Stories from Tuesday, February 3, 2015

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor Local authorities are investigating a Sunday home invasion/robbery in which a man was shot in the neck as he struggled with one of the alleged suspects. At about 4:30 p.m., the Poplar Bluff Police Department was notified about a home invasion/robbery, which had occurred at a home in the 1600 block of Sanders, according to Chief Danny Whiteley...

By BEN CARSON A few days ago, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Edward Mullins, president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association of the New York Police Department, to discuss potential ways to improve community-police relationships. He has been working with outstanding community leaders such as Pastor A.R. Bernard, and they sincerely want to achieve a highly successful outcome to a problem of trust that has spread throughout the nation...

By MONA CHAREN Cuban President Raul Castro has issued new demands for normalizing relations with the U.S. He wants us to lift the trade embargo, remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terror and give Cuba the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay. Truly. You can look it up...

Ruth E. Deal Ruth Earline Deal (nee Manns) of St. Louis, Mo. Asleep in Jesus, on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. Born on Feb. 5, 1921 in Poplar Bluff, Mo., Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, George W. Deal, Jr.; parents Wm. Oscar and Grace E. Manns; great-granddaughter, Gracie Hilkemeyer; sister, Lillian Collins; and brothers Paul, George, and William Manns...

Students earning places on the Poplar Bluff Junior High School honor roll include: A Honor Roll 7th Grade Lauren Alexander, Holley Alford, Shay Amoss, Desire Alyssa, Hannah Bass, Connor Becker, Luke Becker, Eva Bedell, Kiley Bess, Paige Bradley, Jason Brittingham, Heaven Burpo, River Cates, Kaylee Cheek, Cole Christian, Audrey Cisne, Ross Dare, Parker Davis, Joshua Deaton, Emalee Dobbs, Caitlin Dollins, Bailey Edmundson, Elizabeth Gill, Dawson Hanner, Morgan Hewitt, Savannah Hicks, Lindsey Horrell, Jenna Isom, Bethany Jenson, Jarrett Johnson, Rhianna Johnston, Michael Joseph, Cheyenne Keefe, Chase King, Adyson Kingree, Allison Knowlton, Jeri Lawson, Bethany Leighty, Kaylee-Ann Merrick, Kerrigan Moore, Ethan Passley, Samuel Persons, Gage Rowland, Colton Shepard, Chandler Shipp, Rachel Shock, Madalynn Shumate, Alyssa Sisson, Haley Slaughter, Easton Smith, Madison Smith, Mason Sneed, Rylee Sparks, Khelie Spence, Emily Spencer, Desirae Swafford, Hannah Tuttle, Madison Walker, Ryan Walker, Harrison Warren, and Gaelan White. ...

Norma Moore DEXTER, Mo.-- Norma Moore, 92, of Dexter, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. The funeral service will be follow at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Johnny Bogle officiating. Burial will be follow in the Dexter Cemetery...

R. G. Langley ESSEX, Mo.-- R. G. Langley, 95, of Essex, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 in the SoutheastHealth Center of Cape Girardeau. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Essex Cemetery with the Rev. Roy Sherfield officiating...

Carolyn Hilderbrand BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Carolyn Sue Hilderbrand, 65, of Dexter, died Friday, Jan. 23, 2015 at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield. Memorial services will follow at 2 p.m. at the church...

Tony Penrod MALDEN, Mo.-- Tony Hugh Penrod, 69, of Risco, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at his residence. Visitation will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will follow at 12 p.m. Tuesday at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield. Burial will be in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery with military rites...

Marilyn Rexroat Marilyn Brewster Rexroat, 86, of Poplar Bluff, passed away, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Rexroat was born May 8, 1928, in Claflin, Kan., to the late William E. Sr. and Ella M. Hutton Miller. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, and a member of the Wesleyan Sunday School Class. ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Poplar Bluff swam the in the fourth-fastest time in the state this winter in the 200-yard medley relay Saturday, beating two of the teams with faster times in the process. Cassidy Harris, Haylee Dragon, Morgan McAtee and Taylor Norwood won the race with a school-record time of 1 minute, 52.73 seconds beating Rock Bridge, Lafayette and Glendale to the wall...

Robert L. Whelan, 29, of Poplar Bluff, was arrested at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of South Westwood on suspicion of stealing. He was booked and released on bond. _ Kevin L. Ray, 45, of Poplar Bluff, was arrested at 5:06 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block of Hazel on suspicion of trespassing, property damage and disturbing the peace. He was booked and released on bond...