Stories from Monday, February 13, 2017

Five area veterans who acted with bravery and devotion during their service in the U.S. Army will be honored Monday at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. The annual Wall of Valor ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the VA. The honorees include one World War II veteran from Scott County, Mo., and four Vietnam veterans from Ripley, Dunklin, Scott and St. Francois counties...

By CHELSAE CORDIA Staff Writer A section of North Main Street was shut down Saturday morning while city firefighters battled a blaze at a vacant house. Firefighters from the Poplar Bluff Fire Department responded at 10:28 a.m. Saturday to an alarm for a suspicious structure fire at 1410 N. Main Street, a house owned by Carla Shanks...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The fire traveled behind the walls of the large, sprawling South Eighth Street house just after 3:30 a.m. Christmas Eve. Flames crawled up the partitions that carved the aging structure into apartments. Flames hid in the awkward empty spaces created by the construction of multiple additions over the last 50 or 60 years...

The Poplar Bluff Police Department is currently seeking the public's help in locating William C. Taylor, 41, of Poplar Bluff, in reference to a fraud investigation. Taylor is responsible for several fraud cases involving credit/debit card usage. Additionally, Taylor has two active warrants for his arrest...

FAYETTE, Mo. -- More than 280 Central Methodist University students graduated in December of 2016 through CMU's main campus in Fayette, extended locations, and online programs. The following CMU's Online Program graduates are Melinda McElhaney-McKinney from Kennett, who graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing degree; Mark Allen from Poplar Bluff, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree; Amber Carter-Morris from Poplar Bluff, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree; Adam Fears from Poplar Bluff, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies degree; Taylor Fuwell from Bloomfield, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree; Kasie Smith from Poplar Bluff, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree; and Chester Stroud from Poplar Bluff, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.. ...

Southeast Missouri residents seeking Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) training should act quickly if they want to secure valuable education opportunities, according to the Nursing and Allied Health Department at Three Rivers College. The two-year program, offered in conjunction with the State Technical College of Missouri, is now accepting applications for its 2017-2019 class from prospective students who apply by the February 15 priority deadline...

Poplar Bluff seventh and eighth grade students earning a place on the junior high school honor roll include: Seventh Grade A Honor Roll Ethan Thomas Alford, Alexis Cheyanne Allred, Bailey Nicole Anderson, Adison Jade Asher, Luke Anthony Barousse, Britney P. ...

Newspaper is rolled too tight When I was a kid 70 years ago (70 + years ago) I bicycle delivered the Globe Democrat five early mornings a week for four years. I threw about 300 - 350 papers out onto porches from my bicycle from the street. I folded my papers in a square so I could spin throw them. ...

By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- Stupid but legal. Such is the Trump administration's travel ban for people from seven Muslim countries. Of course, as with almost everything in American life, what should be a policy or even a moral issue becomes a legal one. ...

There is little question in most academic research that increases in the minimum wage lead to increases in unemployment. The debatable issue is the magnitude of the increase. An issue not often included in minimum wage debates is the substitution effects of minimum wage increases. The substitution effect might explain why Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, a national network of business owners and executives, argues for higher minimum wages. Let's look at substitution effects in general...

Neelyville Elementary School honor roll for the second quarter and first semester honor rolls Second Quarter Honor Roll "A" Honor Roll Third Grade: Zak Cowley, Lily Davis, Parker Ernst, Shane Fisher, Leslie Guthery, Hayden Leach, Darrion Mann, Rowan Pickard, Corey Shipp...

The Broseley Senior Center Valentine's Day Fundraiser will be from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14. Tickets are $10 and include lasagna, green beans, garden salad, homemade yeast rolls, dessert and drink. Tickets purchased in advanced will be eligible for the drawing that evening. For more information contact Carol at 573-328-1126...

From the opening possession, the Notre Dame boys basketball team played a slow, patient pace Friday night. The host Mules couldn't keep up. Notre Dame scored nine straight points to end the first quarter then answered every time Poplar Bluff mounted a comeback as the Bulldogs earned a 64-46 SEMO Conference road win...

MILLINGTON, Tenn. -- It took all of a day for the Raiders to play their first extra innings game of the season. Three Rivers College dropped both games of their opening day slate, losing to Volunteer State 4-1, and to Lincoln Trail 6-4 in eight innings in the nightcap...

CEDAR HILL, Mo. -- Josh Lewis and Tanner Dunivan each advanced to the MSHSAA state wrestling championships for a third time Saturday night as Lewis won the Class 4 District 1 heavyweight title. Lewis beat top-seeded Jacob Vogel of Seckman 2-1 in the final after winning consecutive matches in overtime while Dunivan placed fourth at 170 pounds...

Cam Kelly caught a pass under the basket, stepped back and sank a jumper at the buzzer to lift the top-seeded Doniphan Dons past No. 2 East Carter 41-39 in double overtime of the Ozark Foothills Conference junior varsity tournament championship Friday night at the Bess Activity Center...

The Naylor girls basketball team had every chance to take down the Ozark Foothills Conference giant Friday night. But Neelyville wouldn't fall. The top-seeded Tigers kept their stranglehold on the conference and won a ninth straight OFC Tournament title by escaping with a 49-42 win over the second-seeded Lady Eagles at the Bess Activity Center...

Doniphan waited a full year for another crack at the Ozark Foothills Conference championship. Last season, the Dons came all the way back from a 9-point deficit only to lose in the final minute to Twin Rivers. On Friday there was no letdown and revenge was exacted by the Dons with and exclamation point...

WEST PLAINS, Mo. -- Three Rivers has now won 20 games for the third straight year and for the 41st time in Gene Bess' 47 seasons. The Raiders beat MSU-West Plains 88-83 on Saturday to sweep the season series against the Grizzlies. The Raiders (20-7, 4-3 Region XVI) had to prevent a pair of shots in the final 5 seconds to force overtime when they beat the Grizzlies by three points on Jan. 21 at the Bess Activity Center. Saturday's contest was a little more comfortable...

The Lady Raiders will not be involved in any play-in games this postseason. Three Rivers College beat Jefferson College 75-50 on Saturday at the Bess Activity Center, and in doing so, will be one of the top two seeds in the upcoming Region XVI Tournament...

DEXTER -- It came down to the closing seconds but the third time proved to be the charm for the Kennett Indians on Friday night. After calling two consecutive timeouts, Kennett threw an inbound pass from near its own bench to 6-foot-5 center Jad Kenny with 4.8 seconds remaining. Kenny caught a pass several feet to the right of the top of the key and released a high-arching 3-pointer that fell through the net with 1.5 seconds remaining to secure a 43-40 win for Kennett over Dexter...

Bonnie Jean Scott MALDEN, Mo. -- Bonnie Jean Scott, 82, of Malden, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at Ridgeview Living Community in Malden. Visitation will be from noon - 1:45 p.m., Monday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. Graveside funeral will be at 2 p.m., Monday at Memorial Park Cemetery in Malden...

Katteena "Tina" Borders DEXTER, Mo. -- Katteena "Tina" Borders, 48, of Dexter, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 p.m., Sunday, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri with Josh Hester of Dudley officiating...

Donuts With Dads and Dudes will be held Thursday at the Kindergarten Center. Fathers can come during four different time periods that day to enjoy a donut with their child. Or, someone can show up to spend time with a student whose father cannot attend...