Stories from Thursday, July 11, 2019

NEW MADRID, Mo. - Thump, thump, thump, giggle. Thump, thump, giggle. The basketballs went up and down - mostly. The grins were wide - always. New Madrid County R-1 School District hosted its first ever week-long Lady Eagles Basketball Academy with hour-long sessions for girls entering first through third grade followed by girls entering fourth through sixth grades. Coach Toby Heeb was pleased with the turnout, the youngsters’ efforts and especially their smiles...

Title Moberly Natural Crush Continues Summer Investor Meetings MOBERLY – Moberly Natural Crush, LLC., (MNC) has scheduled the following Investor meetings for the week of July 15: July 15, 6:30 p.m., Monday, Clinton Building, 501 Campanella, Sikeston...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri faces a possible earthquake insurance marketplace collapse and devastating economic losses if a powerful trembler hits the New Madrid fault line anytime soon, according to a new report from the state’s insurance department...

BROSELEY — A Dexter woman drowned Sunday afternoon while swimming in the St. Francis River near Broseley. At about 6:15 p.m., Barbara R. Reese and a man with her were swimming in the river, six miles east of Broseley off of Highway U, explained Missouri State Highway Patrol Cpl. Richie Ayers...

KEARNEY, Mo. — Billy “Bill” Joe Harris, 79, died July 10, 2019, at his home in Kearney. Born Aug. 29, 1939, son of the late Joseph Lee and Vera Louvie Harris, he had lived in Wyatt until he joined the U.S. Navy in 1958 and retired in 1981 after 21 years of service. In 1996, he retired for Naval Aviation Engineering Service Unit at the Marine base in Beaufort, S.C. ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — JoAnna Eastep, 43, passed away July 9, 2019, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. Born Oct. 14, 1975, in Stuttgart, Ark., daughter of the late Dillon and Betty Jo Hubbard Eastep II, she was a member of Living Waters Church. She attended Kenny Rogers Children's Center in Sikeston, where she was a poster child and helped with the annual telethon.  She was made an honorary public safety officer in 2017...