Stories from Wednesday, October 6, 2021

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Wednesday night in the NL wild-card game. The 106-win Dodgers advanced to a best-of-five NL Division Series against the rival Giants. Game 1 is Friday night in San Francisco...

For his birthday this year, Jimmy Williams of Jackson wanted nothing more than to give gifts to other people. Williams, 13, decided to donate toys to Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis -- a place he became familiar with in 2019. While playing in a golf tournament in August 2019, Jimmy started vomiting uncontrollably. His parents took him to Cardinal Glennon Hospital. Test results showed Jimmy's heart functioned at only a fraction of what it should have...

Old Town Cape Inc. will once again host Monster Mash Car Bash in downtown Cape Girardeau. From 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at 35 S. Spanish St., classic cars will be parked and ready with fun displays and trunks full of candy, according to a news release from Old Town Cape Inc...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers on Tuesday grilled state officials over a federal investigation that found nearly 1,000 foster children went missing in 2019, and at least one was sex-trafficked. Federal authorities helped Missouri search for the missing 978 children in 2019. During the search, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general agents raised red flags about how the state handles missing foster kids, prompting the review...

Mehmet Vehbi Baskurt 1926 – 2021 Mehmet Vehbi Baskurt passed away on Thursday, Sept. 23, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. A local resident for many years and retired physician, he was 94 years old. Vehbi was born in Turkey where he received his education, including his medical degree. He then immigrated to the United Stated where he completed his residency training in radiology...

FISK, Mo. — William “Bill” O. Crawford Jr., 78, of Wappapello, Missouri, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 at his residence in Wappapello. Mr. Crawford was born Jan. 14, 1943 in Puxico, Missouri, son of the late William O. Sr and Leona Dell Crawford. Bill served in the Navy for four years, and was a member of the VFW Post 7822 in Puxico. He was also a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and attended regularly as long as his health allowed...

Nathaniel Kurowick of the 6000 block of County Road 338 reported at 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, that the ignition switch from his 2005 Honda ATV had been stolen. _ Allen Ryman of the 500 block of County Road 421 reported at 7:36 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, that his mailbox had been shot with a single projectile...

Darlene Murray Hastings, 85, of DeSoto, Missouri, formerly of Harviell, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021.

To say the fall hunting seasons are off to a slow start might be the biggest understatement of the year. The teal season and dove opener were mediocre, and the archery and fall firearms turkey seasons are just as poor. I’m going to blame it on the weather. It’s been far warmer than it should be for early October, and that fact probably has kept a lot of folks out of the field...

“Find Your Spark” is the theme of this year’s National 4-H Week, being observed Oct. 3-9. The theme celebrates the resilience of young people who have brought about significant innovations in agriculture and technology, said Lupita Fabregas, director of the University of Missouri Extension 4-H Center for Youth Development...

Poplar Bluff Police Patrolman Zachary Tubb received the Peace Officer of the Year Award for Missouri during the National Night Out Tuesday at the housing authority, 302 N. E St. Roughly 250-275 attended to see one of their favorite officers honored, enjoy an evening of dancing in the streets and tasty food provided by the Bread Shed...

Greenville citizens have formed a new Chamber of Commerce to attract businesses and inform tourists in east Wayne County. The East Wayne County, Missouri Chamber of Commerce met for the first time Sept. 1 at the Historic Greenville Museum and Community Center, with Clalyn Alcorn as president, Jason Hill as vice-president, David Bollinger as secretary and Amber Sturgeon as treasurer, and directors Mitchel Barks, Rye Huff, Jeanna Hunter, Dan Jennewein and Janette Walk...

The Poplar Bluff Trails Coalition is taking up trail maintenance at Lake Wappapello State Park, Morris State Park and the Wrangler Trailhead in the Victory section of Ozark Trail after striking a deal with the Missouri State Parks agency last month...