Stories from Friday, August 26, 2022

Southeast Missouri congressman Jason Smith, R-8, has condemned as inflationary President Joe Biden's plan — announced Wednesday — to cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 annually and to forgive up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients...

The Bollinger County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has charged another suspect with murder in the death of Brandon Stephens, 28, of Patton, Missouri, earlier this year. Dana Cureton was arrested by Bollinger County sheriff's deputies Thursday and charged with second-degree murder and delivery of a controlled substance, Sheriff Casey Graham said in a news release...

Kirsten Lynne Curse and Gary Ray Curse Jr. of Dexter, Missouri, are the parents of a son born July 18, 2022, at Saint Francis Healthcare Family BirthPlace in Cape Girardeau. The baby, named Silas Dean Curse, was born at 1:58 p.m. and weighted 10 pounds. He was 20 and 1/4 inches long. He has one brother...

Whitney Limanen and Jared Moore of Greenville are the parents of a son named Declan Wayne Moore, born July 1, 2022, at Parkland Health Center in Farmington, Missouri. The baby weighed 6 pounds and 10 ounces. He was 18.5 inches long. His five siblings are Kadyn Moore, Talon Moore, Kaylor Moore, Eli Limanen and Stella Limanen...

Courtnie Elizabeth Brock of Dexter is the mother of a son, Beckett James Atkins, born June 24, 2022, at Saint Francis Healthcare Family BirthPlace in Cape Girardeau. Atkins was born at 2:25 p.m. and weighted 7 pounds 11 ounces. He was 21 inches long. The baby has a brother and two sisters...

DONIPHAN — Ripley County volunteer fire departments are facing a crisis they hope the county will step in to help. Three of the volunteer departments that serve the county are facing serious financial problems and need additional funding from county budgets to continue operating, officials from the departments recently told the Ripley County Commission...

Hearthel Lorain Miler, 95, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Hearthel was born on Jan. 23, 1927, to Sylvester and Eunice (Mullins) Thurston in Lowndes, Missouri. She married Lloyd Orval Miler on Dec. 5, 1942, in Wayne County, Missouri...

Rachel Yvonne Parish, 52, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, at The Manor in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Rachel was born Sept. 11, 1969, to Robert and Russcella (Sanford) Parish in Jefferson City, Missouri. Rachel was a kindred spirit who made those she encountered feel like she was an old friend they had known their entire lives. ...

Minnie S. Cosby departed this life on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022 in Bonne Terre, Missouri, at the age of 92. Mrs. Cosby was born on Sept. 21, 1929, in Neelyville, Missouri, and preceded in death by her parents, George and Minnie Dollins. Also preceding in death are one son, David Noel Cosby; one grandson, Casey Russell Cosby; as well as six sisters and two brothers...

Officials are ready to break ground on the Highway 67 south improvement project, a goal nearly 20 years in the making. An official ceremony will be held Sept. 22 with everyone from the governor to local and county officials invited, but contractors are expected to start work within the next few days on the stretch of future Interstate 57, said Bill Robison, chairman of the Highway 67 Corporation, which has spearheaded this effort...

Jack Rogers and Geraldine “Gerry” Peterman Rogers began their 75-year love story on Nov. 11, 1945 at an Armistice dance in their hometown of Midland, Michigan. The young couple were a mere 16 and 17 years old at the time. Jack, now in his nineties, can no longer recall the song that they shared their first dance to, but he remembers his then soon-to-be bride with great detail...

PARK HILLS, Mo. — A pair of teams used to scoring in bunches last year struggled to move the ball early in the season opener Friday night. Park Hills Central put together a 91-yard scoring drive for the only points before halftime, then used a blocked punt to score early in the third quarter before catching a tipped pass for a long touchdown...