Stories from Saturday, October 5, 2013

By RUTH CAMPBELL SEMO News Service Although its been a little more than 200 years since the last big one hit, the New Madrid Seismic Zone is still a hot spot for earthquakes. New research conducted by U.S. Geological Survey scientists shows why the zone is unique and may continue to pose a higher earthquake risk than adjacent areas in the central United States...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Everyone who visits all 10 sites during the Iron Horse Festival to get their passports signed will have the opportunity to win prizes totaling approximately $800, according to Penny McGath, executive director of Downtown Poplar Bluff, Inc., which sponsors the festival...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The Union Pacific Railroad will have its Boy Scout heritage engine in Poplar Bluff, Mo., for the fourth annual Iron Horse Festival Saturday. Local Boy Scout troops will have displays at the historic Poplar Bluff Train Depot between Second and Main streets...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer On Saturday, 78-year-old Lewis Bissette will wear his U.S. Army uniform as he and four other Vietnam veterans are honored during the opening ceremony of the Iron Horse Festival for their heroism during service. The Doniphan, Mo., resident has always been proud of the 20 years he spent in the military, spanning two wars. But when he left the service in 1974, he was slapped, spit on and cussed for being a soldier...

By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer Saturday's Iron Horse Festival celebrations will conclude with a Johnny Cash tribute, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Rodgers Theatre. Bill Forness and One More Round, a Johnny Cash Tribute band, is described as "a theatrical tribute to the Man in the Black with a look, sound and feel of a real Johnny Cash show," according to the group's website, www.jcashtribute.com. The band's set list includes hits from the 1950s through the 1990s...

By SHARON RANDALL Scripps Howard News Service Sometimes after a big event, I take a while to put it into focus. It's like the old days before digital cameras. Back then, if you wanted to see the photos you shot on vacation, you had to take the film someplace to get it developed and go back later to pick up the prints. Then you had to sort them fast before anybody saw them, so you could trash the ones that made you look bad...

By DEROY MURDOCK Scripps Howard News Service Democrats landed on earth to nurture working Americans. How ironic, then, that "Obamacare" is hammering U.S. laborers. From terminated coverage to truncated schedules, the Democrats' reputed constituency is paying dearly for President Barack Obama's massive, $2.6 trillion healthcare "reform."...

The Butler County Democratic Central Committee and the Butler County Women's Democratic Club will host a special meeting Tuesday at the The Bread Company. Chuck Banks of Jefferson County, Mo. ,will be the guest speaker. His topic will be the "Friend-to-Friend" program...

The following students were among 211 undergraduate students who received degrees following the summer 2013 session at Southeast Missouri State University: Philip Klaproth and Zechariah Payne, both of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; Diarmait Ryan-Anderson of Ellsinore, Mo.; and Carros Shidler of Essex, Mo...

Dawn Luke GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Dawn M. Luke, 41, of Williamsville, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, at the Clark's Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont, Mo. Visitation will be held at noon Monday at the Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Greenville. Funeral services will follow beginning at 2 p.m. at the chapel with the Rev. Helen Edwards officiating. Burial will be in the Rucker Cemetery near Williamsville...

Martha Brake NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Martha Gertrude Brake, 91, of Jacksonville, Ark., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. Martha, the widow of Carl Brake, was preceded in death by her parents, Archie and Cora Moore of Neelyville; son, Thomas Brake; brothers, Winfred Moore and Francis Moore; and sister, Mildred Joiner...

Marie Baker FISK, Mo.-- Marie L. Baker, 58, of Qulin, Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Baker was retired from the Missouri Division of Youth Services. She was born Aug. 18, 1955, and was married Sept. 19, 2011 to Ron Pullum. He survives...

Fairdealing Cemetery Association Annual Meeting will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13 at the Fairdealing Grocery Store in Fairdealing, Mo. Donations may be sent to: Fairdealing Cemetery, P. O. Box 161, Fairdealing, Mo 63939. For information, call 573-300-3564...

Dr. George Ladyman Dr. George H. Ladyman, 84, of Williamsville, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Dr. Ladyman was born March 6, 1929 in Knob, Ark., and graduated from Rector High School, Rector, Ark. He was a 1951 graduate of Arkansas State University (B.S. ...

By KEITH LEWIS SEMO News Service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. --With the filming of 20th Century Fox's "Gone Girl" in full swing, it's likely people have visited filming locations in Cape Girardeau in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the film's stars, such as Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike or Tyler Perry...

A two-sport all-state athlete, a two-time state golf champion and one of the most recruited Mules basketball players were honored Thursday night at Westwood Hills Country Club with one missing. Teresa Grimes Markos, Colby Robertson and Lex Drum joined the Poplar Bluff Sports Hall of Fame as the 31st class of inductees...

PIEDMONT -- For two new varsity coaches at their respective schools, early October seemed to be time for a little bit of self-assesment of their programs. Poplar Bluff coach Amanda Lance was working a little more on a couple key fundamentals while Clearwater coach Stacy Wilder reworked the rotation...

ADVANCE -- The Puxico Lady Indians won their third straight match Thursday night, this time picking up a 16-25, 25-23, 27-25 victory over Stoddard County Activities Association foe, Advance. The Lady Indians (9-7) got 14 kills, two blocks and two aces from senior Emily Merick...