Stories from Thursday, October 12, 2017

The application deadline for Three Rivers College’s new Practical Nursing Program in Poplar Bluff has been extended. The application deadline, previously October 2, has been moved to October 20 to allow prospective students more time to register for the program...

In a review that began in summer 2016, the Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland Board of Directors determined the best course of action for stewarding the council's property assets. "It was decided to leave the five offices in the current locations," Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland CEO Anne Soots said. "The council has the flexibility to manage staffing and hours of operations based on organizational needs."...

PARMA, Mo. — A firefighter with the Lilbourn Volunteer Fire Department was injured fighting a fire Sunday night.
According to a post on the Lilbourn Volunteer Fire Department’s Facebook page, firefighters from Lilbourn, Parma and Malden responded to a fully involved residential structure fire at 403 E. ...

Do you have a daily quiet time with the Lord? Whatever you call it, that time in your day when you read the Bible and pray. Every Christian should have one. If you are a Christian I hope you have a devotional time with the Lord everyday. Many would say that a quiet time is a commendable practice. But it is not just a commendable practice, it is absolutely necessary in the life of a Christian...

Oct. 8 – 14 awareness campaign emphasizes teaching every member of the family two escape routes from each room of house and participating in home fire drill twice a year 

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — With fall firearms turkey season running Oct. 1-31, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) advises hunters it could be a challenging season. This year’s annual wild-turkey brood-survey shows statewide turkey production was below average likely due to a combination of poor nesting success and low poult survival from strong storms during spring and early summer...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Portageville won their fourth-straight game with a 50-7 win over Red Bud, Ill. Portageville started off the game very strong, getting their first touchdown right away scoring on a 45-yard touchdown pass from Conner Barham to Hunter Gates and led 12-0 after one quarter before stretching the lead to 36-0 at the half, winning going away...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ These Missouri lotteries were drawn Wednesday: Lotto 08-15-16-17-27-35 (eight, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, twenty-seven, thirty-five) Estimated jackpot: $4.7 million Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $43 million Pick 3 Evening...

SIKESTON -- Student athletes and others took to Sikeston Public Schools Stadium to talk about their faith and were joined by an estimated 1,500 from the surrounding area Wednesday night. Fields of Faith, which started nationally in 2004, is a national movement sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes that is a non-denominational, student-led prayer event that brings people together to read scripture and share their testimonies about what led them to Christ...

BENTON, Mo. -- The Scott County Commission has rescinded the restricted burn notification issued Sept. 28 in Scott County. Some areas in Scott County received ample rainfall recently while others are still dry. Residents are asked to use extreme caution with open outdoor burning, including agricultural field fires and wood lot fires...

The Sikeston Regional Chamber recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Rhinestone Rooster, located at 124 E. Front St. in Downtown Sikeston. Rhinestone Rooster is owned by Marlene Daubach. The store carries antiques, jewelry, vintage apparel, furniture, and one of a kind gifts. To contact the store, call 618-920-7400.

MULBERRY, Fla. -- Ruby Nell Riddle, 86, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died Oct. 10, 2017, at her home in Mulberry. Born March 30, 1931, in Blytheville, Ark., to the late Charley Henry and Mallie Kindle Middleton, she was a graduate of Grayridge schools and was a retired clerical administrator with Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. ...

DEXTER, MO. -- Walter Ray Allstun, 90, died Oct. 10, 2017, at Joplin Gardens in Joplin. Born Nov. 27, 1926, in Essex, son of the late Thomas Lloyd and Carrie Belle Tracer Allstun, he had lived in the Essex and Dexter areas all his life. He worked as a concrete contractor and cattle rancher and attended the Essex Church of Christ...

The New Madrid County Central High School Marching Band was named the Best Large Class Marching Band in the Cotton Carnival Parade held Sept. 30 in Sikeston while Puxico High School was named the Best Small Class Marching Band.