Stories from Wednesday, October 8, 2014

The Portageville Lady Bulldogs began play Monday night in the Bootheel Conference Tournament in Hayti. They defeated Caruthersville, 25-14 and 25-6. "Our girls took care of business and came to play,"said head coach Barry Branscum. Portageville advances to the semi-finals Wednesday night...

The neighboring communities of Portageville and Senath gave Kennett and other Dunklin County neighbors a run for their money in the 2014 Delta Fair Parade contest recently. The Portageville club, Old Broads Plus One, took the parade's first place float honors, for the second year in a row. ...

Registration is now open for schools wanting to participate in the Sixth Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Spelling Bee, to be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff. Participating schools must complete their registration by October 15, 2014, and complete a school-wide spelling bee before Feb. ...

To show their appreciation for the long hours our local athletes have put in to give our town that "Blue Spirit", the Portageville Jaycees put together snack packs for the teams. Local Jaycee members packed homemade cookies, brownies and gatorade and delivered these "care packs" to Portageville athletic teams as an after practice snack...

Dylan and Rebecca Gurley of Kennett would like to announce the birth of their second child, a boy, Jagger Andrew Gurley. Jagger made his first appearance in the world at 5:32 in the afternoon on September 17, 2014 at Northeast Arkansas Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, AR. He weighed 8 pounds and 2 ounces...

Tori and Damon Crucani of Kennett are proud to announce the birth of their son, Charles Miller Crucani. Charles was born June 10, 2014 at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett. He weighed 7 pounds and 4 ounces, and he was 21.5 inches long. Charles' maternal grandparents are Shirley and Kathy Miller of Portageville, and his paternal grandparents are Debra and Joey Crucani of Kennett. His great-grandparents are Donald Boatwright of Wardell and Gerald Crucani of Kennett...

September 2014 Monthly Report Fire Department City Incidents- 2 09-10-14: Firemen responding- 9; Location- 100 DeLisle Apt. #4; Smoke Scare. 09-20-14: Firemen responding- 11; Location- 607 E 5th St; Smoke Scare. Rural Incidents- 2 09-6-14: Firemen responding- 7; Location- I-55 at Mile Marker 30.2; Vehicle Fire...