Stories from Sunday, March 29, 2020

SIKESTON — Some area school districts announced on Friday the possibility of returning to school as early as April 14 but noted the issue will be re-evaluated on April 6. “The Scott-Mississippi County Area School Superintendents have met and made the decision to extend the school closure up to and including April 13,” said Dr. ...

METROPOLIS, Ill. — Brandon Corey Rundles, 30, died March 25, 2020, at Ochsner Medical Center in Kenner, La. Born July 2, 1989, son of Kenneth Joe Rundles and Lisa Marie Washam Rundles of Lovelaceville, Ky., he grew up in Cairo, Ill., where he was a member of the Mighty Rivers Regional Worship Center. ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bracing the nation for a grim death toll, President Donald Trump on Sunday extended the voluntary national shutdown for a month, bowing to public-health experts who told him the coronavirus pandemic could claim over 100,000 lives in the U.S., perhaps significantly more, if not enough is done to fight it...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Leslie Allen Lankford, 61, died March 28, 2020, at Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Deter. Born Aug. 12, 1958, in Texas, son of the late James C. and Janet Virgin White Lankford, he lived in Chaffee before moving to Bloomfield area. He worked as a self-employed long-haul trucker and was of the Christian belief...

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — A tornado ripped through northeast Arkansas on Saturday, leaving six people hurt after hitting commercial and residential areas in the college town of Jonesboro. The six people reported injured were taken to a local hospital with minor juries, Jonesboro E-911 Director Jeff Presley said. The tornado did major damage at the Mall at Turtle Creek and Jonesboro Municipal Airport...