Stories from Thursday, October 17, 2013

By KEITH LEWIS SEMO News Service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Since principal filming of 20th Century Fox's "Gone Girl" began in Cape Girardeau, the star-struck and curious alike have gathered at shooting locations to see the production crew at work or perhaps catch a glimpse of the film's leading actors, such as Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike or Neil Patrick Harris...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor A Doniphan, Mo., driver who reported being high on methamphetamine and was wanted on multiple felony warrants allegedly fled from local officers Tuesday afternoon through downtown before crashing his SUV near Park Avenue...

The Women's Citizenship Club met at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, in the Altrusa Room at Twin Towers with 12 members present. President Rita McVey called the meeting to order. Karen Crook of the Butler County Community Council and Lee Spilberg of the court Appointed Special Advocates presented the program. ...

Designer purses, belts and other accessories will be available at bargain prices when the Designing Women Foundation (DWF) hosts its second annual Power of the Purse party after work on Thursday at the Bloodworth House. Among name brands available at the combination sale and silent auction will be Vera Bradley, Coach, Brighton, Louis Vuitton and Hermes. Some of the items will be new, some gently used...

By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- Liberals constantly lecture, more in theatrical sorrow than in actual anger, about their eagerness to compromise with Republicans, just not with Republicans who are -- liberal moderation expresses itself immoderately -- hostage-taking terroristic anarchistic jihadist suicide bombers. But Maine's Republican Sen. Susan Collins, the very model of moderation, spoiled the Democrats' piety charade by demonstrating its insincerity when she suggested this compromise:...

BERNIE -- Upsets were absent for a second straight day in the varsity bracket of the SCAA volleyball tournament Tuesday night at Bernie. The third-seeded Bernie Mules beat the sixth seeded Bloomfield Wildcats 25-17, 25-22, and the fourth-seeded Advance Hornets eliminated the fifth-seeded Puxico Indians 25-21, 25-23...

The rolling hills of Ozark Ridge Golf Course, which will host the SEMO North Conference cross country meet, seem a bit tame to Poplar Bluff runners this fall. Having already taken on a course featuring hills named Manmaker and Confidence Breaker, the Mules feel prepared heading into the championship part of the season, which starts Thursday...

As a former coach, I can tell you with absolute certainty that schools are highly competitive with one another on the athletic field and court. Some rivalries with neighboring districts go back to the foundation of public education, it would seem. Conversely, as a school administrator, I believe it's equally important to note how willingly we share and borrow from each other on the academic side of the fence...

By MONA CHAREN Republicans and conservatives are clearly in the mood for a fight. That martial spirit is part of what has brought us to the standoff in Washington. It's odd then, that the battle for the governor's mansion in Virginia, which pits a solid conservative attorney general against a Democratic moneyman and back-scratching liberal Clinton pal, should be so neglected. ...

Thelma Brinkley PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Thelma Brinkley, 71, of Piedmont died Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, at her residence. Thelma was born April 5, 1942, in Mill Spring, Mo., to Ora Lee Mann Sr. and Ollie (McFadden) Mann. Thelma was united in marriage to Joseph Solomon Brinkley in August 1958, who survives. To this union two children were born...

Master Sgt. William Cornett FISK, Mo. -- Master Sergeant William Dewayne Cornett, 32, of Misawa, Japan, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, at Hachinohe, Japan. Master Sgt. Cornett was born June 24, 1981, at Poplar Bluff, Mo., and he was a graduate of Malden High School. He had served in the Air Force for the past 12 years, with most of that time in Japan and has served tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and Oman. He recently received the Meritorious Service Medal...

WINONA -- Halle Huffman and Lauren Rowland each had five kills as the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules lost on the road at Winona 25-10, 25-20 Tuesday night. Rowland and Miranda Dunlap each had two blocks while Kori Tapp and Dunlap each recorde six assists for Poplar Bluff (14-16-2), which has lost five straight and travels Thursday to Eminence. Madison Greenwall led with two aces...

Georgia McCown-Statum DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Georgia Ann McCown-Statum, 68, of Grandin passed away Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, on her birthday. Georgia was born Oct. 11, 1945, to the late William and Rebecca Huston-McCown. Those we love don't go away. They walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near. Still loved, missed and very dear...

Jean Short DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Jean M. Short, 87, of Doniphan died Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, in the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Short was born March 21, 1926, in Walnut Ridge, Ark., to the late Everett and Virginia Blake McGheney. She was a line worker at Procter and Gamble in Cape Girardeau, Mo. ...

John Daniel SIKESTON, Mo. -- John D. Daniel, 85, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, at his home. Born March 12, 1928, in Garnett, Kan., to the late Namon and Eula Chronister Daniel, he lived most of his life in Bell City, Mo., where he was a self-employed farmer for over 50 years. ...

Scott Kelm PARK HILLS, Mo. -- Scott V. Kelm, 42, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died unexpectedly on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, in Oklahoma. Survivors include his mother, Peggy Hodge of Poplar Bluff; fiancé, Jamie Dodson of Poplar Bluff; three children in the home, Ethan, Owen and Emma Kelm; other children, DeAnna Pryor, Leah Stokes, Spencer Kelm and Madison Kelm; six siblings, Drexel Kelm, Carrie Pendley, Sammie Coleman, Rhonda Cox, Charlie Yates and Cathy Phipps; several nieces, nephews and their families; and many aunts, uncles and cousins, all who loved him.. ...

Clifford Stacy THAYER, Mo. -- James Clifford "Cliff" Stacy was born to Thomas Lindsey Stacy and Effie (Clark) Stacy on Oct. 30, 1920, at Palatka, Ark. He departed this life on Oct. 14, 2013, at National Health Care in West Plains, Mo., at the age of 92 years 11 months and 13 days. He was united in marriage on Oct. 8, 1946, to Pauline Smith...

Roosevelt Richard Roosevelt F. Richard, 71, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Richard was born Aug. 26, 1942 in Clarksdale, Miss. He was an active member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses and was a self- employed contractor. Mr. Richard enjoyed teaching the Bible, reading, playing the saxophone, cooking and was a hobby wine maker...

College trustees meet Wednesday Three Rivers College Board of Trustees will meet at noon Wednesday at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center to discuss college policy concerning awards, gifts and prizes, and for a closed session. A president's report will include discussion of the senate agriculture committee breakfast; Raider Madness; a CWD hearing; Patrons of the Arts shows; the Missouri Community College Association convention; and the Halloween safe zone...