Stories from Friday, October 27, 2017

The month of October is designated for honoring multiple causes, but one important and sometimes overlooked observation is that in addition to being widely known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the month of October is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month...

NEW YORK —JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, is announcing a new initiative that will support the development of open protocols for artificial pancreas (AP) technology. For more than a decade, JDRF has played a leadership role in accelerating the development and commercialization of AP systems that automate insulin delivery, defining a roadmap for increasingly sophisticated systems that would, with each generation, improve outcomes and reduce burden for people with T1D. ...

JEFFERSON CITY---The Missouri Public Service Commission has established the deadline for those wishing to intervene and participate in a natural gas rate case filed by Liberty Utilities (Midstates Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities. Applications to intervene and participate in this case must be filed no later than November 6,...

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is introducing the Missouri Seal of Biliteracy (Missouri Seal) Program. The Missouri Seal is awarded by local school districts to graduating students who have proven a specific level of proficiency in English and any other world language, including sign languages. The graduating class of 2018 is the first class to be eligible for the program...

“In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple of the Lord.”   Ephesians 2:21

Women In Agriculture, Series 5

SIKESTON -- It's harvest time on Missouri farms and the Missouri Department of Transportation wants to remind motorists to pay extra attention to farm equipment using and crossing state roadways. "Harvest season is a busy time of the year for Missouri's farm families, and MoDOT wants to make it a safe time of year too," said MoDOT Highway Safety and Traffic Engineer Nicole Hood. ...

SIKESTON -- Area children have several opportunities to get candy and have fun this Halloween, which falls on Tuesday. On Halloween day several trick-or-treating and trunk-or-treating events are planned throughout the region. A trunk-or-treat will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of Sterling Pharmacy/Managed Care, 808 Hunter Ave., in Sikeston...

NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Thrill seekers looking this Halloween to watch a suspenseful movie with some local ties may want to consider an independent, low-budget horror film shot in Scott County. "Abbey Grace," which was filmed in 2014 at the older house on a property owned by Randy and Glenda Enderle of New Hamburg located just west of the small Scott County town and was released in 2016...

SIKESTON -- A Sikeston R-6 student was arrested Friday after bringing an unloaded handgun to school. About 2:25 p.m. Friday, the following message to parents and guardians of the Sikeston R-6 School District was posted on the district's official Facebook page, "Sikeston R-6 Schools."...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ These Missouri lotteries were drawn Thursday: Lucky For Life 02-06-12-39-43, Lucky Ball: 2 (two, six, twelve, thirty-nine, forty-three; Lucky Ball: two) Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $30 million Pick 3 Evening 4-7-9 (four, seven, nine)...

SIKESTON -- Out with the old, in with the new. That's been the common theme surrounding new Scott County Central superintendent Dr. Howard Benyon since joining the school in early July. He was hit with new building renovations and education initiatives from day one, handing the first-time superintendent big-time decisions with little funds to do it from the start...

SIKESTON -- Glenna May Priday, 82, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, at her home in Sikeston. She was born March 13, 1935, in Fredericktown, to the late Mont and Beulah (Mooney) Smith. A graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, she retired from Sikeston Public Schools after teaching 22 years. She had been an active member of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority for 58 years and had been a member of First Christian Church in Sikeston since 1970...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Charleston Middle School's "Mystery Night" was held for grades 6 to 8 and families on Oct. 19 at Charleston Middle School. About 130 participants attended the fourth annual event hosted by Dr. Kimberly Blissett, CMS Principal. Families searched the school, played games and solved puzzles to unlock "The CMS Escape Room."...

BENTON, Mo. -- Kelly Middle School in Benton has announced its honor roll recipients for the first quarter of the 2017-2018 school year. They were: "A" Honor Roll 6th grade Ethan Carlyle, Alyssa Casey, Reagen Evans, Tristin Genereau, Emory Glenn, Canon Kirkpatrick, Tommy-Anne Marriott, Hannah McDermott, Kaitlyn O'Guinn, Lexi Parks, Katelyn Ruff, Cooper Shackles, Kylee Walters, Anneliese Winter...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - Dr. Sam Duncan describes the New Madrid County R-1 faculty and staff as "stellar" and he wants to ensure it remains that way. During the October School Board meeting, the board approved a one-time incentive to be paid to teachers eligible to retire at the end of the current school year. The incentive is similar to one the board offered to those retiring last May...

The Sikeston High School Class of 1962 held their 55th reunion on Sept. 30.

SIKESTON -- The Christian Academy in Sikeston has named its honor roll recipients for the first quarter of the 2017-2018 school year. 2nd Grade Colton Arnold, Tucker Buckley, Jordan Burnett, Shyanne Guthrie, Lexton Hammontree, James Johnson, Keston Long, Gabriel Martinez, Kylee Owens, Eli Parker, Corbin Sanders, Abby Shelby, Izibella Thatcher, Ben Vaughn...