Stories from Wednesday, August 9, 2017

 “No, Sally, your food doesn’t come from Amazon, it’s produced by farmers and ranchers”—someday this may be a mother’s answer to a child’s question about where her food comes from. Amazon, the giant e-retailer, recently announced a deal to purchase Whole Foods Market, the leading organic supermarket chain, for almost $14 billion.   ...

University of Missouri Extension Upcoming Meetings Missouri Rice Field Day - August 24, 2017, Rice Research Farm Hwy J, west of Malden
Fisher Delta Research Center Field Day - August 31, 2017, Rone Hall, Portageville
Corn Meeting - December 13, 2017 at the Miner Convention Center, Miner, MO
Soybean Meeting - January 17, 2018 at the Miner Convention Center, Miner, MO (Date Updated) ...

EPHRATA, Wash. – A back and forth affair eventually fell the Charleston Fighting Squirrels' way during Monday's pool play game against Mt. Olive, N.J., during the Senior Babe Ruth World Series. The Squirrels received a stellar outing from pitcher Austin Hicks and toppled the Marauders 9-4 in Ephrata, Wash., giving Charleston a 2-0 record so far in pool play...

With 11 seniors the Portageville Bulldogs roster looks like some good depth and experience on the field. However, from those 11, six of them are first year players. “We are very glad for them to come out,” said head coach Jeff Bullock “As of right now, we are behind in practice. ...

MACKINAW CITY, MI - This is the third time Mini Coopers invaded the Mackinaw City/St. Ignace area. This event is held every other year, odd number year. On the even numbered years, MINI USA sponsors an event called, Mini Takes the States. That is basically a coast to coast drive with event planned in different parts of the country by local Mini dealerships...

JONESBORO – Arkansas State professor of science education Dr. Tillman Kennon says that seeing a total eclipse of the sun should be on everyone’s bucket list. Kennon already checked it off his when he observed a total eclipse in Hawaii in 1991, but about a dozen A-State students will have that opportunity and more when they travel to Fulton, Mo., Aug. 21 to gather data during the eclipse as part of a NASA study of the event...

Three Rivers College will host the second annual “Run 4 The Arts” four-mile run/walk on Saturday, September 9 at 9 a m. at its Poplar Bluff Campus. The event is being held to raise funds towards an endowed scholarship for fine arts (Music, Theater or Art) students at Three Rivers College...

Old Habits BBQ and Les Vannasdall won First Place in the Boston Butt division during the Back Yard BBQ Cook-off held last weekend. It was their fifth annual event taking place of the old Meat on the Mississippi BBQ cook-off. It was held at Reynolds Park next to the river in Caruthersville...

Litton was an interesting candidate who had higher ambitions. He was among the first politicians to use television effectively in his weekly political broadcasts, "Dialogue with Litton." And Litton was open with his eventual goal of running for President. In so many ways, Litton reminds me of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens who also holds higher ambitions, is charismatic and knows how to use the media to deliver his message.

SIKESTON -- Betty Cook, 75, died Aug. 9, 2017, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.

LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Dawn Suzanne Kobiske, 58, died Aug. 7, 2017, at Decatur County General Hospital. Daughter of the late Loy and Mary Baugher, she had worked for THM in Parsons. Her husband, Jeff Kobiske, preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, John Fredrick and Loy Mack Baugher...

GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Billy G. Porter, 74, died Aug. 4, 2017, at his residence. Born July 21, 1943, in Dexter, son of the late Owen Eugene Porter and Mildred Abney Porter, he graduated from Sikeston High School and worked as a bookkeeper for Mills Iron Supply for many years. He also served his community as a pastor for 20 years. He honorably served two tours of duty in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and received a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his service...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Calvin Hodges, 75, died Aug. 8, 2017, at his home. Born July 11, 1942, in Pinhook, son of the late James Robert and Nona Slaughter Hodges, he had been employed as an auto technician for Ellis E-Z Stop in East Prairie. He was a veteran of the United States Army...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Tiffany "Princess" Copeland, 28, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Aug. 7, 2017, at Women's and Children's Hospital in Columbia. Born Aug. 8, 1988, in Sikeston, daughter of Gary Copeland of House Springs and Claudette Radford of Chaffee, she worked as a cook for McDonalds in Columbia and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ in Jackson...