Stories from Thursday, January 18, 2018

During the December mid-month meeting held on December 18, Mayor Denis McCrate introduced Ordinance No. 1264: This ordinance would DISCONTINUE AND VACATE an alley that runs east and west between Lesieur Avenue and Meatte Avenue between Lots 1, 2, 3, 4,5,6,7,8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, AND 14 of Block 42 OF DeLisle's addition to the City of Portageville...

LENEXA — EPA is pleased to announce that up to $3 million in funding for locally-focused environmental education grants will be available this week under the 2018 EE Local Grant Program.  EPA will award three to four grants in each of EPA’s ten regions, for no less than $50,000 and no more than $100,000 each, for a total of 30-35 grants nationwide. Proposals are due March 15, 2018. The Requests for Proposals will be posted on www.grants.gov later this week.

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Hebrews chapter eleven is an impressive roll-call of heroes of the faith. It is an impressive list that is only complete when Christ is considered. No life is great if it does not point to Christ. These great names from Abel through the prophets point us finally to Christ. In fact, all of Scripture points us to Jesus. Jesus himself, speaking of scripture said, “These (the Scriptures) are they which testify of Me" (John 5:39)...

In a highly competitive ball game between last Thursday, the Portageville Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady New Madrid Co. Central Eagles, 43-39. The game was played in Portageville. The Bulldogs held the lead through the first half with 22-14 going into the third frame. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is updating their black bear research webpage with enhanced features and information on Missouri’s native black bear population. The new webpage will offer black bear research project summaries, project updates, new research photos, videos, interactive story maps and much more...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- It has been nearly one year since a 21-year-old Sikeston man lost his life when he was struck by a 2009 Cadillac XLR while walking along a stretch of Highway 51 near Puxico. The accident occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, Feb. 17, 2017...

SIKESTON -- Races for the April 3 municipal election have been set as filing for candidacy ended Tuesday. Voters in Miner will elect a mayor, two aldermen in Ward 1 and one alderman in Ward 2 when they step up to the polls in April. Vying for the two-year term as mayor are Don Foster and incumbent Darren Chapman. ...

SIKESTON -- A suspect in an armed robbery at a fast-food restaurant late Wednesday in Sikeston is in custody, awaiting formal charges. At about 10:46 p.m. officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to Burger King located at 921 E. Malone in reference to an armed robbery...

HOWARDVILLE, Mo. -- The name has changed -- often. Originally Lilbourn East High School, the building became Howardville High School, then Howardville Junior High School and later Central High School West Campus. Add a new designation for the large building which anchors the middle of Howardville -- a national historic place...

BELL CITY, Mo. -- Trisha Lynn Slagley, 23, died Jan. 17, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born July 1, 1994, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of Jeffrey Slagley of Cape Girardeau and Edith Shipley of Perkins, she was a 2012 graduate of Bell City High School. She worked as a waitress and bartender at Ruby Tuesday's at Cape Girardeau...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Walter Marsh Watkins, 89, died Jan. 18, 2018, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Born Sept. 10, 1928, in Cash, Ark., son of the late Earl L. and Eunice Ellene Marsh Watkins, he had lived in Cash before moving to Missouri. He owned and operated Watkins and Sons Funeral Home until retirement. He was a member of the Dexter Rotary Club...

SIKESTON -- Marcia Ann Trigg, age 73, passed away on Jan. 17, 2018, at her home in Sikeston. Born Sept. 3, 1944, in Sikeston, she was the daughter of the late John and Maxine Ozment Gipson. On Nov. 22, 1963, in Sikeston, she married Homer Trigg, who survives of the home...

SIKESTON -- Pamela Lynn Jones, age 54, passed away on Jan. 16, 2018, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Born Nov. 2, 1963, in Sikeston, daughter of the late J.P. and Virginia Johnson Holland, she was a member of Murray Lane Baptist Church in Sikeston...