Harry Powers III
SIKESTON Harry Lewis Powers III, 41, died May 31, 2020, at Colonial Manor in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston.
View ArticleCarla Ray
ORAN, Mo. Carla Dianne (Walter) Ray passed away at her home Sunday, May 30, 2020, in Oran, Missouri, surrounded by family and friends. She was born on April 16, 1953, in Oran, Missouri; she married...
View ArticlePositive COVID-19 cases continue to rise as state reopens, testing increases
The number of positive COVID-19 cases in southeast Missouri continues to increase as the State of Missouri continues to reopen and the number of tests given rise. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson lifted the...
View ArticleJosephine Tate
CHAFFEE, Mo. Sally Josephine Tate, 100, formerly of Oran, Missouri, died May 30, 2020, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. Born March 24, 1920, in Hickeytown, Arkansas, daughter of the late Fred Albert...
View ArticleCharles Dobbs
ORAN, Mo. Charles Howard Dobbs, 65, died June 1, 2020, at his home in Oran. Born June 2, 1954, in Arkansas, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary (Wade) Dobbs. Survivors include: five...
View ArticleParson announces $209 million in additional expenditure restrictions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. During Mondays COVID-19 briefing, Gov. Mike Parson announced over $209 million in additional expenditure restrictions due to COVID-19. It goes without saying that COVID-19...
View ArticleWayne Turner
CHAFFEE, Mo. Wayne Lee Turner, 72, died May 30, 2020, at his home in Chaffee, Missouri. Born March 20, 1948, in East Prairie, Missouri, son of the late John Shelby Turner and Martha Ellen Northcutt...
View ArticleSikeston City Council discusses FY21 budget
SIKESTON The budget for the City of Sikeston in 2021 will be a conservative one due to the coronavirus pandemic. A public hearing on the FY21 budget for the City of Sikeston was held Monday and...
View ArticleSmall demonstration held in Sikeston Friday
SIKESTON An impromptu demonstration that was mostly subdued was held in Sikeston late Friday afternoon. Sikeston resident and former councilman Michael Harris addressed the demonstration to...
View ArticleSheila Parmenter
SIKESTON Sheila Parmenter, age 72, passed away on May 31, 2020, at her home in Sikeston. She was born Nov. 22, 1947, in New Madrid, Mo., to the late Harvey and Mildred Simpson Cobb. On Dec. 18,...
View ArticleBobbie Harrison
MOREHOUSE, Mo. Bobbie Gene Harrison, 36, died May 16, 2020, at his home in Morehouse. Born June 24, 1983, in Charleston, Mo., son of Carolyn Sue Harrison of Sikeston and the late Eddie Lee...
View ArticleMary Pickens
WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. Mary Pickens, 91, died June 1, 2020, at Greenville Rehab. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Center Ridge Cemetery at Greenville. Ruegg Funeral Homes is in...
View ArticleDeyonte Baker
SIKESTON Deyonte Damone Baker, 24, died May 25, 2020, in Sikeston. Born Oct. 13, 1995, in Sikeston, son of Demetrius Baker and Shannell Turner Baker of Sikeston, he attended Sikeston Public Schools...
View ArticleCOVID-19 cases continue to increase in area
The number of positive COVID-19 cases in southeast Missouri continues to rise. The Scott County Health Department is reporting three new cases on Tuesday, giving Scott County 110 positive cases. Of...
View ArticleCasting a vote
Voters in Ward 1 of Sikeston sign in at Trinity Lutheran Church Tuesday morning. Voters saw a few changes Tuesday, with guards in place and some poll workers with masks or face shields, social...
View ArticleCharleston school board, city council spots decided in Mississippi County
With few contested races in Mississippi County, voter turnout was low in Tuesdays election, but races were decided nonetheless. Only 789 ballots were cast in Tuesdays municipal election as Matthew...
View ArticleNew Madrid County R-1 bond issue easily passes
NEW MADRID, Mo. - School officials watched as the ballots were tallied Tuesday evening to see if voters would give them the go ahead on Proposition Safe and Secure Schools. The voters...
View ArticleR-6 bond issue passes; Self re-elected to city council
BENTON, Mo. The Sikeston R-6 School District will soon upgrade its facilities. In a total vote of 1,714 to 1,213, Sikeston R-6 voters approved the $18.6-million bond proposal to construct a new Lee...
View ArticleDavid Jenkins: Violence, vandalism help lose message of protests
It has been over a week since the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in Minneapolis after a police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes. Since Floyds death, there have...
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