Stories from Friday, April 20, 2018

Gregory Allan Barger, 50, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born Oct. 18, 1967 to Enos and Carolyn (Pratt) Barger in St. Louis, Mo. He graduated in 1985 from Living Word Christian Academy in Poplar Bluff. Most recently Greg worked for Allied Waste. On Dec. 24, 1988, he married Tawana Boyer in Poplar Bluff. He was a member of the American Legion Post #153 in Poplar Bluff...

That's two records now for Allison Pingel. A day after breaking the single-season home run record of 15, Pingel broke the single-season RBI record of 62 as Three Rivers swept St. Charles, winning the opener 9-0 in five innings and the nightcap 10-3 on Thursday at Rains Field...

Two Poplar Bluff residents who have normally been the type of horse riders that enjoy sleeping in their beds rather than seeing sights only accessible by packing in, had their minds changed while helping a friend fulfill a bucket list item. Gary and Ruth Garner have been all over the world seeing the sights perched on the backs of horses...

Marva Lynn Bergkoetter, 57, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at her residence. She was born Jan. 2, 1961 to Ralph and Dorothy (Thornberry) Harty in Poplar Bluff. She enjoyed working in the family strawberry farm, gardening, outdoors, cabinetry and carpentry...

Marie Drake, 70, of Qulin, Mo., passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at St. Louis University Hospital. Marie, the daughter of the late John J. and Henrietta A. Stenger Weatherholt, was born May 17, 1947 in Glennonville, Mo. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Marie was a farmer's wife and a passionate mother known for taking care of her daughter, her sons and her family. She enjoyed doing needlepoint, quilting and gardening...

Three Rivers was swept Thursday, and is consequently in a three-way tie for eighth place in Region XVI. St. Louis scored late in both games to win the opener 2-0 and the nightcap 12-8 at Roger Pattillo Field. Three Rivers is tied with North Central and St. Charles while Maple Woods is a game back in last place. Three Rivers has six Region XVI games left on its schedule -- two against St. Louis and four against Mineral Area -- but may have to find time for a makeup game, as well...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Staff Writer KENNETT, Mo. -- A Malden, Mo., man was sentenced to a total of 30 years in prison Thursday in connection to the 2015 shooting death of another man. Accompanied by his attorney, Charles Moreland with the Capital Public Defender's Office, Floyd Mantel Young Jr., 25, appeared before Presiding Circuit Judge Robert Mayer for sentencing after having pleaded guilty in February to the Class B felony of voluntary manslaughter and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action (ACA), according to Casenet.. ...

Salaries at Poplar Bluff R-1 will increase by 4.75 percent next year after unanimous approval from the Board of Education during Thursday's monthly meeting while a boys swim team was also approved beginning in the 2018-19 school year. Assistant Superintendent of Finance Rod Priest said the raises will impact all salaried pay scales in the district...

Butler County commissioners have secured grant money to complete a paving project in Rombauer over the summer. The gravel streets of Chestnut, Erb and Blumeyer will be paved, along with sections of Coombs and College streets, officials said. A 2-inch overlay will also be completed along Hidden Street...

By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Staff Writer CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A Greenville, Mo., man awaiting trial for murdering his landlord recently pleaded guilty in federal court to illegal possessing a firearm. Joshua Lawrence Oldham pleaded guilty April 5 to the felony of being a felon in possession of a firearm before U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr., according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Sorrell...

By ADRIANA COHEN Imagine being an impressionable child growing up in a world that bombards you with tens of thousands of images of what beauty looks like -- only it's fake, thanks to a plethora of social media filters, Photoshop-like apps and other digital tools that artificially enhance one's looks...

By MONA CHAREN Playboy Enterprises just announced that it has purchased a table at this year's White House Correspondents Association dinner. Swell. Just what we need. The dinner, as you've probably heard, is an annual ritual of narcissism in which leading press figures don black tie and hope to see, or better yet, be seen with, Hollywood stars. ...

Peggy Jane Blagg, 59, died Sunday, April 16, 2018 at her residence in Hunter, Mo. A private ceremony will be held at a later date. McSpadden Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www.mcspaddenfh.com

PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Charles A. Crowley, 61, died Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at his home in Mill Spring, Mo. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home chapel with Rev. John Crowley officiating. Burial will be in the Harmony Church Cemetery near Ellsinore...

By DAVID WINSTON WASHINGTON -- Last week, the world commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Much of the news this year focused on a new national survey, conducted by Schoen Consulting for the Claims Conference, to assess just how much Americans, especially young Americans, know about the Holocaust today...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Linda Sue Buhler, 59, of Neelyville, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Buhler was born April 16, 1959 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She worked as a homemaker and enjoyed arrowhead hunting, shopping, yard work, and spending time with grandchildren...

By MARK BLISS and BOB MILLER Southeast Missourian It was just days after Rick Walter had reopened the Mischelle Lawless murder case, when, he said, Kevin Williams walked into the sheriff's office. Josh Kezer was still in prison for the murder that a judge would rule later he did not commit...

Marty G. Malloy, 61, of Wentzville, Mo., formally of Piedmont, Mo., passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital, Lake Saint Louis, Mo. He was born Oct. 19, 1956, at Poplar Bluff, Mo., son of Marvin G. Malloy and Dorothy (Kirkpatrick) Malloy...