Daniel Kimes
NEW MADRID, Mo. Daniel Kimes, 71, died March 26, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 10, 1949, in Sikeston, son of the late Arthur Monroe and Lottie Mae Brown Kimes, he was a...
View ArticleJohnnie Carlock
SIKESTON Johnnie Milton Carlock, 66, died March 25, 2020, at his home. Born Sept. 6, 1953, in Senatobia, Miss., son of the late Milton and Nellie Mae Carter Carlock Jr., he was a 1972 graduate of...
View ArticleTwo COVID-19 patients in care at Poplar Bluff hospital
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. For the last several days, Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center has been working collaboratively with the Missouri Department of Health and the health departments in surrounding...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Daily Briefing: Parson approves waiver for physicians and surgeons...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. In Mondays press briefing, Gov. Mike Parson announced he has approved a waiver granting full reciprocity for physicians and surgeons from other states who wish to assist...
View ArticleBertha Putnam
SIKESTON Bertha Putnam, 90, died March 30, 2020, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 25, 1929, in New Madrid, daughter of the late Ralph Tanner and Viola Garrison Tanner, she...
View ArticlePamela Tope
SIKESTON Pamela Tope, 74, died March 31, 2020, at her daughter's home in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
View ArticleJerry Jones
SIKESTON Jerry Lewis Jones, 72, died March 23, 2020, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Sept. 21, 1947, in Sikeston, son of the late Franklin and Lillie (Amos) Jones, he was a...
View ArticleIsaac Wheeler
BERNIE, Mo. Isaac McKinley Wheeler, 92, died March 29, 2020, at Ridgeview Community Living in Malden. Born July 19, 1927, in Blytheville, Ark., son of the late Sam and Luvinia Brown Wheeler, he...
View ArticleScott County officials working to create coronavirus ordinance
BENTON, Mo. The Scott County Commission is working with fellow county officials to create an ordinance in response to the coronavirus outbreak. On Tuesday, commissioners met with various health and...
View ArticlePositive cases continue to increase locally
SIKESTON The number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases continues to increase, both across the nation, in Missouri and locally. The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,500 Tuesday...
View ArticleLocal experts offer ways to cope with anxiety of coronavirus
SIKESTON The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the daily lives of local residents has led to anxiety and stress for many. With days filled with quarantine and social distancing along with the...
View ArticleIRS on economic impact payments: What you need to know
WASHINGTON The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service on Monday announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be distributed...
View ArticleFirst positive COVID-19 case in Butler County confirmed
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. A Butler County resident has tested positive for coronavirus, marking the countys first confirmed case. On Tuesday Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center said its working with the...
View ArticleCommunity hospital CEO addresses COVID-19 crisis
As your community hospital, it is important that we keep you informed and confident in what we are doing to respond to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 Pandemic. These are extraordinary times for public...
View ArticleMargie Davis
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. Margie Carolyn Davis, 49, died March 30, 2020, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Born Aug. 25, 1970, in Chaffee, daughter of Belinda Carolyn May Swims of...
View ArticleCharleston woman injured after vehicle struck house
CHARLESTON, Mo. A Charleston woman received serious injuries after the vehicle she was riding in struck a house Sunday in Mississippi County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash...
View ArticleImperial, Mo., man injured in side-by-side crash in Scott County
ORAN, Mo. An Imperial, Mo., man was seriously injured in two-vehicle crash Tuesday in Scott County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday on Missouri...
View ArticleCommunity prayer held
A large crowd was in attendance for a community prayer supporting local healthcare workers and patients Tuesday night. Residents parked their cars in the parking lot of Missouri Delta Medical Center...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri McDonalds restaurants offering free beverages for...
McDonalds restaurants throughout Southeast Missouri are offering free beverages to those working extra hard to serve their communities at this time. Now through April 30, first responders and...
View ArticleAugust primary races set as filing ends
SIKESTON Filing closed for county offices Tuesday afternoon, leaving several races in both the August primary and general election. Scott County Terry Cole, John Graham and Steve Ledbetter are all...
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