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The application deadline is approaching for Three Rivers College’s daytime LPN-RN Bridge program in Poplar Bluff and its LPN-RN Bridge program at Three Rivers – Sikeston. The application deadline for these programs is Friday, September 1. “We want potential applicants for these programs to be aware of the opportunities in their area and what’s required to take advantage of them,” said Dr. ...

Portageville High School Beta Club collected school supplies to “Stuff the Bus” at Portageville Dollar General on Friday, August 4, 2017, and at Portageville Fred’s and Sikeston Wal-Mart on Saturday, August 5, 2017. Many carts full of school supplies were collected over the two days. Monetary donations collected at the three stores were used to purchase additional school supplies at the stores...

Some may think of going through an airport security system when they enter the New Madrid County Courthouse. In the south foyer of the courthouse is a new security body scan and desk that will soon be operational to get in the courthouse to conduct your business. The new body scan security system was announced last week by the New Madrid County Commission...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - The New Madrid County Port Authority's slack water harbor will celebrate turning 30 with a facelift. Rather than nip and tuck, however, this will be a scoop and a dredge. The Memphis District of the Corps of Engineers has scheduled annual maintenance of the Port's slack water harbor for 12 days, beginning Sept. 8. The city of New Madrid's Harbor will be dredged beginning Aug. 27 through Sept. 7...

Old Habits BBQ and Les Vannasdall won First Place in the Boston Butt division during the Back Yard BBQ Cook-off held last weekend. It was their fifth annual event taking place of the old Meat on the Mississippi BBQ cook-off. It was held at Reynolds Park next to the river in Caruthersville...

MACKINAW CITY, MI - This is the third time Mini Coopers invaded the Mackinaw City/St. Ignace area. This event is held every other year, odd number year. On the even numbered years, MINI USA sponsors an event called, Mini Takes the States. That is basically a coast to coast drive with event planned in different parts of the country by local Mini dealerships...

Previous audit identified concerns with lack of oversight and record keeping

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A Sikeston, Missouri, man is heading to prison for the shooting death of a friend. Tiarrius Gant, 19, was sentenced by Judge Fred Copeland on Tuesday to five years in the Department of Corrections on a charge of voluntary manslaughter and 15 years for unlawful use of a weapon with the sentences to run consecutively totaling 20 years...

Moving grain from their fields with an 18-wheeler to the New Madrid County Port, to becoming the first female director of the Port Authority, Timmie Lynn Hunter has accomplished quite a lot in the agriculture field. Hunter is now serving her 19th year as the Executive Director of the New Madrid County Port Authority, plus is still a partner with the Craig Hunter Farms...

Most folks will call it the Fifth Sunday Singing, but this time will be a little different for the First Baptist Church of Portageville. Steve and Christie Bradford will be releasing their new CD, "I'll Keep Trusting On". "This CD was done in memory and honor of our daughter, Randi Lynn. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - While a special legislative session paved the way for the possibility of bringing a new steel mill to New Madrid, city officials are still waiting for a final decision. New Madrid City Administrator Richard McGill said the individual behind the plant’s location is returning to New Madrid for a second site visit and to meet with others about the mill...

SIKESTON — A new law means Missouri voters will have to show a valid photo ID before voting in their next elections. The new photo voter ID law took effect June 1. New Madrid County was the first in Missouri to have an election with the new law in effect when a special election was held for one of its wards on June 20, according to New Madrid County Clerk Clement Cravens...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Two Jamaican women were killed and four others injured in a crash after the vehicle they were traveling in had a tire blowout Saturday in New Madrid County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 4:20 p.m. on northbound Interstate 55 at the 34.0 mile marker, the van driven by Mauricio Lopez, 30, of Arcadia, Fla., had a tire blowout, causing the vehicle to slide off the right side of the road and overturn, ejecting one of his passengers...

