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Multiple vehicle accident on Main Street
(Local News ~ 04/06/17)
Last Friday, March 31, the Portageville Police Department responded to a multiple car accident on Main Street in front of the New Madrid County Library-Portageville branch. Lottie M. McCoy of Marston was backing out of a parking spot on Main Street and started to press her brake due to oncoming traffic...
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Our Guide through Life
(Column ~ 04/06/17)
The psalmist wrote, “For this God is our God forever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death” (Ps 48:14). We need God’s guidance as we struggle with decisions. What we need is both guidance and a guide. We need a map that gives us landmarks and directions anda constant companion who has an intimate knowledge of the way and who will make sure we read and understand the map. The Bible is the map. God is the constant companion and guide...
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MDC MO Hunting users need to update app prior to turkey season
(Outdoors ~ 04/06/17)
Update MDC MO Hunting app to telecheck harvests for spring turkey season.
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Sikeston baseball team uses patience and big hits to rout Farmington 13-2
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/17)
SIKESTON -- Against a Farmington team that struggled to find the strike zone, the Sikeston baseball team stayed patient and struck when the opportunity allowed during their 13-2 win at VFW Memorial Stadium on Wednesday. Sikeston had just three hits -- one of which was their second grand slam in as many days -- but took advantage of 12 walks and four hit batters between four different Farmington pitchers through five innings...
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SD ROUNDUP: Bloomfield baseball team routs Richland, Dexter baseball falls to Notre Dame
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/17)
ESSEX, Mo. -- Alex Gibbs belted a triple and drove in five runs as the Bloomfield Wildcats baseball team trounced the Richland Rebels 19-6 in the SCAA Conference road rout. Jacob Hector pitched four innings to take the win for Bloomfield (4-2-1, 2-0 SCAA Conference). He allowed six earned runs on nine hits, struck out six and walked two. He also doubled and Timmy Hector added five RBIs for the Wildcats...
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Charleston track team sweeps own invitational
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The Charleston boys and girls track teams easily swept its own invitational Thursday at Charleston High School. The boys beat out the 14-team field with a final team score of 147 while the girls put up 129.5. On the boys side, second place Kelly finished with 98 while Hayti took third with 74 points...
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New home for HDS: Old building finds new life, new uses with Historic Downtown Sikeston
(Local News ~ 04/06/17)
SIKESTON - "The old girl needs a lot of lipstick, a lot of tender loving care, but she is basically in pretty good shape," said Lynn Lancaster referring to Historic Downtown Sikeston's new home. In March, Lancaster, director of HDS, moved his office into the building at 215 N. ...
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Focus groups planned in Mississippi County to develop M Power
(Local News ~ 04/06/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - To better serve the Southeast Missouri region, the Mississippi County Health Department is teaming up with other health departments across the heartland to improve and further develop M Power, a nonprofit regional initiative dedicated to helping those in the area affected by chronic disease...
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Mississippi County sheriff arrested
(Local News ~ 04/06/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Missouri's Attorney General has filed multiple charges including forgery, assault and robbery against Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson. Attorney General Joshua Hawley announced Wednesday afternoon his office has filed two sets of criminal charges against Hutcheson...
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Calvin Horton
(Obituary ~ 04/06/17)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Calvin Horton, 62, died March 14, 2017, at Florida Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach. Born Dec. 14, 1954, in Sikeston, he was the son of the late Baz Calvin and Betty Jo Knight Horton. Survivors include: a nephew and his wife, Chris and Shelly Leonard of Sikeston; and a niece and her husband, Karin and Josh Bales of Knoxville, Tenn...
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Debra Lewis
(Obituary ~ 04/06/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Debra Kay Lewis, 57, died April 5, 2017, at her family home. Born Nov. 9, 1959, in St. Louis, to Charles and Virginia Warren Fulbright, she was a retired receptionist for Dr. Stan Williams DDS in Cape Girardeau and a member of General Baptist Church in Chaffee where she served in many capacities...
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Ida Cowell
(Obituary ~ 04/06/17)
VINE GROVE, Ky. -- Ida D. Cowell, 77, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died April 5, 2017, at Signature Healthcare in Radcliff. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date.
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Peggy Robinson
(Obituary ~ 04/06/17)
ANDERSON, Ind. -- Peggy Joann Toney Robinson, 79, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died April 4, 2017, at Community Northview Care Center. Born Nov. 13, 1937, in Danville, Ky., daughter of the late Claude F. and Nannie Rayburn Toney, she owned Budget Tax Company in Sikeston and Jackson, Miss., for 20 years. ...
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