Stories from Tuesday, September 20, 2016

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Morgan Merrill had 10 aces and three kills while Annie Ensor added eight aces and 10 assists during Sikeston volleyball's 25-7, 25-11 win over Charleston on the road Monday. Morgan Poindexter had three kills and two aces, Zaria Blissett chipped in three kills and Olivia Nash and Emily McHaffie each added two kills each...

Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a 14-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parenthesis. Panel is made up of Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Sam McDowell, The Kansas City Star; Chris Geinosky, The Liberty Tribune; Dave Kvidahl, STLHighschoolsports.com; Jim Powers, High School Sports Caravan; Larry Thornton, KSDK radio; Cameron Teague-Robinson, The Columbia Tribune; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News-Tribune; Mike Scott, Ozone Sports; Rance Burger, The Springfield News-Leader; Cody Thorn, The St. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Edward Eaker, 84, died Sept. 19, 2016, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Virginia Lee Hill, 36, died Sept. 18, 2016, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Born July 26, 1980 in Indianapolis, to Robert Dominick of Indianapolis and Brenda Givens Dominick of East Prairie, she had worked as a homemaker and at Gas-A-Mat...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Paul Matthew Patrick, 40, died Sept. 17, 2016, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Born Jan. 30, 1976, in Sikeston, to James Sidney Patrick of East Prairie and the late Betty Sue Hedges Patrick, he lived all his life in East Prairie. He worked at Choate Farms from 2001-2013 and attended the Full Gospel Church in East Prairie...

SIKESTON -- Joe Louie Ruhl, age 82, of Sikeston, passed away at his home at 6:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. Joe was born Sept. 28, 1933, in Vanduser, to John Garret William Ruhl and Lillie Adabelle Beavers Baugher Ruhl. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, John Henry Ruhl; half brothers, Clinton and Adrian Baugher; half sister, Juanita Baugher Reeves; and grandson, Kevin Thomas Robison...

Ed Eaker SIKESTON - Ed Dean Eaker, 84, passed away on Sept. 19, 2016, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 25, 1932 in Bloomfield, to the late Hermel and Ina Fortner Eaker. On July 3, 1956, in Portageville, he married his wife of 60 years Alleen Elliott, who survives of the home...

SIKESTON - T. J. "Joe" Silverthorn, 86, died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born Oct. 5, 1929, in Sikeston, son of the late L.E. and Leola (Roach) Silverthorn, Joe was a Class of '47 graduate of Matthews High School, served in the U.S. ...

The Kindergarten Center's Patriot Day honored Sikeston's safety officers. Officer Tyler Rowe pins a badge onto student Amaurie Tipler. Captain Jim McMillen enjoys some time with Mrs. Lowe's class. Safety officers and staff visited the students during lunch and were presented with pictures, drawings, books and posters that the preschool and kindergarten students made for them...