Stories from Friday, February 24, 2017

I recently ran across these words written by an anonymous author: “Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. ...

This week, the United States House of Representatives will play host for President Trump’s first formal address to the Joint Session of Congress. It is anticipated that the President will outline the many steps he and Congress will be taking in the coming months to help get millions of Americans back into the workforce. ...

MALDEN, Mo -- Every time Charleston and Caruthersville play in the postseason it's a battle and Friday's Class 3, District 1 championship game was no different. Several times the top-seeded Bluejays took a double-digit lead and looked ready to pull away only to see the second-seeded Tigers fight back within striking distance...

The Class 4, District 1 boys and girls basketball tournament begins this weekend and the top seeds in each bracket are looking for a repeat. Sikeston is the top seed on the boys side and Dexter is No. 1 on the girls bracket. The district starts Saturday and will be held at Ste. Genevieve High School...

SIKESTON -- A workshop on the ins and outs of farmer's markets will offer growers a chance to learn and network next month in Sikeston. Katie Kammler, horticulture specialist, said the University of Missouri Extension has offered the workshop at various locations across the state for the past five or six years...

SIKESTON -- For Scott County Central alum and former teacher Buddy Alberson, his work with FBLA-PBL has come full circle. Alberson, who initially got involve in FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) as a Scott Count Central High School student in 1994, went on to join Phi Beta Lambda, which is the college-level branch of the career-and-technical student organization. In 2014, Alberson became the sole adviser for Scott Central's FBLA chapter...

SIKESTON -- A Cape Girardeau man faces charges of illegally possessing a firearm following a brief foot pursuit with police Tuesday in Sikeston. Shamar A. Lowe, 18, of Cape Girardeau is charged with felony unlawful possession of a firearm and felony resisting arrest/detention/stop by fleeing, according to online court records...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - A Caruthersville man was arrested Thursday after he shot at another man. Caruthersville City Marshal Tony Jones reported Friday the arrest of a 22-year-old man on charges of first degree assault or attempted assault, armed criminal action and tampering with a motor vehicle. The name of the suspect was withheld pending the filing of formal charges...

A Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents member is working on a plan to build a monument to honor veterans on the Cape Girardeau campus with private donations. Between Memorial Hall and Academic Hall, on a triangle of land near the main sidewalk, Tom Meyer wants to build a 3 1/2-foot-tall and 8-foot-wide granite monument...

Steele Police Chief, Billy Joe Stanfield reports that Monday, officers responded to a disturbance call at the Deerfield Travel Center. Upon arrival officers observed a vehicle fleeing the scene, the suspect vehicle then struck the patrol car. Steele Police pursued the vehicle, which refused to pull over...

PORTAGEVILLE, MO - Two people are facing charges after a Portageville man was injured in an assault. Tony L. Portwood, 37, and Brittany E. Cates, 28, of Doniphan are each charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action in connection with a disturbance reported around 4:30 a.m. Saturday...

TUSCALOOSA, AL- Alexis K Spence of Portageville, MO (63873), was named to The University of Alabama's Dean's List. A total of 11,758 students enrolled during the 2016 fall semester at UA were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). ...

Thirty-eight members of our FBLA club went to the District 16 Leadership Conference on Friday, February 3, in Malden. The following students placed in their respective events: 1st Place: Ryan Priggel, Accounting; Antwjuan Jones, Securities and Investments; Emily Brown/Tayler Morefield, Business Ethics; Ryan Priggel/Luke Darst, Global Business; and Katie Miller, Electronic Career Portfolio...

The New Madrid County Missouri Mentoring Partnership (MMP) recognized National Groundhog Job Shadowing Day on Thursday, February 2. The first Groundhog Job Shadow day was spearheaded by a coalition that included America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth; Junior Achievement; the Association for Career and Technical Education; the Society for Human Resource Management; the U.S. Department of Education; and the U.S. Department of Labor...

First State Community Bank (FSCB) is awarding a $1000.00 scholarship to a 2017 PHS graduate. Applications may be picked up at FSCB, 801 Highway 61 North, Portageville, or from the high school counselor, Lisa Day. All applications should be returned to Mrs. Day by March 23...

COLUMBIA, MO- The University of Missouri- Columbia has announced the 2016 fall semester Dean's List. Among local students named are: Portageville: Jacob Ryan Bracey, Mary Katherine Darst, and Derrick Joseph Priggel. New Madrid: Cameron Michael Harris...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Five Mississippi County residents are facing drug distribution charges following a pair of narcotics investigations in Mississippi County. Robert James Arnold, 43; Jeremy Luther Bradley, 31; and Joshua Michael Bradley, 30; of Charleston; Lacey Elizabeth Tatum, 30, of East Prairie; and Tamara Denise Faris, 29, of Wyatt are each charged with felony delivery of a controlled substance near a protected place...

SIKESTON -- A workshop on the ins and outs of farmer's markets will offer growers a chance to learn and network next month in Sikeston. Katie Kammler, horticulture specialist, said the University of Missouri Extension has offered the workshop at various locations across the state for the past five or six years...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday in Butler County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 2:40 p.m. on county road 465, half a mile west of Poplar Bluff, when the southbound vehicle driven by Timothy S. Anderson, 46, of Poplar Bluff ran off the road and struck an embankment and tree...

SIKESTON -- Misty L. Brewer, 31, died Feb. 23, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 11, 1986, to Terry Long of Sikeston and the late Betty Jo Brewer, she was an office manager assistant for House of Refuge. In addition to her father, she is survived by one son, Christopher Coffer of Sikeston; and one daughter, Sara Jo Newell of Sikeston...

LAWTON, Okla. -- Carol Ann Collier Sparks, 69, died Dec. 31, 2016, in Lawton. Born Oct. 11, 1947, in Cairo, Ill., daughter of the late Robert Leonard and Antoinette Marie Sgarlata Collier, she was a member of the Chalk Hill Baptist Church in Camden, Tenn., and worked as a secretary...

SIKESTON - Misty Vanpool, 31, died Feb. 23, 2017, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.

AQUILLA, Mo. -- Lawrence Ray Geary, 78, died Feb. 24, 2017, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born June 5, 1938, in Salcedo, son of the late Jesse and Anita Pauline Polley Geary, he had lived in the Salcedo and Morehouse areas until moving to Aquilla many years ago. He had owned and operated Geary Gas and Tire in Aquilla for many years...

SWEET SPRINGS, Mo. -- Carolyn Lacy, 66, died Feb. 22, 2017, in Sweet Springs. Born Nov. 26, 1950, in Kokomo, Ind., to the late Stephen Morris and Ludie Mae Burress Clark, she had lived in the Sweet Springs area for many years. She was a sewing machine operator...

GUN BARREL CITY, Texas -- Peter Caverno Myers. Jr., 59, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died Feb. 20, 2017, at his home in Gun Barrel City. Arrangements are incomplete at Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home in Dallas and will be announced at a later date. ----...