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MORLEY, Mo. — A large field fire near near Morley forced crews to shut down parts of U.S. Highway 61 and surrounding roads Friday afternoon in Scott County. Fire crews shut down Highway 61 between Highway U and Scott County Road 432 for a large field/structure fire that started just before 2 p.m. in the 22500 block of Highway 61. A portion of Highway 91 is also shut down while multiple crews on scene fight the blaze...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Organizers are already planning on how to make Music on the Mississippi bigger and better. An estimated 3,000 people filled Main Street Saturday afternoon for the food truck rally then crossed the Mississippi River levee to listen to performances by local entertainers, Ol’ Rivertown and Double Take, and headliner, The Marshall Tucker Band...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome pediatrician Macy Manier, DO, to Ferguson Medical Group - Sikeston, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Manier completed her residency in 2024 at the University of Illinois Children’s Hospital of Illinois, Peoria, Illinois. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and specializes in obesity, ADHD and asthma. She will be seeing children from birth until the age of 18...

“Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars. She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table. She has sent out her young women to call from the highest places in the town, ‘whoever is simple, let him turn in here!’” - Proverbs 9:1-4...

During its August meeting, Sikeston American Legion Post 114 installed new officers for American Legion, Sons of the American Legion and Legion Riders. Pictured are Post 114 officers front row, from left: Tom Staggs, 1st Vice; Frankie Adams, Commander; Tony Hurt, 2nd Vice; Jerome Henson, Judge Advocate; and back row: Sharma Henson, Historian; Jim Walton, Finance Officer; Ed Carr, Adjutant; Clifton Burns, Sergeant at Arms; Cliff Hinde, Chaplain; and Blair Moran, Service Officer...

Pictured are Post 114 Legion Riders officers front row, from left: Frankie Adams, Cliff Hinde and Donnie Ward; and back row: Steven Pigg and Brad Freeland.

A hot air balloon festival, a rodeo history museum and a solar eclipse. If you’ve been to Sikeston in the past 30 years, you’ve likely attended an event planned by Kathy Medley, the executive vice president of the Sikeston Regional Chamber. Through leadership and direction, Medley guides the growing tourism industry in the City of Sikeston...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean’s list. For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least six credit hours during the summer semester and at least a 3.50 grade point average (on a 4.00 scale)...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — In the fight against hunger, the Shining Light Outreach Center serves as a beacon of hope for families across the region. Now, thanks to a gift from the estate of the late James L. Byrd III, the Center will be better able to meet those needs...

SIKESTON — Sikeston may undergo new changes in the future. On Wednesday evening, Sept. 4, the Sikeston Tax Increment Financing, or TIF, Commission met to discuss and approve amendments to the Sikeston 60 West Redevelopment Plan.  The meeting was held in the council chambers at Sikeston City Hall and focused on the redevelopment area, which is described in the Redevelopment Plan as approximately 175 acres generally bounded on the east by School Street, which includes the lots on the west side of Lawrence Street and the existing Wal-Mart Supercenter, on the south by Highway 60, and on the west by the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks. . ...