Stories from Monday, November 30, 2020

KELSO, Mo. — A Scott County teenager was killed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday near Kelso. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 12:18 p.m. on southbound Interstate 55 at the 88-mile marker as the vehicle driven by 17-year-old Abigail K. Jansen of Kelso ran off the right side of the road and struck a tree. She was ejected from the vehicle...

MATTHEWS, Mo. — Thomas “Tommy” Carl Romines III, 74, of Matthews went to be with his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Tommy was born in Sikeston, Missouri, on June 21, 1946, and was the eldest son of the late Carl and Maxine Romines of Matthews. ...

CLARKSDALE, Miss. – The Delta Area Economic Corporation in Portageville, Missouri, was one of 13 groups to receive a grant from the Delta Regional Authority. On Monday, the DRA announced a $1,687,013 investment into 13 programs within the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions through the Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP). The investment included $150,000 in DAEOC in Portageville...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Candace Michelle Cook of East Prairie passed away on Nov. 27, 2020, at her home. She was 48 years old. She was born in Charleston, Missouri, on Dec. 19, 1971, to the late Debbie and Larry Lofton Sr. She was of Pentecostal faith. She was a senior at Southeast Missouri State University pursing a degree in criminal justice. She worked in management at Boomland, Kwik Chek and Sonic throughout her work career...

ORAN, Mo. — John Robert Gaines, 63, of Oran passed away Nov. 29, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born Jan. 18, 1957, in Hayti, Missouri, to the late Robert Taylor and Emma Anna (Eftink) Gaines. He was a 1975 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau, a member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church, St. Joseph Men’s Club and the Knights of Columbus Council 4311 of Oran. He was a lifetime farmer until his retirement in 2017...

SIKESTON — Ralph Edward Boyer passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Nov.29, 2020. He was born Sept. 12, 1926, in Parma, Missouri, to the late Alice and Cecil Boyer. He graduated from Sikeston High School in 1944. Boyer enlisted in the Navy that year and served in the Philippines until honorably discharged in 1946...