Stories from Friday, January 9, 2015

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer A section of Parkview was expected to remain closed until at least noon today following a water main break. Extreme low temperatures caused a small separation in a 4-inch pipe around 5 a.m., said Municipal Utilities Director Bill Bach...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is proposing a rule change on tourist signs that some larger attractions feel leaves them in the lurch. The two categories of tourist signs affected the most are tourist oriented directional signs (TODS) and tourism oriented traffic generator signs. The tourist oriented traffic generators also fall into additional categories, major and minor...

By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer VFW Post 6477 honored winners of its Patriot's Pen and Voice of Democracy contests at a banquet Dec. 15 at the post. "This year was extraordinary," explained Post Commander John Holland, "because we received nearly 100 entries for the two contests. ...

Today could just one lick of cake batter or cookie dough make you sick? I grew up licking the cake batter bowl, scraping the bread dough bowl, and eating raw cookie dough and probably you did too. Recently my niece was making her children some cookies and noticed for the first time the directions on the package stated that she shouldn't let her children eat the raw dough before baking. What's all the fuss about?...

Newspaper out of control? The newspaper is out of control? That's what is says in Speak Out today. It's not the newspaper! It's these idiots that voted all these city council people in. If she wants to complain about somebody she needs to go to the city council meetings and complain about them not the newspaper! I'm sorry, they're just reporting what is supposed to be reported. It's their fault, not ours. Thank you...

Thank you, Rescue Team The family of the 13 year old boy that was stranded on Pike Creek during the flood waters, after running his trap lines on his fourwheeler with his dogs, would like to say thank you to the Poplar Bluff Rescue Team for all of their help...

By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer Newly-published author Marguerite "Markie" Madden of Fisk, will be available to sign one or all three of her books beginning at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10 at Hastings Books Music and Movies in Poplar Bluff. Markie made her debut appearance as a published author at the Local Author Fair hosted by the Poplar Bluff Public Library in October 2014. ...

The winningest coach in college basketball history has been splitting his time for 45 years. The gym is decorated with half of Three Rivers coach Gene Bess' resume. Two national championship banners, 17 national tournament banners, 21 Region XVI titles and 30 conference championships. Bess has never had a losing season and has a chance tonight to become the first coach to earn 1,200 wins...

By MICHELLE MALKIN In his "Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior," George Washington offered this sage advice: "Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company." Too bad President Obama and his best Chicago golfing buddy (BCGB), Dr. ...

To the Editor: I subscribe to the Daily American Republic because is it my source for local news, community events, births, deaths, marriages, classified advertising and AP stories of national news. The DAR shares stories of the generous and caring people who live in Poplar Bluff that give their time, talent and resources for the good of others. ...

By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- Intellectually undemanding progressives, excited by the likes of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. -- advocate of the downtrodden and the Export-Import Bank -- have at last noticed something obvious: Big government, which has become gargantuan in response to progressives' promptings, serves the strong. It is responsive to factions sufficiently sophisticated and moneyed to understand and manipulate its complexity...

Clyde Barnfield PUXICO -- Clyde Barnfield, 77, of Puxico died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 at the Puxico Nursing and Rehab. He was born July 15, 1937 in Puxico to the late Earl and Grace Barnfield. On April 16, 1976, he was united in Holy Matrimony to Sue Snider Lowe...

Virginia Gayle Scott QULIN, Mo.--Virginia Gayle Scott, 63, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 at her residence. She was born July 26, 1951 at New Madrid, and had lived around Butler County most of her life. She had worked at Briggs and Stratton and Sherwin Williams Paint Company...

Jo Vera Holifield McKelvey MALDEN, Mo.--Jo Vera Holifield McKelvey, 95, of Branson, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015 at Branson. She was born Sept. 4, 1919 in Nesbit to W. H. (Doc) and Vivian Ruth Cook Holifield. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Christian Church of Branson...

Hilda I. Rowland Myers DEXTER, Mo. -- Hilda I. Rowland Myers, 95, of Dexter, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 at Mulberry Manor in Dexter. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Saturday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday with Rev. Ray Rowland officiating. Burial will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...

Charlotta Ubelhor CAMPBELL -- Charlotta Ubelhor, 84, of Glennonville died at Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Malden. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Teresa Catholic Church in Glennonville. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church with Father Joe Weidenbenner officiating. Burial will be in St. Teresa Cemetery in Glennonville. Landess Funeral Home of Campbell is in charge of arrangements...

Howard Westmoreland Howard Westmoreland, of Piedmont, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Services for Howard will be held graveside at Rowland Woods Cemetery in Patterson, Mo. at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10. Donations to American Heart Association can be made in lieu of flowers...

Wayne Lee Sheppard Sr. NEELYVILLE, Mo.-- Wayne Lee Sheppard, Sr., 62, of Harviell died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at University Hospital in Columbia, Mo. surrounded by many loving family members. Mr. Sheppard was born on March 20, 1952, in Poplar Bluff. ...

DELTA -- In a game that featured 13 lead changes in the first half, the third-seeded Meadow Heights girls basketball team felt good going into halftime down by just six points against No. 2 Puxico. However, a bad shooting performance and a failure to stop the Indians 9-3 run to start the second half led to a 57-50 loss for the Panthers in a Delta New Year's Tournament semifinal on Wednesday night...

Donnell M. Johnson Donnell M. Johnson, 75, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born May 8, 1939 to the late Frank Johnson and Irma Whitener Johnson in Gravelton, Mo. Donnell was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff. He was a member of the First General Baptist Church...

Melody Wiggins ROLLA, Mo.-- Melody Renee Wiggins, 55, of Rolla, passed away Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. She was born in Clayton, Mo. on Jan. 28, 1959, to Elton and Ada (Pierce) Dunlap. Melody devoted her life to meeting the needs of others as a professional mental health provider.  She earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from SIU-Edwardsville and a Master of Science in Education: Guidance and Counseling from Missouri State University...