Stories from Thursday, June 15, 2017

Families looking for an educational and enriching adventure for their children this summer may want to consider enrolling them in the New Madrid County Library’s Summer Reading Program. The program director is Janey Kennett is inviting young children in the area to explore the mind through the literacy program offered...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - Several people are in custody following what police are terming as a “riot” in Caruthersville on Sunday. Caruthersville City Marshal Tony Jones reported his officers responded to a large fight in progress in the Gayoso Federal Housing Complex. Upon arrival officers observed a group of juveniles and adults fighting...

COMMUNITY BIRTHDAY PARTY JUNE 17

The men and women who serve the United States by protecting the border play a critical role in keeping Missouri and our nation safe. Their jobs aren’t just focused on making sure we know who’s entering our country, they’re essential in our efforts to crack down on the deadly flow of drugs into the U.S. that too often make their way into Missouri communities...

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday, June 2nd, by State Representative Don Rone announcing the opening of his local office in District 149. The office is located at 6909 U S Highway 61 in the Fred Fallen Skill Center, Howardville, MO. This office will give district residents ready access to information and a chance to share their concerns with Representative Rone...

The American Legion Post 114 completed their fifth annual Poker Run and Cook Off Competition with the proceeds being donated to the Bloomfield Assistance League of the Missouri Veterans Cemetery Inc. Major events held by the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Sons of the American Legion and American Legion Riders were a Bowling Tournament, Bean Bag Toss Tournament, Wing War Competition, Poker Run and Auction of items contributed by local agencies and businesses. ...

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Repairs to Highway T at Wappapello will cost less than half of early estimates, according to a contract awarded Friday by the Missouri Department of Transportation. Robertson Contractors of Poplar Bluff, Mo., submitted a low bid of just over $638,000. MoDOT initially said costs could be $1.3 million, the cost to replace the same section of road after 2011 flooding...

Mark Littell shakes his head in wonderment at the many twists and turns his life has taken. A former major-league pitcher for the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals, his life is a baseball trivia quiz where all the answers are Mark Littell. “After you finish reading my book, maybe you will understand a little about me because I’m not sure I do,” Mark says of his recently released book, “On the Eighth Day God Made Baseball.”...

Corn USDA did not make any domestic supply or demand changes in the June 9 report.  Average corn price for 2016-17 was cut 10 cents to $3.35.  On June 30, USDA will release their quarterly stocks and planted acres survey.  Most expect a cut in acres of at least 1.0 million acres.  With a cut in acres and the national average yield trimmed 3.0 bushels from 170.7 to 167.7 bushels, ending stocks drop 400 million bushels to 1.7 billion.   Summer weather will have a big impact on prices.  Adverse growing weather could easily push new crop prices into the $4.20 to $4.40 price range. . ...

SIKESTON -- New coaches for the wrestling and tennis programs at Sikeston High School were approved during a recent school board meeting. Corey Adkisson was named the new wrestling coach and Tiffany Kwan will take over the boys and girls tennis teams...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Debra Carol Noland Smith, 60, died June 14, 2017, at the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Born Nov. 26, 1956, in St. Louis, daughter of the late Carroll David Noland & Helen Bernice Crest Noland Payton, she had lived in the St. ...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Ricky Jackson, 61, died June 13, 2017, at his home. Born Oct. 12, 1955, in Benton Harbor, Mich., to Allene Elizabeth Bright Jackson of East Prairie and the late Russell Elmo Jackson, he was employed as a riverboat worker for 29 years. He was a member of the First General Baptist Church of East Prairie...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Cynthia Ramsey, 56, passed away June 14, 2017, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Born Oct. 25, 1960, in Dexter, she was the daughter of Letha Landers Jones and the late Jerry Jones. Survivors include: one son and one daughter-in-law, Dustin and Shannon Ramsey of Poplar Bluff; one daughter, Nakeesha Williams of Poplar Bluff; one brother, Jerry Jones II of Michigan; one sister, Melisa Bishop of Sikeston; five grandchildren, Kencin Ramsey of Poplar Bluff, Justice Williams of Poplar Bluff, Dustin II, Nick and Andrew Ramsey of Poplar Bluff; and many nieces and nephews.. ...

BERWYN, Ill. -- Leverta Whitt, 74, died June 13, 2017, at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn. Arrangement are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston, Mo.

FULTON, Ky. -- Ronnie D. Bye, 74, died June 14, 2017, at the Baptist Health of Paducah. Born to the late Carl Bye and Martha Earlene Blue Bye Sweet, he had retired from the former Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Union City, Tenn., and was a United States Army veteran where he served in Vietnam. He was a life member of the NRA...