Stories from Sunday, February 9, 2020

BENTON, Mo. — A North Carolina man is in custody after allegedly stealing a truck and entering a pursuit with law enforcement Saturday in Scott County. Duane Brown, 42, of Kingston, North Carolina, is charged with Class D felony tampering with a motor vehicle, Class D felony unlawful possession of a firearm, Class E felony unlawful use weapon, Class E felony of a felony resisting arrest, Class A misdemeanor assault on law enforcement and Class A misdemeanor other traffic offenses,...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — A Portageville man is in custody after a narcotics investigation in Portageville. According to a news release from the Portageville Police Department, at approximately 6 a.m. Friday, officers with the SEMO Drug Task Force, New Madrid County Special Response Team, New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department and the Portageville Police Department, executed a search warrant at 508 East 4th Street in Portageville...

MINER, Mo. — One person is in custody after a short vehicle pursuit in Miner. According to a release from the Miner Police Department, a traffic stop was initiated Thursday and the driver failed to yield. After a short pursuit, the suspect jumped from his vehicle and fled the scene...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. —Holly Harden, 53, died Feb. 7, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born June 24, 1966, in Birmingham, Ala., she was the daughter of the late Rheba Joann Wear and John H. Haden Sr. She was also preceded in death by one son, Bryan Hamm; one brother, Harold Harden; one sister, Geraldine Harris...

SIKESTON — Betty Lou Ward Bailey, 78, died Feb. 7, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born July 15, 1941, in Bertrand, daughter of the late Seamon O. Alexander and Miriam L. Jackman Alexander, she had lived in Southeast Missouri her entire life. She lived many years in Sikeston where she was a charter member of the New Hope Baptist Church and owner and operator of Betty’s Maid Service until her retirement...

BERTRAND, Mo. — Richard Neal Gage, 88 died Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, at the advance Assisted Living Center in Advance. Born Feb. 25, 1931, at Neelyville, Mo., son of the late Raymond and Lillian Decker Gage, he had lived most of his life in Bertrand where he was a member of the First Baptist Church and had served the church as a deacon and in numerous other capacities. ...