Stories from Sunday, April 10, 2016

BENTON -- A Sikeston man faces burglary and domestic assault charges after allegedly throwing a child across a room and choking a pregnant woman. Lonnie W. Ward, 45, is charged with felony first-degree burglary, two counts of felony first-degree domestic assault and felony endangering the welfare of a child...

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Nicholas Don Merrick from Lilbourn, Mo., has been selected to become a member of the National Society of High School Honors (NSSHS). NSHSS Founder and Chairman Claes Nobel stated, "On behalf of NSHSS, I am honored to recognize the hard work, sacrifice and commitment that Nicholas has demonstrated to achieve this exceptional level of academic excellence." He added, "Nicholas is now a member of a unique community of scholars - a community that represents our very best hope for the future.". ...

BENTON, Mo. -- Thomas W. Kelly Elementary School has announced the honor roll students for the third quarter of the 2015-2016 school year. Grant Burleson, Claire Davis, Gwendolyn Essner, Jackson Jenkins, Sophia Lofton, Mayce Morgan, William Paz, Michael Trace Sadler, Laynie Stone, Kira Wolf, Isaac Worley, Trystyn Ziegler...

ORAN, Mo. -- Robert W. "Bobby" Taylor, 52, died April 7, 2016, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Sikeston. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 11 at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston, where visitation will resume at 10 a.m. Tuesday until time of services at 11 a.m...