality of the sheriff's office," Gilmore said...

The City of Dexter will have representation on a newly formed committee designed to help the Missouri Department of Transportation explore future transportation needs and help to find solutions. In an announcement this week from Speaker of the Missouri House of Rep. ...

By BARBARA ANN HORTONNews Editor Couponing takes time, but saving 40 to 50 percent on her family's grocery bill is worth it, said Tiffany Jenkins of Poplar Bluff, Mo. Describing herself as a big organizer, as well as being competitive, the busy wife and mother of two added, "It's just a matter of what you make time for." Jenkins works full time as the director of marketing and community relations for Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. ...

By MELISSA MILLER SEMO News Service The Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge could help bring funds and jobs to Southeast Missouri. Announced by the USDA this week, the program will provide $15 million in grants to not-for-profit and government organizations in 20 regions nationwide in an effort to expand business opportunities in rural areas...

By NOREEN HYSLOP SEMO News Service The City of Dexter will have representation on a newly formed committee designed to help the Missouri Department of Transportation explore future transportation needs and help to find solutions. In an announcement this week from Speaker of the Missouri House of Rep. ...

Political outsider Wayne Gilmore, who has never run for or held public office, filed last week for the Republican nomination for Butler County Sheriff. "I can come in as an outsider with fresh honest perspective and begin the hard work of restoring the dignity, respect, and the morality of the sheriff's office," Gilmore said...

By MELISSA MILLER SEMO News Service The Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge could help bring funds and jobs to Southeast Missouri. Announced by the USDA this week, the program will provide $15 million in grants to not-for-profit and government organizations in 20 regions nationwide in an effort to expand business opportunities in rural areas...

By BARBARA ANN HORTONNews Editor Couponing takes time, but saving 40 to 50 percent on her family's grocery bill is worth it, said Tiffany Jenkins of Poplar Bluff, Mo. Describing herself as a big organizer, as well as being competitive, the busy wife and mother of two added, "It's just a matter of what you make time for." Jenkins works full time as the director of marketing and community relations for Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. ...

By BARBARA ANN HORTONNews Editor A cancer diagnoses is devastating to not only the patient, but family and friends as well. Battling the disease may overwhelm not only the patient and the family both mentally and emotionally but in time may crush them financially...

The Public Safety Institute at Three Rivers College has been awarded a substantial grant from the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to train firefighters across Missouri, the agency has announced in a press release. More than $60,000 of fire training grant funds will be issued to the college through SEMA from the Missouri Emergency Response Commission (MERC), a division of SEMA. ...

Over 1,000 high school musicians will visit Three Rivers College this month for the annual district music festival March 13 and 24 The showcase is considered a state-level competition event. Large ensembles (bands and choirs) will perform for ratings on March 13. These groups will include 11 high school bands and 10 high school choirs. Judges for this event are from Cape Girardeau, Farmington, Washington, Lebanon, Lilbourn, Jonesboro, Perryville, Pacific, St. Charles, Springfield and St. Louis...

Start callin 'em--payback! Yeah, I'm calling about the Robo-calls from the Republican Party from Illinois, District of Columbia, Colorado and just on and on and on it'll say on your phone when you answer it's be Mike Huckabee or somebody else for the Republican Party. ...

The conversation was oddly reminiscent of one that took place some 20 years ago between my mother and her sister, my sweet Aunt Hazel. On that occasion, Aunt Hazel phoned my mother, as she did most every day, only to be told in no uncertain terms that it was not a good time to talk...

Whole Kids Outreach, located on Highway 21 five miles south of Ellington, Mo., is sponsoring their annual Easter Egg Hunt from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saturday, March 31. There will be activities for all ages with the egg hunt for children up to 11 years of age. Activities other than the egg hunt will be games, prizes, pony rides, free lunch and a visit with the Easter Bunny!...

By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer A Poplar Bluff native's latest literary release details her perseverance over bladder cancer, polio and caring for family with illness. Sylvia Ramsey says she wrote "Traveling a Rocky Road with Love, Faith and Guts: Bladder Cancer, COPD, Caregiving, Polio and More" to encourage others who are struggling...

Velva Smith PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Velva Smith, 93, of Piedmont, Mo., died Friday, March 9, 2012, at Clark's Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont. Visitation will begin after 5 p.m. Monday at Ruegg Funeral Home chapel, in Piedmont. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel. A complete obituary will follow later...