As the new school year begins in August, parents will be reading and hearing a lot about a new food Services Policy that will take effect. The purpose of this policy is to maintain consistent meal account procedures throughout the District. Unpaid charges place a financial strain on District finances. The Food Service Department is responsible for maintaining food charge records and for notifying the District’s accounting department of outstanding balances...

Three Rivers College will hold a Fall registration event at the Fisher Delta Research Center in Portageville on Wednesday, July 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. “We know that it can be hard for prospective students in the outlying areas of our service region to get onto our main locations to register for classes,” said Chris Adams, Director of Enrollment Services at Three Rivers College. ...

There will be two Back to School Fairs, sponsored by the new Madrid County Family Resource Center. The first one is Thursday, July 27 at the New Madrid Family Resource Center from 9 am – 3 pm. The second will be Saturday, August 5 in the Red Building and the Portageville park from 10 am – 2 pm...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Haley Kimes of Portageville, MO, is among Southeast Missouri State University's spring 2017 graduates. Kimes graduated with a Bachelor of Science with a major in human environmental studies: child development option and an Associate of Arts in child care and guidance with a major in child care and guidance...

LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Bridgette Fielder, a Portageville, MO, resident, graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the spring 2017 semester. Fielder earned the following degree(s) or certification(s): Master of Arts: Counseling. UA Little Rock honored Fielder and other spring 2017 graduates during a May 13 commencement ceremony at the Jack Stephens Center on the university campus...

Sixteen members of the Portageville High School Senior Beta Club attended the National Convention June 29 - July 2 at Walt Disney World Resort, in Orlando, Flo. Students from PHS joined more than 10,000 Beta members from 18 states. Each student attending qualified for the trip by placing in his or her competition at the State Convention in March...

The fourth annual donation was made recently from Bank of New Madrid (BNM) to the Portageville School District, thanks to the devoted debit card users of the Bulldog My School Card program. This year's swiping led to a donation of $1,708.90 gift to the school, a $230 increase from the previous year...

SIKESTON — Weed control has long been a headache for farmers. The use of the herbicide Dicamba to control broadleaf weeds is damaging the soybeans which are not of the Dicamba-resistant variety, as well as other broadleaf plants. “It all started with pigweed,” said Sikeston farmer Paul Schuchart...

A Kennett girl was crown as the 2017 4th of July Queen during Saturday's Portageville Community Day Beauty Pageant. Isabella Rouse won the title by default, as she was the only contestant in her division. She is the daughter of Deanna Brooks of Kennett...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — A Lilbourn man was killed in a motorcycle crash early Sunday in Butler County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at 3:35 a.m. on Missouri Highway 158 off-ramp to US Highway 67, as Johnny O. Riley, 26, who was operating a motorcycle, failed to negotiate a curve and ran off the left side of the road...

The Priggel Girls (Julianna, Anna Jane, Maggie) found three lovely cotton blooms last Thursday, June 29, in their Dads' Americot NG 3406 cotton. Little Anna Jane would also like to report that she could not find any pigweed to chop so it was time to go! Julianna is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Priggel, and anna Janew and Maggie are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John Priggel, all of Portageville...

Here is the final picture contest to help promote the Summer Reading Program of the New Madrid County Library - Portageville branch. If you can correctly guess where in Portageville is the world is will get a prize. Please bring your guesses to the Portageville library for submission. Come learn more about your world. -Scott Seal, staff...

Portageville Mayor Denis McCrate called for a special work session meeting with all of the main players that are involved with the new sewer treatment plant. That meeting took place last Thursday night, June 29 at the Portageville Hall. In attendance were Cindy-Lyn White and Brent Stidham of Bootheel Regional Planning and Zoning, Whitney Watts of USDA Rural Development, Jeff Doss and Scott Knight from Crawford, Murphy and Tilly engineering firm (CMT), and Alderman Vince Berry, Ray S, and Jessie James of the City Council , the City Attorney Terry McVey, Mayor McCrate and City Clerk Jenny Scherer.. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - In Tuesday’s special election, New Madrid Ward 2 voters returned to the polls and picked Nick White as their city council member. White received 131 votes to defeat longtime City Councilman Russell Riggs, who had 103 votes, and John Garner, who received six votes in Tuesday’s election...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - One person was killed and five others seriously injured in a collision. Harley N. Clifford, 23, of Pollard, Ark., was pronounced dead at the scene of an accident on Highway 62, four miles east of Campbell, by Dunklin County Coroner James Powell. The death marks the 25th fatality for the year in the Troop E area...

