Stories from Wednesday, July 2, 2014

By BARBARA ANN HORTON New Editor United Cancer Assistance Network staff and volunteers are on the move. They are relocating to the former Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center building located on North Westwood Boulevard, and are leaving the office at 1419 Maud St...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor GREENVILLE, Mo. -- A Williamsville, Mo., man is back behind bars after allegedly escaping early this morning from the Wayne County Jail. Donald Wayne Sanders had been "causing problems in the jail," explained Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch. "He was placed in a restraint chair and sat in the hallway...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor VAN BUREN, Mo. -- With the final Carter County residents accounted for following Sunday's flash flooding, recovery efforts are under way to assist the numerous residents whose homes were damaged. A "local woman," who lives on Highway M and was camping in the Pinoak area, had been unaccounted for following Sunday's flooding, according to U.S. Park Ranger Lindel Gregory...

At this writing, the national average price for a gallon of gas is $3.67. In 2009, that same gallon of gas would have cost just $2.35. As the summer sets in, gasoline prices are continuing to rise with the summer temperatures. At a time when our economy is struggling, higher gas prices will put a huge burden on working families trying to make ends meet. The rising cost of gas not only affects Missourians at the pump, it will also drive up the cost of goods and services...

While the debate in Jefferson City over whether to fully fund our state formula continues, it's gratifying to know we work for a citizenry that clearly believes in the local return on investment in public education. To put in perspective that our community is in the majority, 45 out of 57 bond or levy referendums at schools throughout the state passed in April -- Poplar Bluff's being among the most substantial, according to information gathered by the Missouri Association of School Administrators.. ...

Sitting behind a small table next to a baseball field at Indian Park in Kennett on Wednesday, Jon David French points a radar gun and stares intently toward a pitcher about to go into his windup. On the field, Terry Tripp stands with a clipboard in hand, his head following the ball as infielders field grounders and throw to first base repeatedly...

Steve Corrigan OLIVE BRANCH, Miss.- Steve Corrigan, 65, of Olive Branch, died Sunday, June 29, 2014 surrounded by his siblings. He was born May 21, 1949 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was preceded in death by his parents James V. Corrigan and Eileen Forrest Corrigan and Grandparents John C. and Effie Sikes Corrigan and Charles E. and Anna Gertken Forrest...

Alex Steward SENATH, Mo. -- Michael Alexander "Alex" Steward, son of James Michael Steward and Wilma Steward Motes, was born Feb. 22, 1984, in Paragould, Ark., and departed this life on Saturday, June 26, 2014, at the age of 30. Survivors include his father: James Michael Steward of Senath; mother: Wilma Steward Motes of Baldwyn, Miss.; stepfather: Johney Motes of Baldwyn; grandparents: Helen Steward of Senath and Johney and Rosie Motes of Guntown, Miss.; siblings: Dennis Minton, James Carl Guiett, Patrick and Katie Guiett, Roger and Alana Root, Tiffany and Johnny Roper, Kirk and Cassey Hunter, Waylon and Miranda Daniel, Tristen and Kalie Daniel and Crystal and Emma McGregory; uncle and aunt, Ronnie and Debbie Austin of Senath; several nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.. ...