Stories from Thursday, May 22, 2014

By COREY NOLES SEMO News Service A Washington state woman was arrested in Stoddard County this weekend for possession of marijuana lemonade. Holly Liana Coriell, 38, of Seattle, Wash., was arrested May 18 and charged with the Class A misdemeanor of possession of up to 35 grams of marijuana and the Class A misdemeanor of unlawful possession of an illegal weapon...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor COLUMBIA, Mo. -- An area Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper was among 23 honored earlier this month at the patrol's annual awards banquet in Columbia. Trooper Michael T. Weakley, who is assigned to Carter and Reynolds counties in Troop G, was one of eight to receive a special "lifesaving award." He was recognized for a Nov. 20 incident in Carter County in which he saved a woman from her burning home...

By EMILY PRIDDY SEMO News Service After an afternoon and evening of reversals, U.S. Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito weighed in late Tuesday and stayed Russell Bucklew's execution for the time being. Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster issued the following statement:...

Clay County, Ark., Clerk Pat Poole announced the vote totals from Tuesday's primary election. Five DEMOCRATIC contests include: I indicates incumbent GOVERNOR Mike Ross, 1,227 Lynette Bryant, 264 SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR Terry Miller, 991 Gerald McClung(I), 653...

By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer After a year with a combined Fisk and Qulin Middle School basketball team, the Twin Rivers R-X board voted Tuesday night to return to individual programs. "Last year, Matt Stahl was not going to coach and we were scrambling to try to find a coach down at Qulin," Superintendent Mike Stevenson explained this morning. "Now the new superintendent and principal are going to have to come up with a coach."...

By MICHELLE MALKIN Hollywood is sick, sick, sick. Behind its curtain of holier-than-thou progressivism, the entertainment world's top A-list stars have engaged in the most depraved sexual abuse against vulnerable children and teens, according to a growing number of victims. After years of cover-up, the institutional scandal is exploding. Finally...

By MONA CHAREN Is the election of a pro-business, pro-American, growth-oriented prime minister in the world's largest democracy good news or bad news for the world's oldest democracy? We in that oldest democracy are currently governed by the Democrats, a party that has more in common with the defeated Congress party in India than with the victorious Bharatiya Janata Party. ...

Earline Robertson Earline Robertson, 87, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away May 20, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Robertson was born Oct. 10, 1926, in Rombauer, Mo., to the late Edward and Ethna Sutherland Smith. On Sept. 21, 1951, she married Harold Robertson, in Poplar Bluff. He survives of the home...

Williams College Dean List WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. -- Williams Baptist College officials have released the names of students on the President's and Dean's Lists for the 2014 spring semester. The President's List includes those full-time students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average, while the Dean's List is comprised of those with at least a 3.5 GPA...

Kay Allgier MALDEN, Mo.--Kay Allgier, 87, of Malden, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at National Healthcare in Kennett, Mo. Graveside services and burial will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Kennett with Jarred Owens officiating...

By JOHN PRATT Mo. Dept. of Conservation The recent spring firearms turkey season was a success as far as the harvest. The state finished up about 1,000 turkeys from last year. But, one aspect of the season was far different from the spring turkey season of 2013. Unfortunately, we experienced several more turkey hunting incidents this spring. These incidents are firearms related accidents...

John Glandt FISK, Mo.--John Glandt, 61, of Broseley, Mo., died Friday, May 16, 2014 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born Oct. 31, 1952 at Evergreen Park, Ill. He is survived by his sister: Janet Adkirson; and his sister-in-law: Kathy Glandt...

By PAUL DAVIS Outdoors Editor The cool temperatures Saturday morning may have kept the crowd down at the Kids Fish and Fun day, but those who turned out were rewarded with some nice fish. At last check, 54 youngsters were registered at the event, which is a little more than half of the normal amount...

Investigate City Council Please investigate our new City Council! Below are "Frequently Asked Questions" from the Missouri Attorney General Website regarding Missouri Sunshine Law. Regarding the May 5, 2014 Closed Meeting that our Poplar Bluff City Council participated I would question that they are in violation of the Sunshine Law. http://ago.mo.gov/sunshinelaw/faqs.htm@Q2...

THAYER -- The Neelyville Tigers were busting East Carter junior Trever Lewis with inside pitches. But then Lewis busted open the game. Trailing by a run in the bottom of the fifth, Lewis hammered a 3-run homer over the fence in left-center field to give the top-seed Redbirds all they needed to defend the MSHSAA Class 2 District 2 title, beating Neelyville 6-4 Tuesday...

Kenneth King CORNING, Ark., -- Kenneth Ray King, "Kenny" 55 of Corning, Ark. died on Monday May 12, 2014. There will be a memorial service to celebrate Kenny's life at 6 p.m. Friday at First General Baptist Church in Corning with pastor, Don Dingus, officiating...

Neva V. Blackwell Neva V. Blackwell, 104, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Thursday, May 15, 2014. She was born July 9, 1909, in the rural Williamsville area. She attended the one room Black River School near Keener through eighth grade, then came to Poplar Bluff, where she attended one year of high school. She joined First Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff in 1947...

Gannon Brown ELLISNORE, Mo.--Gannon Isaiah Ray Brown, stillborn infant son of Chad and Tiffany (Drummond) Brown, was delivered Sunday, May 18, 2014 in the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Survivors include his parents: Chad and Tiffany Brown of Ellsinore; one brother, Brantly Brown and two sisters, Molly and Sophie Brown, all of Ellsinore; maternal grandparents, James and Shirley Drummond; paternal grandparents, John and Betty Gifford; paternal uncle, Chris Brown; maternal uncle, Jamie Drummond; maternal aunts, Kere Tyler, Leighann Walker and Kimberly Jordan; and many other relatives and friends who mourn his passing.. ...