Stories from Wednesday, June 14, 2023

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Work on the Mill Street water tower is nearing completion by A.O. Solutions. In mid-April, the Florida-based company began the process by making minor repairs and welding breaks followed by sanding and painting both the interior and exterior. ...

Missouri now ranks third from the bottom in financial support for higher education. It also has the worst starting salary for teachers from K-12 in the United States. I know many Republicans don’t value public education, but this is ridiculous. They control everything in the state now. Now they are trying to create more Republicans. Thank you.

Family and friends of Dean and Mary Wooden of Sikeston are invited to attend a celebration in honor of the couple’s 60th wedding anniversary during a drop-in event from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 18 in the fellowship hall at First United Methodist Church in Sikeston. No gifts please...

DONIPHAN, Mo. — Margaret Copeland, 88, died June 7, 2023, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 15 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, Missouri, with the Rev. Jason Whitson officiating. Burial will be in the Portageville Cemetery...

UNIVERSITY, Miss. —  Avery Johnson, of Sikeston, Missouri, was named to the University of Mississippi’s Spring 2023 Honor Roll lists. Johnson, majoring in Pharmaceutical Sciences, was named to the Dean’s Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.50-3.74. In order to be eligible, a student must have completed at least 12 graded hours for the semester and may not be on academic probation...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Three Rivers College has released its Dean’s List for the Spring 2023 semester. The honor is awarded to students taking 12 or more credit hours in a semester, who achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or above. Dean’s List honors are also used at graduation to help determine eligibility for honors or highest honors. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - New Madrid County Central High School has announced its fourth quarter honor roll. Honor Roll With Distinction Those students achieving a grade point of 3.5 or above are named to the honor roll of distinction. They include:...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The following students have been named to the spring 2023 Dean’s List at Southeast Missouri State University. Students named to the list earned at least a 3.75 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, completed at least 12 hours of standard graded credit, achieved no grade below a B and received no failing grades in enrolled, credit/no credit or pass/fail courses...