Stories from Friday, December 16, 2016

By PAT PRATT Staff Writer Three Rivers College will invest more than $550,000 in interactive television course upgrades at several campuses following the recent award of federal and state grants. College officials announced the grant awards during the December meeting of college trustees Thursday in the Tinnin Center. Three Rivers ITV programs serve about 27 percent of students, but an upgrade to those courses has not been performed in more than a decade...

To the Editor, As I was watching the T.V. the other day, were talking about Pre. elect Trump and his family, said Mrs. Trump was going to stay in New York with their son so he could finish out his school year there. That caused me to think about my oldest son David and his school years...

J. C. Armour -- Ripley Co., Mo. Nancy Robinson --Campbell, Mo. George W. Hammonds -- Patterson, Mo.

President-elect Donald Trump has warned companies that they are not going to leave the United States anymore "without consequences." He has lived up to his threat by pressuring Carrier to give up its planned move to Monterrey, Mexico, in exchange for a taxpayer handout. It is a safe bet that other U.S. companies will be descending on Washington looking for handouts in the name of "fair trade" and "leveling the playing field."...

Last week's influx of cold air brought with it a good number of ducks to the region, as it was expected to do, but as they say, you've "got to get it while the gettin' is good," because the fun didn't last long. On Thursday, there were several reports of limits taken in southern Butler County, mostly on private land, but by Friday, it appeared a good number of the ducks had simply moved on...

There is no doubt that most of these articles lately have focused on deer hunting and waterfowl hunting. However, during the holidays is a common time for family and friends to get together and hunt small game; specifically rabbits. It is hard to beat the sound of beagles striking and baying from the fresh smell of a rabbit in the area...

LITTLE ROCK - Despite recent catastrophic wildfires destroying many homes and lives in Gatlinburg and the surrounding area of the Smoky Mountains, habitat managers with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission want to remind people that fire, when used properly, can be one of the best, and least expensive tools to manage land and create abundant food and cover for wildlife...

DUDLEY, Mo. -- More than a decade and a half after brothers Davis Minton and Bradley Minton, owners of Minton Environmental Consultants, created the nation's first wetland mitigation bank on their Stoddard County farm, the pair plans to build another, thanks in large part to help from the Natural Resources Conservation Service...

he Dexter Lady Bearcats' roster makeup is a little bit different than the previous couple seasons. They still get the same respect through. The Bearcats have won five Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classics since 2008, including four of the last five, and earned the top seed for this year's tournament, which begins Saturday and concludes with the championship on Thursday, Dec. 22...

The Missouri State High School Activities Association released new classification and district alignments for spring sports last Friday. MSHSAA's two-year cycle, based on enrollment in grades nine through 12, will be effective for the 2017 and 2018 seasons...

The Raiders climbed three spots in the national poll this week, but could tumble on Tuesday. Three Rivers College was 19th in the newest NJCAA poll, released Tuesday, after being ranked 22nd in the first midseason poll that came out two weeks ago. However, the poll was released before the Raiders (12-2) lost 85-78 at John A. Logan on Tuesday night...

George W. Hammonds PIEDMONT, Mo. -- George W. Hammonds, 61, of Patterson, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital In St. Louis. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield under the direction of Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel, Piedmont...

Nancy Robinson CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Nancy Robinson, 80, of Campbell passed away Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. Mrs. Robinson, daughter of Robert Edward and Katherine Novella Neal Nelson, was born Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1936 in Huffman, Ark...

"J. C." Armour DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Joseph Chester, "J. C." Armour, 89, life-time resident of Ripley County, Mo., departed this life Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, at the Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan, Mo. Mr. Armour, son of Joseph Henry and Iva Mae (Skates) Armour, was born July 8, 1927, in Naylor, Mo. ...