Stories from Tuesday, August 2, 2022

BENTON, Mo. — Scott County will have a new presiding commissioner and prosecuting attorney in the new year. Because there were only Republican candidates in the county races, these offices were decided during Tuesday’s Primary Election...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Donnie Brown of New Madrid will be the next representative from the 149th District. According to unofficial vote totals from the office of New Madrid County Clerk Amy Brown, Republican Brown received 1,255 votes in New Madrid County. His opponent on the Republican ticket Eric Garris had 396 votes. There were no Democrats seeking the office...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — A Morehouse, Missouri, man faces charges, and the investigation continues in the weekend shooting that injured one in rural East Prairie, Missouri. Grayson C. Shipman, 18, of Morehouse is charged with the following felonies: first degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and receiving stolen property, according to Mississippi County Sheriff Britton Ferrell...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Due to recent events, the East Prairie Police Department announced on Saturday to temporarily close the city parking lot at dark. “The curfew at dark temporary until things calm down from this past week’s incidents,” East Prairie Police Chief “This is not to punish anyone or deprive anyone; we are thinking about the safety of our community,” East Prairie Police Chief Lorrie Christian said Saturday via the department’s social media. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Christina Branam Turner will serve as the circuit clerk for Mississippi County. Turner received 715 votes while her opponent on the Republican ticket, Denise Little, received 353 votes during Tuesday’s Primary Election, according to unofficial vote totals from the office of Mississippi County Clerk Emily Parker Pullen. There were no Democrats seeking the office. ...

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Gary M. Davis of Round Rock passed away of natural causes at his home on July 2, 2022, at the age of 78. He was born in Bernie, Missouri, to the late Herman and Mara Lee Lindsay Davis on Nov. 21, 1943. Gary was a graduate of Bernie High School in Bernie and a graduate of Semo University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. ...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. — A Scott City man faces a felony charge for the alleged rape of a woman in Scott County. Jamie D. Watkins of Scott City is charged with one count of first degree rape, according to online court records. According to Scott City Police Chief Rick Walter, on July 30, a victim reported to the Scott City Police Department she had been forcibly raped while at her residence. The victim said the perpetrator was Watkins...