Stories from Sunday, October 28, 2018

Staff Reports Several Three Rivers College students were awarded funds administered by the Three Rivers Endowment Trust. Achievement The following students received funds for the fall semester from the Achievement Scholarship: Jessica Dawson of Van Buren is a 2001 graduate of Southern Reynolds County R-2 and is studying business administration at Three Rivers. She is married to Troy Dawson and is the daughter of David and Sandy Hampton of Ellington...

Staff Reports AmeriCorps hosted its 16th annual Career Fair for area sophomores from Poplar Bluff and Twin Rivers high schools on Oct. 4 at Three Rivers College. "We're going to empower you with some info today to help you make some choices really, really soon," AmeriCorps Program Director Becky Winters said to the students. "This can help tremendously as you look toward your future."...

Eugene Field Elementary School students honored for September are Kilyn Talley, Benjamin Rush and Addison Livingston. Kilyn is a first grade student in Kristen Spain's class. Her parents are Ciera Hanning and Nathaniel Woodruff. Her hobbies are playing with her baby dolls and snuggling with her stuffed animals...

The Democratic Party on the national, state, and local level is dedicated to getting out the vote for the November 6th election. Democrats all over the country are more energized and motivated than at anytime in recent memory. At stake is control of the U.S. House and Senate. Democrats are focused nationally on gaining control of both chambers of Congress to provide an important check on President Trump...

If the number of good reasons for Missouri Republicans to get out and vote is any indicator of turnout Tuesday, Nov. 6, this should be one of the biggest. Let's review those good reasons: These are all positive reasons to get out and vote and there are many more. But some folks may need a little more prodding and may respond better to the not-so-positive reasons to vote. Such as:...

In an effort to add more security at the Butler County Courthouse, only the east door near the parking lot will be open to the public throughout the day. Lock installation began Friday and the change is set to take effect by the first week of November, Butler County Presiding Commissioner Vince Lampe said...

By Thursday, the targets of the mailed pipe bombs had risen to nine: George Soros, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Maxine Waters, John Brennan, Eric Holder, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Joe Biden and Robert De Niro. That list contains four of the highest-ranking officials of Barack Obama's administration: the president himself, his vice president, his secretary of state and his attorney general...

Kathy Whiteside teased her husband in a text early one morning because he didn't say good-bye before leaving their south Doniphan home to baby-sit their grandchildren. It was four days before Easter and Kathy hadn't felt well recently because of a chest cold...

Staff Reports Registration will open Monday for winter and spring semester classes at Three Rivers College for new and returning students at all of the college's locations. Online and on-site registration will continue through Dec. 7 for winter session and Jan. 11 for spring semester at the Poplar Bluff campus and the locations in Sikeston, Dexter, Kennett and Cape Girardeau. The winter session begins Dec. 10 and spring semester begins Jan. 14...

One day, one stop and one community was the motto behind the 10th annual Community Outreach Day held Friday to help individuals receive information and assistance needed to take proper steps toward a better life. Community Outreach Day was a group effort between Poplar Bluff Community Outreach Coalition and the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. The event was also sponsored in part by the Wake Foundation, a non-profit organization which helps veterans...

A portion of Roxie Road near Maud Street will close temporarily starting Monday for paving. The closure could last up to six weeks, depending on weather, according to Smith & Company Project Manager Dominic Thompson. A 900-foot section of Roxie has been gravel since June, when it was realigned for construction of the second phase of Shelby Road...

Staff Reports The Animal Welfare Alliance's "Howling at the Moon" benefit will have a new look, a new location and an exciting new raffle this year. The 10th annual fundraiser for AWA will be from 6-10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the Holiday Inn Ballroom in Poplar Bluff. It will feature a dinner catered by Tasteful Creations, a live disc jockey, dancing, a silent auction, raffles and a cash bar...

About 25 area voters became better educated Thursday night about the ballot issues they will be asked to decide upon in the Nov. 6 general election. The Butler County Republican Central Committee hosted Carl Bearden, executive director of United for Missouri, during it's regular quarterly meeting. Bearden discussed each initiative, as well as answered questions...

SPRINGFIELD -- East Carter faced its toughest competition of the season in Saturday night's MSHSAA Tournament third-place game, and it showed. The Redbirds struck out 12 straight times to start the game as Blair Oaks pitcher Makenna Kliethermes was locked in all night...

With a fourth-place finish in the Class 2 State Tournament under their belts, the East Carter Redbirds are primed for another appearance next fall with all but one starter returning. Junior pitcher Makenna Moore will bring back a 1.67 earned run average in 26 starts, which was a big part of the team's success on defense throughout the year. ...

Poplar Bluff coach David Sievers wasn't even sure if Shemyron Townsend was going to play. The Mules' leader in yards from scrimmage didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday because of a groin injury. The gameplan was to keep him off special teams and defense. But prior to Friday's MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 quarterfinal against Oakville, Townsend said he could return kicks like usual...

HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Advance coach Erin Hoffman entered Saturday's Class 1 state playoff a bit nervous her squad faced the task of beating two teams for a third time this season if they wanted to reach the Class 1 final four. "I know it may sound cliche but it's difficult to beat the same team three times in a season so I was a little nervous coming into today," Hoffman said. "But my girls just kept telling me, 'Coach don't worry about it.' So I was like 'OK.'"...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians football team experienced little difficulty collecting a victory in the opening round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament Friday night. No. 1 seeded Kennett scored touchdowns in its first six offensive possessions as it cruised past Doniphan 41-6...

MALDEN -- The Arcadia Valley volleyball team set some lofty goals in the preseason. The Bloomfield Wildcats weren't sure what to expect in the upcoming season. The Tigers achieved one of their goals Saturday night, beating Bloomfield 25-15, 25-14 in a Class 2 quarterfinal at Malden High School...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Ellington girls cross country is heading to state. Freshman Grace Lloyd brought home a first-place finish in the Class 1 district race at Notre Dame High School Saturday. Her time of 22:30.64 was good for a 23.13 margin of victory...

STE. GENEVIEVE -- When Caleb Hoggard busted through the line and dashed 24 yards for the game-winning touchdown Friday night, the Dexter Bearcats ended eight years of postseason frustration. Hoggard's touchdown run delivered the sixth-seeded Bearcats a 25-19, triple-overtime victory over the third-seeded Ste. Genevieve Dragons in the first round of the Class 3 District 1 tournament at Ste. Genevieve High School...

SPRINGFIELD -- It was anyone's game, but luck wasn't on East Carter's side. The MSHSAA Class 2 State Tournament semifinal between East Carter and Trenton was scoreless for five full innings. A wild sequence broke that tie. With one out and a runner on third in the top of the sixth, Trenton's Mykah Hurley laid down a bunt to try to score a run. It worked, but not in the way she might have anticipated...

MARTIN, Tenn. -- It took the Southeast Missouri State football team less than three minutes to jump out to a two-possession lead Saturday. From there, the Redhawks didn't look back. SEMO never trailed in a 56-33 win over UT Martin in Ohio Valley Conference action Saturday in Martin, Tennessee, taking a double-digit lead into halftime and pouring it on late to claim its fourth consecutive win...