Stories from Friday, November 13, 2015

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff, Mo., woman pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon in federal court to fraudulently conducting loan activity in a bank customer's name and agreed to pay more than $80,000 in restitution...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson recognized the Poplar Bluff High School chapter of Students Against Sexual Assault (SASA) on Wednesday, discussing with the group changes to Missouri law in the wake of sex-scandal fueled resignations of legislators in May...

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, a hit musical by Andrew Lloyd Weber and performed by Center Stage and the Three Rivers College Music Department debuts at 7 tonight at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center on the Three Rivers College campus. Other performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor A 92-year-old World War II veteran was the keynote speaker during the Poplar Bluff Veterans Day Program Wednesday at the Veterans Wall in front of the Black River Coliseum. Walter Lee Butler of Bloomfield, a pilot navigator on a U.S. Naval Air Force PBM search and rescue seaplane, told about rescuing five Doolittle Raid crewmen in China...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Butler County Health Department announced this week it will shut down its in-home services program after more than 30 years of operation. The division includes approximately 75 workers and 200 clients in Butler, Ripley, Wayne, Carter, Reynolds and Iron counties, said health department administrator Robert Hudson...

This is the time of the year to harvest delicious persimmons. However, picking fall persimmons can be a puckerin' experience that you won't forget for a few years. According to my co-worker, Sarah, persimmon trees are loaded this year. I'm sure the squirrels and raccoons won't mind sharing a few persimmons with you. ...

To the Editor: When will the people of this country stand up for what they do believe in? There are many people who strongly believe something but do not know what to do. Many things have happened in the last few months that I would like to address; but for now, let's address the issue of transgender students. ...

By MONA CHAREN "My mother was a smoker," Chris Christie told a New Hampshire audience in a video that has gone viral. Though she tried everything -- gum, patches, hypnosis -- nothing worked. When she was diagnosed with cancer, he continued, "No one came to me and said, 'Don't treat her, (because) she got what she deserved.' No one ... ...

Margaret White PUXICO, Mo. -- Margaret V. White, 89, of Advance, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at Advance Nursing Center. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Morgan Memorial Park in Advance, Mo. Morgan Sifford Funeral Home of Puxio is in charge of arrangements...

Joseph J. Rouse Joseph J. Rouse, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Thursday, Nov.12, 2015 at the John J. Pershing V.A. Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff.

Three Rivers men's basketball coach Gene Bess has always had mixed feelings about the 3. They aren't so mixed when the Raiders shoot as well as they did Wednesday. "If you can hit 42 percent, you take as many as you can take," Bess said. "That is about like 60 from 2. ...

For the third straight week a challenging opponent is lining up for revenge against a Malden squad that has a knack for sending teams home early in postseason play. Last week, Caruthersville couldn't avenge an early-season loss in the district championship...

James C. "Jay" Jarrell DEXTER, MO.--James C. "Jay" Jarrell, 87, of Dexter, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 at SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m., Friday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Dr. Barry Winders officiating...

Kickapoo senior Samuel Senn could only defend one of his titles at the MSHSAA state swim meet Saturday at the St. Peters Rec-Plex. Senn, the grandson of former Poplar Bluff superintendent Howard Garrett, succeeded in the 100-yard freestyle, winning in 45.41 seconds and shaved off 46 seconds flat from last year's final time, but came up silver in the 200 freestyle race...

Juanita Lucinda Elliott DONIPHAN, MO.--Juanita Lucinda Elliott, 86, of Doniphan, departed this life Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Grandin. She was born Jan. 3, 1929, to the late Charles and Rhoda Wilder Sisco, in Corning, Ark. Juanita enjoyed sewing, knitting, canning, and taking care of her family...