Stories from Friday, January 13, 2017

No one would have complained if Jesus had simply taught about God. Who would have been upset if He had simply presented His take on the Scriptures, after all, He was called "Teacher" and everyone knows that all teachers have a curriculum. No, He went much further when he said, "I am the way, and the truth and the life. ...

MDC will host a Women's Rabbit Hunt Valentine's weekend.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will be conducting two pesticide collection events for farmers and households in Southeast Missouri in 2017. The first is in Portageville at the Fisher Delta Research Center on March 11 and the second is in Sikeston at DeWitt Auction Company on June 24. These events are for Missouri farmers and households to bring unwanted waste pesticide to be accepted free of charge...

(COLUMBIA, MO) -- The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering grants for promoting public awareness and implementation of Farm Bill conservation activities. State Conservationist J.R. Flores said $200,000 is available in Missouri for partners who can help make farmers, ranchers and specialty crop growers aware of NRCS programs. ...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Though shooting percentages weren't far off from one another, the Sikeston girls basketball team was dwarfed by Notre Dame in opportunities to score. Sikeston had 16 less field goal attempts and 29 turnovers during a 59-30 loss to Notre Dame Thursday at the Sikeston Field House in their SEMO Conference opener for both...

Key personnel from electric cooperatives in Missouri received another weather update from the National Weather Service Springfield office Friday morning as ice began to accumulate around the state. This was an update from another conference call held Thursday.

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Key personnel from electric cooperatives in Missouri received another weather update from the National Weather Service Springfield office Friday morning as ice began to accumulate around the state. This was an update from another conference call held Thursday.

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JEFFERSON CITY--State Sen. Doug Libla, R-Poplar Bluff, is urging citizens to attend one of two open hearings of the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC), regarding an electric rate case filed by Ameren Missouri. The local public hearing schedule:...

DELTA, Mo. (SMNS) -- With four starters under the weather, including leading scorer Leah Cauble, the Oran girls basketball team jumped out to a big lead Thursday and hung on to win the championship of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament. Behind 36 points from Cauble, the top-seeded Eagles beat No. 3 Scott County Central 78-60 at Delta High School...

SIKESTON -- The 2017 Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo may be more than 200 days away, but preparations for the city's largest event take place year-round. "We usually start planning for the next year's rodeo in July or August," said Craig Templeton, Rodeo entertainment chair. "We're working a year out. We start looking at the artists, and we keep an eye on who's hot and who we can afford."...

STEELE, Mo. - A mental exam is scheduled for a man who pulled a knife and scuffled with a police officer. Raymond Joe Moody of Steele is being held in the Pemiscot County Jail pending his next hearing Jan. 23 on felony charges of second degree assault, armed criminal action and resisting arrest as well as the misdemeanor of peace disturbance. During a court appearance Thursday Judge William W. Carter granted Moody's public defender's request for a mental exam, according to online court records...

SIKESTON -- A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a new Hampton Inn that will be located at the new 100-acre Cotton Ridge Development in Sikeston on Thursday afternoon. "It's a project we've been working on for a long time now," said David Robert, CEO of Midas Hospitality. "It's something we are very excited about and we think it will perform very well."...

HAYTI, Mo. (SMNS) - Cause of death remains undetermined for a Hayti teen, who was found dead in an apartment complex Wednesday. Hayti police found Shamar Holmes, 15, dead in the Cleveland Apartment complex, according to a news release. An autopsy conducted Thursday indicated Holmes was not killed in a homicide and most likely was not killed in a suicide, according to Pemiscot County Coroner Jim Brimhall. ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Esther Cook Huffman, 84, died Jan. 13, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born May 10, 1932, in Hayleyville, Ala., daughter of the late Annie McDonald and John Vinyard McDonald, she was a member of the Bush Apostolic Church in Hayward...

SIKESTON -- Terry Gene Brown, age 67, passed away on Jan 10, 2017, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born Sept. 21, 1949, in Sikeston, to the late James Elbert and Kathleen Monan Brown, he lived in Sikeston all of his life and graduated from Sikeston Senior High School in 1967. He was a painter and loved hunting, fishing, Cardinal baseball and spending time with his grandchildren...