Stories from Sunday, July 1, 2018

For Nancy Pelosi, 78, Steny Hoyer, 79, and Joe Biden, 75, the primary results from New York's 14th congressional district are a fire bell in the night. All may be swept away in the coming revolution. That is the message of the crushing defeat of 10-term incumbent Joe Crowley, who had aspired to succeed Pelosi and become speaker of the House...

Dustin and Amanda Orton of Lee's Summit, Mo., selected the name Cooper Ollivander Orton for their 7-pound, 4-ounce son born at 9:20 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 2018, at Centerpoint Hospital, Independence, Mo. He was 19 inches long. Grandparents are Linda Orton and Richard Riddle of Poplar Bluff and Dan and Linda Shepard of Grain Valley, Mo. Great-grandparents are Jim and Norma Shepard of Lee's Summit and Walter and Margaret Wessing of Blue Springs, Mo...

THE QUESTION: Which Girl Scout cookie is your favorite? LOCATION: Oak Hill Day Camp By CHELSAE CORDIA Staff Writer Kaitlyn Booker: "Umm... Caramel deLites!" Megyn Wilkerson: "Umm... Thin Mints." Katelyn Conover: "Caramel deLites." Symphony Jarrell: "Thanks-A-Lot."...

Staff Reports It is 25 years since Marion Parks and his late wife, Pat, resolved to wrest some small bit of good from a family tragedy. Since then, their decision has generated about $150,000 in scholarship money and has helped dozens of area students attending Three Rivers College...

BY ADRIANA COHEN Democrats live in gargantuan glass houses. They attack President Donald Trump and the Republican Party at every turn for actions and misdeeds the Democratic Party was guilty of when it was in power. Take the current immigration crisis...

Staff Reports Thomas White, 18, of Poplar Bluff has been accepted and will attend Interlochen Arts Camp, the world's premier summer arts program for aspiring artists grades third through 12. White, the son of Buddy and Cindy White, will study theatre design and production at the camp...

DONIPHAN, Mo. -- With thousands floating and boating on the crystal clear waters of Current River each summer it is the job of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's marine division to make sure everyone heads home safely. Observing from riverbanks and armed with binoculars, Cpls. Shayne Talburt and J.T. Wilson keep a watchful eye over the river in the Doniphan area...

Staff Reports CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to drug and weapon-related offenses. Nicholas Gehrig Kemp, 36, pleaded guilty to the felonies of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office...

MALDEN, Mo. -- Vernon Earnheart, 78, of Malden died Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will begin at noon Monday at Landess Funeral Chapel in Malden, followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Earnest Puckett officiating. Burial will be in the Rosewood First Edition Cemetery in Malden...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- An Arizona man was sentenced to four years in federal prison Friday morning for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine after authorities intercepted a shipment in Butler County. Gregory John Sanders, 54, of Phoenix was sentenced to 48 months on the felony of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine by U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr., according to Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Willis...

MALDEN, Mo. -- Ladonna Faye Brooks, 66, of Clarkton, Mo., died Friday, June 30, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2018, at Landess Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday, July 6, 2018, at Landess Chapel in Malden. Burial will be in the Stanfield Cemetery at Clarkton...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Jimmy L. Casey, 66, of Dexter died Thursday, June 28, 2018, at his residence. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, followed by the funeral at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the Triplett Cemetery near Dexter...

A memorial service for Rosemary (Schuff) Ellis-DeLeon, 69, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 7, at the Twin Towers, 506 Hazel St., Poplar Bluff. Ellis-DeLeon died at home Wednesday, May 30, 2018 Moore Funeral Home assisted the family...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- June 5, 1937 in the Essex, Mo. area, Louie Fred Burns, known as Pat Burns to the family, was born to Elmer and Lydia. Louie grew up with nine other children in his family: Dewey Leon, Jim, John, Imogene, Billi Jean, Mary Belle, Floyd, Patricia (Toots), and Lucille. Pat went to school as much as he was able, he said he really enjoyed going and learning. He and his brothers helped work in his dad's sawmill...

ELLSINORE, Mo.-- Thomas Henry Crowley, son of the late Virgil and Goldie (Anderson) Crowley, was born March 17, 1934 in Ellsinore, Mo., and departed this life on June 27, 2018 at his residence in Poplar Bluff, Mo., with his family by his side. He had attained the age of 84 years, three months, and 10 days...

Over the last three years, the number of qualified, licensed football officials in Southeast Missouri area has declined. In years past, the Southeast Missouri Football Officials Association (SEMOFOA) recruited three-to-five new officials each season. The roughly 120 officials covered up to 220 games per season throughout area that ranges from the Bootheel in the south to the lead belt in the north...

The news was so good, Allison Pingel's dad thought something was wrong. Pingel was recently selected as an NJCAA softball first team All-American after a record-breaking freshman season. "The first thing I did, I lit up. My smile was ear to ear and my eyes filled up," Pingel said...

The Missouri Run Club presented the Poplar Bluff Independence Run in Downtown Poplar Bluff on Saturday. The day started with a 5k, then finished with a one-mile Kids Run. Both races started and finished at the Poplar Bluff Municipal Library. All proceeds from the event were donated to the Wake Foundation, which helps wounded military veterans stay engaged with the outdoors and "provides logistical support for rehabilitative programs geared to give back to those who have fought so hard and continue to fight daily.". ...

DEXTER -- The Stoddard County Major Case Squad continues to investigate the death of a man who was found dead inside his Dexter home. Although what caused the death of Jimmy Lynn Casey is not being released at this time, "we are for sure this is a homicide," said Stoddard County Coroner Kenny Pope. "We do know that for a fact."...