Stories from Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Staff Reports You and your family love to hunt deer. You're good at bagging those trophies, but you really don't need the meat. Share the Harvest program offers a solution for the woodsmen and those who would benefit from having the high protein meat. The program is administered by the Conservation Federation of Missouri and the Missouri Department of Conservation...

From Staff Reports Puxico Board of Aldermen appointed a new fire chief and discussed dangerous buildings, cemetery headstones and selected a date for the Christmas dinner during a recent meeting. The board accepted Stacy Starnes' resignation as fire chief with Starnes continuing to serve as a member of the fire department...

Three months after the voter approved jail expansion, Stoddard County Presiding Commissioner Greg Mathis said he is ready to put the project "on the fast track and start moving forward" during a recent meeting. After hearing from two companies last week, Gilmore & Bell and Stifel of St. Louis, Mo. regarding legal and financing services, Mathis asked fellow commissioners Steve Jordan and Carol Jarrell what direction they would like to see the project head...

The members of the Brown General Baptist Church will hosting their Annual Free Yard Sale from 5-8 p.m. Nov. 9 and 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. Nov. 10 at the church. Furniture, clothes, makeup, shoes, purses and appliances, anything that is in good, workable and wearable condition would be appreciated...

The members of the Brown General Baptist Church will hosting their Annual Free Yard Sale from 5-8 p.m. Nov. 9 and 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. Nov. 10 at the church. Furniture, clothes, makeup, shoes, purses and appliances, anything that is in good, workable and wearable condition would be appreciated...

The members of Berrong General Baptist Church will host a Fundraiser Luncheon for Josh Blankenship 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. The meal includes chili, soups, chicken and dumplings, hot dogs, barbecue and lots of good home-made desserts. The cost is $8 for ages 5 and up. Carry out is available...

Jesus told us not to worry or be overly concerned about the cares and troubles of tomorrow, for each day has enough to be concerned about, saying "Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." Matthew 6:34. This message is concerned primarily with our everyday problems of being truly Christian than with the ones related to our work and finances...

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 38 Missouri counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans...

The American Legion Department of Missouri Boy Scouts Committee announced the Eagle Scout of The Year program for 2019 is underway. The program at the national level grants the winner a $10,000 college scholarship and three other Eagle Scouts each receive a $2,500 college scholarship. The Eagle Scout who wins the competition from Missouri will receive a $750 college scholarship...

Greenville R-II Schools in Greenville, Mo., recently released the first quarter honor rolls for Junior High and High School. Seniors Cammie Bainter Kate Bangert Jackson Becker Macey Bennett Larin Burchard Damion Burkett Angelica Carver Lane Cravens Cody Crutchfield...

The Patrons of the Arts will present Oh Happy Day, a supergroup of talented vocalists from Branson that will perform their high-energy variety show "Goin' Back to Gospel" at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center. The show mixes singing, dancing and comedy while highlighting some of the greatest classic gospel songs of all time...

By MARC A. THIESSEN This week marks the 50th anniversary of the election of President Richard M. Nixon. It is a chance for some perspective. While many seem convinced that the United States will never recover from the Donald Trump presidency, the truth is conservatism, the Republican Party and our nation survived Nixon -- and we will survive Trump...

MALDEN, Mo. - Bertha P. Pipkins, 77, of Parma, Mo., died Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., Monday, Nov. 5 at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 6 at Bradshaw Chapel in Malden with Rev. Bill Terry officiating. Burial will be in Parma Cemetery in Parma. www.bradshawfh.com...

DEXTER, Mo. - Ashlie Kennedy, 38, of Dexter, died on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 at her residence. Visitation will be after 11 a.m., Wed., Nov. 7 at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. The funeral will follow at noon in the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter with Elder Dearvin McClellan of Dexter officiating...

"I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word;that they may all be one;even as You, Father,arein Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us,so that the world maybelieve thatYou sent Me." John 17:20-21...

DEXTER, Mo. - Ashlie Kennedy, 38, of Dexter, died on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 at her residence.

Penne Arrabbiata gets its inspiration from Rome. In Italian, arrabbiata means "angry," a perfect name for this spicy, hot tomato sauce. Crushed red pepper creates the heat. It can be found in the spice section of the supermarket. Beware: Rather than risk making the sauce too hot, place the crushed red pepper on the table for those who want more than the recipe recommends...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Nationally syndicated radio talk show host and Cape Girardeau native Rush Limbaugh introduced President Donald Trump at Monday night's rally at the Show Me Center. Limbaugh took the stage at 9:10 p.m., and thanked the crowd. "It's the night of a lifetime. It's electric in here, folks," Limbaugh said...

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- In a shallow lake where the water level tends to fluctuate widely, a little stability goes a long way, and when it comes to Wappapello Lake's crappie fishery, that's exactly what's happened over the last two growing seasons. "Conditions have been favorable the last two years, and I think the fish look good this year," said Department of Conservation Fisheries Management Biologist Dave Knuth as he measured crappies in the People's Creek area of the lake last week...

The list of maladies afflicting the Blues this season is long and not very hard to assemble. (There is not a place in the modern hockey world where 3.92 goals allowed per game, which is what the Blues are at right now, is a positive sign.) But amid all that has gone wrong so far, there's one thing that is both unexpected and uncharacteristic: The quiet of Jaden Schwartz...

It took a game winner in double overtime, 18 missed free throws and a 58-percent shooting day from 3-point range, but the Lady Raiders lost their first game Sunday. On a wild day at the Bess Activity Center, Southeastern Illinois point guard Shamari Tyson nailed a jump shot with one second remaining in double overtime to hand Three Rivers a 90-88 loss...

