Stories from Thursday, May 25, 2017

The Snow Shack is owned by Claudie and Missi Cook. It has been an idea that has been on the back burner for couple of years, but became a reality when the time came for their daughter to get a job. There are not many job opportunities in Portageville for teenagers. ...

In Psalm 96:10, we read, "Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously." This verse looks forward to the millennial kingdom. When God takes his throne and manifestly reigns, the earth is at once "established," settled, placed on firm footing. Instead of the continuance of international chaos in human history, the world will be settled and efficiently managed by the Messiah...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — A Caruthersville man faces multiple felony child pornography possession charges. Damien S. Bennett, 21, of Caruthersville is charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, the arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by members of the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Digital Forensics Investigative Unit. ...

LaDonna Williams, left, and Tammi Martinez, right, have joined the health care team at the Portageville Primary Care Clinic, as well as other locations within their parent company, Pemiscot Memorial Health Center in Hayti. Both graduated recently from Arkansas State University with their Doctorates in Nurse Practice. ...

SIKESTON -- Even when Lutheran South seemed to give the game away, Sikeston couldn't figure out a way to take it from them. The Lancers, who committed six errors in the field and watched a four-run lead slip away, finally buckled down during a Class 4 quarterfinal against the Bulldogs in the bottom of the eighth inning when Sam Lombard hit a walk-off single for a 5-4 victory Thursday evening at VFW Memorial Stadium in Sikeston...

MINER, Mo. -- Velma Roberts, 85, died May 24, 2017, at Miner Nursing Center in Miner. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.

MINER, Mo. -- Jennifer Wamble, 51, died May 24, 2017, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Arrangements are incomplete at Ponder Funeral Home.

DUTCHTOWN, Mo. -- Opal Janette Stevens, 82, died May 24, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Born on June 11, 1934, in Scott City, to the late Clarence and Ercie Lynn Tucker, she was a home maker and member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson...

SIKESTON -- Velma Roberts, 85, died May 24, 2017, at Miner Nursing Center in Miner. Born Aug. 12, 1931, in Laforge, to the late Austin and Margaret Helms Dunn. On Oct. 13, 1957, in Essex, she married Cecil C. Roberts, who preceded her in death on Feb.13, 1984...