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'Nothing located' is result of cold case search Monday in Scott County
(Local News ~ 09/17/19)
BENTON, Mo. — A Monday search by law enforcement into the 40-year-old case of a missing Scott County woman resulted in nothing new. On Monday, the Scott County Sheriff’s Office along with FBI and Missouri State Highway Patrol conducted further investigation as part of the ongoing search for Cheryl Ann Scherer of rural Scott City, who disappeared on April 17, 1979, according to Capt. Ron Merideth with the sheriff’s office...
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Growth continues for Scott County Youth Football League
(Local News ~ 09/17/19)
BENTON, Mo. — As participation in youth football declines across the country, Scott County continues to buck the trend. With 120 youth from pre-K to sixth grade taking part in flag football, tackle football and cheerleading taking part in the Scott County Youth Football League, the sport is still appealing to kids...
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Mobile pantry open Friday in Miner
(Local News ~ 09/17/19)
SIKESTON — In honor of national Hunger Action Month, Southeast Missouri Food Bank will hold a mobile food pantry starting at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Miner. The mobile food pantry coincides with a Legislative Action Day SEMO Food Bank is hosting for area legislators in conjunction with Hunger Action Month. The food pantry will be held on the west parking lot of the food bank’s office and distribution center at 600 State Highway H in Miner...
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Larry Vollertsen
(Obituary ~ 09/17/19)
SIKESTON — Larry E. Vollertsen, 67, died Sept. 15, 2019, at his home in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Bud Hartwell
(Obituary ~ 09/17/19)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — George R. “Bud” Hartwell passed away Sept. 13, 2019, at the New Madrid Nursing Center at the age of 100 years. He was born Sept. 17, 1918, in Hayti, to the late Edker and Jewell Scott Hartwell. He was married to Cleona Weeks Hartwell, and she preceded him in death. He later married Mildred Halford who preceded him in death in 2011...
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Betty Mowery
(Obituary ~ 09/17/19)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — Betty Jean Mowery passed away Sept. 14, 2019, at the home of her daughter, Marietta Walker, in New Madrid at the age of 78 years. She was born June 20, 1941, to the late Fred and Goldie Missouri Summers Barbre. In 1959, in the state of New Hampshire, she was married to Edward “Bud” Mowery Sr...
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Donna Williams
(Obituary ~ 09/17/19)
WICHITA, Kan. — Donna Ann Williams, 62, died Sept. 12, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, J.T. and Anni Cummins; her husband, Ronald Williams; and one brother, James Cummins. Survivors include: two daughters, Jessica Williams and Tiffanie Williams; two sisters, Barbi (Larry) Myres and Tammy (Brian) Brooks; and three grandchildren...
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Carl Heuiser
(Obituary ~ 09/17/19)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Carl David Heuiser, 81, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Saturday, Sept., 14, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. Carl was born on April 8, 1938, in Sikeston, to parents Arnold J. and Mattie (Crowell) Heuiser. Carl attended school in Morehouse and married Sherry Green his high school sweetheart, on March 2, 1956...
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Gilbert Eichhorn
(Obituary ~ 09/17/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Gilbert Anthony Eichhorn, 68, died Sept. 17, 2019, at his home. Son of the late Clyde Anton and Josephine Olivia Uhrhan Eichhorn, he was a retired carpenter for Boulder Construction. He was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee and Chaffee Elks Lodge 1810...
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Antonio Jones
(Obituary ~ 09/17/19)
LOS ANGELES — Antonio Levanne “Tony” Jones, 41, formerly of Marston, Mo., died Sept. 5, 2019, at Kaiser Permanente Sunset Hospital in Los Angeles. Born May 15, 1978, in Hayti, Mo., son of Mandy Treadwell Jones of Dexter, Mo., and Joseph Kellum Sr. of Sikeston, Mo., he was of the Christian belief and had been a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Bellwood, Ill. He worked as a caregiver at the Children's Hospital in Los Angeles...
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David Anthony
(Obituary ~ 09/17/19)
ORAN, Mo. — David Earl Anthony, 74, died Sept. 16, 2019, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born March 8, 1945, in Oran, son of the late Earl and Mabel Martin Anthony, he was a welder/heavy equipment mechanic for multiple companies, retiring in 2002. He was a member of Operating Engineer Local 513 and Oran Baptist Church...
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Drake Guffey
(Obituary ~ 09/17/19)
PUXICO, Mo. — Drake James Guffey, 14, died Sept. 14, 2019, at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. Born March 1, 2005, in Poplar Bluff, son of Brian and Jessica Guffey, he was a freshman at Puxico high school. He was a member of the FFA.(Future Farmers of America), and FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders of America). ...
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