Stories from Tuesday, April 18, 2017

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Officials on any stage are expected to be fair, honest and knowledgable about the sport they are covering. For many coaches and athletic directors around the area, high school official Joe Bill Davis fits that mold, on and off the field, perfectly...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Sikeston girls soccer team picked up its third win in a row after a SEMO Conference 2-1 win over Cape Central on the road Tuesday. Larysa McClellon had one goal and one assist while Kylie Lossing punched in her first career varsity goal. Kayla Curry had another assist for Sikeston, who improved to 7-4 on the season...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - This Easter a Poplar Bluff family is celebrating an amazing story of faith overcoming adversity. Grady and Amanda Deaton's young son was facing an incurable disease, then they say God led them to a life-saving organ donation through a series of incredible events...

BERTRAND, Mo. - A man whose neck was slashed during a domestic assault is expected to make a full recovery. The Mississippi County Sheriff's Department reported the arrest of Gregory Bain, 61, of Bertrand, on charges of first degree domestic assault and armed criminal action in connection with the incident. Bain currently is being held in the Mississippi County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond...

SIKESTON - Sikeston is adding a second industrial park. Unanimous approval was given for the purchase of approximately 265 acres adjacent to Highway 61, near the intersection with Highway 60, at the south city limits. "This is a very historic day for us," said Mayor Steven Burch following the vote by the council at Monday's reorganizational meeting. "This is going to be a huge deal for the city of Sikeston."...

AURORA, Colo. -- Ella Louise Husher, 91, died April 14, 2017. Born in Sikeston, Mo., she is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Patricia Elaine Husher; three grandchildren, Stephen Jr., Edward and Elizabeth; seven great-grandchildren, Stephen III, Jordan, Hannah, Olivia, Haley, Amber and Emma; and three great-great-grandchildren...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Dolores "Dolly" Slaughter, 93, died April 14, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau. Born June 19, 1923, in Oran, to the late Paul Sr. and Clara Pobst Halter, she was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee and of the Daughters of St. Ambrose...

DUTCHTOWN, Mo. - Imogene Marie Dumey, 90, died April 16, 2017, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. Born March 9, 1927, in Allenville, Mo., to the late Otto and Stella Oberman Koch, she was a retired factory worker for Superior Electric in Cape Girardeau. A member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee, she was also a member of the Daughters of St. Ambrose...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Edna Fay Scheible, 68, died April 16, 2017, at Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Dexter. Born Feb. 22, 1949, in Dexter, daughter of the late Ezra and Wilburn Smothers Sides, she had lived in Bloomfield and surrounding area all her life. She had worked as the Pike Township collector...

SIKESETON -- Cora Lorene Spradling, 94, died April 15, 2017, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born May 17, 1922, in Parma, to the late Tatum and Golda Davidson Miller, she was an member in the Big Ridge General Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school, served as the Sunday school secretary, the church clerk and was a member of the church choir. ...