GREENVILLE -- Emilie O'Dell will get to do what most athletes dream of doing: play at the collegiate level. O'Dell, a senior at Greenville High School, committed to Three Rivers softball Monday. "Especially here in the past year, it's been a great blessing because December of last year I didn't ever think I was going to get to play again," O'Dell said...

By MARK BLISS and MARYBETH NIEDERKORN Southeast Missourian CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- President Donald Trump rallied thousands of cheering supporters Monday night in Cape Girardeau, offering closing arguments for the Republican Party before today's crucial midterm elections to decide the balance of power in Congress...

Supporters of downtown revitalization efforts made a plea Monday to Poplar Bluff City Council members for funding. The city currently pays $25,000 in salary expenses for the executive director of the nonprofit Downtown Poplar Bluff Inc. This is half of the salary expense for the position...

A request Monday for Poplar Bluff to do more to recruit African American police officers and firefighters prompted a briefly heated conversation with some city council members. Pastor Spencer Jones addressed the city council during a public comment period of their regular meeting...

Interest in a spot at the Poplar Bluff Industrial Park could help the city secure grant funding for nearly $1 million in needed road and bridge improvements. Money may be available from a state community development block grant to replace a South 11th Street bridge at Pike Creek and make road improvements in that area, city manager Mark Massingham said Monday at a city council meeting...

The regular meeting of the Puxico R-8 School Board of Education will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Board Room at the Central Administrative Building on the Puxico campus. Agenda items for the open session will include: SBlt Items of Information/Reports...

BLOOMFIELD -- Evelyn LaVern Smith Griffin, 81, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation was Sunday, Nov. 4, at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Funeral services were Monday at the funeral home. Burial was in the Rock Point Cemetery near Advance...

Irene Lucille Spain, 97, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6 at Poplar Bluff City Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to River of Life Church, 185 Logan St., Ellington, Mo. 63638...

MALDEN, Mo. - Bertha P. Pipkins, 77, of Parma, Mo., died Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., Monday, Nov. 5 at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 6 at Bradshaw Chapel in Malden with Rev. Bill Terry officiating. Burial will be in Parma Cemetery in Parma. www.bradshawfh.com...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. - John Wesley Tillman, 93, of Doniphan, Mo., passed away, November 2, 2018 in the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born February 8, 1925 at Success, Arkansas to the late Charlie Tillman and Mary Belle Warren Tillman. He is survived by his children; Sandi Krzyanoski (Hank) of Torrington, Wy., Rebecca Downs (Danny) of Doniphan and Beverly Holcomb of Oxly, Mo. ...

An hour after polls opened, 112 voters had exited the Temple Baptist Church proudly wearing "I voted" stickers after exercising what many said was their civic duty. "If you want your voice heard you have to get out and vote," said Michael Miller. "It may not go how you want, but you have to vote."...

Billie (Magill) Lowe, 81, of Puxico, Mo., passed away Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, at her home. She was born in Wappapello, Mo., Nov. 19, 1936. She was married to Claude Lowe on March 18, 1957, in Hernando, Miss. She is survived by her husband Claude Lowe, a daughter, April (Lowe) Mondy; four brothers, Bobby Parker of Caro, Mich., James Magill of San Antonio, Texas, Donald Magill and David Magill, both of Puxico; one sister, Betty (Magill) Jones of Puxico and numerous nieces and nephews...

BLOOMFIELD -- John Fitzgerald Haas, 54, of Marble Hill was arrested on a warrant for failure to obey a judge's orders. He was booked at the Stoddard County Jail. _ BLOOMFIELD -- Jerry Michael Perkey, 35, of Sikeston was arrested on a failure to appear warrant. He was booked at the Stoddard County Jail...

Travis R. Rowland of Dexter was arrested at 3:04 p.m. Sunday on a Probation and Parole warrant for probation violation. He was booked at the Dexter City Jail and later transferred to the Stoddard County Jail. _ Jordon Anthony Patterson, 32, of Charleston was arrested at 12:04 p.m. Friday on a Mississippi County warrant for probation violation. He was booked at the Dexter City Jail...

A 21-year-old Dexter man was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 2:09 p.m. Saturday on Highway AD, three miles north of Dexter. According to the report, Norman M. Fortner was operating a 2002 Nissan Frontier southbound when it ran off the left side of the road. Fortner allegedly overcorrected, which caused his vehicle to run off the right side of the road and strike a ditch...

Editor's Note: If your organization has changed meeting date, time or place or if you are no longer meeting, contact the DAR at 573-785-1414. Tuesday, Nov. 6 Wednesday, Nov. 7 Thursday, Nov. 8...

Learn about horses Nov. 19 Want to learn more about horses and breeds? Love to compete? If so check out a new club. Come meet other 4-H'ers who like horses and have a blast. You do not need a horse for this club. Also, earn a chance to compete at state horse bowl in Columbia...

Price of DAR Yeah, the new publisher of the DAR must think he landed in New York City doubling the price of the paper. I really don't see how that's gonna help you compete with the internet. Good luck. Thank you. Replacing Ryan's How about getting a "Cracker Barrel" where "Ryan's" used to be. Thank you...

Billie (Magill) Lowe, 81, of Puxico, Mo., passed away Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, at her home. Visitation was to be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Morgan Sifford Funeral Home Chapel followed at noon by the funeral in the chapel. Officiating will be Claude McClard. Burial will be in the Puxico Cemetery...

Daphne A. Hershey, 85, of Greenville, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral services were Sunday at Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Greenville with Bro. Dan Ross officiating. Burial was in the Greenville Cemetery. Memorials have been requested to the George Twidwell Cemetery and may be sent in care of the funeral home...