Stories from Friday, May 26, 2017

With the announcement that improvements to Highway 67 could be paid for in half the time expected, community leaders are now looking at another four-lane project they say could be crucial for future development. Members of the Highway 67 Corporation made the announcement at a recent meeting, before signing a new resolution that will be presented today to elected officials in Washington, D.C...

Why are you supposed to seek God's forgiveness if He has already justified you is a legitimate question for a growing in grace believer to ask. They may father ask: If justification takes care of sin past, present, and future, so that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ (Rom. 8:1), so why pray for forgiveness? Aren't you praying for something that is already yours?...

During Free Fishing Days, anyone may fish in Missouri without needing a permit.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Sikeston thrower Gloria Bennett finished in the top five in the discus for the second year in a row following the first day of the Class 4 state track and field championships Friday at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City, Mo. Bennett eclipsed her own school record with a throw of 127 feet, one inch for fifth place and all-state recognition. The junior placed fourth last year...

Sikeston's Brett Johnson won the first set but couldn't pull out a close opening round. The junior fell in the first round of the Class 1 boys state singles tournament Friday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo. Johnson lost to Clayton's Noah Brown in three sets 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-7(3) ending his first trip to the state tournament...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- A DNA hit has led to new leads in the 1998 murder of Sherri Scherer and her 12-year-old daughter Megan, who were shot and killed in their home in Portageville. According to a release from New Madrid County Sheriff Terry Stevens, on May 3, the New Madrid County Sheriff's Office received an alert that the unknown suspect's DNA matched an unknown suspect's DNA recovered from an unsolved rape case in Memphis, Tenn., that occurred in 1997...

MORLEY, Mo. -- Over 1,000 people took advantage Thursday of the public open house of the new Scott County pig production unit before it's filled next month. Attendees were able to tour Delta Gilts located on 400 Pig Alley Road, just off Highway 91 near Morley. The purpose of the sow (adult females) farm is to produce high-quality, weaned pigs and weaned replacement gilts (young females) to supply family pork producers located in the Midwest...

PARMA, Mo. -- A man is facing charges after burglarizing the Parma Police Department on Tuesday. Anthony E. Leisure is charged with second degree burglary and is currently in custody on a $25,000 bond. According to New Madrid County Sheriff Terry Stevens, deputies responded to the Parma Police Department Tuesday after a report of a burglary. Deputies were told the suspect was in the evidence room...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - Tammy Jo Rose, 47, formerly of East Prairie, died May 23, 2017, at her home. Born April 7, 1970, in St. Louis, Mo., to Ronald Redfering of St. Louis and Clara Jo Redfering of East Prairie, she had been employed by Ferguson Medical Group and was a homemaker. On July 14, 1990, she married Billy Rose, who survives of the home...