Stories from Friday, September 21, 2018

HUNTER, Mo. - Ava Louise Reynolds, 84, of Hunter, Mo., died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. Visitation will be at noon, Sunday, Sept. 23 at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellsinore. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. in the Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Hunter Highland Cemetery in Hunter. Online condolences: www.mcspaddenfh.com...

By ADRIANA COHEN First they politicized the U.S. justice system by allowing the FBI to use its commissioned opposition research against Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, known as the "dirty dossier," as a tool to launch the still ongoing special counsel investigation against the president and his associates...

It can be tough saying good-bye. When we invest part of our lives into a relationship, whether it is a pet or a person or even a group, saying good-bye is difficult. But, saying good-bye is as much a part of life as saying hello. You see, the human condition is one of starts and stops. ...

By GEORGE F. WILL Police came to Kim Brooks' parents' door in suburban Richmond, Virginia, demanding that her mother say where her daughter was or be arrested for obstructing justice. So began a Kafkaesque two-year ordeal that plunged Brooks into reflections about current parenting practices. It also produced a book, "Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear," that is a catalogue of symptoms of America's descent into unfocused furiousness...

Staff Reports Memorial Baptist Church identified a need and found a way to make a difference at Eugene Field through Bright Futures Poplar Bluff. Congregation members fabricated dozens of sound panels and installed them in the Eugene Field Elementary gymnasium over the summer in order to improve the experience during annual community events like Leadership Day...

FISK, Mo. - Mary Rebecca Andrews, 83, of Broseley, Mo., died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Visitation will be at 11 a.m., Monday, Sept. 24 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. The funeral will follow at noon in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Garden of Memories at Sikeston, Mo. Condolences: www.whitesandersfuneralhome.com...

Dathel Webber, 94, of Poplar Bluff, passed away at her residence on Thursday, Sept, 20, 2018. A loving and kind yet strong and resilient person, Dathel (Boyd) Webber will be remembered for her gentle compassionate spirit. She always wanted to keep the peace. When people struggled to pronounce her name she'd say: "Call me Dixie."...

Loretta Sue Hendrix, 64, of Qulin, Mo., died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 at Cedargate Healthcare, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. There will be a memorial service at a later date. White-Sanders Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Wendell Knight Brooks, 78, of Doniphan, Mo., died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, at his residence. Visitation will take place from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, in the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. The funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Jerry Cooper officiating. Burial will be in the Macedonia Cemetery in Doniphan...

ELLSINORE -- When Poplar Bluff's Morgan Courtney scored on an East Carter error at third base, the Mules looked to be in decent shape with a 4-2 lead. But a single by Anna Willis in the fifth drove in two runs and regained the lead for the Redbirds, one they wouldn't relinquish...

NAYLOR -- Naylor third baseman Chase Sarabia missed a ground ball in the top of the first inning, recording an error. In his first at-bat he grounded out to end the first. He was furious, and he took his frustrations out on the ball. After a pair of singles, a walk and a hit batsmen gave Naylor a 4-0 lead over Greenville to start the second, Sarabia was due up again...

The Neelyville R-IV Board of Education will continue to accept phone system bids following indications from a company that more options are available. According to Superintendent Brad Hagood, he has been talking to several companies regarding an IP phone system. After several discussions, he was informed of another phone option...

The Poplar Bluff Sports Hall of Fame inducted one of its more accomplished and decorated classes Thursday night. Garland Martin, PJ Brown, Stan Revelle, and Janice-Lee York Romary were selected as the 2018 class during the 33rd banquet at Westwood Hills Country Club...

Construction will start in October on a new Early Childhood Center, but Poplar Bluff school officials will likely have to decide on a mid-year move for the program under current timelines. The R-I Board of Education approved a bid Thursday of $5,887,900 for the project from Brockmiller Construction of Farmington. A ground breaking ceremony is tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. Oct. 11. Doors to the kindergarten center will open at 9:30 a.m., with refreshments available...

Poplar Bluff R-I school cash reserves were highlighted Thursday during a review and approval of the annual audit. Unrestricted cash tops $16 million in a general fund that had more than $21 million as of June 30, said accountant Steve Austin of Kraft, Miles and Tatum...

Opportunity literally rang twice for HGTV's Egypt Sherrod while she was working in radio and for a real estate broker. Growing up in a family of real estate brokers and being bitten by the radio bug, Sherrod said she was able to find a way to merge her two worlds early in her career, she told a packed Black River Coliseum during the 31st annual Women Aware Conference on Thursday...

The Hoppers Thanks to the Fellowship Baptist Church for the uplifting family, The Hoppers. There was people there from good distances away and other churches. I don't attend this church it shows you can have fellowship, love for one another in a way that's supposed to be. We are to tell the good news. We need all the churches not to be selfish, everyone who has a talent that the Lord gave them to use it for Him in the church. Thanks and God bless...