Stories from Saturday, April 29, 2017

Concerned students at Risco, Portageville and Gideon High Schools as well as members of the New Madrid County 4H Youth in Action club have joined other Missouri high schools to help their school and community understand the dangers of unsafe driving habits. ...

At a nursing home in Florida, a group of senior citizens were sitting around talking about their aches and pains. “My arms are so weak I can hardly lift this cup of coffee,” said one. “I know what you mean. My cataracts are so bad I can’t even see my coffee,” replied another. ...

WASHINGTON – “With world food demand expected to double in the next 30 to 40 years, it’s critical that we have the right policies in place for Missouri farmers to be able to take advantage of the economic opportunities ahead,” said Blunt. “This forum was a great opportunity to talk about the actions this administration and congressional Republicans are taking to rein in out-of-control regulations and give agriculture industry leaders the tools they need to be successful in a 21st century economy.”. ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1917, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm. To qualify, farms must meet the following guidelines. The same family must have owned the farm for 100 consecutive years. ...

(Jefferson City, Mo.) - The soybean research and breeding team at the Bay Farm Research Facility is expanding to include a USDA soybean geneticist. The addition will strengthen the already top-tier soybean breeding program and improve efficiency bringing information from research plots to Missouri farmers...

ocess for inductees into the 2017 Sikeston R-6 Hall of Fame and Honor Wall is now underway. Although nomination forms are already available on the district's website, Monday officially marks the opening of the nomination process. It's also the earliest nominations will be accepted since the program began over 20 years ago...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- With few remaining legislative days left in the session, several economic development bills are on the calendar in the Senate waiting for an up or down vote, including SB 190, which hopes to allow modernization of the electric grid...

New Madrid has added another sign to explain its historic significance to visitors. A sign at the end of Kingshighway at the Mississippi River levee offers information about the road which was first created when the region was a Spanish territory. New Madrid City employee Chuck Palmer pours in cement with help from Steve Lewis as Raymond Felton holds the sign in place...

O ne of the greatest assets for the city of Sikeston is our municipal utility that has for years provided low-cost energy rates for residential customers and highly attractive low rates for industrial users. Without the local utility, Sikeston could not boast of an industrial park that currently employs nearly 2,000 residents...

Governor Greitens Declares a State of Emergency in Response to Flash Flooding

MINER, Mo. - Patsy M. Cagle, 73, died April 27, 2017, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

VANDUSER, Mo. - Darren Hyde, 47, died April 28, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Nov. 22, 1969, in Sikeston, to the late Norris and Verna Smith Hyde, he owned and operated Data Voice Security since 2011. On Feb. 26, 2010, in Allenville, he married Penny West Hyde, who survives of the home...

SIKESTON - Matthews Elementary School in Sikeston has announced the names of students earning a spot on the Bulldog Honor Roll. To be on the Bulldog Honor Roll a student has to be on the honor roll the first three quarters of the current grade the student is in...

Southeast Elementary in Sikeston announced its BASE Students of the Month for March. Pictured are front row, from left: Mary Laminack, Luke Beasley, Dezmond Sibley, Mason Babb, Adreunna Mitchell and Emma Franco; second row: Ramyah Lewis, Miley Seabaugh, Kenzie Tolle and Zachery Thomas; and back row: Liley Bolen, Gracie Markland, Dallas Owen, Dream Townsend and Kuron Kershaw...

MORLEY, Mo. - James Eugene Dodd Sr., 67, died April 28, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 31, 1949, in Bell City to the late Cleveland and Maggie Ann Cochran Dodd, he owned and operated Dodd's Pest Control in Oran. On Feb. 28, 1970, he married Effie Daniels, who survives...