Stories from Friday, November 20, 2015

By BEN KLEINE SEMO News Service SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- An arrest warrant was filed Tuesday for a suspect in a Scott City burglary and theft who happened to be the victim's daughter. Leslie Jennifer Patterson, 33, of Poplar Bluff, is charged with first-degree burglary, felony theft, misdemeanor theft and misdemeanor property damage...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Floodwaters may have taken two lives in Reynolds County. The name of a man who was recovered Wednesday from Doe Run Creek was released this morning. Search efforts resumed at 6:30 a.m. today on the Black River for another man who is still missing...

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Legislators from Southeast Missouri are firing back at the possibility of Syrian refugees entering the Show Me State following a statement by Gov. Jay Nixon that placed the issue solely on the federal government. Nixon's statement issued Monday, according to several house members, essentially took a hands-off approach to the issue. Nixon issued the statement following a move by a bipartisan group of 30 governors attempting to block resettlement...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The precocious little girl with light brown hair was the oldest of three siblings. A month shy of her fourth birthday, she had known none of the smallest advantages first-time foster parents Angie and Jim Martin were able to give their own 8-year-old son...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor Approximately 20 persons attended the Three Rivers College Board meeting Wednesday to request continuation of the rodeo team. Following a closed session, board members accepted the Oct. 28 resignation of Cale Emmett, head rodeo coach/student services specialist, and voted to retain the rodeo team...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Associate Editor Authorities recovered a large amount of suspected stolen property Wednesday afternoon from a rural Butler County home whose occupants are believed to be tied to a string of earlier burglaries. A burglary was reported Sunday in the 900 block of Highway PP in which guns and a Wii gaming system were stolen, according to Butler County Investigator Wes Popp...

Do your holiday plans include traveling long distances to celebrate Thanksgiving? In many families everyone brings food to the holiday dinner. How can you insure that the food will arrive safe and sound? When assigning foods to family members consider the type of food and distance to travel. ...

EAST CARTER R-II Elementary, 1st Quarter Honor Roll for 2015/16. First Grade, Mrs. Koeger--Laney Asher, Malachi Bales, Riley Brown, Zelma Cooley, Kayden Douglas, Willow Glass, Gracie Gordon, Riley Gower, Xander Jackson, Carson Maxwell, Lillian Maxwell, Aliyah Miller, Kelsey Morehead, Heather Nichols-Brown and Jazalyn Wilder...

Area students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2016-2017 academic year: Morgan Fuwell of Bloomfield, Mo., has received the Regents' Scholarship. Fuwell is the daughter of Raymond and Tina Fuwell of Bloomfield, , and will be a 2016 graduate of Bloomfield High School...

By MICHELLE MALKIN When it comes to immigration policy, Hillary Clinton's had more career costume changes than her new BFF Katy Perry. This week, Clinton donned her militant, pro-illegal immigration mask and vowed to out-executive amnesty her old pals at the White House. "I will go as far as I can, even beyond President Obama," she bragged, "to make sure law-abiding, decent, hard-working people in this country are not ripped away from their families."...

The choices of a Democrat I am writing today to all my fellow democrats. In a few months President Obama will be leaving office and we will have to decide on who we want as our next president. I really haven't decided yet on Hillary Clinton, or Bernie Sanders, and, I guess the basic question we must ask ourselves is do we vote for Clinton, and continue her socialistic shift into communism, or do we vote for Sanders, and our nation turn communist instantly. What's a Democrat to do...

To the Editor: Over the past week, there has been much attention paid to the Syrian refugees being settled in cities across our country, including St. Louis and Kansas City. There has been loud opinions both pro and con on this issue and I would like to address two of them...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN Among the presidential candidates of the Republican Party and their foreign policy leaders on Capitol Hill the cry is almost universal: Barack Obama has no strategy for winning the war on ISIS. This criticism, however, sounds strange coming from a party that controls Congress but has yet to devise its own strategy, or even to authorize the use of U.S. military force in Syria...

Joshua "Josh" Levi Morris GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Joshua "Josh" Levi Morris, 27, of Hillsboro, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, at Mercy St. Louis. Visitation will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 21, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville, Mo. Services will follow at 1 a.m. also at the chapel. Burial will be at Crossroads Cemetery near Greenville. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhome.com...

Stephen M. Handley Stephen M. Handley, 56, of Ellsinore, Mo., formerly of St. Charles, Mo., died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. A private family inurnment will take place at Calvary Cemetery at a later date. For more information contact missouricremate.com...

Robert "Jack" Bell DONIPHAN, Mo.--Robert "Jack" Bell, 87, of Doniphan, died Monday, Nov.16, 2015, at the Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. A graveside service will be held at noon, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at Bardley Cemetery with Dennis Bell officiating...

'J.R.' Bradshaw Jesse Russell "J.R." Bradshaw, 82, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Whitewater and Delta, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. A veteran of the Korean War, he departed this life on Veteran's Day. He served his country in the U.S. Army as a private from 1953 to 1955...

Edwin Eugene Williams Edwin Eugene Williams, 63, of North Carolina passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 at the VA Hospital in Durham, N.C. Edwin was born on Nov. 30, 1951 in Paducah, Ky. He was a 1970 graduate of Poplar Bluff High School. ...

Taylee Bryelle Sheffy James and Tiffany Sheffy of Poplar Bluff, Mo., have chosen the name Taylee Bryelle Sheffy for their 6-pound, 10-ounce daughter born at 12:48 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Taylee was 20-inches long...

It's not too late to join the Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce First Annual Holiday Cookie Tour that starts Friday. Twenty-six local businesses are participating in the two-day event that ends Saturday. The tour is an effort to promote local businesses during the holiday shopping season. It encourages community members to shop local first. Those who purchase a ticket will receive 26 uniquely flavored cookies from the 26 participating businesses and will take home a Holiday Cookie Cook Book...

When Brock Beacham was looking for a place to play baseball next year, he was more so looking for a nice place to study. The Bernie pitcher recently signed to play baseball next year for Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla. "From what I understand, that is where a lot of their money goes. ...

It seems pretty improbable that Malden and Palmyra, two tradition-rich football programs in Class 2, have never met in a state playoff game. In over 40 years as MSHSAA members, the Green Wave and the Panthers have each won 12 district titles and have also finished second in state once. And in four different seasons during that span only one game has separated the Green Wave and the Panthers from meeting in the postseason each time...

Over 35 local athletes received postseason honors in their respective fall sports. Here is a list by sport: Soccer Volleyball First Team All-SCAA: Kayli Tanner, Bernie junior, Dexter sophomore, Hannah Thurmon, Bernie senior Addie Shelton, Morgan Baker, Bernie junior and Garrison;...