Stories from Saturday, November 22, 2014

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Poplar Bluff R-I Superintendent Chris Hon announced his resignation Thursday, effective at the end of his current contract. Hon's contract ends June 30, 2016, as the district is scheduled to complete construction of its new high school and 4-6 grade center...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Hundreds of area children will benefit from the generosity of patrons of the Boys and Girls Club of Poplar Bluff's third annual Steak and Burger event. St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Jim Edmonds spoke at the fundraiser, which raised more than $76,000 for local programs...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Poplar Bluff schools may need to start as late as September in 2016 to finish construction at the Victory Lane and Oak Grove Road campuses. Architects have said it would be best to have the longest summer possible, Superintendent Chris Hon explained Thursday at the monthly Board of Education meeting. The board also discussed student health services needs and the adult education program...

SEMO News Service CLARKTON, Mo. -- Dunklin County authorities continue to investigate an officer-involved shooting, which left a Clarkton man critically injured. Dunklin County Sheriff Bob Holder said the county's communications department received a call at 5:55 p.m. Wednesday from a Clarkton resident, who reported a man standing in the yard, with a gun. The home reportedly was on Clark Street...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer The Neelyville R-IV Board of Education at Thursday's meeting decided not to pursue a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) safe room grant, citing a lack of funds due to the failure of recent bond proposals. "We are not going to go forward with that," said Superintendent Brad Hagood. ...

Kaplan makes more than gov. I just read in the DAR that the governor of Missouri makes about $130,000 a year. Poplar Bluff is paying this new city manager Kaplan $160,000. Guess running little ol Poplar Bluff is a lot harder than running the whole state...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN "How do you like the Journal's war?" So boasted the headline of William Randolph Hearst's New York flagship that week in 1898 that the United States declared war on Spain. While Hearst's Journal, in a circulation battle with Joe Pulitzer's World, was a warmongering sheet, it did not start the war...

Oleta Odum DEXTER, Mo. -- Oleta Odum, 93, of Dexter died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 at Cypress Point Skilled Center in Dexter. Visitation will be from 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home with Rev. Ray Rowland officiating. Burial will follow in the Essex Cemetery...

Robin McDonald DEXTER, Mo. -- Robin Renee McDonald, 45, of St. Louis, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 5- 8 p.m. Friday, at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...

Needing a confidence boost, the Lady Raiders took advantage of an annual punching bag. Three Rivers beat up on Lindenwood-Belleville JV, winning 105-64 Thursday at the Bess Activity Center. As has been the case in recent years against the junior Lady Lynx, Three Rivers jumped out to a quick and comfortable lead. The entirety of the shortened Lady Raider bench had made an appearance within four minutes of the tip off as Three Rivers opened a double digit lead...

Elfreeda Hoggard PARAGOULD, Mo.--Elfreeda Hoggard, 76, of Harviell, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 at Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born July 29, 1938 in Fresno, Calif. to the late Fred and Elnora Freeman. Mrs. Hoggard enjoyed traveling, cooking, loved her family dearly, and never met a stranger...

With high tensions from the Ferguson situation anticipated, MSHSAA announced that there are currently no plans to move the Show-Me Bowl football championship games away from Edward Jones Dome. "After visiting with the different entities, we feel the Dome as well as the City of St. Louis will be safe places for our schools and their fans to celebrate their teams accomplishments this year," MSHSAA Executive Director Dr. Kerwin Urhahn said in a statement...

Rosetta Heavener QULIN, Mo. -- Rosetta Lavern Heavener, 82 of Qulin, Mo.. passed away on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2014 at Oakdale Skilled Nursing in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Heavener was a retired beautician and homemaker and had lived around Qulin since 1960. She was a member of the Osborn General Baptist Church. In April of 1998 she married Bobby Heavener of Qulin. He survives...

The Brotherhood is coming to Malden. Lamar, the three-time defending MSHSAA Class 2 champion facing the Green Wave at 1 p.m. Saturday in the semifinal, started using the moniker six years ago after a player came up with the concept. Lamar coach Scott Bailey, now in his ninth year at the helm, liked it, especially since his own brother, Steven, is a member of the coaching staff. The Baileys were born and raised in Lamar...

Kermitt Willis Timmons PIEDMONT, MO. -- Kermitt Wayne Willis Timmons, 82, of rural Greenville, Mo. passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, at his residence. Kermitt was born Oct. 28, 1932, in Butler County, Mo., son of Garrett and Pauline Whittington Timmons. ...