Stuart Norwood Seattle, Wash. -- Stuart Lane Norwood, 54, of Seattle, Wash., died at home with his family by his side after a battle with primary brain cancer. Mr. Norwood was born in Memphis, Tenn., to Wendell and Prilla Norwood on June 23, 1957. He was raised in Bridgeport, Wash., and graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1975. He was an excellent athlete and enjoyed sports of all kinds, but golf and baseball were his favorites...

Jimmy and Maxine Ice of Poplar Bluff will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren from 6 - 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 17 at the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce...

Dale Whittenberg DEXTER, Mo. -- Dale Whittenberg, 76, of Dexter, Mo., died Friday, March 9, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Whittenberg was born on Aug. 31, 1935. He was a member of the Second General Baptist Church in Dexter. He formerly owned Dale's Shell Service Station in Dexter, had worked for various service station's and oil companies in the Dexter area. He loved to restore antique tractors...

George Eugene Worley NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- George Eugene Worley, 87, of Centralia, Mo., died Friday, March 9, 2012, at Fulton Nursing and Rehab Center in Fulton, Mo. Mr. Worley was born Aug. 15, 1924, at Lone Hill, Mo. He was a member of the United Pentecostal Church in Columbia, Mo. He was a union carpenter and worked in both home and commercial construction. He had to retire from carpentry due to health reasons...

Tennie Houchins DEXTER, Mo. -- Tennie L. Houchins, 86, of Essex, Mo., died Friday, March 9, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Bloomfield, Mo. Mrs. Houchins was born on April 12, 1925, in Risco, Mo. She had been a resident of Sikeston for many years and had moved to Essex in 1980. She was a member of the Full Gospel Pentecostal Church and was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone for many years...

Keli Robertson and Matt Broadstock of Maryland Heights, Mo., have chosen the name Lyra Josephine Broadstock for their 7-pound, 2-ounce daughter born at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 at St. Mary's Health Center in Richmond Heights, Mo. Lyra was 21 inches in length...

Maury and Melissa Allen of Columbia, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., have chosen the name Grey Alexander Allen for their 9-pound, 3-ounce son who was born on Monday, Dec. 26, 2011. He was 21.5 inches long. Grandparents are Bernard and Brenda Allen of Naylor, Mo., and Ed and Debbie Byrne of Granite City, Ill., formerly of Poplar Bluff...

Stuart Norwood -- Seattle, Wash. Tennie Houchins -- Essex, Mo. Dale Whittenberg -- Dexter, Mo. George Worley -- Cenralia, Mo. Velva Smith -- Piedmont, Mo.

Three weeks later, not much changed except the stakes. The Naylor Lady Eagles ended up scoring the same amount of points against Eminence, which advanced to the MSHSAA Class 1 Show-Me Showdown with a 58-32 win Saturday afternoon at the Bess Activity Center...

HILLSBORO -- The Three Rivers Raiders simply ignored the seeding for the Region XVI Tournament. Third-seeded Three Rivers pulled off the second of two straight upsets to win the Region XVI title over top-seeded Moberly 66-63 at Jefferson College. The Raiders won their fifth Region XVI title in the last six seasons after winning four straight from 2007-10...

HILLSBORO -- Playing their first game without second-leading scorer Ibrahim Djambo, the Three Rivers Raiders needed to pick up the slack Friday night. They did just that as they had four players in double figures and coasted past MSU-West Plains 74-44 in the semifinals of the Region XVI Tournament at Jefferson College...

JEFFERSON CITY -- After hanging with Crowder for 30 minutes, the seventh-seeded Three Rivers Lady Raiders faded down the stretch. Three Rivers tied the game with a little more than 10 minutes remaining but was outscored 25-9 in the final minutes as they lost 71-55 in the opening round of the Region XVI Tournament Friday at Lincoln University...

Start callin 'em--payback! Yeah, I'm calling about the Robo-calls from the Republican Party from Illinois, District of Columbia, Colorado and just on and on and on it'll say on your phone when you answer it's be Mike Huckabee or somebody else for the Republican Party. ...

