Stories from Sunday, June 11, 2017

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A pair of clutch hits from former high school teammates made all the difference Sunday afternoon as Charleston looked to grab the championship at its namesake Fighting Squirrel Classic Wood Bat Tournament. Former New Madrid County Central standouts Garrison Keene and Palmer Campbell tripled and homered, respectively, to drive in a combined five runs and power the Squirrels to a 6-3 title game win over Ste. Genevieve Post 150...

MALDEN, Mo.--NovaCopy, a full-service provider of office technology, 3D Printing and IT services, recently broke ground on its new location in Malden, Mo. The company will build a $900,000 8,000 sq. ft. facility to accommodate its current workforce of 23 as well as an additional six personnel it plans to hire over the next few years...

Walls Motor Company adds to business with U-Haul affiliation LILBOURN, Mo. -- U-Haul Company of Missouri is pleased to announce that Walls Motor Company, Inc. has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Lilbourn community. Walls Motor Company at 9028 State Hwy. 153 will now offer U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, support rental items and in-store pick-up for boxes...

IDALIA, Mo. -- Linda Long, 60, died June 10, 2017, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born April 10, 1957, in Poplar Bluff, daughter of Barbara Elen Brown Bradfield of New Madrid and the late Harold Bradfield Sr., she was raised in Campbell and had lived in Idalia for many years. She had worked at Brown Shoe in the lasting department...

PUXICO, Mo. -- Clyde L Doublin, 76, died June 10, 2017, at Puxico Nursing and Rehab Center in Puxico. Born June 20, 1940, in Puxico, son of the late Kenneth Neal and Cloa Gray Doublin, he had lived in Shell City for several years before moving to Puxico in 1966. He was a member of Kinder Chapel...

OZARK, Mo. - Lucille Lett Jackson, formerly of East Prairie and Charleston, Mo., passed away on June 4, 2017, at the age of 90. She was born on Nov. 25, 1926, in Bertrand, Mo., to Thomas LaFayette Lett and Minnie Evelyn Golightly, and baptized in the Bertrand Methodist Church...

SIKESTON -- David Allen Bruch, 60, died June 10, 2017, at his home near Sikeston. Born Aug. 22, 1956, in St. Louis, to Seltania Kay Wood Bruch Tate of Eminence and the late Dale E. Bruch, he was a longtime resident of the Sikeston area. He was a heavy equipment mechanic and owned and operated Tri-State Crawler Service in Miner...