Stories from Wednesday, May 7, 2014

By PAUL DAVIS Outdoors Editor GARWOOD, Mo. -- An Ellington, Mo., teenager suffered serious injuries Sunday after being accidentally shot by his grandfather while the pair was turkey hunting around 8:45 a.m., according to Reynolds County Sheriff Tom Volner...

By EMILY PRIDDY SEMO News Service CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A Cape Girardeau County circuit judge sentenced a Dexter, Missouri, man to 25 years in prison Monday for his role in the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Sean Crow of Bernie, Missouri. Under Missouri's truth-in-sentencing law, Glen Scott Evans, 46, will be more than 67 years old before he is eligible for parole...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Capt. David Sutton of the Poplar Bluff Police Department is the 2013 Elks Officer of the Year. Elks Exalted Ruler Mack Campbell presented the award to Sutton during the annual Poplar Bluff Elks Lodge Law Enforcement Banquet Saturday night....

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Playing for one run to tie the game, the Poplar Bluff Mules ended up getting eight more Monday. Poplar Bluff's 9-run second inning turned a deficit into a blowout as the Mules beat Sikeston 11-1 in five innings for third place in the SEMO Conference Tournament...

James Dowd James Lester Dowd, 75, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home.

BERNIE -- With a tie game, the bases loaded and no outs, the Bernie Lady Mules were a stone's throw away from reaching the state quarterfinals Monday afternoon. Or a Stone line drive. Bernie senior Tatum Stone ripped the game-winning single to center as the Lady Mules advanced with a 6-5 win over Malden in the MSHSAA Class 1 playoffs...

PARK HILLS -- Clearwater's hardest hit ball hooked foul for a strike. West County's hardest hit ball ended the game. It was that kind of day as the Lady Tigers lost 10-0 in five innings in the first round of the MSHSAA Class 1 state playoffs Monday...

JACKSON -- The Mules will get another shot at Jackson and a trip to the MSHSAA Class 4 state golf tournament. Poplar Bluff finished second, 2 shots behind host Jackson, at the Class 4 District 1 tournament Monday at Kimbeland Country Club, advancing to the sectional round for the second straight year...

Sammy Williams Sammy Lee Williams, 71, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, May 2, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff.

WINONA -- The second-seeded Clearwater Tigers and the No. 4 Van Buren Bulldogs each picked up first-round wins as the Black River League Tournament started Monday. Top-seeded East Carter also advanced with a forfeit win over Winona as Clearwater beat Lesterville 19-2 and Van Buren beat Ellington 12-2...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Poplar Bluff Junior High boys and girls track teams swept the SEMO Conference meet Monday for the third straight year. The Mules earned 100 points, beating Jackson by 33, while the Lady Mules also won by 33, winning 15 events to earn 91 points...

Norvell A. Whitener GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Norvell A. Whitener, 78, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014, at his home in rural Williamsville, Mo. He was born Aug. 9, 1935, at Hendrickson, Mo., the son of Roleigh and Alice (Edwards) Whitener. He formerly lived in Michigan, where he worked for General Motors Pontiac Division. He retired after 30 years and lived in Michigan and Arizona before returning to Wayne County in 1989. He was a past member of the Eagles...

Rodney Rangel DEXTER, Mo. -- Rodney Rangel, 48, of Patton, Mo., died Sunday, May 4, 2014, at SoutheastHEALTH Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter, followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Jim Hook officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield, Mo...

Michael Joe Ray Michael Joe Ray, 56, of Williamsville, Mo., passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014. Mr. Ray was born Sept. 16, 1957, in St. Louis, Mo. He worked as a clerk for the U.S. Postal Service and construction for Ben Turner. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and the outdoors. He was a member of he Assembly of God Church in Branch, Mo...

Elaine Hutchison DEXTER, Mo. -- Elaine Hutchison, 66, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Saturday, May 3, 2014, at her residence. The funeral was held Monday at the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield with the Rev. Ronnie Stevens and the Rev. Blake Brown officiating. Burial was in the Bloomfield Cemetery...

Van Buren man dies of crash injuries A 67-year-old Van Buren, Mo., man died at Southeast Health of Reynolds County at Ellington, Mo., Saturday from injuries in suffered in an earlier motor-vehicle crash. According to the report, Hugh McCabe, 87, of Finley Park, Ill., was operating a 2009 Honda Accord eastbound when it struck a Yamaha Zuma scooter, which was being operated by Howard H. Wiley...