Stories from Saturday, February 13, 2016

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer With a little more than one month of services left, only 40 percent of the clients for Butler County Health Department's in-home care program have chosen a new provider. The program is scheduled to close March 31, after more than 30 years of operation...

Two Doniphan students each have been awarded $500 study grants from the Ripley County Livestock Producers Association. The scholarship fund is administered by the Three Rivers Community College Foundation. Pamela Collings, 19, is a Three Rivers College student planning a career in forensic anthropology. She is a 2015 graduate of Doniphan High School, where she ranked 10th in her graduating class. She is the daughter of Matthew and Kim Collins, of Doniphan...

By MIKE JENSEN Publisher Sikeston Standard Democrat With the presidential campaign clock ticking at break-neck speed, I find myself like many others still undecided. Actually, undecided is inaccurate. I am clearly decided against either of the two Democratic wannabes because of the obvious - one is a liar and one a Socialist. Given a quick review of their policies, their views are interchangeable...

By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- The New Hampshire results have solidified the reigning cliche that the 2016 campaign is an anti-establishment revolt of both the left and the right. Largely overlooked, however, is the role played in setting the national mood by the seven-year legacy of the Obama presidency...

Genealogical Society meets The Butler County Genealogical Society met Friday, Jan. 22. John Stanard, well-known author and authority on Butler County history, presented the program, "The Importance of Genealogy." Stanard shared many interesting stories of his childhood and relatives...

By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- Bernie Sanders, greedy for power to punish people he considers greedy, has occasioned 2016's best joke (reported in Bloomberg Businessweek): "In the Bernie Sanders drinking game, every time he mentions a free government program, you drink someone else's beer." But neither Sanders' nor Hillary Clinton's hostility to the First Amendment is amusing...

Sherley Mae Loomis DONIPHAN, Mo. - Sherley Mae Loomis, 77, of Doniphan died at her residence Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. A graveside service will take place at noon Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at Towles Cemetery in Doniphan with Brother Carr officiating. Arrangements are being taken care of by Edwards Funeral Home...

Three Rivers College will host a "FAFSA Frenzy" event for potential college students, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, to provide assistance in filling out their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms. The event, co-sponsored by the Missouri Department of Higher Education, is designed to help low-income and first-generation college students complete the FAFSA, the first step for all federal need-based financial aid. ...

Cane Creek Club meets Cane Creek Community Club met Wednesday at Twin Towers. Five members were present. Glenda Phillips called the meeting to order. The thought for the day: "Love is friendship, friendship is love. If love fails friendship should remain for friendship is forever...

The Three Rivers Music Department opened its 25th annual Jazz Festival on Thursday and will continue with events tonight and Saturday at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center. In conjuction with the festival, Center Stage also will present the tense thriller "Wait Until Dark."...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- After leaving the rest of the Show Me Conference in its wake, the Poplar Bluff swim team was hit by a wave of emotion. There was little doubt which team had won the team championship Thursday. But when it was finally announced that the Mules secured their first-ever title -- by 100 points, no less --there were plenty of tears...

Margaret Grace Roam ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Margaret Grace Roam, 99, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Ellsinore, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, in the Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation for the public will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday in McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellsinore with the Eastern Star Service beginning at 11 a.m. followed by the funeral service...

Juanita Pauline Riley Walker DEXTER, Mo. -- Juanita Pauline Riley Walker, 87, formerly of Essex, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 at the Monticello House in Jackson. Visitation will begin after 10 a.m., Saturday at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter and continue until the 11 a.m. service...

GREENVILLE -- They didn't need an extra eight minutes this time, but the déjà vu was a little mind-blowing. The Doniphan Donettes felt like they were reliving Saturday's opening round of the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament by rallying to win in double overtime in stunning fashion...

Raymond "Gene" Reddick PUXICO, Mo. -- Raymond "Gene" Reddick, 88, of Puxico, died Wednesday, Feb. 10 at Puxico Nursing Home. The visitation will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12 at Morgan Sifford Funeral Chapel in Puxico. The funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, with Rev. Ray Placher officiating. The burial will be at Fairview Cemetery...

GREENVILLE -- Greenville came out of its semifinal two nights earlier disappointed when it was bumped down to the third place of the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament. The fifth-seeded hosting Bears used that as motivation against the third-seeded Neelyville Tigers...

Barbara Ann Baggett COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Barbara Ann Baggett, 84, of Columbia, formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 at Lenoir Woods in Columbia. Mrs. Baggett, the daughter of the late Marcus and Ruth Miller Stewart, was born March 2, 1931 in Old Greenville, Mo. ...

The regular season title is on the line. Whoever wins Saturday between Three Rivers and Mineral Area will go into the Region XVI Tournament as the top seed. "We're at the point now, where we just have to go and play. We know they are a pretty good team and we have a pretty good feel for what they can do," Three Rivers coach Gene Bess said...

Poplar Bluff scored more points in the first quarter Thursday night than the Lady Mules could muster in their last game. A 20-point first quarter carried Poplar Bluff past Marmaduke (Ark.) 63-50 at Peters Gym. The Mules, coming off a 65-15 loss at state-ranked Saxony Lutheran, led 20-10 after one quarter and by 16 at halftime...