Stories from Monday, August 25, 2014

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Four women and one man are seeking to become the Republican nominee for Butler County collector in the Nov. 4 general election. Tammy Marlow, Emily Parks, Penny McGath, Jerrica Fox, who is the granddaughter of the late Brenda Fox, and Larry Kimbrow are the candidates, according to Eddy Justice, chairman of the Butler County Republican Central Committee...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor GREENVILLE, Mo. -- A Piedmont, Mo., man will not stand trial on a charge he left the scene of a June accident, which left one of his passengers dead. Dakota Lee Carter, 24, appeared Friday morning before Associate Circuit Judge Edith Rutter for a preliminary hearing on the Class D felony of leaving the scene of a motor-vehicle accident...

From Staff Reports WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. -- As summer draws to a close, area residents know Williamsville's biggest event of the year will soon take center stage. The annual Labor Day Picnic is scheduled for Aug. 29 and 30, and has become one of the region's most beloved family events for the last 30 years, with an old-fashioned country fair atmosphere to entertain the young and young-at-heart, according to organizers...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The creation of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways became to one Carter County resident the choice between artificial dams on the Current River and the natural beauty of a clear, cold, spring fed, free-flowing Ozark river...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor The prognosis is good for a former Poplar Bluff, Mo., woman who was critically injured earlier this month when she drank sweet tea laced with a highly toxic industrial cleaning solution at a Utah restaurant. Jan Harding and her husband, Jim, who was the pastor at Temple Baptist Church from 1977 to 1982, were dining at Dickey's Barbecue Pit in South Jordan, Utah, after church on Aug. ...

Cassandra L. Minson and John L. Carl IV, both of Poplar Bluff, Mo., exchanged vows Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014 at the Living Truth Church in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Gregary Whittle performed the double-ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Dennis Minson and Lisa Bryant of Cascade, Mo...

Rusty and Renee Eaker of Poplar Bluff, Mo. announce the engagement of their daughter, Abby Merrit Eaker, also of Poplar Bluff, to Cody Robert Hanner of Harviell, Mo. Parents of the bridegroom-to-be are Rodney and Cheryl Hanner of Harviell and Eric and Kelly Leroux of Doniphan, Mo...

WAPPAPELLO LAKE, Mo. -- An exhibit honoring the men and women who gave their lives in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars will soon be on display at the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center at Wappapello Lake. "Remembering Our Fallen" will be brought from Aug. 27-Sept. 1 to the visitor center courtesy of the Bellevue University and Wappapello Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3416...

University of Missouri Extensions's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute delivers courses designed to complement the interests, concerns and lifestyles of the over-50 adult. New programs for Fall 2014 include Researching Your Family History which will run weekly from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays starting on Sept. 9 and ending Oct. 28...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.-- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) stocked alligator gar recently as part of a program that began in 2007 at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge and has grown throughout areas of Southeast Missouri. Salvador Mondragon, an MDC fisheries management biologist, said the project is part of the Department's mission to protect and manage a valuable fishery in the state...

Poplar Bluff's black community is unhappy. Well, maybe that's putting it mildly. Actually, they are mad as #@*%. Who are they mad at? It's Councilman Peter Tinsley. He defeated incumbent councilman Robert Smith in April to represent Ward 5. Ward 5 has the largest population of blacks of any precinct in the city. Smith is black. Tinsley is white. That was not an issue...

Put money where vote was I'd just like to pass a word along to the folks who were in favor of the various tax increases. They are free to calculate how much of their part of that tax increase would have been and make a direct payment to the various government entities since they were in favor of raising those taxes and they think it would be a good thing. ...

Howard and Carol (Whitmer) Adams of Poplar Bluff, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married on Aug. 29, 1964 at First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff with Brother John Gilbert officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Adams have lived most of their married lives in Poplar Bluff. They have built and maintained several apartment buildings in Poplar Bluff for many years. Mr. Adams is also a retired institutional food salesman from D. Canale out of Memphis, Tenn...

By SHARON RANDAL McClatchy-Tribune News Service My sister and I don't see each other often. She lives in South Carolina, in a town where we grew up in a big, crazy family, not much crazier than most. I live in Las Vegas, a place our mother, rest her soul, called "Las Vegas of all places."...

Phyllis Hankins FISK, Mo. -- Phyllis L. Hankins, 67, formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, at her residence in Springfield, Mo. She was born March 28, 1947, in Harrison Ark. Mrs. Hankins formerly had worked at Briggs & Stratton...

Johnny Brooks NEELYVILLE, Mo.--Johnny Clifton Brooks, 72, of Naylor, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 near Corning, Ark. He was born March 24, 1942 at Success, Ark. Mr. Brooks was a member of Myrtle Church of God. He enjoyed science fiction, hunting rocks and riding his bike...

Helen Whitt Helen Whitt, 86, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, at her residence. Ms. Whitt was born Feb. 21, 1928, in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include three children, Linda Garrison, Larry "Bucky" Whitt and his wife, Sandy, and Dewayne Whitt and his wife, Karen; two sisters, JoAnn Pashia and Janice Ward Walls; one brother, Mirl Ward; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren...

Lillian Kirk FISK, Mo. - Lillian L. Kirk, 97, of Fisk, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 25, 1917. Mrs. Kirk was a member of the Fisk Presbyterian Church and a member of the Rebekah Lodge # 41. She was an avid sports fan and especially enjoyed Cardinal's baseball, Twin Rivers Royals and Kentucky Wildcats. She enjoyed gardening, especially flowers and loved spending time with her family...

By SCOTT BORKGREN Sports Writer Before the Poplar Bluff Mules kicked off their home opener, there was a homecoming of a different sort as the players, coaches and crowd welcomed Caleb Morrow back into their fold. Morrow, along with his parents Tamara Lewis and Mike Morrow, school athletic trainer Heath Willis, district health coordinator Sheryl Talkington and assistant Coach Jay Dowd were recognized shortly before kickoff for their efforts that went on to save Caleb Morrow's life nearly three weeks ago.. ...

MALDEN -- Even without a key piece, the Malden Green Wave defense looked solid to start off the 2014 season. A year after shutting out New Madrid Central in Week 1, the Green Wave's first-team defense didn't allow a point. But the special teams allowed two first-half kickoff returns for touchdowns and the junior varsity allowed two scores in mop-up duty as Malden rolled to a 54-26 win on a muggy Friday night at 'The Swamp.'...

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Dexter scored twice in the span of 30 seconds of the third quarter Friday night to pull ahead, but the Ste. Genevieve Dragons roared back in the final 2 minutes. Wyatt Lalumandier threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to Austin Brewer to give Ste. Genevieve a 27-21 comeback victory in the season opener...

The Greenville Bears pounded out six home runs to open the season this weekend as they took a road win at Bloomfield on Friday before winning games at Puxico Saturday morning and then against the Bell City Cubs. Bears coach Jeff Null was pleased with his team taking two wins, especially in hot conditions both games...

The defense made the big plays early and the offense took care of business late as the Poplar Bluff football team opened its season on a humid and hot Friday night at Morrow Stadium. Kameron Misner ran for three touchdowns and threw for another while Bi Nguyen ran for his longest career touchdown in a 35-21 win over Fox...