Stories from Thursday, October 11, 2018

By WALTER E. WILLIAMS A widely anticipated textbook, "Universal Economics," has just been published by Liberty Fund. Its authors are two noted UCLA economists, the late Armen A. Alchian and William R. Allen. Editor Jerry L. Jordan was their student and later became a member of President Ronald Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers, as well as the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. ...

Thank you so much to all who helped make the 2018 Butler County Fair a success. It takes many of hours of planning by our volunteers and sponsors to make these events successful. We are looking forward to next year's Fair being a better one. Thank you to our sponsors:...

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By MICHELLE MALKIN It's here. "Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer" debuts in theaters nationwide on Oct. 12. I do believe this groundbreaking film by indie producers Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney is the most important movie in America right now -- a true-life saga of good vs. evil, deadly medical malpractice, systemic government malfeasance and cultural apathy toward the most vulnerable members of our society...

The highlight of Nikki Haley's tenure as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations came in the third week of December 2017. The General Assembly was preparing to vote to condemn the U.S. for moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and Haley was having none of it...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has special prizes to offer at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center kid's only fishing pond. Fall is a wonderful time for parents to teach their children to fish. MDC fisheries biologists have stocked and tagged fish in the pond, adding a challenging twist to fishing with an opportunity for children to win prizes. Children who catch a tagged fish at the pond may turn it in at the nature center to collect a prize...

Poplar Bluff High School's trap team finished out its 2018 season with a bang, literally, by winning its self-hosted fall classic event at the Poplar Bluff Gun Club. The PBHS A Squad, consisting of Austin Stoner, Dylan Hale, Cattarah Caringer, Garret Cooper and Tayler Hillis, took top honors in the Team Division with a score of 468...

Rev. Kevin Foriester, husband of Cynthia Foriester (Boening), was born on March 6, 1961 in St. Louis, Mo. and went to be with Jesus on Oct. 7, 2018 at his residence in Wappapello, Mo. at the age of 57 years. For decades, he was a professional musician as well as served time in Wayne County as a Deputy Sheriff. ...

Lois M. Schenewerk, 91, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 at Cedargate Care Center in Poplar Bluff. The arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service.

JACKSON -- Brylee Misner hit a pair of home runs as the Mules run-ruled Cape Central less than a week after losing to the Tigers. Fourth-seed Poplar Bluff (10-15) won 13-3 in six innings in the quarterfinals of the Class 4 District 1 tournament and will face top seed Seckman (16-4) in the semifinals today at 5:30 p.m...

NEELYVILLE, MO.-- Kenneth Robert Miller, 78, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 at his home in Paducah, Ky. Kenneth was born May 2, 1940, in Butler County, Mo. He grew up in Harviell, Mo. He was a graduate of Neelyville High School and attended College of the Ozarks...

Poplar Bluff freshman quarterback Kannon Carr will start Friday against Chaminade. After starting quarterback Josiah Kilgore went down with a back injury late in the second quarter against Jackson last week, Carr, who wasn't listed on the roster in the pre-game program, stepped in and played the rest of the game...

Wednesday's Games SOFTBALL (4) Van Buren 11, (5) Bakersfield 1, 6 inn Van Buren put on a show against Bakersfield Wednesday in the Class 1 District 1 Tournament Quarterfinals. Hailie Hampton pitched all six innings and threw a one-hitter, striking out four in a solid defensive effort from the Lady Dawgs. The offense did its job behind three hits, two of which were doubles, and four RBIs from Brooke Jackson. Gracie Chilton added three hits and scored a pair of runs...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (TNS) -- A St. Louis County attorney said in a Wednesday court filing that former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and his staffers should be forced to testify about their use of a smartphone app that automatically destroys text messages...

By MARYBETH NIEDERKORN Southeast Missourian CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Jackson resident and aviation enthusiast Lowell Peterson has died following a plane crash. He was 74. Peterson and longtime friend Jack Mehner were hospitalized Tuesday after a plane they were flying flipped at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport...

DEXTER -- "Have you ever got that sickening feeling down in the pit of your stomach where you knew something bad had happened," Malden Emergency Management Agency Director Jim Hollingshad asked a room of nearly 30 people at the Hickory Log restaurant...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (TNS) -- With nearly $30 million in renovations already underway on the exterior of the Missouri Capitol, a panel of state officials is now turning to what could be an expensive and long-lasting makeover of the interior of the century-old building...