Stories from Sunday, November 6, 2022

Neelyville School District has released its first quarter honor roll. A Honor Roll Second Grade: Brycen Abner, Benjamin Ashdown, Jayden Digges, Jaxson Gofton, Hunter Heacock, Nathan Heppe, Hadley Hoerner, LuAnna Pomeroy, and Oakley Simmons First Grade: Ronin Artis, Gage Bennett, Olivia Cecil, Wyatt Darnell, Rowyn Dobbins, Carter Earnheart, Huxley Emmons, Jonathon Freant, Jude Huber, Jaxon Lee, Layla Logan, Paisley McElhaney, Charlette McGarrity, Ronin Miles, Charleigh Moore, Kamdyn Morgan, Sara Newingham, Cole Padgett, Avia Pickard, Isabella Sandlin, Taylor Swafford, and Jackson Vergara,. ...

Westwood Baptist Academy has announced its first quarter honor roll. PRINCIPAL’S LIST First grade — Remmie Adams, Avery Collier, Ella Grace Eads, Blaire Holloway, D.J. Hougas, Riley Mooneyhan, Sadie Myers, Viraj Nadipelli, Forest O’Neill, Wyatt Wood, Collins Wyatt...

It was expected to be an opener comparable to Godzilla versus King Kong and ultimately ended up being a tale of The Avengers taking away a bunch of Christmas Carolers' lunch money. The Three Rivers Lady Raiders used a blistering first half to pull away and roll to an easy 91-79 win over Wabash Valley Saturday in the season opener for both teams at the Drury Inn Lady Raiders Classic...

It is the story about the rebound that got away. Despite playing the entire second half without leading scorer Jordan Hamilton and trailing 40-33 at the break, the Three Rivers Raiders found a way to put themselves in winning position Saturday night in the final game of the 2022 1st Midwest JUCO Tournament of Champions at the Libla Family Sports Complex...

Although the Mississippi River has risen a few feet in recent days, forecasters expect it to fall again, allowing rare access to a regional attraction. Missouri Department of Conservation (MDOC) officials estimate Tower Rock could be accessible again by mid-November...

There have been several inquiries about Proposition 1 the City of Dexter has placed on the ballot. City Administrator Trevor Pulley has sought to answer those concerns. “The City of Dexter is asking the voters to allow the Board of Alderman and Mayor to appoint the City Collector instead of being elected,” said Pulley. ...

“Fast and furious,” is how the state director of the Office of Broadband Development (OBD), BJ Tanksley, describes the current activity around broadband development in Missouri. Tanksley, a 2002 Cape Girardeau Central High School graduate, is also a 2006 alumnus of Southeast Missouri State University...

Missourians who have not already voted no-excuse absentee for the Tuesday, Nov. 8, election will have the chance next week to decide whether to approve controversial Amendment 3, concerning recreational marijuana. Three Republican lawmakers who represent Southeast Missouri in the state House told the Southeast Missourian they will vote "no" — Jamie Burger of Benton; Barry Hovis of Whitewater, a former police officer; and Rick Francis of Perryville...

Voters in the November general election will have the opportunity to choose a willing candidate for prosecutor, after all. Democrat Matt Michel’s name won’t appear on the ballot, but he has submitted his name as a write-in candidate. Voters will need to locate the corresponding box on the ballot, and write Michel’s name on the blank line, making sure to also blacken the oval next to it...

Attorney Devin Kirby will bring 18 years of experience to the office of Ripley County’s Associate Judge. His name will appear unopposed on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. Kirby, the son of Leotis and Donna Kirby, and grandson of Lee and Georgia Kirby, chose to return home after law school to set up his own practice...

The Dexter boys cross country team headed to Columbia this past weekend with a dream of bringing home a state, top-four, trophy. Alas, that didn’t happen, but they did end up with a fifth-place Class 3 state finish that can be proudly known throughout Stoddard County for years to come...

Butler County Sheriff Justin Lewis Summers, 40, of of Poplar Bluff, was booked at the Butler County jail at 2 a.m. Monday, Nov. 5, for failure to appear on charges of peace disturbance, first offense with a $200 bond. _ Ernest Michael Jones, 29, was booked at the Butler County jail at 5:35 a.m. Monday, Nov. 5, for probation violation with no bond...