Stories from Thursday, May 16, 2019

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Brenda F. Hanner, 66, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at her residence. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18 at the Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. The funeral will follow at noon in the funeral home with Chad Bles officiating. Burial will be in the Cochran Cemetery.

Mr. Elva West Sr. and Mrs. Ella Dee (Cookemboo) West, of Lowndes, Mo., will mark their 70th wedding anniversary on June 18. The Wests were married on June 18, 1949 in Jonesboro, Ark. Elva gave Ella a ride to the ceremony on the back of his ‘Hog’ motorcycle, the only mode of transportation he owned. After the ceremony, the couple loaded saddlebags onto the bike, riding to St. Louis, Mo. looking for work...

Thousands of Americans do it every day: eat lunch at their desk. According to the American Dietetic Association, as many as 70 percent of Americans engage in “desk dining” several times per week. Kelsa Ferguson, field specialist in nutrition with University of Missouri Extension, says dining at your desk has health and nutrition downsides...

“If you would just show me a sign” was the pitiful cry of Bruce in the movie “Bruce Almighty.” The irony was he had just passed warning signs and was following a truck with signs telling him to watch out for a road hazard, and then he promptly wrecked...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Hanford Elder, 81, of Naylor, Mo., died Thursday, May 9, 2019 at the Cedargate in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. The funeral will follow at 7 p.m. in the funeral home...

City firefighters responded at 9:31 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, to a report of a tanker truck with its brakes on fire coming into town on South Westwood Boulevard. It was investigation only. ———— City firefighters responded at 6:54 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, to a report of smoke in the area of 2991 Oak Grove Road. It was investigation only...

DONIPHAN, Mo. ­— Doris B. Shane, 83, of Doniphan, died Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. A graveside service for Mrs. Shane will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18 at the Macedonia Cemetery.

CAMPBELL, Mo. — John Wesley Ward, 37, of Holcomb, Mo., died Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Hayti, Mo. Visitation will be from 5-6 p.m. Monday, May 20 at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. The funeral will follow at 6 p.m. in the funeral home with Rev. William Hill officiating...

GREENVILLE, Mo. — Crayton O. Hughey, 65, of Lowndes, Mo., died Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18 at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in Greenville. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the Wesley Chapel-Dixon Cemetery near Hiram, Mo...

PUXICO, Mo. — A memorial service for Stan Cooper, who died in Monticello, Iowa, will be at noon, Saturday, May 18 at the Puxico City Cemetery in Puxico with Barry Cooper officiating.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A Doniphan man faces a mandatory 10-year sentence after pleading guilty Wednesday in federal court to possessing child pornography. Dallas W. Wuesthoff, 44, plead guilty to one count of possessing child pornography before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., according to the. U.S. Attorney’s Office...

The Three Rivers College Class of 2019 list ran in error in the Thursday, May 16, edition of the Daily American Republic. The correct list appears in the Friday, May 17, edition. The DAR regrets the error and any inconvenience this may have caused...

Congratulations TRC Class of 2019! A list of the Class of 2019 graduates for Three Rivers College is included in today's edition of the Daily American Republic, along with recognition of honors received by the graduates. TRC commencement will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the Libla Family Sports Complex for the first time...

The Boys & Girls Club offers an opportunity to change the future for youngsters, said club board member Jeff Rolland. “After 32 years of police work I’ve seen what happens when no one cares about the children,” Rolland said. “The Boy & Girl Club fills that gap and provides a safe educational experience for children rather than hanging out on the street.”...

DEXTER — The slow death of Stoddard County Progressive Industries continued Thursday night, as the Senate Bill 40 board voted to go to court to force an eviction of the group from their current location. SB40, the funding arm for programs that support Stoddard County disabled residents, also voted down a request from Progressive Industries for additional equipment and took no action on a new contract with the group...

DONIPHAN — A Ripley County jury is expected to begin its deliberations later today in the trial of Poplar Bluff man who faces 15 felonies, including kidnapping and sex assault charges involving his estranged wife. A jury of nine women and five men was sworn in at 2:03 p.m. Thursday to hear the case of Doyle William Turner...

Judge W. Dean Million The following cases were disposed of in Municipal Court in April. Dollar amounts may be fines, court costs or any combination of the same. Harley Nathaniel Hiles, 25, Ellsinore, state license plate required, $62; speeding, $62; driving while revoked/suspended, $62; passing lane regulations, $62...