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Your local weather forecast for July 28
(Local News ~ 07/28/15)
Today will be mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. with a high near 93 and heat index values as high as 107 then becoming partly cloudy tonight with a low around 77. Mostly sunny on Wednesday with a 40 percent chance of showers and a high near 93 while Wednesday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. ...
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Rising to the challenge
(Local News ~ 07/28/15)
ESSEX -- There's nothing unusual about watching a house under construction, but a home going up in Essex over the recent weekend drew considerable attention. The home is like no other in Essex or in Stoddard County and quite possibly in all of southeast Missouri...
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Commission votes to put 911 sales tax on 2016 ballot
(Local News ~ 07/28/15)
BLOOMFIELD -- The Stoddard County Commission voted unanimously Monday morning to allow a fractional sales tax to be placed on the April 2016 ballot to fund Stoddard County 911 Services. If approved, the sales tax would eliminate the fee on land line telephones now in place in the county...
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New trial date set for Cato
(Local News ~ 07/28/15)
BLOOMFIELD -- Although scheduled to appear for trial in June, a Dexter man has now had his trial rescheduled for November. Verl J. Cato, 41, who was arrested on July 9, 2012, and was charged with six counts of the Class B felony of possession of child pornography, was scheduled to appear for trial on June 29, has now had his trial scheduled for a jury trial on Nov. 20, 2015...
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It's too darn hot: NWS issues excessive heat warning
(Local News ~ 07/28/15)
PADUCAH, Ky. - The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning until 9 p.m.today. Afternoon temperatures will be in the middles 90s combined with oppressive humidity levels which will produce heat index values in the 110 to 115 range this afternoon. A heat index of 110 is generally considered the threshold when heat effects can become extreme making heat exhaustion and heat stroke a much greater concern if precautions are not taken, according to the NWS...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 07/28/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. NATO MEETS IN EMERGENCY SESSION Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is asking the alliance to be prepared to help his country as it battles Islamic State militants in Syria and Kurdish rebels in Iraq...
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Susie Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 07/28/15)
BELL CITY -- Virginia Kay "Susie" Reynolds, 59, died July 27, 2015, at the family home in Bell City. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Perkins First Baptist Church in Perkins with the Rev. Brian Gill officiating. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of arrangements...
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Teddy Coffee
(Obituary ~ 07/28/15)
LILBOURN -- Teddy Wayne Coffee, 75, died July 27, 2015, at his home. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston, where services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday. Burial will follow in the Mounds Park Cemetery in Lilbourn...
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Shirley Collins
(Obituary ~ 07/28/15)
PORTAGEVILLE - Shirley Collins, 81, died July 27, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in New Madrid. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Wednesday at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville. Burial will follow in Knob Prairie Cemetery in Akins, Ill...
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