Stories from Friday, December 14, 2018

“But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, ‘Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.’” –Numbers 13:30

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PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Marjorie Faith “Rorie” Jolly, 6 months, died Dec. 12, 2018, at Cardinal Glennon Hospital in St. Louis. Born June 8, 2018, in St. Louis, she was the daughter of Samantha Jolly of Portagaville. In addition to her mother, survivors include: one brother, Jackson Jolly of Portageville; one sister, Morgan Rivers of Poplar Bluff; her grandparents, James and Regina Jolly of Portageville; and aunts and uncles, Stephanie Turner of Portageville, Zachary (Candace) Jolly of Bay, Ark., Timothy (Val) Jolly of Charleston, James Jolly Jr. ...

SIKESTON — William Myron Vanover, age 81, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, at his home near Sikeston. He was born Feb. 4, 1937, in Sikeston, son of the late Lester "Buddy" and Virginia Metcalf Vanover, he was a lineman for the Sikeston Board of Municipal Utilities, veteran of the U.S. Navy, of the Baptist faith, a member of the Henry Meldrum Post of the American Legion and Fraternal Order of Eagles...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Jean Westerfield-Bodine, age 88, passed away peacefully on Dec. 12, 2018, at the Arkansas Hospice Inpatient Facility in Hot Springs. She was born March 9, 1930, in Henderson, Tenn., to the late Landreth Lee and Ida Mae Renfroe Crawford both of TN...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Jo Ann Seal, 79, died Dec. 11, 2018, at Stones River Assisted Living in Murfreesboro. Born April 30, 1936, in Osceola, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Mary Dillard Price. Her husband, Ronald Seal, preceded her in death in 2004...

SIKESTON — Receptions honoring public officials leaving office at the end of the year are planned in New Madrid and Scott counties. The public is invited to a reception from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Dec. 17 in the courtroom on the second floor of the New Madrid County Courthouse, 450 Main St. honoring Judge Fred Copeland on his retirement as 34th Judicial Circuit judge...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Do the math on temperatures and rainfall for all of 2018. On average, you get “near normal,” says Pat Guinan, University of Missouri Extension climatologist. “Weather was anything but that,” Guinan adds. Record-setting numbers hide in an average...

SIKESTON — Medical treatments and emergencies that require blood don’t stop for the holidays which is why the American Red Cross is urging individuals to give blood this month. “The American Red Cross urgently needs blood and platelet donors to give now to ensure blood is available for medical treatments and emergencies during the holiday season,” said Tara Lincoln, donor recruitment representative I for American Red Cross in Cape Girardeau. ...

SIKESTON — Filing for school board races is underway, and some races are beginning to take shape for the April municipal election. In the Sikeston R-6 School District, three-year terms held by longtime board members Scott Crumpecker and Rebecca Steward will end in April. As of Friday, Steward is the only candidate to file. Candidates can file in the office of Bryan Nickell, R-6 board of education secretary, located at 219 S. Kingshighway in Sikeston...

BERNIE — A high-speed chase ended in a crash Thursday morning as the Bernie Police Department, along with the Missouri Highway Patrol and Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department, apprehended the driver who fled on foot. Joshua Jones, 27, of McClure, Illinois, was arrested on suspicion of a first-degree felony of tampering with a motor vehicle, resisting arrest by fleeing, careless and imprudent driving, speeding and no seat belt...

Natalie Parker, seated left, and Hannah Vines (standing) visit with Miner Nursing Home resident Jewel James as part of Miner Baptist Church’s youth group visit to the home during the holiday season.