Stories from Sunday, September 23, 2018

PIEDMONT -- Pamela J. Sallee, 65, of Piedmont died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the Patterson Cemetery...

Jerry Johnson, 70, of Grandin died Sept. 20, 2018, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Stringtown Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Kerns Chapel Cemetery at Stringtown...

PIEDMONT -- Donald Tony Brown, 88, of Fremont died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, at his residence. Visitation will begin 11 a.m. Monday at Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont, followed by the funeral at noon. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery in Piedmont...

DONIPHAN -- Pamela Kay Harp Allen, 55,Doniphan died Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, at the Saint Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday at Edwards Funeral Home, followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Poynor Cemetery...

DONIPHAN -- Alan Harlan, 56, of Doniphan died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, at his residence. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. today at Gloryland Trails Cowboy Church near Doniphan, followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery next to the church...

Gary and Shelvie Perkins of Broseley, Mo., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Sept. 8 at the Holiday Inn in Poplar Bluff, Mo. The party was hosted by their daughter, Beth and husband Mike, along with grandsons; Aidan and Jacob of Illinois. A total of 55 family and friends were in attendance to help the couple celebrate their special day. Special guests to the event were Gary's family from Florida...

DONIPHAN -- Emery Lee Boykin, 93, of Doniphan died Thursday, September 20, 2018, at his residence. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. today at Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan, followed by the funeral at 1 p.m. with Kevin Slayton and Randy Robinson officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will be in the Good Hope Cemetery...

Leecy Mae Orr and Benjamin Sebastian Perrigo of Poplar Bluff, Mo., selected the name Genevieve Rose Perrigo for their 3 pound 11 ounce daughter born Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018 at Family Birth Place, Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Genevieve was 17.25 inches long...

Amy Paige Walker and Ethan W. Walker of Bloomfield, Mo., are the parents of a daughter named Remington Faith Walker born at 3:53 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at the Family Birthplace, St. Francis Healthcare System, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Remington weighed 6 pounds and 3 ounces and was 19 inches long...

Hillary Danielle King and Jeffrey Cade King of Poplar Bluff, Mo., are they parents of a son born July 24, 2018, at the Family Birthplace, St. Francis Healthcare System, Cape Girardeau, Mo. They selected the named Easton Cade King and he weighed 3 pounds 15 ounces and was 16.14 inches long...

Savannah Saree Rymer and Ethan Taylor Rymer of Van Buren, Mo. are the parents of a 7-pound 2-ounce son born Aug. 8, 2018 at the Family Birthplace, St. Francis Healthcare System, Cape Girardeau, Mo. They selected the name Remington Taylor Rymer for the baby who was 19 inches long...

Dylan and Clara Foster of Brookland, Ark. announce the birth of their 7lb. 8oz. daughter, Emersyn Kay Foster. She was born at 4:56 p.m., Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. Grandparents are Steve and Peggy Fieser and Jeff and Tina Foster...

Bernard "Bud" Letassy, 90, a well-known pharmacist of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center A memorial service will be held at a later date. Please make memorial donations in Mr. Letassy's honor to the Poplar Bluff Public Library, 318 N. ...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN By the end of his second term, President Ronald Reagan, who had called the Soviet Union an "evil empire," was strolling through Red Square with Russians slapping him on the back. Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive. And how have we husbanded the fruits of our Cold War triumph?...

By MARC A. THIESSEN Christine Blasey Ford has accused Brett M. Kavanaugh of attempted rape while they were both in high school -- a charge he unequivocally denies. She can't remember the date the alleged attack took place. She isn't even certain about the year (although she reportedly thinks it may have been the summer around the end of her sophomore year when she was 15). ...

Charles Eugene Dawson, 84, of Camdenton, Mo., formerly of Van Buren, Mo., died Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 at his residence in Camdenton. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at Assembly Church of God Church, 1507 North Main St., Van Buren, with the funeral service following at 1 p.m. The Rev. Jim Schremp will officiate. Burial will be at Brame Cemetery on Old Highway 60 in Van Buren...

ENNIS, Texas -- Joe Dale Parks of Ennis, Texas passed away peacefully at the age of 81 on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 surrounded by his family. Joe was born in Ripley County, Missouri on May 9, 1937 to the late George Monroe Sr. and Maude (Bowman) Parks. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Enrollment is down 3.7 percent at Southeast Missouri State University over the same time in 2017, Debbie Below, vice president for enrollment management and student success at the university, told the board of regents Friday. "We are entering a time that is very challenging for higher education," Below said...

By Eddy Justice Secretary Butler County Republican Central Committee Supreme Court Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has been thoroughly vetted over six times for positions he has held in the past. His background has been documented for the record and not so much as a bug stain has been found...

By D. Keith French Vice chairperson Butler County Democratic Central Committee In February of 2016, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died. The next month President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy. Not wanting to see a conservative member of the court replaced with a more liberal member, the Senate Republican Majority invented a "new rule" that "a President cannot be allowed to fill a Supreme Court vacancy in the last year of his term." This new rule was invented even though the procedure for filling Supreme Court vacancies is thoroughly enumerated in our Constitution, a document the Republicans claim to be sacred. ...

Poplar Bluff's defense had a near perfect first quarter but eventually faded as the offense had one of its 12 drives go for more than 35 yards. The Mules forced three fumbles for turnovers on Farmington's first three drives, but then allowed 17 points on Farmington's next three. The Knights added a late touchdown to beat Poplar Bluff 24-7 on homecoming night at Mules Stadium...

MALDEN -- This was just the breakthrough Malden had been waiting for. Trailing East Prairie 32-20 with 6 minutes to play, the Green Wave needed big plays. That's when Marcellus Fleming, Dominique Townsend and Brandon Heck stepped in. Fleming started by stripping the ball from the hands of an Eagle running back. On the ensuing play, Heck broke through the defensive front, plowed through the secondary and scampered into the end zone for a 25-yard score...

DEXTER -- Seth Rogers made a triumphant return, and the Dexter Bearcats took advantage of a pair of special team gaffes to beat the Doniphan Dons 42-6 Friday night at Charles Bland Stadium. Rogers, who made his season debut after missing the first three games because of injury, scored three touchdowns as the Bearcats evened their record at 2-2...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Shop pets are a special breed, breaking down barriers and providing companionship in a home away from home. "Having a welcoming, furry face at a store is kind of like an immediate tension release for people," said Glassroots shop owner Katelin Robinson. "[The customers] kind of open up and feel a little more welcome."...

VIBURNUM -- Wyatt Elliot paced the East Carter boys cross country team with a first-place finish in the Black River League Conference Meet Saturday. Elliot finished with a time of 17 minutes, 58.38 seconds for nearly a 28-second margin of victory. Drake Epperson also finished in the top 10 for the Redbirds with a time of 19:24.18, good for seventh. ...