Stories from Tuesday, May 1, 2018

BOOMFIELD,Mo. -- Vincent "Vince" Noland, 59, of Bloomfield, died at his home in Bloomfield Friday, April 27, 2018. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Monday, April 30, 2018 at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Burial will follow in the Walker Cemetery near Bloomfield with Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home of Bloomfield in charge of arrangements...

hether you're working on the farm, running your small business or taking care of your family, Missourians wake early every day and work diligently to make ends meet. But not everyone has the resources they need to both put food on the table and keep the lights on in the house. ...

By MONA CHAREN Adam Armoush is, for the moment, the most famous Jewish victim in the world -- and he's not even Jewish. He's a 21-year-old Israeli Arab who was visiting Berlin with his friends and decided to test their suspicions that it was unsafe to don a kippa (skullcap) in public. Strolling down the street in the Prenzlauer Berg, a gentrified neighborhood, Armoush was attacked and beaten with a belt by a Syrian refugee who shouted, "Yahudi!"...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Mason Libla lifted the Mules with one huge swing. In the biggest moment of his career, Libla smacked a grand slam in the fourth inning, his first since he was about 12, and Poplar Bluff went on to defeat Jackson 7-3 to win its fourth straight SEMO Conference Tournament championship...

Ruth E. Scoggins, 85, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, April 30, 2018 at Oakdale Care Center. Arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service.

MALDEN, Mo. -- Kathryn Lee Howard, 90, of Dexter, Mo. died Sunday April 29, 2018. Her Celebration of Life will begin from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday at the Landess Funeral Home in Malden. Visitation will also be held from 1-3:p.m. Tuesday, May 1 with service immediately following at 3 p.m. at the Landess Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton...

This week the House approved a wide-ranging bill meant to make life better for children who are in, and who leave, foster care in the state. House Speaker Todd Richardson in January created the Special Committee to Improve the Care and Well-Being of Young People, to focus on improving the state's child welfare system. The Department of Social Services is responsible for nearly 13,000 children this year...

BOOMFIELD,Mo. -- Vincent "Vince" Noland, 59, of Bloomfield, died at his home in Bloomfield Friday, April 27, 2018. Visitation was Monday, April 30, 2018 at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Burial followed in the Walker Cemetery near Bloomfield with Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home of Bloomfield in charge of arrangements...

Zjequalin Keshon Cody, 10, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born on Aug. 1, 2007, to Aaron Cody and Chaquana Townsend in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was a student at the Poplar Bluff Middle School...

MALDEN, Mo. -- Kathryn Lee Howard, 90, of Dexter, Mo. died Sunday April 29, 2018. Her Celebration of Life will begin from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday at the Landess Funeral Home in Malden. Visitation will also be held from 1-3:p.m. Tuesday, May 1 with service immediately following at 3 p.m. at the Landess Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton...

James T. Willis, 78, of Poplar Bluff, passed away April 25, 2018 at Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was born April 12, 1939 to the late Eugene and Cladie (Warren) Willis in Tennessee. James had worked as a fork lift operator. He enjoyed bowling, collecting records, fishing and working on old cars...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- William "Buck" McConnaughay passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan, Mo. Mr. McConnaughay was born Nov. 17, 1925 in Kell, Ill. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in Japan. William was a member of the Oxly United Pentecostal Church and enjoyed going to church, playing gospel music on his guitar and harmonica, and going fishing...

PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Mary E. Silvey, 88, of Des Arc, Mo., died Monday, April 30, 2018, at the Mercy Jefferson Hospital in Festus, Mo. Arrangements will be announced by Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont.

JOPLIN, Mo. -- Three Rivers softball has won its first Region XVI Championship. With the tying run on deck with one out and Crowder threatening a second desperate seventh inning rally, Summer Shockley got her 251st strikeout of the season to beat Crowder 9-6 on Sunday in Joplin...

GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Richard Green, 89, of Silva, Mo., died Monday, April 30, 2018, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, Mo. Arrangements are pending with Ruegg Funeral Home in Greenville.

Donna Ijames, 79, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, April 30, 2018 at her residence. Arrangements are pending with Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff. Online condolences: www.moorefuneralservice.com

Michael Gulledge Morlan, 59 of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, April 29, 2018 at his home. Visitation will be held from noon - 2 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2018, at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home, Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2018, at the Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home, Poplar Bluff, Mo., with Ron Fowler officiating. Burial will take place in Ash Hill...

PUXICO, Mo. -- Charles D. Hendrix, 73, died Sunday, April 29, 2018, at his residence in Puxico. Visitation will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 3, 2018, at Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico and will be followed at 1:30 p.m. by the funeral. Rev. Ray Placher will officiate. Burial will be in the Bloomfield Veterans Cemetery with full military rites...

Wes Bryant, 57, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Friday, April 27, 2018 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born on July 25, 1960 to U.H. and Lavonda (Frisch) Bryant in St. Louis, Mo. He worked as a truck driver for several years. Wes enjoyed fishing, camping and spending time with his dog. More than anything, he loved spending time with his grandchildren...

Loren Dale Hicks, 71, of Hendrickson, Missouri, departed this life Sunday, April 29, 2018. Dale was born April 2, 1947 in Corning, Arkansas to the late Gerald Marvin and Mildred Adams Hicks. The family moved to Poplar Bluff when he was a child. Dale attended Oak Grove School, Hendrickson School, and graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1965. ...

A new event will put competitors' grilling skills to the test Friday and Saturday in downtown Poplar Bluff. The BBQ Street Wars will be held in a closed section of Vine Street with competitions for both professional and backyard enthusiasts. Sign-up will be held through the time of the event Friday, but early registration will better allow organizers to prepare spaces, said Jerrica Fox, director of Downtown Poplar Bluff, Inc...

Experience and expectations are traits welding instructor Chris Carpenter brings to the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center. According to his peers, these are merely two of the reasons he was chosen as PBTCC's 2018-19 Teacher of the Year. Prior to starting a new career in education, Carpenter worked in the technical field as a welder and a welding inspector after graduating in 2010 from Tulsa Welding School. He has been with the school district since 2014...

EMINENCE, Mo. -- The permanent closure of a pedestrian bridge at Alley Spring was announced Monday by the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. The Jacks Fork River near and beneath the Highway 106 pedestrian bridge is also temporarily closed for all activities, including swimming, floating, fishing and gravel bar use within 100 feet of the bridge, said Dena Matteson, chief of interpretation, planning and partnerships...

Delta Dunklin Democrat KENNETT, Mo. -- Hospital leaders announced Monday that work has begun to consolidate operations of Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center with Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center this summer. The modern, 460-bed Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center provides southeastern Missouri with a broad range of services, including inpatient, childbirth, surgical, emergency medical and behavioral healthcare...