Stories from Friday, August 12, 2022

On Saturday, while exploring the Tom Moore cave system in Perry County, Missouri, a group of cavers came across a lost dog alone in the dark. Gerry Keene was with a group of experienced cavers, five of them children. The plan was to go from the Berome Moore entrance and move through a mile of caves and emerge at the Tom Moore entrance. However, about 20 minutes after entering the cave, the group found the dog...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri gathered enough signatures to make it on the November ballot, the secretary of state announced Tuesday. Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft also said a proposal to allow ranked-choice voting failed to collect the roughly 170,000 voter signatures from six of the state’s eight congressional districts to get on the ballot...

It’s rodeo week in Sikeston and let’s dive into some rodeo facts. “Nationwide, there are more than 600 rodeos sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). Countless more are operated independently. Bull riding, one of rodeo’s marquee competitions, is the fastest growing sport in the United States.” (westernranches.com)...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The Rev. Dr. Thomas N. Bass, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at his residence. He was well-known throughout the region as the "Bishop of Southeast Missouri" and served as a minister of the Presbyterian Church USA for 62 years. ...

GREENBACK, Tenn. — Edward Allen Brown, age 78, of Greenback went to receive his heavenly wings on Aug. 1, 2022. “Dub” was a member of Faith Chapel Ministries. He followed his family legacy of cotton ginning. Dub was a Cardinals baseball fan and played “center field” on a minor league team in California. He was born at home in Wyatt, Missouri, in Mississippi County, Missouri, on July 12, 1944...

BENTON, Mo. — The annual property tax rates were set by the Scott County Commission following a hearing Thursday in the commission chambers at the Scott County Courthouse in Benton. Scott County’s general revenue tax rate was set at $0.00 while the road district’s tax rate was $0.2999, and the Johnson grass tax rate was $0.0100...

Inflation is happening all over the world, not just in the United States.