Stories from Friday, May 31, 2019

"To him, that overcomes, and keeps My works to the end, to him will I give power over the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of My Father. And I will give him the morning star" (Revelation 3:26-28).

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SIKESTON DEPOT MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER Guest Artist: Don Sahli - Now thru June 27, 2019. Don Sahli’s pedigree as a painter started early, he began to show professionally in Taos, NM at the age of 15. At 19, Don was apprenticed to the Russian painter Sergei Bongart and was Bongart’s last scholarship student. ...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — U.S. Air Force Airman Sydney A. Kraemer graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills...

E-waste The Bootheel Solid Waste Management District-S has announced the E-waste roundup event was extremely successful in Scott County resulting in the diversion of 8,732 pounds of material being diverted from the waste stream consisting of 47 CRT TVs; 27 LCD/LED TVs; 18 CRT Computer Monitors; and several miscellaneous items including printers, copiers, faxes, etc. ...

SIKESTON — Scott County Central Elementary has announced its honor roll students for the fourth quarter of the 2018-2019 school year. Super Bugs: First Grade: Rhett Cline, Trenton Henson, Chord Lehman, Libby Rogers; Second Grade: Tyreke Jones, Montanya Landers and Marley Sanders.  ...

ESSEX, Mo. — Richland Elementary in Essex has named its fourth quarter honor roll students for the 2018-2019 school year. They are: First Grade-Cannon Carrillo, Ryan Carter, Charlie Graham, Dakota Jones, Lillie Mason, Easton McGarity, Kyran Mitchell, William Pinkley, Adam Porter, Jenna Qualls, Zayd Stephenson, Maci VanVacter, John Walley. ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Portageville High School has announced its fourth quarter honor roll for the 2018-2019 school year. 9th grade Logan Birdwell, Hannah Chamberlain, Jalyn Cobb, Makenzie Durden, Jillian Forrester, Kristopher Gamblin, Kelton Graham, Charles Nelson, Brennan Greenwell, Martavius Hopkins, Will Jamison, Akiyah Jordan, Macey Laws, Caleb Lerma, Skilar MacMurray, Paul McCrate, Gracie Pardon, Breanna Portwood, Kiley Rainey, Emma Redd, Abigail Schrewsbury, Emma Smith, Max Stafford, Emily Strawn, Niklas Sullivan, Jaren Walls, Grace Watson, Cayden Weller, Madelyn White, Haley Willett, Hunter Wilson, Alex Winsor,and Khristshan Word.. ...

SENATOBIA, Miss. — Daniel Robey of Dexter, Mo., is among the list of distinguished Northwest Mississippi Community College students to be recognized for making the President’s List for their outstanding academic work during the Spring 2019 semester...

The students of SEMO Christian Academy in Sikeston had coolest field trip ever — and they didn’t even have to leave their back yard, according to SEMO Christian Academy Director Lorita Ulmer. The Air Evac Life Team helicopter made a non-emergency landing at the school in May. The children were allowed to sit in the pilot’s seat and explore all areas of the helicopter...

Sikeston Kindergarten Center has announced its students who had outstanding attendance for the 2018-2019 school year, meaning they missed one day or less. Pictured are front row, from left: Leon Wilkerson, Adelyn Rickman, Olivia Polley, Jeremyiah Harris, Griffin Johnson and Jackson Porter; and back row: Lyric Wolff, Brantlee Chappell, Avery Hicks, Brian Blissett, Isabella Elder, Autumn Sparlin, Alexandra Gordon and Khyia Redd...

SIKESTON – The recently released “State of Senior Hunger” report from Feeding America shows that hunger remains a top concern for seniors, and the rate of senior hunger has remained unchanged in the past year. The report uses 2017 data from the Current Population Survey (CPS)...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Mississippi County has been recognized for its support of agricultural development, education and economic growth through its designation as an Agri-Ready County. Missouri Farmers Care, or MFC, a coalition of more than 40 leading Missouri agricultural groups, grants designation to counties that create an environment conducive to agricultural entrepreneurship and opportunity which actively support Missouri’s largest industry...

MINER, Mo. — A tornado in Miner was confirmed Thursday by the National Weather Service’s in Paducah, Ky. At 8:44 a.m. Wednesday, the EF-1 tornado ripped through Miner, where a house lost approximately a 15-by-20 foot section of its roofing, including the roof decking, the Weather Service said. The house also sustained other siding damage and shingle loss...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — The sign over the door reads “War Room.” Inside planning for a military invasion is underway. However, in this case, it is an invasion of doctors, dentists, optometrists and other healthcare professionals on a mission to improve the lives of those in Bootheel and beyond...

SIKESTON — Sheri Grace Bozdech, 42, died May 30, 2019, at her home in Sikeston. Born Jan. 11, 1977, in Sikeston, she was the daughter of the late Terry Grace Sr. and Leisa Dockins Grace of Sikeston. Other survivors include: one daughter Shawna West of Sikeston; two brothers, Joel Grace of Sikeston and Terry Grace II of Long Beach, Miss...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Camilla Simpkins Patterson, 59, died May 23, 2019, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 8, 1959, in Pinhook, daughter of the late George and Hattie Wilson Simpkins, she was a graduate of East Prairie High School in East Prairie and had been employed as a cook...

SIKESTON — Sheri Grace Bozdech, 42, died May 30, 2019, at her home in Sikeston. Born Jan. 11, 1977, in Sikeston, she was the daughter of the late Terry Grace Sr. and Leisa Dockins Grace of Sikeston. Other survivors include: one daughter Shawna West of Sikeston; two brothers, Joel Grace of Sikeston and Terry Grace II of Long Beach, Miss...

SIKESTON — Wanda F. Gaines, 75, died May 29, 2019, at her home in Sikeston. Born June 26, 1943, in Selmer, Tenn., to the late Theo Jefferson Flippo and Mabel Beatrice (White) Flippo, she was of the Baptist belief. On Sept. 27, 1969, she married Joseph Eugene Gaines; he preceded her in death on Nov. 18, 2011...