Stories from Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Sacred Heart Catholic School in Poplar Bluff will be closed for the remainder of the week due to an outbreak of the flu. School officials said they made the decision to close in order to protect the health and safety of its students and staff. Preschool is scheduled to reopen on Monday, March 18. Kindergarten through eighth grade will be back in session on Tuesday, March 19...

The Three Rivers MSHSAA District Music Festival was held Tuesday, Friday and Saturday at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center, with students from several regional schools performing for the chance to compete at the MSHSAA state level in April. The Dexter High School Concert Band earned a No. 1 rating, as did the Bloomfield High School Concert Band...

PIEDMONT, Mo. — Carolyn Sue Newsom, 71, of Dexter, Mo., formerly of Piedmont, died Friday, March 8, 2019 at her residence. There will be no services at this time. Online condolences can be made at www.rueggfuneralhomes.com

By Dr. PATRICIA HALL Director, John J. Persing VA Medical Center Spring is just around the corner and as you contemplate spring cleaning… think about VA. Why? Maybe you’re taking a look at your finances and files, as you think about taxes. Did you know that enrollment in VA health care meets the tax reporting requirement? With no annual fees, monthly premiums or deductibles, or other hidden costs – what have you got to lose by enrolling? And our medical care is rated among the best in the United States!. ...

CAMPBELL, Mo. ­— Avery ‘Buck’ Noble, 67, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, March 9 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 13 at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 14 at the funeral home with Rev. Michael Wagner officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Kennett, Mo...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — Dale Eugene Bullington, 76, died Saturday, March 9, 2019 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m.-noon, Friday, March 15 at the First Baptist Church in Caruthersville. The funeral will follow at noon in the church with Jimmy L. Lemmonds officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Cemetery in Caruthersville.

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. — Daniel Edward Moussette of Richwood, Mo., died Monday, March 11, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Des Peres, Mo. Visitation will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 15, at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Wappapello, Mo. The funeral service following at 12:30 p.m. Burial with full military honors will be at Little Brushy Cemetery in Wappapello. Cotrell Funeral Service is proud to serve the Moussette family...

City firefighters responded at 1:22 p.m. Monday, March 11, to assist emergency-medical-services personnel with removing a patient from his or her home at 612 Hazel St. ———— City firefighters responded at 4:25 p.m. Monday, March 11, to a report of a person trapped in an elevator at the Brent Tinnin Apartments, 2049 Greenwood Drive...

The debate of charter schools has been an ongoing discussion in education for years with proponents on both sides of the issue. Are charter schools an alternative for failing public schools? Do charter schools offer better opportunities? Do charter schools take funding away from public schools?...

VAN BUREN — Becoming Carter County’s newest associate circuit judge was the “natural progression” in Steve Lynxwiler’s law career. A December 2000 graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Lynxwiler began his legal career at the Hackworth Law Firm in Piedmont...