Stories from Monday, June 22, 2015

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The 911 services of Poplar Bluff Police Department will move Tuesday to a new home on the campus of Three Rivers College. City 911 calls will be sent to the Butler County Sheriff's Department during the move, Deputy Police Chief Jeff Rolland said during a tour Friday...

PBPD seeks armed suspect By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Poplar Bluff police officers are asking for the public's help in locating a man who has alledgedly threatened area residents with a gun three times in less than a month. Randy A. Wynn, 31, of the 1300 block of Mill Street is wanted on charges of felonious restraint, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, second degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm by certain person, as well as on a parole absconder warrant. ...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Bi-vocational pastors - those who minister and also work in the private sector in our community - face unique challenges as they divide their time between work, family and congregation, but also bring several benefits to those they serve...

By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer Although the Daily American Republic did not solicit a story for Father's Day as luck would have it a daughter wrote to us about her father. Her timing could not have been more perfect. As Chelsea Smith, of Poplar Bluff, wrote, "My dad is the most selfless, genuine, loving and caring individual I have ever had the privilege of knowing. ...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Emails provided to the Daily American Republican appear to show former city manager Heath Kaplan offered a financial advisory group work in Poplar Bluff several days before he officially signed on with the city. Kaplan later advocated for city council members to give First Southwest of Greenville, Texas two significant contracts without taking competitive bids. ...

Do survey on bond rate Speak Out item about the city being ripped off got me to wondering. A survey about what people think happened regarding this issue could really be helpful. What the people think is the true story about this bond rate of eight percent that we're told is costing the city around $50,000 a month. What's the bond for? Is the city paying six percent too much interest?...

By SHARON RANDAL Tribune News Service She came dancing out on stage looking like a woman who knows exactly who she is, in silver T-strap pumps and a neon-pink dress trimmed with a whole lot of sparkle and fringe that moved when she moved in all the right places...

Harry Hauck Harry Franklin Hauck, 56, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff.

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN At the declaration by Donald Trump that he is a candidate for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party, media elites of left and right reacted with amusement, anger and disgust. Though he has been a hugely successful builder-businessman, far more successful than, say, Carly Fiorina, who has been received respectfully, our resident elites resolutely refuse to take Trump seriously...

J.B. Wallace MALDEN, Mo. -- J.B. Wallace, 61, of Malden died Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at his residence in Malden. The visitation will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at New Image Christian Outreach in Malden. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. with Elder Samuel Pulley...

Christopher Lee MALDEN, Mo. -- Christopher Craig Lee, 29, of Gideon died Friday, June 19, 2015, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardau. Visitation will begin at noon Monday at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden with the funeral beginning at 2 p.m. in Bradshaw Chapel. Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery in Malden...

Victor Eugene McCurter MALDEN, Mo. -- Victor Eugene McCurter, 57, of Gideon died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Malden. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden followed by the memorial service at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Bradshaw Chapel...

Scott Williams NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Scott Williams, 52, died Saturday morning June 20, 2015, at his Poplar Bluff home. He worked as a sawyer in the timber and sawmill industry. Mr. Williams was born Aug. 31, 1962, in Phoenix, Ariz. While he was a resident of Poplar Bluff, he had formerly lived in Phoenix and Briar...

David Lee Lowe VAN BUREN, Mo. -- David Lee Lowe, 82, longtime resident of Carter County, passed away Friday evening, June 19, 2015 in Van Buren, Mo. Mr. Lowe was born in St. Louis, Mo. on July 8, 1932, but spent his formative years in Carter County. He graduated from Van Buren High School, class of 1951. On Aug. 25, 1951 he married his high school sweetheart, Carroll Sue Crites. He served his country honorably in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict...

Jessie William Miles MALDEN, Mo.--Jessie William Miles, 86, of Clarkton, died Friday, June 19, 2015, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center at Kennett. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bradshaw Chapel. Burial will be in Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton...

By CAROLYN SMITH Staff Writer Recently, the family of the late Orval Brown, a World War II veteran, honored their father's memory by donating a granite bench which offers a place to sit and rest on the far north end of the walking track at the John J. ...

As if losing an ace, setup reliever, two middle-of-the-order bats and a second starting pitcher to injuries wasn't enough, the St. Louis Cardinals must now finish the season with a cloud of suspicion over them. News this week that someone in the Cardinals organization infiltrated a database used by the Houston Astros stunned the major leagues...

Beth Lewis never even thought about swimming competitively growing up in Wentzville, Missouri. It was the track and field events that intrigued her most. Now in her ninth year as the Poplar Bluff girls swimming coach and second at the helm of the Poplar Bluff Piranhas summer swim team, the veteran coach is regarded as one of the best and most beloved coaches in the area by her former and current athletes, and the community...