Stories from Tuesday, November 20, 2018

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Cory Hutcheson, 35, of East Prairie pled guilty to wire fraud and to illegally possessing and transferring the means of identification of others, in this case mobile telephone numbers, without lawful authority, and in connection with the commission of the state felony crime of forgery. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Gloria Houston knows the Eagles Closet is making a difference. Houston has watched the Eagles Closet grow from an idea to a reality. She has seen the smiles on the faces of those who have benefitted and even some tears. Open the door to the Eagles Closet and inside there are coats and jeans, shirts and shoes. Shelves are filled with personal hygiene items, school supplies, laundry soap and canned goods. All of it is free to students in need...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A New Madrid County man and farm have been indicted for illegally applying Dicamba to crops. According to the Nov. 13 indictment, Bobby David Lowrey, 51, of Parma owned and operated Lowrey Farms, and in the calendar year 2016, Lowrey Farms, under the management of Bobby David Lowrey, engaged in the cultivation of cotton and soybean crops on approximately 6,700 acres over numerous fields and plots located in the Eastern District of Missouri, according to Terri L. ...

SIKESTON — Those who would like a Thanksgiving day meal delivered to their homes in the Sikeston area must call organizers before 6 p.m. Wednesday. To schedule a meal delivery or for more information, call Marlene Stevens at (573) 471-8697 or Mary Carr at (573) 472-0261.

SIKESTON — The forecast for Thanksgiving day in Sikeston is sunny with a high near 57 degrees and a low around 39 degrees, which seems to be about normal or slightly above average in comparison to previous years. Thanksgiving Climate Data has been recorded at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, located 5 miles southwest of Cape Girardeau, since June 1960, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky...

SIKESTON — With the countdown to the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season — Black Friday — underway, many retailers have already started offering their sales and promotions. According to a survey by the National Retail Federation, 174 million U.S. consumers went shopping online or in-store last year over Thanksgiving weekend, which spans Thanksgiving Day through to Cyber Monday...

CHARLESTON, Mo.— Mable Marie Kidd Sims, 81, died Nov. 2018, at at the Delta South Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born Jan. 8, 1937, in Wyatt, daughter of the late Woodrow W. Kidd and Elsie M. Williams Kidd, she was a 1955 graduate of Charleston High School.