Stories from Tuesday, July 14, 2020

SIKESTON — The Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo has added a Missourian rapper to this year’s rodeo lineup. Nelly, a native of St. Louis, a Diamond Selling, multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning rapper will perform on Wednesday night, in place of Chris Lane, who pulled out of the rodeo last week...

ST. HELEN, Mich. — Gene Howell, 47, of St. Helen, passed away on July 8, 2020. Born Nov. 2, 1972, in Sikeston, Mo., he was the son of the late Virginia and Dennis Howell. He was married to Jennifer Howell on Oct. 16, 2015. Gene was a hard-working man, loving husband, son, father and brother. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Police are investigating an incident in Charleston where a drive-thru customer pulled a gun on an employee. An officer with Charleston Department of Public Safety investigated an assault on July 5 at McDonald’s restaurant involving a firearm, according to DPS Director Robert Hearnes. A customer in the drive-thru pulled a handgun on an employee, Hearnes said in DPS’ weekly summary...

MINER, Mo. — One person was arrested for assault after an altercation at a Miner business. According to a report from the Miner Police Department, officers responded to a physical altercation at the Break Time convenience store in Miner on Monday. Upon arrival, officers spoke to the victim as well as a witness...

Ozark Border expects to recover more than $1 million in costs related to what cooperative officials described as the worst severe weather-related damage in a decade. Two rounds of high winds and thunderstorms took out power in May across 11 counties served by Ozark Border. The cooperative suffered approximately $1.5 million in damage, including more than 170 broken power polls...

SIKESTON — The Missouri Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (Missouri CASA Association) has announced an addition to its statewide board in March 2020. “Felecia Blanton brings a rich background and 30+ years in media/marketing, brand management, community health, crisis communications, government relations, and business development,” said Brock Whisler, Missouri CASA Association Program Services Coordinator, in a news release...

BLOOMFIELD — A Jonesboro, Arkansas, teen charged in connection with a January death will make his first appearance as an adult in a Stoddard County courtroom on Tuesday. Dominique Glenn Haynes, 16, will appear before Associate Circuit Judge Joe Satterfield for arraignment on the Class A felonies of second-degree murder and first-degree robbery and the Class B felony of first-degree burglary...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — A New Madrid, Mo., child received minor injuries after the vehicle he was operating was struck by a train Monday in New Madrid County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 3:44 p.m. on county road 634, two miles west of US Highway 61, as the eastbound truck driven by a 10-year-old juvenile failed to yield to the northbound Burlington Northern train operated by Justin A. Dunning, 46, of Memphis, Tenn...

Kids put on a puppet show at the Exploration/STEAM Room at the Sikeston Public Library on Monday morning. The Exploration/STEAM Room is open through July 31 during regular library hours.

Noah Lowe (right) and Jordan Pavelka of Miner Baptist Church act in a scene from a production they will perform on their mission trip to Rone Mountain State Park next week.

The local area saw numerous new positive COVID-19 cases over the weekend and early this week, including an additional death. The Scott County Health Department reported the county’s 13th death on Monday along with 36 additional positive cases since Friday. That gives the county 227 positive cases with 56 active along with 158 recovered...

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Mary Ellen Underhill, 95, died July 11, 2020, at her home in Reynoldsburg. Born Dec. 28, 1924, in Sikeston, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Maggie (Johnson) Wyatt. Mary was a loving devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd M. Underhill Sr.; 10 brothers and sisters.