Human Welfare

Students excel at SkillsUSA Conference (04/25/08)
Several Kennett Career and Technology students recently attended the 2008 SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference in Jefferson City, Mo., after placing high enough in the District Championships at Doniphan, Mo. According to representatives from the school, many of the students left Kennett, heading for the competition with no idea of what would be expected. Their performances proved themselves to be great examples of what the Kennett Career and Technology has to offer...

Changing the environment (04/23/08)
For a child who suffers from speech issues due to his autism, David "Alex" Polk, 4, son of Freddie and Kristi Polk of Kennett, and grandson of Rudy and Beverly Meredith of Kennett, has learned very quickly what the name of his new service dog is. "Dixon," says Alex, with a big smile on his face as he runs towards the service dog he recently brought home from an organization known as Pawsibilities Unleashed Pet Therapy, (PUPT, www.pawsibilitiesunleashed.org). "My dog," he continues...

Liz Rowland named to state's Abuse Review Board (04/23/08)
Liz Rowland of Dexter has been named to the state's Child Abuse and Neglect Review Board, it was announced on Thursday. Rowland, who manages Stoddard County's License Bureau, is also a licensed practical nurse and formerly worked in a hospital setting. In that role, she witnessed firsthand the effects that both physical and emotional abuse have on young children...

Society dispatches rapid response team (03/25/08)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- On Sunday, March 23, 2008, the Humane Society of Missouri dispatched its rapid response team, including its mobile shelter, to Caruthersville to aid in the rescue of animals trapped or displaced from recent flooding. The Humane Society of Missouri has made several trips to the Bootheel area over the past couple of months, most for the removal and rescue of neglected or abused animals, but this time it arrives under very different circumstances...

Caruthersville latest Missouri town readying for flood (03/25/08)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- Dawn Long just returned home from helping her father clean the mud and gunk from his flooded home in another part of the state. She's survived earthquakes, floods and a tornado two years ago that destroyed half of Caruthersville, her hometown...

Opening of auto tour route is postponed on Mingo Wildlife Refuge (03/25/08)
The Mingo Swamp is a great place to enjoy water and wildlife but too much water can be a problem even for a swamp at times. On Mingo National Wildlife Refuge, as with other areas in the region, recent flooding has caused extensive damage to many roads, bridges, and other facilities. ...

Steele man charged with statutory rape (03/20/08)
A 42-year-old Steele, Mo., man has been charged with statutory rape in the first degree, and has also been administered a first degree charge of statutory sodomy by Pemiscot County prosecutors. According to the county sheriff, Tommy Greenwell, Pemiscot County Deputies began an investigation in late January regarding three female juveniles whom alleged they had been raped by adult suspect, Gregory L. Morrow, of Dorner Street in Steele...

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