Stories from Friday, April 21, 2017

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The Portageville softball team took advantage of 10 errors by New Madrid County Central during a 10-0 win in six innings Thursday in New Madrid, Mo. Savannah Lovins held NMCC to one hit on a complete game effort striking out seven on 55 pitches...

When you see several truck loads of PVC water pipes rolling into town can only mean one thing. The City of Lilbourn will soon be replacing most, if not all of their city water lines. The Lilbourn City Council held a pre-construction meeting on Wednesday to share with the public about what was going on, how long the project would take, cost of the project, and answer questions folks had. ...

To the Citizens of Portageville, the Portageville Police Department is asking that you do not discard your unused medications in your trash. “As many of you have seen, we have people who go through the trash you put at your curb, this is not illegal. ...

To the Citizens of Portageville, the Portageville Police Department is asking that you do not discard your unused medications in your trash. “As many of you have seen, we have people who go through the trash you put at your curb, this is not illegal. ...

Eight members of the Missouri Future Business Leaders of America Chapter from Portageville High School recently traveled to Springfield, Mo. for the Missouri Future Business Leaders of America Leadership Conference. This four-day conference, beginning Friday, March 31, featured dynamic workshops, innovative keynotes, and professional networking opportunities with Fortune 500 companies for middle school through college students...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - It will be up to a candidate in New Madrid's Ward 2 on whether to seek a new election after irregularities were discovered during voting April 4. New Madrid County's municipal election returns were certified Tuesday and County Clerk Clement Cravens said that Russell Riggs, who lost the election for alderman in New Madrid County Ward 2 by 18 votes, has 30 days from the date of certification to submit a petition to the court seeking a hearing...

The New Madrid County Relay for Life event will is set for Saturday, May 20. this year, it will be held at the Scott Street Walking track from 12 noon to 10 p.m. The New Madrid County Relay For Life will be held as a traditional-style event. "Last year we had it at the Matthews City Park -- and it was beautiful -- but we think because it was farther out in the county, we didn't have as many participants,"...

After finishing second in the Class 2 District 1 Tournament the past two seasons, Portageville Scholar Bowl Team won its first Class 2 District 1 Title on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Portageville High School. Other schools in Class 2 District 1 are Bernie, Campbell, Holcomb, Neelyville, and South Pemiscot...

The Psalmist reflects upon the joy of the Levites who were chosen to serve as ministers in the Temple saying, “Blessed is the man whom thou choosest and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple” (Psalm 65:4, KJV). The Levites were the only ones who could enter the sacred room of the Holy of Holies, where God’s presence resided...

From my point of view, the Bible never intends to be mystical or speculative. Even its prophecies are not given to us so that we will “guesswork” the scriptures, but each calls for us to look for the practical application of God’s word for the development of a holy lifestyle. ...

Missourians will begin seeing hummingbirds in April as the long-distance migrants return.

Slow down when you see a turtle in the road and try to safely steer around it.

MDC seeks comments from Wappapello Lake anglers at upcoming open house meetings

Across southeast and south central Missouri, I have met some of the hardest working people found anywhere in America. Whether they are farmers, manufacturers or small business owners, they all have one thing in common – they want to do their jobs free of government overreach and interference, and provide their products, services and goods to others in Missouri and around the world. ...

Mindy Leigh French and Jordan Michael French are the proud parents of a baby boy, Nolan Michael French, born at 4:32 p.m. on April 3, 2017. Nolan Michael weighed 7 lbs. and 10 oz., and was 20-1/4 inches long. He was born at Saint Francis Medical Center’s Family BirthPlace ini Cape Girardeau...

Grade: Sophomore Position: Guard Height: 5-5 Best Game: Feb. 20, 2017, Dexter won 63-52 over Jackson: This was a night Mosby caught fire. She ripped Jackson on the road for 36 points -- one shy of her career-high -- behind a perfect 8 for 8 display from 3-point range. Her eight threes set a new school record for 3-pointers in a game...

