Stories from Tuesday, August 7, 2012

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer As local voters made their way to the polls this morning, many said they were most concerned about Missouri's prayer amendment and the hotly contested Republican primary for Butler County sheriff. "I'm very interested in the sheriff's race. There's been a lot of controversy and I want to see the best person elected," said Omer Petty, voting in Poplar Bluff Ward 1...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor A detachment agreement between the city, Butler County Public Water Supply District 1 and Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center was approved Monday night by the Poplar Bluff City Council. Other actions dealt with a zoning dispute and wastewater treatment plant improvements...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Brian Becker's request for adjustments on his City Cable open access internet service bills was denied by the Poplar Bluff City Council Monday night. The vote was 5-0. Councilman Johnny Brannum and Robert Smith were absent for the two-hour hearing, but were present for the council meeting...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Two documents outlining financing arrangements for the $123.5 million Eight Points Development and additional tax revenues to be generated by new retailers were unanimously approved by the Poplar Bluff City Council Monday night...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) -- His community under attack, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin president Satwant Singh Kaleka fought back with all his strength and a simple butter knife, trying to stab a murderous gunman before taking two fatal gunshots to the leg...

Twin Rivers bond issue I see where Twin Rivers is running their $3 1/2 million bond issue again. This carries a 37 cent increase in taxes, making a 40 cent tax rate for the next 20 years. Enrollment has dropped from 1056 in 2002-03 school year to 947 in 2011-12 for a loss of 109 students in nine years. ...

A young Chinese man is under arrest for a rampage killing in Liaoning province. The knife-wielding 17-year-old reportedly killed eight people, including two relatives of his estranged girlfriend, and wounded five others. Terrible story. But Agence France-Presse, in an account widely circulated by Yahoo and other news outlets, knew just whom to blame: capitalism. ...

Louis Elder PHOTO PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Louis Dewayne Elder, 66, of Silva, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Benchmark Health Care in Greenville, Mo. Mr. Elder was born on Oct. 7, 1945, in Shook, Mo. He attended school in an one room school house in Kime, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith and he enjoyed attending Shiloh and Jacktown churches. He was a self-employed logger in the timer industry and spent his adult years between Poplar Bluff and Greenville, MO...

By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- At the outset of his recent foreign trip, Mitt Romney committed a gaffe. In answer to a question about the Olympics, he expressed skepticism about London's preparations. The response confounded and agitated Romney supporters because it was such an unforced error. The question invited a simple paean to Olympic spirit and British grit, not the critical analysis of a former Olympic organizer...

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...

By BILL O'REILLY When the New York Post puts a fast-food chicken franchise on page one, you know some feathers have been ruffled, so to speak. And, indeed, the Chick-fil-A outfit can forget about catering any gay marriage receptions, because the company's president, Dan Cathy, recently told an Atlanta radio station that by supporting gay nuptials, America is "inviting God's wrath."...

By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) -- Wade Michael Page played in white supremacist heavy metal bands and posted frequent comments on Internet forums for skinheads, repeatedly exhorting members to act more decisively to support their cause...

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican governors who've balked at creating new private insurance markets under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul may end up getting stuck with the very thing they're trying to avoid...

By HOLBROOK MOHR Associated Press BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- Federal housing authorities are auditing the use of more than $650 million in grants designated for an ambitious plan for sewage and water systems across south Mississippi in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, The Associated Press has learned...

Dessie Parrish Dessie E. Parrish, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

Poplar Bluff's athletic teams opened practice Monday as the Mules officially began preparing for the upcoming season. New athletic director Kent Keith is not the only change this fall. Rusty Crafton opened his first soccer camp while the Mules football team will face a new playoff format and schedule. There's also a home cross country meet for the first time in over a decade this fall and a new look to the home of the softball team...

Sindy Cochran PUXICO, Mo. -- Sindy Cochran, 79, of Puxico, Mo., died Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Cochran was born on June 15, 1933, in Asherville, Mo. She had lived in Puxico most of her life where she worked at the Puxico Press as a proof reader. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Puxico, V.F.W. Post 7822 Ladies Auxiliary and the Thursday Culture Club. She enjoyed quilting, macrame, gardening, walking and cooking...

Wanna VanCleve Wanna L. VanCleve, 85, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff.

James Doughton MALDEN, Mo. -- James Doughten, 52, of Kennett, Mo., died Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in Twin Rivers Medical Center in Kennett. Funeral arrangements are pending with Landess Funeral Home in Malden.

Delores Eaton DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Delores Frances Eaton, 49, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at her residence. Ms. Eaton was born Aug. 9, 1962, in Poplar Bluff. She had been an X-ray technician at Lucy Lee Hospital. Surviving are her son, Blake C. Eaton of Poplar Bluff; her parents, Boyce and Mary "Frankie" Hoefer of Doniphan, Mo.; one sister, Debbie Russell of Ellsinore, Mo.; and one brother, Boyce G. Hoefer, Jr., of Poplar Bluff...

Louis Elder PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Louis Dewayne Elder, 66, of Silva, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Benchmark Health Care in Greenville, Mo. Mr. Elder was born on Oct. 7, 1945, in Shook, Mo. He attended school in an one room school house in Kime, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith and he enjoyed attending Shiloh and Jacktown churches. He was a self-employed logger in the timer industry and spent his adult years between Poplar Bluff and Greenville, MO...

Marilyn VanKirk Marilyn Diane VanKirk, 61, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. VanKirk was born Sept. 4, 1950, in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of Westside Church of God, and was employed as manager of operations at First Community Bank in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. VanKirk enjoyed spending time with her family, traveling and collecting...