A familiar place is opening back up again very soon. Sprouse Truck and Tire Repair will officially open up for business on Monday, July 3rd in the former Simmons Service Station His specialty is changing big tractor and truck tires. They plan to offer basic oil changes, basic tire rotation, fix flats and wash and vacuum your vehicle...

JONESBORO – Arkansas State University has released the list of students who were awarded diplomas on the undergraduate and graduate levels during the 2017 Spring Commencement ceremony May 13 in the Convocation Center. Dr. Doug Whitlock, who has served as Arkansas State University’s interim chancellor since September 2016, conferred degrees to 2,210 graduates representing six colleges: Agriculture, Engineering and Technology; Business; Education and Behavioral Science; Liberal Arts and Communication; Nursing and Health Professions; and Sciences and Mathematics.. ...

Brianna Jones received a Cheerleading Scholarship from Three Rivers College (TRC). She is the 18 year old daughter of Cheryl Nolen and Ben Jones. She will be attending TRC this fall. From left are Kayla Sparkman, cheerleading coach, Jones, Cheryl Nolan, standing is Ben Jones...

The Portageville Park Board is proud to announce the addition of a 9-hole disc golf course at Meatte Memorial Family Park. Players use a frisbee and throw from a concrete tee pad and attempt to throw their disc into one of the baskets. All holes are par 3...

As part of the Summer Reading Program of the New Madrid County Library - Portageville branch, there will be a picture contest. Each week within the pages of the Portageville Missourian-News, there will be a picture of the globe located at different location through out the community. The goal is for each participant to correctly guess where in Portageville is the world will get a prize. ...

Previous audit identified concerns with lack of oversight and record keeping

Families looking for an educational and enriching adventure for their children this summer may want to consider enrolling them in the New Madrid County Library’s Summer Reading Program. The program director is Janey Kennett is inviting young children in the area to explore the mind through the literacy program offered this year, under the theme “Where in the World is the World?"...

A tractor-trailer driver escaped serious injury after his vehicle was blown over by high winds during storms which blew through Southeast Missouri Sunday. At 10:05 a.m. Sunday, Kerry L. Moore, 51, of Hopkins, Minn., was driving northbound on Interstate 55 and was pulling off at the Marston exit when the wind toppled his vehicle, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s report. ...

The Portageville fire and police department responded to a cargo trailer last fire Tuesday around 9:30 a.m. A tractor -trailer was heading north on Interstate 55 when he was flagged down on the Portageville northbound ramp about his trailer being on fire. According to authorities, his trailer brakes got too hot and caught fire burning through the left side of the trailer above the tire axle...

The Portageville Chamber of Commerce is seeking volunteers to participate in the 2017 Portageville Soybean Festival activities. Your local Chamber of Commerce members are excited to get this annual celebration of this community and heritage rolling this coming fall...

On Saturday, June 10, there was a state wide Day of Action and several folks signed petitions to stop the implementation of the Right-To-Work bill. The signatures will be taken to Jefferson City before Aug 28th in a effort to put the issue on the 2018 ballot. "We believe that 'we the people' should have a voice on this; We will not set back and let the politicians in Jefferson City impose this unnecessary regulation on us." said Cameron Redd...

Two big events will be taking place on Saturday, July 1. Combined together for the third annual Portageville Community Day. Both of the events will be held at the Meatte Memorial Park. The annual Fourth of July pageants are sponsored by the Portageville Chamber of Commerce, and the Community Day is sponsored by the Portageville Jaycees...