Stories from Tuesday, August 27, 2019

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Shirl Roling “Ken” Lowery, 77, died Aug. 23, 2019, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. Born Sept. 18, 1941, in Leachville, Ark., son of the late Charlie Lowery and Eulah Patton Owens, he was a veteran of the United States Army serving with the 101st Airborne in the Vietnam War and of the Catholic belief. A Boy Scout leader for many years, he was a former member of the Teamsters Union and had been employed with Truck Transport in Cape Girardeau...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Madison Kingston “Madi” Robinson, 15, died Aug. 24, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Sept. 2, 2003, to Martez Johnson (Tyler Banks) of Cape Girardeau and Shauntay (Shelia) Craig of Atlanta, Ga., she was a member of Grand Avenue Seventh Day Adventist Church in Charleston. ...

SIKESTON — Peaceful Masonic Lodge 181 (Prince Hall-affiliated) has launched the Paradigm Initiative program, which is specifically designed to invest in its “Sikeston Proud” community. The programs goals are focused on: supporting early at-risk youth intervention programs; giving young adults transformative and personal experiences through international cultural experiences; and empowering young adults to learn public speaking and leadership skills...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Taking the helm of the local Missouri State Highway Patrol troop has presented Phil Gregory with new challenges as he shifts his mindset toward traffic enforcement. A 25-year veteran of the patrol, Gregory recently was promoted to captain and assumed the role of the troop’s commanding officer...

An altercation earlier in the day led to the death of a Cape Girardeau teenager Saturday night, according to a document filed by police. Cape Girardeau police arrested Isaiah M. Lane, 29, in connection with the shooting that killed 15-year-old Madison Robinson on the front porch of her home at 913 Jefferson Ave. The shooting, which occurred at about 10:15 p.m. Saturday, also wounded a 20-year-old man who was with Robinson on the porch...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — On Tuesday, Southeast Missouri State University announced a new scholarship that will help make higher education more affordable and accessible throughout the state. The new Will To Do Award is a need-based scholarship to fill the gap in eligible Pell students’ unmet tuition and general fees beginning in fall 2020. ...