Stories from Friday, July 24, 2015

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A Doniphan woman is to be arraigned in U.S. District Court this afternoon after her recent indictment for possessing handguns allegedly stolen from Dennis Outdoors. Kelsi Leah Ann Vickers, 22, is to appear at 1:30 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Abbie Crites-Leoni for arraignment and a detention hearing on a one-count indictment, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Sorrell. Bond may be set at that time...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The city of Poplar Bluff could buy back the rights to a more than $200,000 debt for just $25, if city council members vote Aug. 3 to enter an agreement with the purchaser of the city's former cable division. Telecommunications Management, operator of NewWave Communications, has provided the city with documents stating the company wants to eliminate any uncertainty regarding the ownership of debt owed by Poplar Bluff Internet for unpaid Interent access fees...

Now is the time to start looking for Missouri juicy peaches which are hitting the local markets and roadside stands. Millions love this summertime favorite fruit. In fact this happens to be my favorite fruit. How much should you buy? According to a local orchard, you will be able to buy a bushel of peaches between $25 and $45 depending on the grade of peach. ...

Spring graduates from the University of Missouri are as follows: Butler Broseley Heather Janessa Bruton Master of Social Work, Social Work-MSW Graduate Certificate, Military Social Work - Grad Cert Harviell Melanie Lynn Shands Master of Social Work,...

Why's Brickell not charged? Has anything been done to Jay Brickell for all the nuisance that was caused during his last event? How can he keep getting by with ruining the creek, harassing the people that are coming in, or harassing the neighborhood, allowing underage drinking? People are being sent to the hospital...

By MICHELLE MALKIN Another week, another money-grubbing Planned Parenthood baby-parts harvester exposed. In the second devastating installment of a three-year journalism investigation, the Center for Medical Progress on Monday released undercover video of another top abortion industry doctor haggling over the sale of "intact" unborn baby parts...

In 1970, Ronald Reagan said, "Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence." Now, more than four decades later, we have over 80 federal programs designed to help lower-income Americans, at a cost of $800 billion. ...

We call the war of 1861 the Civil War. But is that right? A civil war is a struggle between two or more entities trying to take over the central government. Confederate President Jefferson Davis no more sought to take over Washington, D.C., than George Washington sought to take over London in 1776. Both wars, those of 1776 and 1861, were wars of independence. Such a recognition does not require one to sanction the horrors of slavery. We might ask, How much of the war was about slavery?...

Southeast Missouri State University has announced its spring 2015 graduates. Those from this area are: Bloomfield Joshua Abner, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science with a major in biology: wildlife/conservation option; Ron Bowling II, Master of Science with a major in technology management: customized option; Ethan Bryeans, Bachelor of Science with a major in agribusiness: plant and soil science option ...

Kathleen Sellers Kathleen Sellers, 67, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday July 22, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff.

The annual meeting of the Joplin Cemetery will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. A basket dinner will be at noon. Donations for upkeep of cemetery may be mailed to: Vicky Guner, Rt. 2, Box 2425, Ellsinore, MO 63937 or Bank of Grandin, Grandin, Mo 63943...

Billy Dean Schleuter VAN BUREN, Mo.-- Billy Dean Schleuter, 68, of Fremont, died Monday, July 20, 2015 in Fremont. There will be a service at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Good Hope Cemetery in Grandin. McSpadden Funeral Home of Van Buren in charge of arrangements...

Junior McKeel Junior McKeel, 90, of Doniphan, Mo., died Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Southeast Healthcare Center of Ripley County. The arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

Keith Harlan Amundson DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Keith Harlan Amundson, 55, of Doniphan, fought a hard battle with multiple sclerosis but took his last breath Monday, July 20, 2015, at his home in Doniphan. Keith was born in Decorah, Iowa on Sept. 27, 1959 to Harlan and Lorraine Amundson. ...

Carl Strenfel Carl Strenfel, 83, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, July 23, 2015 at his residence. The arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

Their improbable run in the Missouri state tournament may have come as a surprise to some, but the Wayne County Lumberjacks are confident it wasn't a fluke and aren't ready to let it end. On Friday, they'll compete in their first ever Midwest Plains Regional in Lyons, Kansas, where they'll enter play as the fresh face of the tournament with hopes of advancing to the Senior Babe Ruth World Series...

Ralph A. Mosley DEXTER, Mo. -- Ralph A. Mosley, 67, formerly of Dexter died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at the Audie Murphy VA Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Visitation will be from 12:30 -2 p.m. Monday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Herman Morse officiating. Burial will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...

Ben E. McRoy BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Ben E. McRoy, 55, of Florissant, Mo. died Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at his home. A memorial service will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, June 27, at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Donations may be made to Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home to help with the memorial service. Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield in charge of arrangements...

Keith Harlan Amundson DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Keith Harlan Amundson, 55, of Doniphan, fought a hard battle with multiple sclerosis but took his last breath Monday, July 20, 2015, at his home in Doniphan. Keith was born in Decorah, Iowa on Sept. 27, 1959 to Harlan and Lorraine Amundson. ...

Gina Everhart GREENVILLE, Mo.,--Gina M. Everhart, 47, of Carrollton, Ga., formerly of Silva, Mo., died Sunday, July 19, 2015 at her residence. Visitation will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2015, at Ruegg Funeral Home in Greenville. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, also at the Greenville Chapel...

Three Rivers College has released its Dean's List for the Spring 2015 semester. The honor is awarded to students taking 12 or more credit hours in a semester, who achieve a G.P.A. of 3.5 or above. Dean's List honors are also used at graduation to help determine eligibility for honors or highest honors...