Stories from Thursday, March 7, 2019

Nothing has been of more interest to man than his own origin. The theories of man’s origin abound. Of course, the most common explanation is some form of evolution. Primarily there are two main classes of evolutionists, naturalist, and theists. Naturalist’s hold to the notion that humans got here by mere chance. ...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Mary Ann Hibdon, 46, died March 5, 2019 at St. Louis University Hospital. Born July 27, 1972, in Chaffee, daughter of Anna Wicker Kinder of Delta and the late Freddie Wicker Sr., she was a retired certified medical technician for Jackson Manor in Jackson...

ORAN, Mo. — Austin Don Frala, infant son of Ryan Edward Frala and Alexis LeAnn Mayberry of Oran, died on his birth date on Feb. 13, 2019. Visitation is from 2 p.m. until service time at 3 p.m. Sunday at Unity Baptist Church in Benton with the Rev. Dennis Lowe officiating...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Vera Jean Poyner, 84, died March 6, 2019, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau.  Born Nov. 19, 1934, in Collinwood, Tenn., to the late Herschel and Violet Brewer Thompson, she was retired from Stark Manufacturing in Charleston. She was a member of Church of God in East Prairie...

KENNETT, Mo. — The charges recently were dismissed against a Malden woman who could have faced the death penalty had she been convicted in connection to the 2016 death of a man killed in an apparent attempted robbery. Brianna L. Bonaparte was supposed to appear Feb. 27 before Presiding Circuit Judge Robert Mayer for a hearing in her case...

At 3:35 p.m. Wednesday, Sikeston Department of Public Safety was dispatched to the 400 block of Jarvis Avenue in Miner to assist with a rescue after a vehicle crashed into a house. Upon arrival, the car was completely inside the front of the house, according to Capt. ...

SIKESTON — The Saint Francis Xavier School Dinner-Dance Auction will be held Saturday night. Held in the church’s parish center, located at 106 N. Stoddard St. in Sikeston, the event will begin at 5 p.m. with a catered dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $30 per person and includes the meal and adult beverages...

SIKESTON — A routine traffic stop resulted in a Sikeston man’s arrest following a brief foot pursuit with law enforcement. At 7:16 p.m. Monday on Illinois and Kentucky Avenue, officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety stopped a motorist who failed to signal and whose vehicle had expired registration, according to DPS reports. ...

SIKESTON – Lauren DeWitt will step down as executive director of the Sikeston Public Schools Foundation at the end of the school year. The official announcement was made Monday via the Foundation’s Facebook page. Since her employment in 2014, DeWitt has worked to elevate annual events, such as the fall Homecoming tailgate and the spring 5K. She also was instrumental in developing the Bulldog Walk of Honor commemorative brick program...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - A Lilbourn man is facing multiple charges after threatening his girlfriend and his former girlfriend at gunpoint. Gary D. Ash, 59, waived his formal arraignment Thursday before Judge Joshua Underwood in Division II of New Madrid County Circuit Court on four counts of armed criminal action, second degree domestic assault, two counts of first degree kidnapping, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The American Red Cross has a severe shortage of type O blood and urges type O donors – as well as eligible blood and platelet donors of all blood types – to give now to ensure lifesaving patient care isn’t impacted this winter. “Type O blood is the most in-demand blood type, helping patients facing life-threatening conditions and emergencies every day,” said Joe Zydlo, external communications manager for the Red Cross...