Donald Hayes Sr. BUNKER, Mo. -- Donald C. Hayes Sr., 76, of Bunker, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at his residence. He was born Sept. 14, 1935, at Bunker. He was a member of Olhman Missionary Baptist Church in Bunker and had served as Sunday school superintendent for 20 years...

Monday, Aug. 6 Pick 3 Evening: 5-7-6 Pick 3 Midday: 7-8-4 Pick 4 Evening: 4-2-2-0 Pick 4 Midday: 7-0-6-9 Show Me Cash: 18-21-24-25-37 Next jackpot: $65,000

Aaron and Stacy Newman of Ellsinore, Mo., have chosen the name Avery Alexandria Newman for their 7-pound, 9-ounce daughter born at 9:50 a.m. Monday, July 23, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Avery was 19 inches long. Grandparents are Buddy and Erin Strack and Tim and Renee Newman, all of Poplar Bluff, Mo...

By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- At the outset of his recent foreign trip, Mitt Romney committed a gaffe. In answer to a question about the Olympics, he expressed skepticism about London's preparations. The response confounded and agitated Romney supporters because it was such an unforced error. The question invited a simple paean to Olympic spirit and British grit, not the critical analysis of a former Olympic organizer...

Louis Elder PHOTO PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Louis Dewayne Elder, 66, of Silva, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Benchmark Health Care in Greenville, Mo. Mr. Elder was born on Oct. 7, 1945, in Shook, Mo. He attended school in an one room school house in Kime, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith and he enjoyed attending Shiloh and Jacktown churches. He was a self-employed logger in the timer industry and spent his adult years between Poplar Bluff and Greenville, MO...

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican governors who've balked at creating new private insurance markets under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul may end up getting stuck with the very thing they're trying to avoid...

A young Chinese man is under arrest for a rampage killing in Liaoning province. The knife-wielding 17-year-old reportedly killed eight people, including two relatives of his estranged girlfriend, and wounded five others. Terrible story. But Agence France-Presse, in an account widely circulated by Yahoo and other news outlets, knew just whom to blame: capitalism. ...

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...

By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) -- Wade Michael Page played in white supremacist heavy metal bands and posted frequent comments on Internet forums for skinheads, repeatedly exhorting members to act more decisively to support their cause...

Dessie Parrish Dessie E. Parrish, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

Poplar Bluff's athletic teams opened practice Monday as the Mules officially began preparing for the upcoming season. New athletic director Kent Keith is not the only change this fall. Rusty Crafton opened his first soccer camp while the Mules football team will face a new playoff format and schedule. There's also a home cross country meet for the first time in over a decade this fall and a new look to the home of the softball team...

Monday, Aug. 6 Pick 3 Evening: 5-7-6 Pick 3 Midday: 7-8-4 Pick 4 Evening: 4-2-2-0 Pick 4 Midday: 7-0-6-9 Show Me Cash: 18-21-24-25-37 Next jackpot: $65,000

Aaron and Stacy Newman of Ellsinore, Mo., have chosen the name Avery Alexandria Newman for their 7-pound, 9-ounce daughter born at 9:50 a.m. Monday, July 23, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Avery was 19 inches long. Grandparents are Buddy and Erin Strack and Tim and Renee Newman, all of Poplar Bluff, Mo...

Louis Elder PHOTO PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Louis Dewayne Elder, 66, of Silva, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Benchmark Health Care in Greenville, Mo. Mr. Elder was born on Oct. 7, 1945, in Shook, Mo. He attended school in an one room school house in Kime, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith and he enjoyed attending Shiloh and Jacktown churches. He was a self-employed logger in the timer industry and spent his adult years between Poplar Bluff and Greenville, MO...

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...

By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- At the outset of his recent foreign trip, Mitt Romney committed a gaffe. In answer to a question about the Olympics, he expressed skepticism about London's preparations. The response confounded and agitated Romney supporters because it was such an unforced error. The question invited a simple paean to Olympic spirit and British grit, not the critical analysis of a former Olympic organizer...

Louis Elder PHOTO PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Louis Dewayne Elder, 66, of Silva, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Benchmark Health Care in Greenville, Mo. Mr. Elder was born on Oct. 7, 1945, in Shook, Mo. He attended school in an one room school house in Kime, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith and he enjoyed attending Shiloh and Jacktown churches. He was a self-employed logger in the timer industry and spent his adult years between Poplar Bluff and Greenville, MO...

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...

Louis Elder PHOTO PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Louis Dewayne Elder, 66, of Silva, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Benchmark Health Care in Greenville, Mo. Mr. Elder was born on Oct. 7, 1945, in Shook, Mo. He attended school in an one room school house in Kime, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith and he enjoyed attending Shiloh and Jacktown churches. He was a self-employed logger in the timer industry and spent his adult years between Poplar Bluff and Greenville, MO...

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...

Louis Elder PHOTO PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Louis Dewayne Elder, 66, of Silva, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Benchmark Health Care in Greenville, Mo. Mr. Elder was born on Oct. 7, 1945, in Shook, Mo. He attended school in an one room school house in Kime, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith and he enjoyed attending Shiloh and Jacktown churches. He was a self-employed logger in the timer industry and spent his adult years between Poplar Bluff and Greenville, MO...

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...

Louis Elder PHOTO PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Louis Dewayne Elder, 66, of Silva, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Benchmark Health Care in Greenville, Mo. Mr. Elder was born on Oct. 7, 1945, in Shook, Mo. He attended school in an one room school house in Kime, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith and he enjoyed attending Shiloh and Jacktown churches. He was a self-employed logger in the timer industry and spent his adult years between Poplar Bluff and Greenville, MO...

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...