Stories from Wednesday, January 18, 2017

BENTON, Mo. -- The Oran Eagles made it look almost too easy at times racking up made shot after made shot. After their field goal percentage was tallied it turns out Oran's Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament opener was, in fact, smooth sailing...

DEXTER, Mo. -- If Tuesday is any indication of what the near-future holds, Dexter has to feel pretty good about their chances in the early stages of next week's Stoddard County Activities Association Tournament. Playing their first round opponent, Puxico, at home in a regular season matchup the Bearcats rode a hot second quarter and five double-digit scorers to a dominant 75-45 win...

FARMINGTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston Bulldogs typically make a living on quick starts to their games. But on Tuesday at the sparkling new 6 million dollar Farmington Black Knight Fieldhouse, it was the Farmington Knights turning the trend on the Bulldogs with a quick start...

SIKESTON -- The Sikeston wrestling team won two of their three matches during a quad at the Sikeston Field House Tuesday between Poplar Bluff, Muphysboro, Ill., and Anna-Jonesboro, Ill. Sikeston won their first two matches beating Murphysboro 51-21 and then Anna-Jonesboro 54-24. Poplar Bluff edged Sikeston 36-33...

BENTON, Mo. -- Those planning a family vacation or senior trip out of the country this spring and summer may want to take advantage of next month's "passport blitz" in Scott County. The blitz is for individuals applying for new passports and will be from 5-8 p.m. Feb. 7 in the Associate Courtroom in the Scott County Judicial Building, located behind the courthouse in Benton...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Three Mississippi County residents face felony charges following a narcotics investigation by the sheriff's office. Harold Ray Clough, 43, of East Prairie is charged with three counts of felony delivery of a controlled substance as well as one count of felony possession of a controlled substance...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A Mississippi County resident faces felony drug and assault charges following an investigation and high-speed pursuit through the streets of Charleston. Lamarquez Daquon Sutton, 22, is charged with first degree attempted assault on a law enforcement officer, felony delivery of a controlled substance, felony possession of a controlled substance, property damage, tampering with physical evidence and resisting arrest by fleeing...

A series of event concluded Monday with a special service honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr at the Green Memorial COGIC Church in Sikeston. In addition to a service Monday there was a motorcade on Monday morning and a special musical presentation on Saturday...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A Mississippi County resident faces felony drug and assault charges following an investigation and high-speed pursuit through the streets of Charleston. Lamarquez Daquon Sutton, 22, is charged with first degree attempted assault on a law enforcement officer, felony delivery of a controlled substance, felony possession of a controlled substance, property damage, tampering with physical evidence and resisting arrest by fleeing...

BENTON, Mo. -- Those planning a family vacation or senior trip out of the country this spring and summer may want to take advantage of next month's "passport blitz" in Scott County. The blitz is for individuals applying for new passports and will be from 5-8 p.m. Feb. 7 in the Associate Courtroom in the Scott County Judicial Building, located behind the courthouse in Benton...

In this historic week of a presidential inauguration, it seems odd to be writing about artwork. But here we go. Sen. Roy Blunt is the first Missourian to head the Congressional Inauguration Committee and, in that role, has selected a famous painting by Missouri artist George Caleb Bingham to hang in Washington during the massive celebrations in the Capitol...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Barbara P. Tipton, 77, died Jan. 16, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 29, 1939, in Glen Allen, to the late Bernadine (Woods) Peters and Tremmells Augustus Peters, she was of the Methodist belief. A 1980 graduate of Southeast Missouri State College with a degree in computer science, she also attended Arkansas State University. She was one of the first women to work on computer mainframes...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Edward Deere was born Feb. 22, 1922, in Lexington, Tenn., to Sylvester and Daisy (Todd) Deere. He died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at his home in Portageville, Mo., at the age of 94 years, 10 months and 26 days. In 1949 in Hayward, Mo., he married Edna Mae Downing who survives of the home...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Phillip Louis Underwood, 73, died Jan. 17, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born July 23, 1940, in Hayward, son of the late Elsie Marie Smith Underwood and Louis Ansel Underwood, he attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Ark., and later returned to Portageville to be a farmer. ...

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. -- Harry L. Lewis, 79, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Jan. 6, 2017, in his home. Born Jan. 17, 1937, in Okolona, Miss., to the late William Lee Lewis and Chaney Henry Lewis, he was a farmer for C. V. Lee Farm in Mississippi County for many years. He later moved to Michigan City, went to work for Phillips Drill where he retired from in 1997...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Phillip "Phil" Underwood, 73, died Jan. 17, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at DeLisle Funeral Home of Portageville.

MARENGO, Iowa -- Sylvia Pauline Ditto, 96, formerly of East Prairie, Mo., died Jan. 14, 2017, at Rose Haven Nursing Center in Marengo. Born Nov. 23, 1920, in Mississippi County, to the late Riley and Enoma Baker Givens, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Cletis Merle Ditto, preceded her in death in June 1995...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Arthur Jesse "Art" Whitehead, 74, died Jan. 17, 2017, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Born Sept. 9, 1942, in Charleston, the son of the late William Carl Whitehead and Lucy Farmer Whitehead, he served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War in 1967 and 1968. He was employed as operations manager for D. Canale Food Distributors in Memphis, Tenn., until his retirement in 2007...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - Kindergarten students had the oportunity to take part in "Farm Safety Day" on Dec. 1 hosted by the New Madrid County Central High Sc hool FFA. "What we try to do at this event is teach the children farm safety rules (especially as to what not to do) by putting on a puppet show (talking about safety), showing the kids a real tractor, and presenting different stations to them so they can see what could potentially happen," said Maria Turley, FFA reporter...