Stories from Monday, January 30, 2017

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Nathan Burnett drained 8 of Risco's 10 threes for 24 points Saturday during a 65-59 win over Advance Saturday in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Three other players scored in double figures for the Tigers including Drew Forter (15), Morgan Ludwig (13) and Ethan Pipkin (10)...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A Wyatt couple face felony charges following a narcotics distribution investigation by the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office. Jason Lindell Sharp, 42, is charged with the felonies of delivery of a controlled substance and three counts of possession of a controlled substance...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Three East Prairie residents face felony charges following a narcotics investigation by the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office. David Wayne Sprinkles, 57, is charged with felony delivery of a controlled substance and felony possession of a controlled substance and felony delivery of less than 35 grams of marijuana...

BERNIE, Mo. -- An Imperial man was killed and three others injured in a head-on crash in Stoddard County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on Missouri Highway 25, three miles north of Bernie, as the southbound vehicle driven by Jordan T. ...

SIKESTON -- Sikeston Bulldog Pantry creators Brent Mullin and Lynne DeWitt always knew there was a need, but they never could have predicted the positive reception the program's received since it began a year ago this month. In the past 12 months, the program has evolved from a few shelves filled with bins of snacks and miscellaneous items in a Title I classroom at Lee Hunter Elementary to a 12-by-28-foot storage building filled with canned goods, boxed food items, drinks, school supplies, snacks, breakfast items, clothing and much more to fit needs of students and families throughout the entire Sikeston R-6 district.. ...

SIKESTON -- Sikeston Bulldog Pantry creators Brent Mullin and Lynne DeWitt always knew there was a need, but they never could have predicted the positive reception the program's received since it began a year ago this month. In the past 12 months, the program has evolved from a few shelves filled with bins of snacks and miscellaneous items in a Title I classroom at Lee Hunter Elementary to a 12-by-28-foot storage building filled with canned goods, boxed food items, drinks, school supplies, snacks, breakfast items, clothing and much more to fit needs of students and families throughout the entire Sikeston R-6 district.. ...

The Klondike campout lived up to its name this past weekend as Scouts from throughout the Cherokee District gathered at the former Bootheel Golf Course. However, the chilly temperatures did not dampen the enthusiasm of the more than 50 Scouts who took part in the events...

KIRKWOOD, Mo. - Isaac H. Townsend, 88, died Jan. 29, 2017, at his home in Kirkwood. DeLisle Funeral Home of Portageville in charge of arrangements which are incomplete.

SIKESTON -- Connie Jean Groves, 76, died Jan. 28, 2017, at South Hampton Nursing Home in Columbia. Born March 20, 1940, in Charleston, to the late Raymond Cook and Halleen Choate Shaw, she moved to Sikeston in the late 1960's where she lived until moving to...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Mary E. Poore passed away Jan. 27, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston at the age of 90 years. She was born Feb. 17, 1926, in Adona, Ark., to the late Robert Lee and Ollie J. Richardson Ford. On June 6, 1970, in Morley, she married Clarence "Doc" Poore, who preceded her in death in 2014...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Rosalie Rebecca Sweatt, 65, died Jan. 19, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Aug. 4, 1951, in St. Louis, to the late John Q. and Rosalie Porter Grubbs. On Jan. 13, 1973, in Pt. Pleasant, she married Danny Sweatt, who preceded her in death in 2016...