Stories from Thursday, August 23, 2018

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has a free Rod and Reel Loaner Program for those who want to fish, but don't have the equipment. This week, MDC added six new options in southeast Missouri through the Riverside Regional Library System's locations in Jackson, Scott City, Benton, Altenburg, Oran and Perryville...

Twenty-six years after it began, the SEMO Friends of NRA continues to set the standard in Missouri at its banquets, and this year was no different. "I think it ran really smooth, and a lot of people commented on how much fun they had," said banquet chairman Andrew Heuiser. "We had a little over 400 people."...

Duck hunters in Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas could find hunting this fall a little tougher than they've been used to over the last few years, with fewer birds passing through the region. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its 2018 Waterfowl Population Status report on Monday, and it shows lower duck numbers overall compared to last year...

By GEORGE F. WILL NASHVILLE -- The easternmost bit of Tennessee is east of Atlanta, the westernmost bit is west of New Orleans, and all of this horizontal state is the epicenter of 2018 politics. Its U.S. Senate race will reveal whether, for Republicans, fealty to the president is not only necessary but sufficient, and whether a seasoned, temperate Democrat can be palatable to voters who are distant from the left and right coasts of the country and of today's politics...

By MICHELLE MALKIN At this unique moment in American history, liberals and conservatives have something in common: an abhorrence of government prosecutors run amok. Republicans are livid at the federal fishing expedition known as the Mueller investigation. ...

By MARC A. THIESSEN WASHINGTON -- Many in the intelligence community have been quietly dismayed by the hyperbolic partisan behavior of former CIA director John Brennan since Donald Trump took office. But by revoking Brennan's security clearance, President Trump has managed to turn Brennan from an embarrassment into a martyr...

David Sievers has been a Poplar Bluff football coach for 31 years. He's seen some stuff. At this point, he doesn't even need to see it. "If I close my eyes and I can't tell the tempo of the play, we've got a problem. A good crisp football play just sounds different," Sievers said. "Practice was just quicker yesterday...

Fred Richard Wallace, 60, of Poplar Bluff departed this life on Aug. 20, 2018 at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau Mo. He was born on Sept. 7, 1957 in St. Louis Mo. to the late Fred and Tessie (Ray) Wallace. He retired from Poplar Bluff City Park Department. He was a member of Agee Fellowship church, enjoyed camping, boating, jet ski riding, most of all spending time with his grandchildren...

PIEDMONT, Mo.-- Sharon Hicks, 61, of Piedmont, died Wednesday, Aug. 22 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Arrangements are pending with Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel, Piedmont.

Lois Wilfong of McGee, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born to Peter and Gladys Rodgers Dec. 15, 1921. She was a homemaker that loved gardening and providing for her family. She was a lifetime member of the Bright Prospect Church and served several years volunteering at the Senior Center in Wappapello...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The now-vacant Common Pleas Courthouse Annex could become the new home of the Cape River Heritage Museum if the organization's board of directors has its way. "We think it would be wonderful," museum director Margaret Ford said Tuesday...

Katlyn Harris tried the usual girls' sports. She admits that she wasn't good at any of them. But football always has been special to the Doniphan High School senior. Two younger brothers play; so did her father and other relatives. As the Dons embark this fall on their first varsity football season since 1979, Harris will be among a handful of seniors providing leadership...

Last season, hearts were broken around Malden as the Green Wave football team lost to Caruthersville 38-20 in the district championship. The defeat accompanied the departure of 16 seniors; including quarterback Mason Brown, running back Tray Stevenson and a litany of talent on the offensive and defensive lines...

The success of the Dexter Bearcats' football season could boil down to execution on offense. "We've got running backs back. That's where we're experienced," Dexter coach Aaron Pixley said. "We have three starting linemen back. We have starting receivers back. Offensively, there's a good core that played a lot last year. We just have to make sure we execute better on the offensive side of the ball and make sure our defense isn't on the field the whole night long."...

More than 40 prospective employers will be on site from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at Three Rivers College for a job fair. Hosted by the Butler County Community Resource Council, the event will take place in the Tinnin Fine Arts Center. "It will be a good mix of different types of positions," explained CRC Executive Director Rebeca Pacheco. "This gives people the opportunity to shine, to make a memorable impression."...

A new sports complex at Three Rivers College is close to completion, but the end date has been extended once again. Libla Family Sports Complex project architect Mike Pollard said hanging of the four-sided scoreboard "kind of confirms we are getting close to the end."...