Grade Junior Position Forward Height 6-3 Best Game Feb. 3, 2017, Sikeston won 102-66 over Poplar Bluff: It was supposed to be a battle for the SEMO Conference crown, but Thatch and Co. made it a blowout. Thatch finished two points shy of his career-high with 39 points, 16 rebounds and six assists in one epic performance in Poplar Bluff. He shot 13 for 21 from the floor and drained a career-high five threes...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Embattled Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson was arraigned Thursday in Charleston. Hutcheson, appearing before Cape Girardeau County Associate Circuit Judge Gary Kamp with his attorney N. Scott Rosenblum, entered pleas of not guilty to 18 charges that include second degree assault, first degree robbery, making a false declaration, forgery, tampering with computer data and misconduct by notary...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Interest in agriculture at New Madrid County R-1 is growing. Now, thanks to generous donors and a new partnership with Lincoln University, the program can continue to flourish. Brenda Robinson, regional coordinator at Lincoln University Extension, said Dr. ...

SIKESTON -- April is National Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Month, and the YMCA of Southeast Missouri is designating a week this month to raise awareness and understanding locally. From April 24-28, the Y will host Five Days of Action for Child Abuse Prevention, a series of events and activities designed to inform the community about how to recognize, prevent and report child sexual abuse. ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - A military medical mission is still prescribed for the Bootheel, just a little bit later. Operation Healthy Delta will now be conducted Sept. 11-24 in Charleston, Caruthersville and surrounding communities. Joel Evans, president and CEO of the Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation, explained the reason for the change is the uncertainty in what the federal budget will look like beyond April 28...

FESTUS, Mo. (AP) -- The owner of a suburban St. Louis nursing home where 60 residents had to be rescued after food ran out and trash piled up has pleaded guilty to federal charges for stealing $667,000 from Medicaid and spending it on strippers, gambling and other things...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Stephen Wayne "Steve" Lawson, 60, formerly of Sikeston and Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born Aug. 11, 1956, in Sikeston, to the late Charles M. and Wanda Marie (Edwards) Lawson. A resident of this area most of his life, he was of the Baptist faith and had been employed as a extruder operator at Essex Wire and later at Southeast Missouri Hospital as an administrative assistant...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Kenneth Jarrell, 91, died April 19, 2017, at his home near Dexter. Born May 24, 1925, in Bloomfield, son of the late Elijah Monroe and Bessie Bell Hopkins Jarrell, he had lived in the Dexter area all of his life. He had owned and operated the K. M. Jarrell Heating, Air and Electrical in Dexter until his retirement in 2005. He was a member of the American Legion and the Elks Lodge...

SIKESTON - Willard Fincher, 83, died April 21, 2017, at his home near Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete with DeLisle Funeral Home of Portageville.

SIKESTON - Rosalinda Perez Scott, 66, died April 20, 2017, at the Miner Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Blanchard Funeral Chapel.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Alberta Jane Groff, 68, died April 19, 2017, at her home in St. Louis. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, where services will be at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens in Morley...

SIKESTON - Alberta Lee Johnson Pittman, 73, died April 21, 2017, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

ESSEX, Mo. -- Jackie Alberson, 80, died April 21, 2017, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. Born July 11, 1936, in Pocahontas, Ark., daughter of the late Jack and Ida Mae Goodman Eaton, she had lived in Essex all of her life. She had worked as a seamstress at the Paramount Hat Factory and was a member of the Harvest Assembly of God Church in Essex...

SIKESTON -- Willard Fincher, 83, died April 21, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. Born Dec. 7, 1933, in Ridgely, Tenn., son of the late Minnie Cupp Fincher and Van Fincher, he was a veteran of the United States Air Force. On Oct. 26, 1957, in Hernando, Miss., he married Lois V. Johnson, who survives of the home...

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Ark. - Vera Dee Boyd Gage, 93, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died April 20, 2017. The daughter of the late Amanda and Alfred Boyd, she lived most of her life in Charleston, where she worked at several local stores, including the Young's Gift Shop and was the manager of the local Kentucky Fried Chicken, retiring at the age of 85...