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"Rivals"
(Column ~ 10/07/16)
"Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worth of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worth of Me; anyone who does not take his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me." (Matthew 10:37, 38)
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East Prairie overcomes Portageville 50-48 in overtime thriller
(High School Sports ~ 10/07/16)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Deverence Jones has a knack for delivering the crushing blow to Portageville's football team. The senior tied the game in overtime then pushed through for the game-winning, two-point conversion during a 50-48 thriller over Portageville Friday at East Prairie High School...
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DeWitt, SCC to be inducted into Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
(High School Sports ~ 10/07/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- In a small room on the first floor of the Show Me Center, Southeast Missouri sports royalty gathered at rectangular tables situated around a podium. The players and coaches were in town Thursday for a press conference announcing the area's 2016 inductees into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame...
- Sikeston's Graham signs on with Missouri Baptist (High School Sports ~ 10/07/16)
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Sikeston reaches third straight district final after 10-7 win over Cape Central
(High School Sports ~ 10/07/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- It was all about confidence for Sikeston senior Tyeshia Mitchell. The speedy centerfielder with a knack for stealing bases knew her team could perform better against Cape Central pitcher Caleigh Huffman the second time around...
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SD ROUNDUP: Portageville drops conference championship, Kelly softball advances to district final
(High School Sports ~ 10/07/16)
MALDEN, Mo. -- The Portageville volleyball team fell 25-13, 25-16 to Malden during the finals of the Bootheel Conference Tournament Thursday making it the fourth straight title for the Green Wave. Six Malden players combined to tally 13 kills and five Green Wave players combined to record 10 ace serves. Madi Earnheart tallied a team-high five kills for Malden (17-8-1)...
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Loyd Raymond Hankins
(Obituary ~ 10/07/16)
Loyd Hankins, 70, of Park Hills, passed away September 23, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born November 13, 1945, in Holcomb, to the late William Raymond and Anna Elizabeth (Allen) Hankins. Loyd truly loved hunting and fishing with his buddies, and gardening...
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Brandon Levi "Brother" McArthur
(Obituary ~ 10/07/16)
Brandon Levi "Brother" McArthur died Sunday, September 25, 2016, at his home in Jackson. His parents, BJ and Lisa, and sister, Brittany, were by his side. Brandon struggled since birth, with A-T, a rare neurodegenerative, recessive genetic disease, causing progressive loss of muscle control, immune system problems, and a high rate of cancer, which Brandon was diagnosed with March 20, 2015...
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Portageville Fire Department- September
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/07/16)
City Incidents- 6 09-02-16: Firemen responding- 06; Location- 207 Haynes Drive; Vehicle Fire. 09-10-16: Firemen responding- 04; Location- 508 West 9th Street; EMS Assist. 09-11-16: Firemen responding- 15; Location- 606R LeSieur Avenue; Structure Fire...
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East Prairie man is jailed on drug charges
(Local News ~ 10/07/16)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - An East Prairie man was arrested on drug-related charges. John E. Carter will be arraigned at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday before Judge S. Rob Barker on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor charges of possession of up to 35 grams of marijuana and three counts of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, according to online court records...
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Local law enforcement takes part in crisis training
(Local News ~ 10/07/16)
SIKESTON -- Members of several area law enforcement agencies took advantage of the first Crisis Intervention Team training offered this week at Sikeston Department of Public Safety. CIT programs are a model for community policing that brings together law enforcement, mental health providers, hospital emergency departments and individuals with mental illness and their families to improve responses to people in crisis...
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Local mentalist to help raise money for park
(Local News ~ 10/07/16)
SIKESTON -- A local mentalist will use "illusions" to make a handicap-accessible park become a reality in Sikeston. "Morgan (Strebler) had approached Jon Douglass, the city manager, and wanted to do a benefit to raise money for the Parks and Recreation Department to have a handicap-accessible playground," said Parks and Recreational Director Dustin Care...
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Sikeston man jailed on drug charges
(Local News ~ 10/07/16)
BENTON, Mo. -- A traffic stop led to the arrest of a Sikeston man on drug-related charges Thursday afternoon. According to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter, Lee Michael Griggs, 27, is charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia...
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Avery Hutcheson
(Obituary ~ 10/07/16)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Avery Truman Hutcheson, 83, died Oct. 6, 2016, at his home in East Prairie. Born March 17, 1933, in Mississippi County, to the late Raymond and Janie Lee Arington Hutcheson, he served in United States Air Force and was a retired sheriff, real estate investor and auto salesman. Also he was on the East Prairie City Council, school board and Mississippi County Commission. He was a member of the Church of God...
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Deborah Rankin
(Obituary ~ 10/07/16)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. - Deborah Ruth Chilton Rankin, 60, died Oct. 5, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Born Sept. 23, 1956, in Cairo, Ill., to the late Walter and Ruth Nicholas Chilton, she was retired from the Division of Family Services and had served in the United States Air Force...
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Doris Niederstadt
(Obituary ~ 10/07/16)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Doris Niederstadt, 83, formerly of Dexter, Mo., died Oct. 4, 2016, at the Hunter Creek Health and Rehab Center in Tuscaloosa. Born Aug. 7, 1933, in Fifty Six, Ark., daughter of the late Robert and Oma Jane Southard Ham, she had lived in Dexter most of her life, moving to Tuscaloosa, 14 years ago...
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Art Ziegler
(Obituary ~ 10/07/16)
BENTON, Mo. -- Arthur "Art" Louis Ziegler, 89, of Benton, died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis. He was born Aug. 7, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, to Anton and Emma Burger Ziegler. He and Anita Glastetter Ziegler were married Aug. 12, 1947, at New Hamburg. She preceded him in death on May 6, 2006...
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