Stories from Friday, July 18, 2014

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A contract for the interim president of Three Rivers College was approved Wednesday by trustees, who also made $673,000 in budget cuts to compensate for losses in state funding. Dr. Wes Payne was named interim president in May, after President Dr. Devin Stephenson abruptly quit his job...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Three Rivers College will move forward with the purchase of a facility they recently renovated in Kennett and architectural drawings of a new event center in Poplar Bluff, according to separate 5-1 votes Wednesday by the Board of Trustees...

The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency recenly spent two days in Missouri pushing the agency's latest attempt to regulate our rural way of life. In the last few years the EPA has attempted to regulate everything from how we meet our energy needs to prohibiting young people from working on the family farm. Just when I thought the EPA could not get any more extreme, now they are trying to place new intrusive and ineffective rules on every body of water in the United States...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN Speaking to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Albuquerque in 2001, George W. Bush declared that, as Mexico was a friend and neighbor, "It's so important for us to tear down our barriers and walls that might separate Mexico from the United States."...

By MICHELLE MALKIN They've blown it again, big time. They just can't help themselves. During the Bush years, the open-borders movement won over bleeding hearts in the White House but alienated the American public with radical displays of La Raza ("The Race") militancy, desecrated American flags and Che Guevara shirt-wearing, fist-thrusting marches across the country...

VICKSBURG, Miss.- Lt. Col. Torrey A. DiCiro assumed the duties of deputy commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Mississippi Valley Division, Vicksburg, Miss., July 9. He also serves as secretary of the Mississippi River Commission. He came to MVD from Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., where he served two years as deputy commander for the 555th Engineer Brigade. Prior to that he was commander of the Corps' San Francisco District (2010-2012)...

Last week my co-worker, Sarah, and I drove to Alton to present programs for the University of Missouri Extension office. Someone brought to the program some delicious blueberries they harvested that day. You may find some fresh blueberries at local markets. This delicious fruit requires no peeling, pitting or coring. They are easy to pick and prepare. Just simply wash and enjoy...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The Black River Art Gallery at Fifth and Vine streets in Downtown Poplar Bluff is hosting a "Meet the Artist" reception 6-8 p.m. Friday, July 18, for International Wildlife Artist and Photographer Bill Stephens, who lives west of Doniphan, Mo...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor High grass topped the list of complaints investigated by the two code enforcement officers within the Poplar Bluff Police Department, according to Mark Massingham, the interim city manager. He plans to give a report on city code violations during the Poplar Bluff City Council meetings...

Jimmy Day Jimmy Glenn Day, 60, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Albertville, Ala. died Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Day was born July 18, 1953 in Mansfield, La. He attended First Baptist Church in Albertville, Ala., and previously was employed as a manager for Lowe's Home Improvement. Mr. Day was a raging LSU fan, and enjoyed spending time with his family, reading and playing golf...

Clara Rahlmann wasn't too sure what was going on. Through the confusion in the top of the sixth inning, the One Main Financial pitcher heard her coaches frenetic voice shouting directions above the commotion. She tossed the ball to first base to clinch an undefeated season and the Park Department Sub-Junior League Tournament championship 14-10 against Dermatology Office on Wednesday at McLane Park...

Daniel Hunsaker DEXTER, Mo. -- Daniel James Raymond Hunsaker, 26, of West Plains, Mo., died Monday, July 14, 2014 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Visitation will be from 12:30 - 2 p.m. Friday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter with funeral services beginning at 2 p.m. in the funeral chapel with Rev. Chris Gonzalez officiating. Burial will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...

Cheerleader information inaccurate A photo which appeared in the Wednesday edition of the Daily American Republic featuring the Poplar Bluff Junior High School competitive cheerleading team said that the team had advanced to the state finals in October by winning the St. Louis Regional title. However, the Missouri Cheerleading Coaches Association does not hold a state final for junior high cheerleading. The team is planning on competing in other future events. The DAR regrets the error...