Stories from Thursday, January 11, 2018

Just a few years ago, 2013, EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks and staff met with the Mayor of Howardville Jessie Newson and Vannessa Frazier, executive director of the Howardville Community Betterment Association to discuss a Brownfields grant and cleanup of the Howardville school. EPA recently selected the City of Howardville for a $200,000 Brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the Howardville School at 6916 U.S. Highway 61...

The 2018 Wappapello Lake Master Plan and Shoreline Plan updates are underway. The Corps of Engineers will begin soliciting feedback from partners, stakeholders, and the public beginning in early December 2017 through February 2018. The first public workshop is scheduled for January 17, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Greenville Elementary School followed by a second workshop on January 18, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center in Wappapello...

(Walnut Ridge, Ark.) - Williams Baptist College has released the names of students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2017 fall semester.  The President’s List includes those full-time students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average, while the Dean’s List is comprised of those with at least a 3.5 GPA...

Get your cookie monster ready. It is Girl Scout Cookie sales again. Troop 71505 will be out and about taking orders. All money earned from Girl Scout cookie sales stays within the Girl Scouts of Missouri Heartland service unit and benefits the troops. -submitted photo...

Someone said that the worst heartaches to endure are those we bring upon ourselves. Undoubtedly that is why Israel's 70 years of captivity was all the more difficult for them. It was a hardship that they had brought upon themselves because they had repeatedly disobeyed and rebelled against the Lord...

All three Portageville Bulldog basketball teams hosted the Caruthersville Tigers last Friday night. The girls played first and won, the Portageville jayvee boys only played the first half and narrowly won their match, 21-18, after securing a 15-0 lead in the first quarter. In the last game of the night, the big blue Bulldogs were not able to contain that winning streak. Portageville lost to the Tigers, 48-61...

In one of his last acts before leaving the White House, President Obama stunned our friends and allies when he failed to block the United Nations (UN) from voting to condemn one of America’s strongest allies in the world, Israel. President Obama stood idly by, allowing the UN to scold Israel for defending their land in the West Bank and establishing settlements in a place that is rightfully theirs. ...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- With ice, snow and sleet in the forecast for Friday, roads could be dangerous, and drivers are being urged to use caution. The Missouri State Highway Patrol encouraged residents to avoid non-essential trips during winter weather, not only to prevent an accident but to also allow road crews to clear roads more quickly to keep drivers from becoming stranded...

SIKESTON - Residents of Sikeston will elect a new mayor and council representatives for Ward 2 and Ward 3 on Tuesday, April 3. The general election was approved by the City Council in its regular meeting on Monday. The Council appointed Madeline Bell and Andy Caton to the Sikeston Pet & Animal Shelter Advisory Board...

SIKESTON -- A winter storm warning is now in effect tonight through late Friday for portions of Southern Illiniois, Southwest Indiana and Southeast Missouri. A winter storm warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet and ice are expected. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible...

Wednesday and Thursday's warm-up brought some relief to Southeast Missouri but cold temperatures returned Thursday evening bringing a chance for a wintery mix then snow on Friday. Earlier cold temperatures created a cascade of ice at the water tower in Kewanee covering the ground and pump house...

SIKESTON -- Patricia Lou Ahart, 80, passed away on Jan. 9, 2018, at her home in Sikeston. Born Aug. 29, 1937, in Hickman, Ky., she was the daughter of the late Howard Davis and Opal Marcus Hays. On Aug. 1, 1955, in Sikeston, she married Herbert "Slim" Ahart, who survives of the home...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Kevin Ray Young, 60, died Jan. 10, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Nov. 22, 1957, in Hayti, son of the late Alene Davidson Young and Elco Bruce Young, he was a 1976 graduate of Portageville High School. He worked for Richardson Gin for 45 years, and he previously served on the Portageville Fire Department from July 1, 1981, to Sept. 23, 2000. He also taught for Columbia Fire School...

SIKESTON -- Edward Knous, 57, died Jan. 10, 2018, at his home in Sikeston. Born June 26, 1960, in St. Petersburg, Fla., to Barbara Bachand Knous of St. Petersburg and the late Raymond Knous, he was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, had been an over-the-road truck driver as a team with his wife until he became paralyzed due to a work related accident in 2003. ...

BELL CITY, Mo. -- Paul David Nichols, 59, died Jan. 9, 2018, at his home in Bell City. Born March 10, 1958, in Sikeston, son of the late Walter Nichols and Pauline Partin Nichols, he was a lens technician at RHEA Optical in Cape Girardeau. He attended Vanduser Church of Christ as a child...

DALLAS -- Nancy Arlene (Childers) Young was born Aug. 31, 1962, in Evergreen Park, Ill., to parents George and Nancy (Lambert) Young. She passed away from natural causes with family by her side on Dec. 25, 2017, in Dallas. "Well, I told you I was sick. ...