Stories from Thursday, September 5, 2019

DEXTER — Daryl Lee Ramsey, 61, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Parma, died Sept. 3, 2019 in Cape Girardeau. The family plans a private burial. Memorials may be made through random act of kindness performed in Daryl’s memory. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements...

City firefighters responded at 3:11 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, to assist emergency-medical-services personnel at 1407 Benton St. According to the report, firefighters assisted EMS with removing a patient from his or her home with what was described as very steep stairs...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 24-year-old Sikeston woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 3;15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, on Highway BB, one mile north of Sikeston. According to the report, Lindsey R. Croser was operating a 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier that pulled into the path of and struck a 2013 Volkswagen Beetle being driven southbound by Chloe B. Brannon, 19, Malden...

The classic story of “Beauty and the Beast,” which has formed childhood memories over the years, is coming to the Tinnin Fine Arts Center stage with the first show scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday. Two of those who have been impacted by the story are show stars Emilia Morton and Christopher Gonzalez, who will take the stage as Belle and Beast...

Poplar Bluff will be the site later this month of a regional recovery event focusing on families and addiction. The one-day conference will be held at Fellowship General Baptist Church, 3581 N. Westwood Blvd., on Sept. 27. “Our focus for the conference is going to be about family, and the role that families play in addiction, as well as in the recovery,” said Jane Pfefferkorn, executive director of Mission Missouri at Sikeston...

State Rep. Hardy Billington joined Governor Mike Parson and Rep. Herman Morse on a tour of local businesses Monday, according to a press release. While in the area, Parson talked about economic development and some recent business expansions in the region, Billington said. The tour took them to new facilities in Dudley, the home of W.W. Wood Products...

My summer vacations as a young girl didn’t consist of family road trips to large theme parks or far away destinations. We loaded up the truck, packed the Oldsmobile and headed to our favorite camping spots at Sam A. Baker State Park in Patterson. Some years, after school was back in session, my family camped on the weekends well into September. The priceless memories made in that beautiful area of the St. Francois Mountains are true treasures...

A pair of British pilots made an unscheduled pit stop in Poplar Bluff this week during a cross country trip that is raising funds for injured veterans. Tess and Morag Morris-Paterson are attempting to fly their Cessna 150 light aircraft to all 48 contiguous states and experienced engine problems Sunday, after landing in Sikeston...