Stories from Thursday, April 5, 2018

NEW MADRID - Portageville voters voted to retain the current Board of Alderman members in Tuesday's Municipal Election. Portageville Ward 1 voters picked incumbent Jessie James to continue to represent them on the Portageville Board of Alderman. James had 35 votes defeating John Dubois, who had 14 votes...

BENTON, Mo. — Filing is closed and the races are set for the Aug. 7 primary election of county, legislative and judicial positions. Filing ended Tuesday. Winners of the primary election will move on to the Nov. 6 general election. Filing at the county level, are those seeking to be presiding commissioner, prosecutor, associate circuit judges, county and circuit court clerks, recorder of deeds, treasurer and collector...

The situation was dire enough for the Hebrews who were held as slaves and prisoners in Egypt. They had no hope for escape and as far as the Promised Land was concerned, they had no hope of that. Moses had come but nothing had changed. Egypt had been leveled to the dust by plague after plague but Pharaoh remained unbroken, unbelieving and determined to not let his captive Hebrews go. That was the situation and it was dire enough...

During holy week, beyond decorating and hiding eggs and spending time with our family, we celebrate Jesus’ life, death and most importantly His resurrection. As I reflect on the importance of Easter, I think about how new beginnings have benefited us all. While the Friday of the crucifixion brought grief and loss to Jesus’ loved ones, Sunday brought joy when they found that the tomb was empty and Jesus had risen. His death felt like an end, but truly, it was the beginning of eternal life.  ...

SIKESTON  Brenda Jean Rodery, age 69, passed away on April 3, 2018, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

BLOOMFIELD, Mo.  Robert "Bob" Tilley, 69, died April 3, 2018, at his home in Bloomfield.