Stories from Friday, July 11, 2014

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor PATTERSON, Mo. -- A St. Charles, Mo., man died Tuesday night after he was bitten multiple times by a copperhead snake while camping at Sam A. Baker State Park at Patterson. The Wayne County Sheriff's Department received a 911 call at 9:05 p.m. from the 13-year-old daughter of Tim Levins indicating her father had been bitten by a snake at their cabin in the park, according to Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The remainder of U.S. 67 in Missouri will be four-laned if voters approve a three-fourths cent transportation sales tax on Aug. 5. "Completing the four-laning of Highway 67 from U.S. 160 down to the state line is the biggest project in your area," Mark Shelton, the Southeast District engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation, said Wednesday...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor The time for appealing a judgment entered against the company providing cable services through BoyCom Telecommunications in Poplar Bluff, Mo., has expired, and the company owes more than $117,000 including penalties and interest...

South Central Missouri Community Action Agency (SCMCAA) will be holding pre-registration for its Annual Butler County School Readiness Event in Poplar Bluff, Mo. The "Pre-Registration" event will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 17 at the Community Action Agency Office, located on 842 West Pine St...

Problem with crop duster We have a plane that flies around over here close to CR 608 that plane flies and one year he flew over and fertilized and it spilled over on our trees and garden--we didn't have enough garden left. So if he reads this is the paper not to fly over our place or he will pay dearly for our garden stuff that we have in our garden. ...

The Genealogical Society of Butler County met Thursday, June 26, at the First United Methodist Church with 18 members and two guests in attendance. Bruce Beck, retired from the University of Missouri Extension Service and a Master Gardener, presented a program on hummingbirds. ...

The 23rd Annual Old Greenville Days Event will be celebrated on September 20 and 21, 2014, at the Greenville Recreation Area just two miles south of Greenville, Missouri, on U.S. Highway 67. This annual family oriented event is done in partnership with the Wayne County Historical Society and several businesses and volunteers. ...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN Increasingly, across this city, the "I" word is being heard. Impeachment is being brought up by Republicans outraged over Barack Obama's usurpations of power and unilateral rewriting of laws. And Obama is taunting John Boehner and the GOP: "So sue me."...

When temperatures and heat indices soar, pet owners are advised to take special precautions to keep pets safe. High temperatures can be deadly for pets left without a cool, shady place to rest and plenty of water. Poplar Bluff Police Department offers the following hot-weather tips to keep pets safe:...

It's blackberry picking time. Experts say to pick blackberries in the morning because they will keep longer and be sweeter. So don't forget the insect spray, hat, long sleeves, and have a great time. I would love to have a dish of blackberry cobbler!...

By WALTER E. WILLIAMS During last year's budget negotiation meetings, President Barack Obama told House Speaker John Boehner, "We don't have a spending problem." When Boehner responded with "But, Mr. President, we have a very serious spending problem," Obama replied, "I'm getting tired of hearing you say that." In one sense, the president is right. ...

Three Rivers College has released its Dean's List for the Spring 2014 semester. The honor is awarded to students taking 12 or more credit hours in a semester, who achieve a G.P.A. of 3.5 or above. Dean's List honors are also used at graduation to help determine eligibility for honors or highest honors...

To the Editor I believe if the events of Dec. 7, 1941, occurred in this current political climate, the man behind the teleprompter would be saying, "Today Dec. 7th 2014, a day that will live in ambiguity, our armed forces in the Hawaiian Islands were visited by a large number of undocumented Asian pilots. ...

Thresa Baker PUXICO, Mo. -- Thresa Baker, 43, of Puxico died Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at her home. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico. The funeral will begin at noon in the funeral home chapel. Rev. Glen Epps will officiation. Burial will be in the Fagan Cemetery in Puxico...

Lorrie Taylor MALDEN, Mo. -- Lorrie Ann Taylor, 53, of Holcomb, Mo., died Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at her residence. Visitation will be a 6 p.m. Thursday at Bradshaw Funeral Home. The funeral home will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Bradshaw Chapel. Burial will be in Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton, Mo...

What started out as a handful of teams competing in the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament has turned into a strenuous challenge for teams in Missouri. "It's really crazy considering when we started it there was four or five, and it kind of has just taken off," said Charleston Fighting Squirrels coach Michael Minner, whose program celebrated its 10-year anniversary this season. "This area has become a Babe Ruth baseball area."...

After qualifying for the 2014 Missouri Amateur Championship, Poplar Bluff's Nick Woolard continued his run atop the youth leaderboards by winning the Junior Gateway PGA Tour 16-19 year-old group Wednesday at Westwood Hills Country Club. Despite continued frustrations with his putter, Woolard shot an even-par 71 to beat nine other golfers in the age group...

Quilts at Pioneer Museum "Quilts with a Story" is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Ellsinore's Pioneer Museum, managed by Betty (Robertson) Smith and Marie (Wallace) Carter. This has been one of the most exciting and well attended programs in recent summers, so bring your favorite quilts to "show and tell" and plan to attend, if you like quilts or quilting...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Butler County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Aaron Sandlin reminds agricultural producers that July 15 is the deadline to file an acreage report for spring seeded crops. Planted acres must be reported to FSA by July 15. The Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill) requires producers on a farm to submit annual acreage reports on all cropland...