Stories from Monday, May 1, 2017

can call after 8 a.m. to get Sunday's rainfall SIKESTON - Storms rolled across Missouri over the weekend, however, much of Sikeston and the Bootheel, avoided the severe flooding seen in other areas of the state -- at least for now. The National Weather Service is warning river flooding will continue through next weekend. Some of the larger rivers such as the Mississippi River will rise throughout the week. Some of the smaller rivers will begin to...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Catholic Church has reported a complaint of sexual abuse of a minor involving a priest who served in Southeast Missouri. The Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau reported a complaint of sexual abuse of a minor involving suspended priest Lawrence Gregovich, who died earlier this year. The allegation pertains to a period in the late-1970s to early-1980s. The Diocese has notified civil authorities of the allegation...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects to begin Phase II floodfight activities at 7 a.m. Monday in the Missouri Bootheel and northeast Arkansas due to high river stages on the St. Francis River. The area of current or possible flooding is located in the Dexter and Kennett, Mo., Floodfight Areas on the St. Francis River, according to a news release from the Corps. Communities that may be affected include Fisk and St. Francis, Ark...

ATLANTA (AP) -- Parts of the Midwest and the South were recovering Monday after a weekend round of storms, winds, hail and isolated tornadoes killed at least 14 people. And a chance remained for more severe weather in the South. Parts of the Florida Panhandle, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi could be affected by severe thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service...

Despite the threat for heavy rains on Saturday, bad weather stayed away long enough for numerous events to take place in Sikeston. The Scott County Relay for Life, Crawfish Boil, Sprockets in Spring and Crawfish Crawl were all held as planned and attracted many local residents, both big and small...

SIKESTON - Storms rolled across Missouri over the weekend, however, much of Sikeston and the Bootheel, avoided the severe flooding seen in other areas of the state -- at least for now. The National Weather Service is warning river flooding will continue through next weekend. Some of the larger rivers such as the Mississippi River will rise throughout the week. Some of the smaller rivers will begin to recede Tuesday...

PUXICO, Mo. - James "Jim" Dill, 78, died April 29, 2017, at his home in Puxico. Born Jan. 9, 1939, in Weiner, Ark., to the late Herbert and Lena Bond Dill, he grew up in Dexter and moved to St. Louis until his retirement as a heavy equipment operator working out of Operating Engineers Local 513. He and his wife moved to Puxico in 1993. He served in the US Air Force, was a life member of the VFW in Puxico and was of the Baptist faith...

BENTON, Mo. - Robert Dale "Buddy" Bom, 84, died April 29, 2017, at at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Born Dec. 27, 1932, in Commerce, to the late Letcher A. and Margaret Ellen Wise Bom, he was an accountant and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. On Feb. 14, 1959, in East Prairie, he married Loretta Jean Shively, who preceded him in death on April 22, 2012...

SIKESTON - Patsy Lou Cagle, 73, died April 27, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 16, 1944, in Lilbourn to the late Vivian Morgan Ross, she had lived in Southeast Missouri her entire life. After graduation from Lilbourn High School, she was employed with International Shoe Company in Sikeston then became a licensed beautician and owned and opened a beauty shop in Diehlstadt until retiring. ...

Kimberly Patterson was awarded a ticket to the Kelly Miller Circus for her entry in a coloring contest for "Child Abuse Prevention" Month at Matthews Elementary in Matthews.