Stories from Friday, April 28, 2017

Every year, Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland raises awareness for animal shelters through the P.A.W.S. (Pets Are Worth Supporting) program. Girl Scout Troop 71505 collected donations of newspapers, paper towels, bleach, cat & dog food, cat litter, treats, and toys for the Portageville Animal Shelter. ...

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...

While at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau last Friday night, Scott, Linda and Rodger got to have a short greet and meet with Bill Gaither. That night, Bill and the Gaither Vocal Band and several of the Homecoming Friends performed.

"Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me" Psalm 51:12

The invasive Bradford pear tree can cause problems for Missouri native plants and animals.

With his feet now accustomed to the soils of the Missouri Bootheel, Pengyin Chen has stepped into some big shoes as he leads the soybean breeding team at the The Fisher Delta Research Center. He came to the Delta Center last fall. The Delta Center Research soybean breeding team has gained national recognition for developing improved soybean varieties...

For the second year in a row, Baker Implement Company, a farm equipment supply company in Cape Girardeau, has donated two tractors for use by the Department of Agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University. These two mid-sized tractors have all the latest equipment, making them a great resource for our students,” said Collin Schabbing, the Department of Agriculture’s farm manager at the David M. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Larysa McClellon had a hat trick and the defense picked up its fifth shutout of the season during the Sikeston girls soccer team's 4-0 win over Fredericktown Thursday during the Notre Dame Showcase at Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo...

SIKESTON -- When an impromptu baseball game blossomed on Thursday afternoon between Oran and Sikeston, the Eagles didn't mind taking the 20 minute trek to VFW Memorial Stadium in Sikeston on short notice. And why not? It gave them a chance to run their winning streak on Sikeston's home field to two...

SIKESTON -- Whatever shortcomings the Sikeston baseball team went through during their lopsided loss to Oran just a day ago, they made up for in the first round of the SEMO Conference Tournament. The third-seeded Bulldogs raked over No. 6 Dexter 12-2 in five innings on Friday, which included a 10-run first inning and a dominant outing from starter Will Gilmer...

Sikeston senior Kayla Curry signed a letter of intent to play soccer for Missouri Baptist University Friday, April 28, 2017, at the Sikeston Field House. Pictured are, front row from left, Sikeston assistant soccer coach Niki Sturms, Ethan Foley, Curry, Brady Foley and Sharie McConnell. Back row from left, Missouri Baptist soccer coach Deno Merrick, Mac McConnell, Sikeston head soccer coach Gabe Dement and Sikeston athletic directory Andy McGill. (Chris Pobst/Standard Democrat)...

Sikeston senior Kiera Steward signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City, Mo., Friday at the Sikeston Field House. Pictured are, front row from left, Tyrone Steward, Steward and Crystal Steward. Back row from left, Sikeston athelitic director Andy McGill, Don Osborne, Sikeston girls basketball coach Alisha Wills, Sikeston assistant girls basketball coach Bethany Asmus and Matt Schonhoff. (Chris Pobst/Standard Democrat)...

SIKESTON - U.S. citizens planning international travel may apply for their passports without leaving Sikeston. The Sikeston Public Library now accepts passport applications on behalf of the U.S. Department of State. "We have had many inquiries over the years asking whether we process passports," said Ron Eifert, library director. "Other libraries in our area have had success with offering this service, and we are excited to bring passport processing to the Sikeston area."...

SIKESTON -- Due to heavy rainfall forecast for the entire weekend, the location of Saturday's Scott County Relay For Life was moved to the First Baptist Church, 1101 N. Main St., in Sikeston. Relay For Life of Scott County event organizers announced the location change via Facebook about 12:15 p.m. Thursday...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- An East Prairie man is facing felony charges following a narcotics investigation by a deputy with the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson, the arrest stems from a late-night encounter between Sergeant Ryan Hill and a suspicious person reportedly seen darting between houses on a bicycle...

HAYTI, Mo. - A woman was killed when the vehicle she was riding in was smashed between two vehicles. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the death of Sonya J. Cherry, 56, of Festus following an accident at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. According to the Patrol's report, the accident occurred as a southbound car driven by Allison E. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -Several local law enforcement agencies are participating in the DEA's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Unused or expired prescription medication can be dropped off from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Charleston Department of Public Safety lobby and at the Dexter Police Department, 305 Cooper St...

HAYTI, Mo. - A woman was killed when the vehicle she was riding in was smashed between two vehicles. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the death of Sonya J. Cherry, 56, of Festus following an accident at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. According to the Patrol's report, the accident occurred as a southbound car driven by Allison E. ...

SIKESTON -- Due to heavy rainfall forecast for the entire weekend, the location of Saturday's Scott County Relay For Life was moved to the First Baptist Church, 1101 N. Main St., in Sikeston. Relay For Life of Scott County event organizers announced the location change via Facebook about 12:15 p.m. Thursday...

SIKESTON -  Jesus called upon his disciples to come be fishers of men. At the Fellowship Baptist Church Mens Conference May 6, a fisherman will call upon his listeners to become better spiritual leaders through Jesus.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Bobby Wayne Moore, 44, died April 25, 2017, at Southeast Health. Born Nov. 18, 1972, in Chaffee, he was the son of the late Randy Gene and Trudy Diane Shelton Moore. On May 14, 2007, he married Janice Jo Davis, and she survives of the home...

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Evelyn Grace Tidwell Stutts, 88, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died April 24, 2017, at her home in Savannah. Born Dec. 6, 1928, in Sikeston, to the late Hayes and Selma Downing Tidwell, she was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in Sikeston and past president and life time member of the Sikeston VFW Post 3174. She was also member of the Sikeston American Legion Post 114...