Stories from Friday, August 3, 2012

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Truck drivers and factory workers began driving on the nearly $6 million Poplar Bluff Industrial Park Bypass Thursday. The two-mile county road provides a direct route from Cravens Road at the Union Pacific Railroad crossing on the south side of the industrial park to the signal light at Business 67 South in front of Heartland Express...

A Qulin, Mo., woman was ordered to stand trial Thursday for her alleged role in conspiring with family members to kill her stepmother, whose remains were found scattered in a secluded area near Qulin more than 12 years ago. Accompanied by her attorney, Danny Moore, Melissa Jo "Missy" Austin Baggett, 38, again appeared before Associate Circuit Judge John Bloodworth for the continuation of her preliminary hearing...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor A suspected shake-and-bake methamphetamine lab was found in a truck on the Wal-Mart Supercenter parking lot while officers responded to an alarm at an adjacent business earlier this week. At about 7:55 p.m. Wednesday, Poplar Bluff Police Chief Danny Whiteley said, he and Sgt. Aaron Decker responded to an alarm at Gift Chest Jewelers...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man suspected of being the gunman in recent armed robberies of three convenience stores will stand trial for his alleged role in the crimes. Accompanied by his attorney, Ted Liszewski with the Public Defender's Office, Steven James Ford appeared Thursday afternoon before Associate Circuit Judge John Bloodworth for a preliminary hearing in his case...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

VAN BUREN, Mo. -- The Landing and Rosecliff Lodge at Van Buren, Mo., will host its annual Art Exhibition featuring the artwork of multi-talented local artists 6-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, through Saturday, Aug. 18. Featured this year will be the pottery of David Porter of Ellsinore, Mo., the wood sculpture of Ralph Freer of Poplar Bluff, Mo., the paintings of Jack Burrows and Patricia Orr, the nail relief sculpture of Robyn Chapman, the photography of Gary Tuttle, and the pen and ink drawings of Lee Johnson, all of Van Buren. ...

Calvin McRoy BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Calvin McRoy, 87, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in the Golden Living Center in Bloomfield. Mr. McRoy was born on Feb. 25, 1925, in Bloomfield, Mo. He had lived in Bloomfield all of his life. He attended the General Baptist Church and was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during World War II in Germany. He had been a truck driver with Cassens Transport...

JACKSON, Mo. -- The Iron Mountain Railway in Jackson, Mo., has announced the Saturday train schedule for August and September. Departing at 1 p.m., the Aug. 4, 11 and 25 trains will include a train robbery by the James Gang. Passengers can enjoy a two-hour ride, which includes a stop at the western village for taking photos...

The Butler County Genealogy Society met Thursday, July 25, at the Twin Towers. The meeting was called to order by President June Allen with 28 members and guests in attendance. Vice-president Paula Allen introduced the speaker Gerald Smith. Smith is a former federal agent with Air Force Office of Special Investigations. ...

The next meeting of the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group will be held at noon Wednesday, Aug. 8, at the First Presbyterian Church, 301 N. Main St., Poplar Bluff. Free onsite childcare will be provided by the Family and Community Education members who support this program...

As America's top athletes were gearing up for the London Olympic games this summer, some area veterans had the opportunity to demonstrate their own skills in everything from cycling to javelin. The six-day National Veterans Golden Age Games event held recently in St. ...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN Two weeks ago, Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick-fil-A, an Atlanta company famous for its juicy chicken sandwiches, appeared on "The Ken Coleman Show" to air his biblical belief that those who champion same-sex marriage are risking divine retribution upon us all...

"Between the dark and the daylight, when the night is beginning to lower, comes a pause in the day's occupations that is known as the Children's Hour." That's the opening line of a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. I memorized it in fifth grade (the whole poem, not just the first line) and recited it in a school contest in front of God and all his angels and a cafeteria full of parents that included my mother. Much to my surprise, I won a trophy...

By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- Shortly after 9/11, President George W. Bush received from Prime Minister Tony Blair a bust of Winston Churchill as an expression of British-American solidarity. Bush gave it pride of place in the Oval Office. I recently wrote that Barack Obama "started his presidency by returning to the British Embassy the bust of Winston Churchill that had graced the Oval Office."...

Charles Hill PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Charles Richard Hill, 53, of Piedmont, Mo., died Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born Jan. 6, 1959, at St. Louis, Mo. He was raised in the Big Lake Creek Community near Piedmont...

Eileen Pitts Graveside services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at Brown Chapel Cemetery for Eileen Pitts. A memorial service will follow in Broseley Community Church. Mrs. Pitts, 66, of Sikeston, Mo., died Friday, July 27, 2012, at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston...

Melvin Rogers DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Melvin Verell Rogers, 87, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Doniphan, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, at The Cedargate nursing home in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Rogers, son of I.O. and Ethel (Gladden) Rogers, was born Aug. 16, 1924, in Ripley County, Mo. ...

Gene Sanders WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. -- Lawrence Eugene (Gene) Sanders, 54, of Williamsville, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Sanders was born June 21, 1958, in Poplar Bluff to Herman Roy Sanders and Iva Irene (Cotton) Sanders. ...

Phyllis Mason ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Phyllis Jean Mason, 66, of Mehlville, Mo., died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Mason was born Nov. 3, 1945, in St. Louis, Mo. She was a homemaker. She loved listening to Elvis, country music, laughing and having fun. She also enjoyed taking and displaying pictures of her family...

Ron Vickery VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Ronald Lee Vickery, 59, of Van Buren, Mo., died Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at Barnes Jewish Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Vickery was born May 1, 1953 in St. Louis, Mo. He had lived in Van Buren on and off for 20 years and he served his country in the United States Navy. He was a self-employed therapist and enjoyed his pursuit of natural medicine, humanities, world peace, and nature...

Mason John Daughhetee is the name Courtney Danielle and Jesse David Daughhetee of Poplar Bluff, Mo., have chosen for their 6-pound, 12.9-ounce son born at 9:37 a.m., Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mason was 19.5 inches long...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Mason John Daughhetee is the name Courtney Danielle and Jesse David Daughhetee of Poplar Bluff, Mo., have chosen for their 6-pound, 12.9-ounce son born at 9:37 a.m., Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mason was 19.5 inches long...

As America's top athletes were gearing up for the London Olympic games this summer, some area veterans had the opportunity to demonstrate their own skills in everything from cycling to javelin. The six-day National Veterans Golden Age Games event held recently in St. ...

Ron Vickery VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Ronald Lee Vickery, 59, of Van Buren, Mo., died Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at Barnes Jewish Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Vickery was born May 1, 1953 in St. Louis, Mo. He had lived in Van Buren on and off for 20 years and he served his country in the United States Navy. He was a self-employed therapist and enjoyed his pursuit of natural medicine, humanities, world peace, and nature...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...

Producers are urged to report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event within 15 days of the disaster or when the loss first becomes apparent, this includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crops without insurance coverage, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director...