Stories from Wednesday, May 23, 2018

The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life event of New Madrid County was held last Saturday in the old multipurpose room at the New Madrid Elementary School. The amount raised this year thus far was $15,626.22. A total of five teams participated in the Relay for Life event. ...

NEW MADRID, MO. – On April 28, the New Madrid County Sheriff turned over 20 pounds of prescription medications to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) after they participated in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Nationally, 475 tons of medication were collected at 605 registered DEA Take Back Sites; for more information visit https://takebackday.dea.gov/...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - The theft of guns from a local gun shop is under investigation. Some time during the early morning hours Sunday, a gun store, owned by Dustin Redden and located in the 300 block of Main Street, was burglarized. Entry was gained by forcing open the front door...

The Portageville Middle School has releases their fourth quarter Honor Roll. They include: Sixth Grade: Mason Adams, Juan Angel, Mary Margaret Ashby, Rosemary Ashby, Abbie Brown, Adrianna Buchanan,Camden DeLisle, Chris Durden, Antasia Fields, Aaron Hamm, Connor Johnson, Chloe Johnson, Peyton Kingston, Aaliyah Larry, Aaryonna Larry, Aaron Larry, Alex Laws, Kendra Long, Evan Morgan, Julianna Noble, Samantha Rhoades,  Addison Richie, Jamarion Smith, Aryanna Stafford, Laney Stone, Zoey Strawn, Ashlyn Swilley, Mackena Swilley, Jenna Wahl, Ryle Wallace, Beau Hunter Warren, Jayla Weddington, Shonta Williams, Eric Wilson, Hailey Womack.. ...

The 2018 Bootheel Conference softball awards have been released. Malden shortstop Lexi Campbell is the Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. Campbell batted .530 with four home runs and 26 RBIs her senior season. She also went 3-0 in the circle with a 3.62 ERA in 19 1/3 innings pitched...

For years, I have argued that housing is the key challenge for communities. Above education, law enforcement, medical availability and jobs, housing often determines the future of a community, the make-up of its residents and the ability to attract and maintain its population...

Tired of winning yet? President Trump promised us during his campaign that we would get tired of winning. Is anybody out there tired of winning yet? I don’t think so. We have a Supreme Court justice who is a conservative. We all got a pay raise in February due to the decrease in our tax withholdings. ...

SIKESTON — Helen Baim, 82, died May 23, 2018, at Bertrand Nursing and Rehab in Bertrand. Born Feb. 10, 1936, in Nashville, Ill., daughter of the late Herman and Mary Mill Baim, she was a member of the United Church of Christ and attended the First Christian Church in Sikeston. She was employed By Famous-Barr as a clerical worker for over 40 years...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Joda Griggs, 72, May 22, 2018, at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 29, 1945, in Earle, Ark., son of the late Lutey and Lorene Griggs, he was a police officer with the Chaffee Police Department for 17 years. He then worked for Universal Security Services in Cape Girardeau as a security guard retiring after 14 years. He was of the Baptist belief...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Betty Bonta, age 78, a resident of East Prairie, died Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at East Prairie Nursing Center.  Born May 1, 1940, in Charleston, Mo., to the late John Glass and Irene (Shoemaker) Glass, she was employed for 25 years by Brown Shoe Company in Charleston. ...

DEXTER, Mo. — Rhonda Rice, 65, passed away May 22, 2018, at her home in Dexter. Born Nov. 5, 1952, daughter of Emma Sue Graham Hampton of Essex and the late Robert Gene Hampton, she was a homemaker, mother and grandmother and attended Christ Gospel Church...