Stories from Wednesday, April 9, 2014

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor An ordinance amending the City Code to create one location for a Downtown Farmers Market was approved by the Poplar Bluff City Council Monday night. Downtown Poplar Bluff Inc. will operate the market in a shelter to be constructed on the Black River Coliseum parking lot at the corner of Moran and Cherry streets. The market will be open from May 17 to Oct. 4...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Steps needed to pay off approximately $8.9 million in bonds following the sale of City Cable for $17.5 million were taken by the Poplar Bluff City Council Monday night. Approval was given to an ordinance authorizing the defeasance of the bonds issued to finance the city's broadband communications system and the release of the system as collateral...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The Kinyon School project, annexation of a future commercial site, airport runway extension and creation of a historic district were other topics discussed during the Poplar Bluff City Council meeting Monday night...

Neelyville High School has released its third quarter Principal Roll and A and B Honor Rolls for the 2013-2014 school year. Students named to those lists follow. Principal Roll Seventh Grade: Haley Edwards, Payton Hall and Nicole Smith. Eighth Grade: Hannah Kelsey...

Oak Grove Elementary School has released its A and B honor rolls for the 2013-2014 school year. Students named to those lists follow. A Honor Roll: Second Grade Juliana Buckelew, Alexis Easton, Bryden Fuemmeler, Savannah Hanner, Samara Reed, Cloeanne Sifford, Josalyn Stoner, Carson Todd, Matthew Anderson, Hayden Baker, Lawson Barks, Cooper Jackson, Jaydon Mitchell, Mason Moon, Aiden Nguyen, Macey Odom, Ian Pierce, Kyle Sheppard, Kennedy Zgaynor, Xavior Armstrong, Alex Keown, Ava Kingree, Preston Moore, Pamela Richards, Cameron Settle, Addison Shell and Terry Smith.. ...

Qulin Middle School has released its third quarter honor and merit rolls for the 2013-2014 school year. Students named to the lists follow. Honor roll: 5th Grade Gage Barton, Briana Elsworth, Blake Jordan, Ashley Langley, Hunter Lourance, Drew Love, Cody McCrory, Karson Null and Tyler Suiter...

The Missouri Career Center will share powerful tips to help job seekers. These free classes are now available in the Poplar Bluff Library's newly upgraded Computer Lab equipped with touchscreen Windows 8.1 laptops and Microsoft Office 2013 software...

Ban them from city meetings Just finished watching the City Council of March 17. Two residents that do not live in the city of Poplar Bluff got up to speak. Neither one of them made any sense. Becker should be banned from all City Council meetings. Why was Angela Pearson constantly looking at him during the council meeting? She had all her information up front yet she still has to ask so many silly questions. ...

By MONA CHAREN The mother of the 16-year-old pro-life demonstrator who suffered a rough confrontation with a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has shown a rare civility -- the spirit liberals are forever bemoaning the lack of but rarely demonstrating themselves...

To the Editor, About six weeks ago, my husband was admitted to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center under the care of Dr. Ziomek. I believe this incredible surgeon saved my husband's life. After the surgery the doctor was right there every step of the way...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN As the old saying goes, you cannot truly understand a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes. Perhaps Americans, a fortunate tribe, should try to see the world from the vantage point of the Russian people and Vladimir Putin, and, as the poet Robert Burns said, "see ourselves as others see us."...

Brianna Carbone PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Brianna Lynn Carbone, 12, of Des Arc, Mo., died April 6, 2014, at her residence. Visitation will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont. Services will follow at 11 a.m. Thursday also at the Ruegg Chapel. Cremation will follow services...

To the Editor Yesterday I went to the "Lunch and Learn" program in town given by Dr. Kirby Turner. Was a very interesting talk on Healthy Senior Living. Although I think Dr. Turner missed one point!!! That is the power of positive thinking. I have lived with that through all of my life. I feel that if one lives with the thought that they cannot do something, they have lost, before they even get started...

Christina Oesch VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Christina Kay Oesch, 67, of Fremont, Mo., and the Van Buren area, died Sunday, April 6, 2014, in St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. A public visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at The First Baptist Church in Van Buren with the Rev. Jim Cooper officiating. Burial will follow at the Wilderness Cemetery...

Donald Williams GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Donald Junior Williams, 84, of Silva, Mo., died Monday, April 7, 2014, at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Ruegg Funeral Home.

Eva Ledford CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Eva Mae Ledford, 87, of Campbell died Sunday, April 6, 2014, in the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, Ark. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Bruce Vinson officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Campbell...

Sonny Woodruff DEXTER, Mo. -- William "Sonny" Woodruff, 76, of Dexter died Sunday, April 6, 2014, at his residence. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. The funeral service will follow beginning at 2 p.m. at the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Shelton of Dexter officiating. Burial will be in Dexter Cemetery...

Eugene Woodall DEXTER, Mo. -- Eugene Woodall, 78, of Matthews, Mo., died Sunday, April 6, 2014, at his residence. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Watkins & Sons Funeral home in Dexter. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home chapel with Rick Ramsey of Sikeston, Mo., officiating. Burial will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo...

Thomas reunion set The children of Elmer and Gladys Thomas will meet Saturday, April 19, at the Qulin Lion's Club in Qulin, Mo., for their annual family reunion. Dinner will be served at noon. Please bring covered dishes and beverages. Friends and relatives are invited to attend...