Benton News

Sarah Jean Lewallen and Terry Joseph Burford were married May 18, 2009, at Sandals Negril in Jamaica.

Despite bearing two inches of ice atop their branches in January, the trees in Mike Leible's peach orchard have bounced back, and the peach harvest will begin any day now.

A bid well below an engineering firm's estimate to build an access road to the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority site should enable paving of the road, which was not anticipated initially; the lowest of four bids on the road was $627,000 by Potashnick Construction Inc.

This is my daughter Abby M. White from Benton MO. Abby just got out of the 3rd grade and this cabbage plant was started from a seed.

Paul and Cheryl Welter of Benton, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jamie Nicole Welter, to Jonathan Allen Market.

Jeff and Mary Morton of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Chelsea Danielle Morton, to Phillip Dennis Wichern.

Wayne and Cheryl Montgomery of Benton announce the engagement of their daughter, Jayme Nichole Montgomery, to Chad Michael Cook.

The following area students received a SEMO Electric Foundation Scholarship: Tyler Keys of Delta High School; Taylor Anderson of Jackson High School; Ryan Essner, Laura Felter, Brett Harper, Kyle Householder, Cassandra Kern and Katelynn Moore of Kelly High School; Todd Aufdenberg, James Bollinger and Richard McAnnelly of Notre Dame Regional High ...

Some unexpected repairs and a larger-than-average paving machine combined to back up traffic on the river bridge yesterday afternoon; traffic on the Illinois side was backed up as far as Route 3 as people tried to make their way to Riverfest; on the Missouri side, traffic was snarled as far back as Sprigg Street.

The same month that a St. Louis law firm won an actual-innocence motion in a Missouri court exonerating Joshua C. Kezer of a Benton, Mo., homicide, another lawyer at the firm began examining another Scott County murder case.

Firefighters apply water to the fire between the collapsed living room and the garage of a home on County Highway 213 near Kelso, Mo.

Sheriff Rick Walter says he and his girlfriend got into an argument, then Counts forced her into a vehicle at knifepoint.

A Benton man was arrested Monday after he allegedly held his girlfriend at knife point and attempted to flee sheriff's deputies, according to a Scott County Sheriff's Department news release.

Jill Marie Pobst and Marty Kem "Jay" Hornback were united in marriage May 23, 2009, at New Bethel Methodist Church in Patton, Mo.

Glen R. Gregory of Fruitland and Mr. and Mrs. Don Hix of Benton, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Gregory, to Hank Baker.

Pictured are some of the members of the Eager Beaver Club along with Mrs. Pat Moore, who is completing her 45th year as leader of the club.

Dr. Kenneth C. Johnston, will be appointed superintendent of the Cape Girardeau-Farmington District of the United Methodist Church at the conclusion of the annual conference being held June 5 to 8 at Fayette, Mo.; he and his wife, Joy, will move to Cape Girardeau following the conference.

Betty Joan "Joanie" Curd, 52, of Scott City died Saturday, May 23, 2009 at Benton.

Son to Shane Allen and Audrey Leigh Washburn of Sikeston, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 6:28 a.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2009.

M. Marie Ervin, 87, of Jackson died Thursday, May 21, 2009, at her daughter's home in Jackson.