Stories from Sunday, October 11, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences welcomes its new class for the Fall 2020 semester.  Paige Bradley of Oran, Missouri, is one of 1,593 incoming freshmen in UK’s College of Arts & Sciences. Bradley’s academic major is biology...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean’s list. For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least six credit hours during the summer semester and at least a 3.50 grade point average...

DES MOINES, Iowa —Des Moines Area Community College President Rob Denson recently released the names of students eligible for the Summer Semester Dean’s List. To be eligible, a student must have completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 3.5 to 3.99 grade point average for that semester...

CANALOU, Mo. — Connie Felton, 74, died Oct. 9, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Born May 3, 1946, daughter of the late Raymond and Mary Reed Vaughn, she had lived in Canalou area all of her life and attended the Assembly of God Church...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. —William “Willie” Elbert Durbin Jr., 55, died Oct. 9, 2020, in Portageville. Born Jan. 20, 1965, in Lilbourn, Missouri, he was the son of the late Norma Sweat Durbin and William E. Durbin. Survivors include: one son, Kevin Durbin of Caruthersville, Missouri; one daughter, April Altice of Kansas City, Missouri; one sister, Kathy Cook of Portageville; and one grandchild...