Stories from Thursday, April 12, 2018

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. – Connor Barham fanned 11 and pitched a complete game shutout for the Portageville baseball team during their 3-0 win over Kelly on Tuesday. The Bulldogs took advantage of five Kelly errors to pull ahead and stay there. Jacob Leonard had one of Portageville’s three hits, which was a double in the bottom of the sixth that scored Alex Riddle to make up the final...

In last Monday's (April 2) monthly meeting of the Portageville City Council, four ordinances were passed and two bids were let out. The first ordinance dealt with alcohol to be sold at public venues, for instance at The Community Days, sponsored by the Portageville Jaycees...

Friends of Music continues its 2017-2018 season with a performance by Kennett native and exceptional hammered dulcimer player Dan Landrum. The event will be held tonight, Thursday, April 12, at 7:00 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church, 222 N. Main St., in Kennett. The public is cordially invited. Admission to the event will be free...

Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center ended operations of the inpatient behavioral health units, both adolescent and adult, effective April 3, 2018. The hospital will no longer offer inpatient behavioral health services after this date. “We came to this conclusion after carefully evaluating our operational plan for updating the behavioral health units,” said Christian Jones, the hospital’s chief executive officer. “Providing a safe environment of care is our highest priority.”...

Ron's Small Engines held their annual Customer Appreciation Day last Thursday, April 5. He has been working on different types small engines for 21 years. He is an authorized dealer for Hustler, Echo, Spartan, Grasshopper and Husquvarna mowers and trimmers...

Memorial books are a lasting tribute to the people we love, and help enrich the collection of books throughout our library system. Within the last few months, we have received book donations to the Portageville library branch in memory of the following:...

In Ephesians 5:1, the apostle Paul writes, “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children” (English Standard Version). The word “Therefore” refers back to the previous verse. There Paul urges us “to be kind to one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (Eph 4:32). We ought to forgive others because God has forgiven us. We ought to be kind to others because God is kind to us...

Now that spring is here, Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services urges precaution against tick-borne illnesses

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is fueling record-level economic optimism across America, and Missouri is no exception. I recently visited two small businesses, one in Owensville and one in Montgomery City, and it was clear the new tax code is already paying off for employees and local jobs, and laying the groundwork for stronger growth in our communities...

Every year, I am honored to have the privilege of nominating outstanding young men and women from southern Missouri for appointment to our nation’s finest service academies. In the spring, I am overcome with emotion when calling many of the same students to tell them they have been admitted to one of our nation’s prestigious service academies.  ...

LILBOURN, Mo. — Michele “Mickie” McWhirter, 55, died April 10, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born July 23, 1962, in Pocahontas, Ark., daughter of the late Agnes M. Blair Carrell and George P. Carrell, she was a 1980 graduate of Lilbourn High School. She received her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Southeast Missouri State University in 1993. ...

DEERING, Mo. — John Allen Calhoun, 73d, died April 8, 2018, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. Born June 12, 1944, in Lilbourn, son of the late James F. “Bud” Calhoun and Betty Jean Greene Calhoun, he graduated from Delta C-7 Schools in 1962 and from Arkansas State University with a Bachelor of Science in education, and he later received his Master of Science in education. He also spent two years in medical school. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Susan Beattie Huckeby passed away April 11, 2018, at her home in New Madrid after a long illness. She was born in Milwaukee, Wis., on April 29, 1956. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Jack Huckeby; her parents, Frederic and Elizabeth Beattie of St. ...

KILLEN, Ala. — Susan Dollar Tanner, 54, died Dec. 16, 2017, at her home in Killen. Born Jan. 30, 1963, she was the daughter of the late Boyce Dollar and Emogene Dollar. Survivors include: one son and daughter-in-law, Shane and Julie Tanner; one daughter, Amy Tanner; one sister, Saundra Dollar James; one brother, David Dollar; and five grandchildren...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Helen Louise Burkett Hopper, 83, died April 11, 2018, at her home in Charleston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

Seniors will soon be bidding their high schools good bye but before they do there is lots of preparation. On Wednesday, New Madrid County Central seniors received their caps and gowns in for their May graduation. Kathryne Dee, left, helps Hayley Fuller tie on the tassel to her cap...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – April’s cold start in Missouri has limited fieldwork and delayed planting for farmers and gardeners. The persistent cold “was nothing short of amazing,” said University of Missouri Extension climatologist Pat Guinan. Many parts of the state, especially the northern half, averaged more than 15 degrees below normal for the first 10 days of April. ...

A trash can caught fire at CVS Pharmacy, 120 S. Main, in Sikeston at just before 1 p.m. Wednesday, causing dark smoke to drift across the intersection at Main and Malone. According to Capt. Rick Rapert, who oversees Sikeston Department of Public Safety’s Fire Division, the origin of the fire was in a trash can that was sitting just outside of the front entryway. ...

Harper White, 5, listens for the “beep” and presses the button during a hearing test conducted Monday by Donielle Schuenemeyer, Sikeston R-6 speech-language pathologist, at the Sikeston Kindergarten and Early Childhood Center. Enrollment and screening for 2018-2019 kindergarten students in the Sikeston R-6 School District will be April 23-26 at the Kindergarten Center located at 1310 E. ...