Whole Kids Outreach, located on Highway 21 five miles south of Ellington, Mo., is sponsoring their annual Easter Egg Hunt from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saturday, March 31. There will be activities for all ages with the egg hunt for children up to 11 years of age. Activities other than the egg hunt will be games, prizes, pony rides, free lunch and a visit with the Easter Bunny!...

Tennie Houchins DEXTER, Mo. -- Tennie L. Houchins, 86, of Essex, Mo., died Friday, March 9, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Bloomfield, Mo. Mrs. Houchins was born on April 12, 1925, in Risco, Mo. She had been a resident of Sikeston for many years and had moved to Essex in 1980. She was a member of the Full Gospel Pentecostal Church and was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone for many years...

By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer A Poplar Bluff native's latest literary release details her perseverance over bladder cancer, polio and caring for family with illness. Sylvia Ramsey says she wrote "Traveling a Rocky Road with Love, Faith and Guts: Bladder Cancer, COPD, Caregiving, Polio and More" to encourage others who are struggling...

Jimmy and Maxine Ice of Poplar Bluff will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren from 6 - 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 17 at the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce...

Dale Whittenberg DEXTER, Mo. -- Dale Whittenberg, 76, of Dexter, Mo., died Friday, March 9, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Whittenberg was born on Aug. 31, 1935. He was a member of the Second General Baptist Church in Dexter. He formerly owned Dale's Shell Service Station in Dexter, had worked for various service station's and oil companies in the Dexter area. He loved to restore antique tractors...

Stuart Norwood Seattle, Wash. -- Stuart Lane Norwood, 54, of Seattle, Wash., died at home with his family by his side after a battle with primary brain cancer. Mr. Norwood was born in Memphis, Tenn., to Wendell and Prilla Norwood on June 23, 1957. He was raised in Bridgeport, Wash., and graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1975. He was an excellent athlete and enjoyed sports of all kinds, but golf and baseball were his favorites...

George Eugene Worley NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- George Eugene Worley, 87, of Centralia, Mo., died Friday, March 9, 2012, at Fulton Nursing and Rehab Center in Fulton, Mo. Mr. Worley was born Aug. 15, 1924, at Lone Hill, Mo. He was a member of the United Pentecostal Church in Columbia, Mo. He was a union carpenter and worked in both home and commercial construction. He had to retire from carpentry due to health reasons...

Keli Robertson and Matt Broadstock of Maryland Heights, Mo., have chosen the name Lyra Josephine Broadstock for their 7-pound, 2-ounce daughter born at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 at St. Mary's Health Center in Richmond Heights, Mo. Lyra was 21 inches in length...

Maury and Melissa Allen of Columbia, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., have chosen the name Grey Alexander Allen for their 9-pound, 3-ounce son who was born on Monday, Dec. 26, 2011. He was 21.5 inches long. Grandparents are Bernard and Brenda Allen of Naylor, Mo., and Ed and Debbie Byrne of Granite City, Ill., formerly of Poplar Bluff...

Stuart Norwood -- Seattle, Wash. Tennie Houchins -- Essex, Mo. Dale Whittenberg -- Dexter, Mo. George Worley -- Cenralia, Mo. Velva Smith -- Piedmont, Mo.

Three weeks later, not much changed except the stakes. The Naylor Lady Eagles ended up scoring the same amount of points against Eminence, which advanced to the MSHSAA Class 1 Show-Me Showdown with a 58-32 win Saturday afternoon at the Bess Activity Center...

HILLSBORO -- The Three Rivers Raiders simply ignored the seeding for the Region XVI Tournament. Third-seeded Three Rivers pulled off the second of two straight upsets to win the Region XVI title over top-seeded Moberly 66-63 at Jefferson College. The Raiders won their fifth Region XVI title in the last six seasons after winning four straight from 2007-10...

HILLSBORO -- Playing their first game without second-leading scorer Ibrahim Djambo, the Three Rivers Raiders needed to pick up the slack Friday night. They did just that as they had four players in double figures and coasted past MSU-West Plains 74-44 in the semifinals of the Region XVI Tournament at Jefferson College...

JEFFERSON CITY -- After hanging with Crowder for 30 minutes, the seventh-seeded Three Rivers Lady Raiders faded down the stretch. Three Rivers tied the game with a little more than 10 minutes remaining but was outscored 25-9 in the final minutes as they lost 71-55 in the opening round of the Region XVI Tournament Friday at Lincoln University...