Stories from Friday, July 19, 2019

Was just on Facebook and I picked up on a thing that is so true. Y’all better stop disliking people for what you heard and be grateful God doesn’t dislike you for what he knows. Thank you.

CALABASAS, Calif.—A Sikeston high school skilled trade teacher is among 50 teachers and teacher teams from across the country who were named as semifinalists for the 2019 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. They and their skilled trades programs are in the running for a share of $1 million in total cash awards...

SIKESTON —  Employees from Bayer Crop Science in Matthews, Mo., chose Southeast Missouri Food Bank to receive a $7,500 grant from the Bayer Fund. The grant will fund four A Better Childhood (ABC) Mobile Food Pantries for Scott and New Madrid Counties and 12 SEMO Food Bank Backpacks for Friday (BFF) at Scott County Central Schools...

PADUCAH, Ky. — All of Southeast Missouri is under an excessive heat warning through Sunday. With afternoon maximum heat index values reaching 105 to 110 degrees, the National Weather Service issued the warning that began Thursday and will continue until 7 p.m. ...

CANTON, Ga. — Nellie Darlene Vinson, age 91, a longtime resident of Sikeston, Mo., passed away peacefully in Canton on June 29, 2019, with family by her side. She was born Aug. 7, 1927, in Clarksville, Ark., and was the daughter of John and Flossie Vangilder...

“It’s an exciting way to begin the day,” an enthusiastic Becky Arnold observes. “My Chinese students get me revved up, and I carry that energy into my own sixth-grade classroom.” Arnold, a rural Dexter resident and elementary teacher in the Richland district, is speaking of her role as an educator for the VIPKid virtual learning program...

SIKESTON — The American Red Cross is facing an emergency blood shortage after a significant shortfall in blood donations during the Fourth of July holiday week and ongoing challenges finding new blood donors. “The Red Cross is urging eligible individuals to give now to help avoid delays in lifesaving medical care for patients this summer,” said Tara Lincoln, donor recruitment representative for the American Red Cross in Cape Girardeau...

BENTON, Mo. — Scott County’s circuit clerk resigned Thursday to accept a job with the federal courts. Christy M. Hency confirmed Aug. 2 will be her last day as the Scott County Circuit Clerk. Hency said she has accepted a position with the Federal Judiciary...

LEESBURG, Ala. — Alan Eugene Long, age 69, passed away July 14, 2019, at Riverview Regional Medical Center in Gadsden. He was born July 26, 1949, in Grayridge, Mo., to the late James Ray Long and Electa Karma “Kay” Long (McCoy) where he resided with his younger brother, Gary Long...

SIKESTON — Carl Gene Western, 70, died July 18, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Dec. 3, 1948, in Bement, son of the late Jim and Carrie Carlyle Western, he had served in the United States Army. Survivors include: one son, James Western of Wamego, Kan.; one daughter and son-in-law, Robin and David Hart of Matthews; two sisters, Mable Holmes of Sikeston and Burma Baker of Jackson; and four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren...

BENTON, Mo. — Regina Morene Spier, 73, July 16, 2019, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born March 3, 1946, at Morehouse, daughter of Morris B. and Bessie M. Downs Moore, she worked at Havco Wood Products in Scott City. She first married Steven Johnson, who preceded her in death, and she later married Robert Spier who also preceded her in death.      ...