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Three Sikeston residents arrested on burglary, drug charges in Scott County (5/16/22)BENTON, Mo. — Three Sikeston, Missouri, residents are in custody and facing charges following a week-long burglary and narcotics investigation. On May 11, deputies responded to Scott County Road 425 in Haywood City, Missouri, in reference to a reported burglary, according to Scott County Sherif Wes Drury...
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Cape woman charged with assaulting juvenile (5/19/22)SIKESTON — A Cape Girardeau, Missouri, woman faces felony charges after allegedly assaulting a juvenile last month in Sikeston. Emma Stroup, 20, of Cape Girardeau is charged with felony first degree assault-serious physical injury and felony abuse or neglect of a child-serious emotional or physical injury-no sexual contact, according to online court records...
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Two arrested on drug charges after search warrants served in Scott County (5/20/22)BENTON, Mo. — A Chaffee, Missouri, man and rural Sikeston, Missouri, man face drug possession charges following separate search warrants served Wednesday in Scott County. James Tilley, 67, is charged with possession of a controlled substance; three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm; three counts of unlawful use of a firearm; and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, according to online court records...
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UPDATE: Sikeston man wanted on felony child sex charges is now in custody (5/19/22)UPDATE: About 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19, the Scott County Sheriff's Office reported Raymond Stovall was in custody. BENTON, Mo. — The Scott County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public's assistance in locating a Sikeston, Missouri, man wanted on multiple felony child sex charges. According to the sheriff’s office, Raymond Allen Stovall, 36, of Sikeston is wanted on the following charges: three counts of first degree statutory sodomy, three counts of first degree child molestationand three counts of statutory rape...
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Sikeston woman wins $10K from PCH sweepstakes (5/13/22)SIKESTON — A surprise Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes win couldn’t have come at a better time for a Sikeston woman and her fiance who are getting married next week. On Thursday, Danielle Franklin was surprised at her home with a $10,000-prize from Publishers Clearing House...
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Sikeston man facing charges for choking, punching woman (5/19/22)SIKESTON — A Sikeston man faces felony charges after allegedly choking and punching a woman. Lee Oscar Smith, 27, is charged through Scott County with felony second degree domestic assault and felony resisting with the arrest for a felony, according to online court records...
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Lawson named new president/CEO for Sikeston Regional Chamber and Economic Development (5/17/22)SIKESTON — The Sikeston Regional Chamber and Area Economic Development Corporation has named Marcie Lawson its next President and CEO. Lawson has served as executive director of the Sikeston Regional Chamber and Area Economic Development Corporation since 2017. She will succeed Mike Marshall as President and CEO on June 1 with a transition time until June 30 when Marshall will officially retire...
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Illinois couple arrested on drug charges in Scott City (5/19/22)SCOTT CITY, Mo. — An Illinois couple face drug charges following a traffic stop Wednesday in Scott City. On Wednesday, a Scott City Patrol Officer conducted a traffic stop on Interstate-55 for traffic violations, according to Scott City Police Chief Rick Walter. The officer made contact with the driver, Lonnie James Orr, and passenger, Brittany Ratrian Orr, both of East Saint Louis, Illinois. While speaking with the couple, the officer could smell the odor of marijuana...
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Five face drug charges after search warrants served in Matthews (5/17/22)MATTHEWS, Mo. - Five persons are facing drug charges after law enforcement officers searched three residences. On May 11, officers served search warrants at 105 Davis, 103 Green and 107 Ridgeview Drive. Five persons were arrested for possession of methamphetamine...
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Caruthersville selected for new Cargill soybean processing facility (5/17/22)CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — Cargill, a global leader in food production and agricultural services, announced on Tuesday that it will build a new soybean processing facility near Caruthersville in Pemiscot County. When complete, the new facility will be one of Cargill’s largest soy processing facilities in North America and create 45 new high-paying jobs in the region...
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