Stories from Saturday, May 31, 2014

By RON SMITH Prospect-News Staff Writer It was an honor just to be nominated but the City of Naylor did even better, walking away with the top prize May 8 at the Missouri Rural Water Association state convention in Columbia. Naylor's water system was named the first-place winner in the drinking water category in judging for 'Water System Of The Year' conducted by the rural water association. The city was notified in February that it was among three municipalities nominated for the award...

By NOREEN HYSLOP SEMO News Service A 23-year-old Dexter, Missouri, man was in court Thursday morning after being charged with promoting child pornography for allegedly posting illicit photos of an underage ex-girlfriend on Facebook. Because Joseph Frye was not represented at his arraignment and did not qualify for a public defender, he was scheduled to hire a lawyer and reappear June 19...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A nationally known artist who credits Carter County, Mo., as one of the strongest influences in his work will open a show Saturday at Margaret Harwell Art Museum. A reception, open to the public, will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the museum for "Zig Zag Journeys" by Jon S. Cournoyer...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Bill Ladd didn't spend the past 45 years at Poplar Bluff High School teaching from behind a desk, or at the side of a whiteboard. He spent it on the move, holding the attention of thousands of students as he taught social studies, psychology and many lessons that aren't found between the pages of a textbook...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN When Brown v. Board of Education, the 9-0 Warren Court ruling came down 60 years ago, desegregating America's public schools, this writer was a sophomore at Gonzaga in Washington, D.C. In the shadow of the Capitol, Gonzaga was deep inside the city. And hitchhiking to school every day, one could see the "for sale" signs marching block by block out to Montgomery County, Maryland...

By MONA CHAREN There's a debate among economists about why a college degree is worth so much. That the credential is valuable is not in doubt. According to the Pew Research Center, college graduates earn about $17,500 more annually than high school grads. Why?...

Magic Johnson set him up You know I don't condone that Sterling and the LA Clippers if he really said that and they prove that he said it. I don't condone. In fact, I loathe it. It's just wrong. But anybody who has any common sense at all can tell Magic Johnson wants to buy the Clippers. ...

Willie J. Karnes CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Willie Jean Karnes, 87, of Kennett, Mo., formerly of Campbell, died Wednesday at Heritage Nursing Center in Kennett. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell with the funeral beginning at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Dunklin County Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Kennett...

Wilma F. South Wilma Faye South, 77, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. The arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

By MARK BLANTON SEMO News Service Three suspects in the First Commercial Bank robbery in Morley, Missouri, were indicted by federal prosecutors Thursday. Pamela M. Lathon, 46, Tyrice G. Royston, 26, and Alexander T. Trotter, 31, all of St. Louis, were indicted on charges related to the May 20 robbery of the bank in Morley...

Carol Allen DONIPHAN, Mo.--Carol Dawn Allen, 73, of Doniphan, departed this life on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at her residence in rural Doniphan. Mrs. Allen, daughter of the late Marion and Wanda (Johnson) Sullivan, was born Dec. 8, 1940, in Granite City, Ill. She had worked in the kitchen at the Doniphan Nutrition Center. Mrs. Allen enjoyed fishing, picnics and being with her grandchildren...

Margaret M. Phillips DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Margaret M. Phillips, 89, of Doniphan, Mo., departed this life Thursday, May 29, 2014, at the Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Mrs. Phillips, daughter of the late William Roy and Vergil Alrea (Vaughan) Radford, was born Sept. 22, 1924, in Roxton, Texas. She had been a factory inspector for Rexall Drugs and was a member of the Church of Christ...

Kit Campbell - Kennett, Mo. Carol Allen - Doniphan, Mo. Willie J. Karnes - Kennett, Mo. Wilma Faye South - Poplar Bluff, Mo. Margaret M. Phillips - Doniphan, Mo.,

Three times in a row Makayla McCauley missed the board on the triple jump. Three times in a row she came up short of both her capabilities and a mark good enough to qualify for state. She was landing in the high 34-feet range, which was good enough to be on the wrong end of the bubble. A spot she was all too familiar with...

Kit Campbell KENNETT, Mo. -- Kit Allan Campbell, 49, Kennett, Mo. died Wednesday, May 28, 2014 He is the son of Bonnie (Maddox) Campbell and the late Larry Van Campbell and was born Nov. 23, 1964 in Kennett, Mo. Kit married Keri Smith on March 25, 2005...