Stories from Monday, June 25, 2018

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Three vehicle pursuits occurred within about an hour Saturday as members of the SEMO Street Crimes Task Force saturated Poplar Bluff. Those pursuits occurred within the first two hours officers were out and resulted in three arrests. A fourth man was arrested on a Butler County warrant following a pedestrian check at Apple and Fairmount streets...

SIKESTON — Glen Russell "Russ" Gregory, 61, died June 23, 2018, at Sikeston Convalescent Center.  Born June 6, 1957, in Chaffee, son of the late Glen and Wilma Russell Gregory, he was a 1976 graduate of Scott County Central High School. He had previously resided in Springfield and Cape Girardeau and was a member of Morley Baptist Church and had driven a truck for many years with his father's company, Gregory Trucking. ...

JACKSON, Mo. — Flora Fay Allstun, age 74, of Jackson and formerly of East Prairie, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018, at her home.

SIKESTON — Services for Gaines Burl Beck, 93, who died June 4, 2018, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston. His son-in-law, the Rev. Ron Spell, will officiate. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. July 2 until service time at the funeral home...

Title 14u Missouri Babe Ruth Softball State Champions The Heartland Havoc won 1st place in the 2018 14u Missouri Babe Ruth State Tournament this weekend held in Scott City MO, on June 21st - 24th. The team is composed of ladies from Benton, Delta, and Chaffee MO...