Stories from Saturday, February 11, 2017

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Coming into Friday's matchup against Portageville, Charleston junior Mardareyon Clark stood just seven points from hitting the 1,000 point milestone in his varsity career. It took Clark just four minutes into the contest to meet that mark, finishing with a game-high 21 points as the Bluejays routed the visiting Bulldogs 74-43 on homecoming night...

SIKESTON -- The Scott County Central Braves don't think too much about conference titles. With a gym full of state championship banners surrounding them, who can really blame them. But Friday's Scott-Mississippi Conference win was big for two reasons...

SIKESTON -- Friday night's SEMO Conference clash between Sikeston and Cape Central may have resembled a boxing match more than a basketball game. Both teams traded blows for four quarters, but in the end it was the Bulldogs delivering the final knockout punch with an 82-76 victory over the Tigers in front of a loud, rowdy crowd on homecoming night at the jam-packed Sikeston Field House...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Jackson junior Desmond Morris hit six 3-pointers, including three in the fourth quarter to lead the Indians to a road win over New Madrid County Central 71-66 Friday night. The game was tied at 47 after three quarters but Jackson, behind 10 points from Morris pulled away in the final eight minutes...

William Robert Ellis, 93, of St. Joseph, MI passed away at Caretel Inns on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Arrangements have been entrusted to Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, MI. William was born on November 7, 1923 in Portageville, MO to the late Charles and Linnie (Burch) Ellis. ...

Scott County Central senior Da'Shyla Brown was named the 2017 homecoming queen Friday at Scott County Central High School.

Cana Bles was named 2017 Winter Homecoming Queen at Sikeston High School Friday night at the Sikeston Field House. Her escort was Max Ault.

SIKESTON -- It's that time of year when local Girl Scouts can be found selling boxes of Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs and Do-si-dos. But 2017 also marks a century of Girl Scouts selling their well-known cookies. "Girl Scouting is girl-led," said Lori Enyart, public relations and digital media manager for Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Two Bootheel residents are facing felony charges following an investigation by the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office into several burglaries reported over the past year. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson, the latest arrests are the result of the Sheriff's office reopening several previously reported but unsolved burglaries. ...

Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill may find herself on the hot seat in the coming weeks over the fate of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. McCaskill is up for re-election in 2018. By most measures, her seat would be relatively safe, depending largely on her potential GOP opponent...

The parent participation winners for the second quarter at the Sikeston Kindergarten and Early Childhood Center were announced recently. Pictured are front row: students, Mina and Tommy Angeletopoulos, Everett Holley, and Grace Montes; and back row: parents, Angela Zorbas, Natalie Holley and Melanie Montes, and Principal Jenny Hobeck. Families were rewarded with a gift bag full of treats and games...

ORAN, Mo. -- Oran High School has announced the students who achieved status on the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2016-2017 school year. They are: Twelfth grade Luke Barnes, Destiny Cook, Shane Crites, Austin Eftink, Abby Essner, Ryan Frala, Brenna Hahn, Dillon Holmes, Tristen Kelley, Wyatt Kinney, Gabrielle Krapf, Lauren Phillips, Max Priggel, Jordan Schott, Jessalyn Senciboy, Brianna Stause, Megan Tenkhoff, Autumn Westrich, Cheyenne Whitley...

MATTHEWS, Mo. - Matthews Elementary School at Matthews has announced the second quarter honor roll and perfect attendance students. Honor roll Third Grade Madison Deveau, Kristy Eggemeyer, Miranda Gadberry, Emily Ganus, Makayla Gaskins, Seth Gaskins, Rilea Houston, Kyeson Huey, Carter Jackson, Jake McMakin, Breanna Patrick, Kimberly Patterson, Abigail Polk, Whitely Schaffer and Keith Tilton. Third Grade Honor Roll with Distinction: Leah Gregory, Caleb Moore, Cohen Palmer and Desiray Pettigrew...