-
Saxony Lutheran marches past Charleston, moves on to first-ever quarterfinal round
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/17)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team plays with a major chip on their shoulder. They believe they are one of the better high school teams southeast Missouri has to offer, but no one else seems to take notice. A convincing win over one of the state's most storied programs may do the trick...
-
Storm pounds area
(Local News ~ 03/02/17)
SIKESTON -- Utility crews worked Wednesday to restore the widespread power outages resulting from the region's severe storms earlier in the day. Around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday strong winds downed power lines and trees, bent metal on roofs, trailers and other structures, but no injuries of residents in Scott, New Madrid, Mississippi and Stoddard counties were reported to emergency personnel...
-
Bootheel man gets 15 years in prison for sodomy
(Local News ~ 03/02/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. --- A Portageville man could serve up to 15 years in prison in connection with a statutory sodomy charge. David Wayne Wiedel, 30, was sentenced Tuesday in Division I of New Madrid County Circuit Court by Judge Fred Copeland on a charge of first degree statutory sodomy sexual intercourse with a person less than 14 years of age resulting in physical injury or display of a deadly weapon...
-
Charleston man jailed on drug charges
(Local News ~ 03/02/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A Mississippi County man is facing multiple drug distribution charges following a narcotics investigation by the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson, the investigation began this week when his office received information that narcotics were being distributed throughout the Charleston public housing community by Kermit 'KG' Gillespie...
-
Storm pounds area
(Local News ~ 03/02/17)
SIKESTON -- Utility crews worked Wednesday to restore the widespread power outages resulting from the region's severe storms earlier in the day. Around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday strong winds downed power lines and trees, bent metal on roofs, trailers and other structures, but no injuries of residents in Scott, New Madrid, Mississippi and Stoddard counties were reported to emergency personnel...
-
Passing inspection
(03/02/17)
Charleston High School JROTC received accreditation inspection from the 3rd Brigade U.S. Army Cadet Command. On Feb. 9, cadets and cadre received their Junior Program of Accreditation Inspection, which is designed to measure the effectiveness of a JROTC unit to meet the Army JROTC Mission of "Motivating Young People to be Better Citizens" while seeking new methods to improve the quality of each program. ...
-
Joanne Roberts
(Obituary ~ 03/02/17)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Joanne Roberts, 74, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at her home in Jackson. She was born Jan. 27, 1943, in Fancy Farm, Ky., to Herman J. "Joe" and Anne O. Hobbs Brumlow. Joanne was raised in Fancy Farm and attended school there...
Stories from Thursday, March 2, 2017
Browse other days