Stories from Monday, June 23, 2014

David and Helen "Maxine" (Cooley) Logsdon of Poplar Bluff, Mo. will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from noon until 6 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at Whiteley Park Pavilion #2. The couple was married June 26, 1964 in Broseley, Mo. at the home of the Preacher Coats who performed the ceremony. After seeing a future sister-in-law decorate the newlywed's car, Preacher Coats declared, "This marriage will be held together with Scotch tape."...

Phillip and Leslie Lewis announce the engagement of their daughter, Alexis Paige Lewis, to Bryant Andrew Sheehy, all of Poplar Bluff, Mo. The parents of the bridegroom are Larry and Lisa Sheehy and Becky Kihlmire, of Mansfield, Mo. The couple will be married at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 19, 2014 at The Westwood Center, Poplar Bluff...

Tammy Lee Stevens and Daniel Lee Walls, both of Poplar Bluff, Mo., announce their engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Bobby Lee Stevens of Fredricktown, Mo. and the late Debra Jean Hanna. The bridegroom-to-be is the son of Edward Alan Walls of Silva, Mo. and Rebecca Sue McGee of Poplar Bluff...

Increase jobs, watch city grow [mail] Dear Speakout, Poplar Bluff should use the thousand spring bulbs that Mrs. Houts-Epps has donated to the depot planting project for an annual spring flower festival. Move the Home & Garden Show at the Coliseum up a month to coincide with the same week the carnival is set up in its parking lot. ...

Ashley Kay Foster and Christopher Austin Rickman, both of Poplar Bluff, Mo., exchanged vows at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 10, 2014 at the Claudia House in Poplar Bluff. Dennis Hanes performed the double-ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Diana Foster of Poplar Bluff...

By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer From 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 28, the Qulin Nutrition Center will celebrate its 40th anniversary at the Lions Club Pavilion in Qulin, Mo. There will be live entertainment and food provided at no charge. Folks are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, sit a while and enjoy good food and entertainment...

Jack Moss MALDEN, Mo. -- Andrew "Jack" Moss, 87, of Malden died Thursday, June 19, 2014, at his daughter's home in Marion, Ark. Visitation will begin at noon Sunday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery in Malden...

To the editor: I think the majority of the new city council is missing the point about Mr. Bagby's agreement. It is not about the legality of the agreement. As a 34-year-city employee, now retired, I either worked under a written agreement or administered one. ...

By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer When Marsha Brooks and Monty Sorensen, both of Poplar Bluff, Mo. planned their wedding they shunned a traditional setting in favor of one which held sentimental value for them. Marsha and Monty are line dancers. Line dancing is how they met. ...

By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- What philosopher Harvey Mansfield calls "taming the prince" -- making executive power compatible with democracy's abhorrence of arbitrary power -- has been a perennial problem of modern politics. It is now more urgent in America than at any time since the Founders, having rebelled against George III's unfettered exercise of "royal prerogative," stipulated that presidents "shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed."...

Darryl Smith Darryl Steven Smith, 62, of Lakeland, Fla., died Thursday, May 29, 2014, at the V.A. Hospital in Tampa, Fla. Arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service A complete article will run in Wednesday's newspaper.

Gary L. Richard PUXICO, Mo. -- Gary Lee Richard, 65, passed away Friday, June 20, 2014, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was the son of the late John W. and Eva Duren Richard and was born in Asherville, Mo. June 8, 1949...

By SHARON RANDALL McClatchy-Tribune News Service When your world spins out of control, what exactly do you do? Me? I usually hold on tight and wait and pray for it to stop. There are gifts that come with waiting and praying. I've seen plenty. So have you...

Logan Crawford DEXTER,Mo. -- Logan Andrew Crawford, 14 days old, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 4-5 p.m. Tuesday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter followed at 5 p.m. by the funeral services in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Greg McGhee officiating. Burial will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...

Peggy Theobald Peggy Sue Theobald, 77, of Williamsville, Mo., died Saturday, June 21, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Theobald, daughter of the late William and Lola Foster Conway, was born June 10, 1937 in Swift, Mo. For 11 years she worked for Handy Things, and retired in 2002 from Briggs and Stratton. Mrs. Theobald enjoyed spending time with her family, especially with her grandchildren, fishing and traveling...

Bobby L. Brown PUXICO, Mo. -- Bobby L. Brown, 78, passed away at the Puxico Nursing Center in Puxico Friday, June 20, 2014. He was the son of the late Robert Marion and Ethel Bell Thomas Brown and was born in Broseley, Mo. April 24, 1936, He has lived in Puxico since 1972. ...

Poplar Bluff High School Class of 1974 40th class reunion committee is trying to locate the following class members. If you have information such as an address, email or phone number please contact one of the following numbers: Lynda Nobles, 573-429-5986, or Teresa Salyer, 573-429-2129. If no answer, please leave a message...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The streets of old Greenville are rarely empty, even though the town was relocated more than 70 years ago with the completion of Wappapello Dam. On a sunny Wednesday afternoon last week, siblings Kaitlynn, 9, and Gabriel, 10, their dog Dixie and a pair of friends played on what was once Timmons Street...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Having trained for weeks, three Poplar Bluff men are prepared for the grueling challenge of completing a 237-mile bike ride on the Katy Trail in 25 hours to raise funds for the Butler County Veterans Memorial Wall...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Electronic cigarettes will join the list of banned tobacco products in the Twin Rivers School District next year, as state and federal lawmakers consider forbidding sale of the battery-powered devices to anyone under the age of 18...

It was the first official day of summer and the Poplar Bluff Piranhas youth swimming team were once again in the hunt at Huntington Pool. Although the blazing sun briefly turned into clouds and a clap or two of thunder, the Piranhas managed a great day at the pool...

William Cates McNeer is the name Eddie and Dawn McNeer of Brandon, Miss. have chosen for their 6-pound, 2-ounce son born at 5:06 p.m. Monday, June 9, 2014 at Woman's Hospital in River Oaks, Miss. William was 19 inches long. Grandparents are: Gary and Ellen Cates of Poplar Bluff, Mo., Marie McNeer of Carrollton, Miss., and the late Harold McNeer...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- More than 150 high school athletes from Southeast Missouri were recognized on Saturday at the inaugural Semoball Awards at the Show Me Center. Nineteen individuals were named the Player of the Year in their respective sports, and two-time ESPY award-winning athlete and the first quadruple amputee to reach the summit Mount Kilimanjaro Kyle Maynard spoke at the event...