Stories from Thursday, July 20, 2017

The deadline to register for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been extended to Aug. 14. A disaster recovery center will open today in Wayne County to help victims of April 28-May 11 severe weather apply for help from both FEMA and the Small Business Administration...

The water that comes out of every tap in the city of Poplar Bluff is drawn from the Black River. This was true when a strange orange color lingered for weeks after historic flooding in May. It is true when the river is a muddy brown from normal spring floods, and when it flows more clearly during an average fall...

The expected date of completion for the Libla Family Sports Complex has been pushed to April 2018 from an original goal of Oct. 1. The news came at the monthly Three Rivers College Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday. Because of the change, Raiders basketball likely will not take place in the new arena until the 2018-19 season...

Fashion has been in Carolyn Hastings' blood since childhood when she began sewing outfits for her cats. Although Hastings no longer dresses her cats, she has made a career of dressing the women of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and the surrounding areas for nearly 50 years...

As people age, awareness of the benefits associated with healthy lifestyles rise in importance. Naturally, a stronger focus is placed on preventing memory loss, heart failure, brittle bones and cancer, as the ideas quickly transition from theory to potential real-life scenarios once individuals climb into their sixties...

Annie Rebecca Drane, 87, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at her residence. Visitastion will take place from 5 - 8 p.m. Thursday, July 20, 2017, in the Edwards Funeral Home at Doniphan. The funeral service will follow at 10 a.m, Friday, July 21, 2017, in the funeral home chapel with Brother Larry Earl officiating. Burial will be in the Bardley Cemetery...

By MONA CHAREN CNN is not wrong that the president of the United States ought to stop behaving like a clown. But they overshot this week. As someone who has about the lowest possible tolerance for Trumpian vulgarity, I thought the imbroglio over the CNN logo gif was overwrought. ...

As she nears her 74th birthday, Rosalee Johnson thanks God every morning when she gets up that she still is able to work at a job she loves. "I never dread coming in here, never dread it at all," said Johnson, a lobby hostess at McDonald's on Highway 53...

By MIKE JENSEN Publisher Sikeston Standard Democrat Back in November - though it seems a lifetime ago - the American people gave the Republican Party control of the United States Senate, House and White House. And there was a reason for this political sea change...

NEW YORK (AP) -- How long has our species been around? New fossils from Morocco push the evidence back by about 100,000 years. The bones, about 300,000 years old, were unearthed thousands of miles from the previous record-holder, found in fossil-rich eastern Africa. The discovery reveals people from an early stage of our species' evolution, with a mix of modern and more primitive traits...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Southeast Missouri State University has announced its spring 2017 graduates from this area. Mary Atchison of Williamsville, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science with a major in communication disorders. Khaiuna Ayetimiyi of Poplar Bluff, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with a major in political science...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Our dear beloved mother, Phyllis Ann Dalton Sabin, 80, of Las Cruces, N.M., passed away Monday, June 17, 2017 at La Posada Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces, N. M. She was born July 27, 1936 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. to William and Ethel Hughes Delong. In 1989 Phyllis, moved to Ocala, Fla. where she met her husband of 24 years. She enjoyed camping, calligraphy, sports and traveling...

By FRANK CAMPA Mo. Dept. of Conservation Although we may be into the "dog days" of summer, it will not be too long before school is back in session and our fall hunting seasons will be upon us. So, now is the time to prepare for the fun this fall. For many, this will mean becoming hunter education certified...

By Paul Davis Outdoors Editor With the water at Wappapello Lake mostly stable for a while now, fishing has been pretty good, if not a bit uncomfortable in the oppressive heat. "The crappie fishing has slowed down," said Nathan at Sundowner Marina, "but the bass, bluegill and catfish are good."...

"That's the darndest resignation letter I've ever read," said Westwood Hills Country Club President Steve Rhodes about Tom Hoover. "I'm not sure we are going to get rid of him completely." Hoover turned in the letter, titled "The Love Affair Is Over!!" at the end of June. ...

Patricia Ann (Doggett) Horton, 76, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Monday, July 17, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born on June 30, 1941 to Ralph and Alena (Dummey) Doggett in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Patricia is survived by her four children, Danny Tipton, Vicki Rushing, Alene Porter, all of Poplar Bluff, and Karen Scott Holden, Mo.; 10 grandchildren, Teresa Tipton, Anthony Tipton, Brandy Jarrell, Dusty Stone, Bradley Stone, Kenny Polin, Bryan Light, Tricia Light, Megan Bruhn, and Ethan Bruhn; several great-grandchildren; three brothers, Ralph Charles Doggett of El Paso, Texas, Steven Doggett of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Bill Doggett of Naples, Fla.. ...

Dean Greenwood, 55, of Fisk, Mo. passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017 at his residence. He was born on Sept. 19, 1961 to Connie and Katherin (Morgan) Greenwood in Kansas City, Mo. He enjoyed cars and working on engines. Dean is survived by his brother, Elwyn Greenwood of Gravois Mills, Mo.; three sisters, Janice Casey, Brenda Landers, and Connie Roe, all of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; one daughter, Bonita and Bobby Long of Fisk, Mo.; and four grandchildren, Bobby II, Clarance, Brittany, and Paul Long of Fisk.. ...

The couple who runs together stays together, or so it seems in the case of Clark and Mary Ann Allen whose shared passion for long-distance running has led to thousands of miles, thousands of hours, and enough memories to make it all worthwhile. "Clark likes running on the trails," said Mary Ann. ...