Stories from Wednesday, June 17, 2020

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A spur-of-the-moment purchase led Gary Atchley of Sikeston, Missouri, to a $100,000 prize on a Missouri Lottery “$1,000 In A Flash” Scratchers ticket purchased at Hucks Food Store, 353 S. Kingshighway St., in Cape Girardeau. “I like to play the Lottery. I've played it for years,” Atchley said. “The Lottery's been good to me over the years.”...

Put the rioters in jail I don’t know why in the world those people are rioting and everything like they’re doing because that policeman killed that black man. The policeman should be punished but that ain’t gonna bring the boy back – tearing up people’s stuff, shooting people. ...

I sit back and look at all the challenges our nation is facing in the last three weeks since the horrible incident in Minneapolis. Protests and riots have erupted across the nation stemming from this wrongful treatment acted out by Derek Chauvin. Even prior to this, for more than three months now, our nation has been plagued with the coronavirus pandemic. ...

SIKESTON — Chuck Lingle, 66, died June 17, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Nov. 28, 1953, in Sikeston, he was the son of the late Thomas and Clara Bell McCann Lingle. On Aug. 28, 1996, in Sikeston, he married Jane Buckley, who survives of the home...

There were 208 new positive COVID-19 cases and 27 new deaths reported in Missouri on Wednesday, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. To date, there has been 16,625 positive cases and 909 deaths. The Scott County Health Department reported five new cases on Wednesday along with nine more recoveries. Scott County currently has 145 positive cases with 35 active and 99 recovered. There have been 11 deaths...

Title State Farm Good Neighbor Relief Fund Recipient Brett Matthews, State Farm Agency was happy to be able to help our Senior Nutrition Center in Charleston, Missouri with a $500 State Farm Good Neighbor Relief Fund donation. The Nutrition Center provides meals to our patrons, but due to COVID-19 the center has decreased their meal frequency. It is a great program that serves a need in our local community...

Title To Halt Summer Melt, College Advising Corps Launches Virtual Advising Program In Missouri For Class Of 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 17, 2020 To Halt Summer Melt, College Advising Corps Launches Virtual Advising Program In Missouri For Class Of 2020...