SIKESTON — The Sikeston Career and Technology Center will offer a new forklift training program to high school students to help better prepare them for the workforce. The new program was introduced at a breakfast Tuesday morning with representatives from Sikeston businesses in attendance along with city officials and individuals with Sikeston schools...

SIKESTON — Sikeston Parks and Recreation is currently accepting nominees for the 2020 Honors Board. Since 1986, 48 individuals have been honored by having their names installed on the Honors Board in recognition of their outstanding volunteer contributions to youth programs in the community including baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, Girl Scouts, and Boy Scouts. The Honors Board is located near the Ingram Road entrance to the Recreation Complex...

MINER, Mo. — Sikeston Outlet Stores will be adding a new store in March. Armstrong Outdoors, an all-inclusive hunting store for men and women, is scheduled to open March 7, in the space beside Carter’s at the Sikeston Outlet Stores. This will be their second location, with a location currently in Fruitland, Missouri...

n County jury convicted a Malden man Friday of attempting to break into a home as he was fleeing from fugitive recovery agents trying to arrest him on outstanding warrants. The jury deliberated about an hour and 20 minutes in convicting Xavier M. Ray, 36, of the Class C felony of first-degree attempted burglary, according Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Nicholas Jain...

The Sikeston Martin Luther King Jr. celebration was held Monday, started by a motorcade parade through Sikeston. Following the motorcade, the annual celebration program was held at Green Memorial Church of God in Christ with Mother Opal Patricia Green serving as the keynote speaker.