Stories from Friday, October 13, 2017

‪The Portageville Class of 1967 held their 50th Class Reunion this past Saturday, October 7th. The reunion was held at the Portageville Community Center.‬ In attendance were front, from left, Alice Wren Traughber, Larry Freeland, Mary Alice Gill, Mary Kay Davis, Moe Kellams, Carolyn Barnes Taylor; middle are, Deborah House McCrate, Genise Manis Barham, Stephanie Davidson Crafton, Beth Funkhouser Walker, Glenda Hampton Meredith, Ann Dial Whitson, Judy Curtis Stephens, Linda Bradfield, Deborah Estes Nicholes, Brenda Patton Gardener; back are, Dale Curtis, Jim Blanchard, Danny Inman, Bob Pullam, Melvin Johnston, Eddie Miller, Perry Gooch, Sharon Hughey, and Tommy Gream. ...

JEFFERSON CITY – With the Oct. 19 Great Central U. S. “ShakeOut” earthquake drill just over a week away, more than 440,000 Missourians have registered to participate. In all, almost 2.5 million people are registered in the 14 central U.S. states that could be impacted by a New Madrid Seismic Zone earthquake...

Many evangelicals, once known for a very prudent and biblical approach to doctrine, are fast becoming as doctrinally clueless as the unchurched people they are so keen to please. At least three decades of deliberately downplaying doctrine and discernment in order to attract the unchurched has filled many once-sound churches with people who utterly lack any ability to differentiate the very worst of false doctrines from truth. ...

During her fall break from Missouri State University in Springfield, October Calendar Girl Annie Lancaster made a visit home to Sikeston. The daughter of Jay and Camille Lancaster, she is a 2017 graduate of Sikeston High School and is majoring in elementary education at MSU. Lancaster was a finalist in the 2016 Miss Sikeston Contest...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri state trooper accused of taking sexually explicit photos of a 16-year-old boy was once sued in a separate incident for excessive force at a traffic stop. Justin Watson, 46, was charged Tuesday with four counts of sexual exploitation and one count of sexual contact with a student, the Springfield News-Leader reported...

SIKESTON -- Harvesting continues to progress across Missouri despite rain in some areas. Statewide, the temperature averaged 70.2 degrees, which is 10.7 degrees above normal, according to the Missouri Crop Progress and Condition Report for the week ending Oct. 8. Precipitation averaged 1.18 inches statewide, 0.35 inches above normal. There were 4.0 days suitable for fieldwork...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A former Poplar Bluff area state trooper was arrested Tuesday in connection with pornographic images of a male 17-year-old high school student. Investigators say the images were taken at the trooper's home in August. Justin Dean Watson, 46, faces five felony charges of sexual exploitation. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ These Missouri lotteries were drawn Thursday: Lucky For Life 05-19-27-35-43, Lucky Ball: 10 (five, nineteen, twenty-seven, thirty-five, forty-three; Lucky Ball: ten) Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $43 million Pick 3 Evening...

SIKESTON -- The first date for candidates to file for open positions on Sikeston's City Council is Oct. 17. Council positions up for appointment next year are Mayor, Ward 2 and Ward 3. Individuals interested in running for a Council position must file with the City Clerk at City Hall, 105 E. Center St. by 5 p.m. Nov. 21. There is a $15 filing fee...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Ronald Lewis Glidewell, 63, of Cape Girardeau, passed away at 9:10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, in Southeast Hospital. Ronald was born on July 15, 1954, in El Paso, Texas. He was united in marriage with Donna Kay (Clark) Givens on July 12, 1988...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Larry G. Cohen, 52, died Oct. 12, 2017, at his home in East Prairie. Born Aug. 26, 1965, in Sikeston, to the late Francis and Rentha Idell Hunt Cohen, he was a member of Victory Baptist Church in East Prairie. Survivors include: one brother, Frank Cohen of Matthews; and one sister and brother-in-law, Carolyn and James Smith of East Prairie...