Stories from Saturday, March 14, 2015

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor MALDEN -- The man shot by Malden's police chief after he allegedly flourished a handgun at officers is behind bars today facing multiple felonies, including first-degree assault. Bobby Newt Cantrell, 48, of Dexter was arrested at 8:59 p.m. ...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor GREENVILLE -- Two Wayne County men were arraigned Thursday for their alleged roles in the shooting death of a man whose body was found laying next to his overturned all-terrain vehicle on a county road near Hiram...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Officials say a Poplar Bluff, Mo., man found himself caught on camera when he attempted to dump trash along the banks of the Black River. This new effort from Butler County commissioners to place video cameras in problem areas netted its first culprit in February...

By MICHELLE MALKIN Political correctness is a pathological disorder. You can't say "niggardly" or "black holes" or "chink in the armor" without provoking protests or risking your job. You can't invoke the Constitution or call illegal behavior "illegal" without being accused of hatred. And now, you can't goof around at a high school basketball game in silly costumes without the world accusing you of "racial insensitivity."...

Kaplan trying to sell utilities? As an employee of the City of Poplar Bluff, who is proud to be serving our city, I have recently heard of our city council and the manager inquiring about the possibility of selling the Municipal Utilities Electric Department to Ozark Border. ...

"Bustin' the Pavement for the Brenda Murphy-Gettings" 6th Annual 5K/ 1 Mile Walk will be held Saturday, April 4, at Riverfront Park in Doniphan. Registration opens at 7 a.m. All proceeds will go to benefit the scholarship fund. Pre-registation is open, ending, Saturday entry fees are: $25, 5 K Run; $10, 1Mile Fun Walk. First 50 entries for 5K will recevie a free T-shirt. Top three finishers will receive a trophy...

Carl Belcher Carl Belcher, 81, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, March 13, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. The arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

Loyd Tubb Loyd Newell Tubb, 81, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, March 13, 2015 at Cedargate Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff with the funeral service following at 2 p.m. A complete obituary will be published in Sunday's edition of the Daily American Republic...

By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- Rep. Peter Roskam is now chairman of the Ways and Means subcommittee whose jurisdiction includes oversight of the Internal Revenue Service, and hence of Lois Lerner's legacy. He knows how interesting her career was before she, as head of the IRS exempt-organizations division, directed the suppression of conservative advocacy groups by delaying and denying them the tax exempt status that was swiftly given to comparable liberal groups...

William Melton QULIN, Mo.--William Ernest Melton, 80, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from noon until 1 p.m. Saturday at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Qulin. A graveside service will follow at 1 p.m. at Qulin Cemetery with Rev. Jim Sanders officiating...

Maxine Louise McCurter MALDEN, Mo.--Maxine Louise McCurter, 77, of Malden died Sunday March 8, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Malden. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Bradshaw Funeral Home. Funeral will follow at 2 p.m. at the Bradshaw Funeral Chapel...

Arthur Allen Arthur Eugene Allen, 83, of Greenville, died Friday, March 13, 2015, at Greenville Nursing and Rehab in Greenville. The arrangements are pending at this time. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhome.com.

Charlene Jean Gee MALDEN, Mo.--Charlene Jean Gee, 50, of Malden, died Monday, March 9, 2015 at Dexter. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Landmark Pentecostal Church in Malden. Arrangements by Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.

Leo Edwin Winchester MALDEN, Mo.--Leo Edwin Winchester, 59, of Gideon died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at his residence. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Bradshaw Funeral Home.

Darrell R. Martin DEXTER, Mo. -- Darrell R. Martin, 65, of Essex died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at his residence. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ in Essex with a memorial service beginning at 1 p.m. at the Church of Christ with Herman Morse officiating. Arrangements are being handled by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Dexter...

COLUMBIA -- In his postgame press conference shortly after defeating Southwest-Livingston County in a MSHSAA Class 1 Show-Me Showdown semifinal Thursday afternoon, Walnut Grove coach Rory Henry talked about how a lot of people doubted his team coming off of last year's state championship run...

COLUMBIA -- Facing a team that was averaging 72 points per game in the MSHSAA Class 1 semifinal was a tall order for the Naylor Lady Eagles. So they simply played taller Thursday afternoon. Naylor dominated the Lady Lions on the boards and ended the game on a 24-6 run to beat Tuscumbia 57-38 at the Hearnes Center...

Imogene Lape DEXTER, Mo. -- Imogene Lape, 92, of Dexter died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau. A private funeral service will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter on Saturday. Burial will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...

Mark Devault DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Mark Gardner Devault, 65, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at his residence. Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. The funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with John McCain officiating. Burial will be in the Antioch Cemetery...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Lady Raiders had a tough day Thursday with a pair of 5-inning losses to Pensacola. Three Rivers had three hits in the opener and lost 9-0. The Lady Raiders got two runs across in the nightcap, but lost 10-2. Three Rivers shortstop Amber Johnson went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases in the opener and was the only Lady Raider to get multiple hits in either game. She had two of the team's three hits in the shutout...

Brian and Kristen Mansfield of Poplar Bluff, have chosen the name Kinlee Leann Mansfield for their 7-pound, 15-ounce daughter born at 6:13 p.m., Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at the Saint Francis Medical Center's Family BirthPlace in Cape Girardeau. Kinlee was 18" long...