Stories from Friday, December 13, 2019

Portageville, Mo. - Two proclamations were passed before other City business was conducted at Monday nights Portageville City Council meeting. One was presented to a Portageville student, Emma Fisk, for her involvement in helping to fund Portageville's "Shop with a Cop" program...

LILBOURN, Mo. — Alvin Bobo, 78, died Dec. 1, 2019, at the New Madrid Nursing Center in New Madrid. Born Aug. 16, 1941, in Truman, Ark., son of the late Benjamin and Ivy Wallace Bobo, he was a member of the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Lilbourn...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Oliver Elmer Elzy Kelley-Tindle, 4 months old, died Dec. 1, 2019, at his home in New Madrid. Born Aug. 1, 2019, in Cape Girardeau, he was the son of Tyler and Janie Kelley-Tindle of the home. Other survivors include nine siblings, Darian Tindle, Josh Brown, Tayler Tindle, Dalton Langley, Paul Northington and Conner Long of New Madrid; Nicole Lofton of Lilbourn; Tyler “BooBoo” Tindle II and Gabriella Tindle of Rector, Ark.; his grandparents, Jerry Phelps, Raymond Tindle, and Starlin and Bobbie Lynn Kelley Jr.; great-grandparents, Starlin Kelley Sr. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — James “Jim” McCanne, 65, died Nov. 27, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 10, 1954, in Sedalia, son of the late Joe and Wilma Kemp McCanne, he had worked as the auto body repair technician at Martindale Chevrolet in New Madrid until his retirement...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Julia Ruth Wigfall, 87, died Nov. 27, 2019, at Ratliff Life Care Center. Born Nov. 29, 1931, in Tiptonville, Tenn., daughter of the late Joseph and Beatrice Thompson Higgs, she was a lifelong housewife. Her husband, Nathaniel Wigfall Jr., preceded her in death...

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After reading Vic Martin’s letter to the editor in the Poplar Bluff, Missouri, newspaper on Dec. 5, I had to respond. Is it what the Democrat Party is trying to accomplish through their impeachment hearings good for our country? No! President Trump questioned why it was that a young boy and I repeat a young boy, Hunter Biden, from the United States being put onto the governing body of the Ukraine Natural Gas Company.

FESTUS, Mo. — Detta T. Baldwin, age 72, of Festus passed away Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, at Festus Manor Nursing Center in Festus. She was born March 28, 1947, in Sikeston, Missouri, the daughter of the late Stella (nee Brantley) and Harold Thatcher. She is survived by her husband, Terry Baldwin Sr.; son, Terry (Gina) Baldwin Jr. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Cyrus B. Porter passed away Dec. 12, 2019, at New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid at the age of 99 years. Born Nov. 29, 1920, at Higgerson Landing in New Madrid County, he was the son of the late William Addison and Mattie Alice Cobb Porter...

DONIPHAN, Mo. — Karen Jean Queshelle Foster, 31, died Dec. 11, 2019, at her home. Born Dec. 25, 1987, she was the daughter of Randy Byrd and the late Barbara Ann Atkinson-Foster. Survivors include: one daughter, Addalynn Alona Foster; six brothers, Pete Wells (Sherry) of East Prairie, Gino Wells of Doniphan, Joshua Foster of Piggott, Ark., Joel Foster (Tara) of Sikeston and Raymond Brewer and Christopher Brewer of Lilbourn; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews...

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Department of Transportation workers will be out treating roads and bridges in advance of a potential winter storm this weekend. Precipitation starting as early as Saturday will move across the state and continue through Monday. ...

MORLEY, Mo. — Scott County Public Water Supply District No. 4 will have a new home for its office in the new year. PWSD No. 4 purchased the branch bank facility located at 23134 US Highway 61 in Morley on Dec. 3, according to Tom Kelsey, broker with Lorimont Commercial Real Estate in Cape Girardeau. The 1,400 square feet building was the former location of Southern Bank...

SIKESTON — After a successful event in 2018, many Scott County churches will once again take part in this year’s Christmas Church Tour. On Friday, from 4-8 p.m., 14 churches in Scott County will open their doors for tours. The tours are free and self-guided and each church will be decorated for the Christmas season, have greeters and most will have music. Some churches will have light refreshments as well...

Taylor is honored at Hunter Acres Caring Center SIKESTON — Terry Taylor is the Employee of the Month for November at Hunter Acres Caring Center. Taylor has been working at Hunter Acres Caring Center since June 19, 1995, as the head cook. She has four beautiful daughters, 11 grandkids, and four great-grandkids. She loves her family and her residents and would like to thank everyone for this award...