Stories from Thursday, January 26, 2017

Probably it was Jude, the full brother of James and half brother of our Lord Jesus Christ, who authored the short memo on apostasy called Jude. Written from Palestine to Hebrew Christians the letter of Jude confronts the apostasy of the Church. In verse 21 Jude exhorts his readers to “Keep yourselves in the love of God.” The word “keep” is in the imperative and establishes our responsibility to be obedient and faithful by living out our salvation. ...

MALDEN, Mo -- With a four-game winning streak and conference implications on the line Portageville suffered a letdown Friday night against host Malden. A brief lead early by the Bulldogs gave way to a game controlled by the Green Wave, who outscored Portageville in all four quarters for a 70-51 win...

Winners from the Portageville High School Science Fair are, front, from left, Kelsi Miller and Hanna Cook with First Place 1st; back are, Sarah Prince and Kelsey Kellams in Third Place, and Peyton Bullock with Second Place. The fair was held on Wednesday, January 18. These students along with Mary Long, Madison Livingston, Lance Richardson, Alex Riddle, Shelby Rone and Savannah Lovins will be participating in the SEMO District Science Fair in a few weeks. -submitted photo...

VICKSBURG, Miss. -- In 2018, the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project will mark its 90th year of working to reduce the impact of flooding and to improve navigation on the Mississippi River. For over a third of that time, R.D. James of New Madrid, Mo., has served as a civilian member of the commission that oversees the MR&T and other construction projects up and down the Mississippi River...

It won’t come as a surprise to many Missourians that President-elect Trump and I have had our disagreements.   I’ve never been someone to shy away from a fight—and if the President-elect pursues policies that I think will harm Missouri’s families, I’m going to stand up for my state. But when it comes to continuing to expand job opportunities, to protecting families and consumers, and especially to keeping America safe—I want Donald Trump to succeed. Because that will mean the country succeeds...

SIKESTON -- Local law enforcement is warning business owners of a scam possibly targeting the Sikeston area. Two local businesses became aware of this recent phishing scam when they received a call from a subject stating their account was delinquent and asked for payment, according to a Capt. Jim McMillen, Sikeston Department of Public Safety public information officer. The businesses stated they knew their accounts were not delinquent and called Sikeston DPS to report the incident...

SIKESTON - Things are getting wild this weekend in Sikeston. The congregation of the Sikeston First Assembly of God has transformed the church's multipurpose building into a hunter's paradise for its annual Wildlife Supper on Friday and Saturday. Over the past three weeks, volunteers have put together cabin fronts, lined walls with wild game mounts and live evergreen trees and even built a mountain...

BENTON, Mo. -- Carol Jean Hulshof, 67, of Benton, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at the New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid. She was born July 24, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, to James and Nora Brands Scherer of Portageville. She married Vince Hulshof on July 5, 2002...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Charles D. Gromer, 78, formerly of Dexter, died Dec. 17, 2016, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 31, 1938, son of the late Ernest and Addie Mason Gromer, he served in the Missouri National Guard and had been employed with W.W. Wood Products in Dudley...

Southeast Elementary in Sikeston recently named its December Base Students. Pictured are front row, from left: Jayden Gladwell, Callie Riley, Luke Beasley, Heet Patel and Quinn Stallings; and back row: Lynleigh Davis, Halie Clayton, Arlea Jordan, Dallin Knoeppel, Gavin Spencer, Elijah Rhodes, Nikki Adams and Landon Wheetley. Not pictured is Jaydon Robinson...