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Sikeston man dies in accident
(Local News ~ 11/21/16)
SIKESTON - A Sikeston man has died following an accident late Friday. Gerald D. Summers, 21, was pronounced dead at 1:33 a.m. Saturday by Dr. Kevin Hammond at Saint Francis Medical Center's emergency room. Summers' death is the 67th for the Troop E area this year, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Sikeston DPS to aggressively enforce 'Click It or Ticket' this weekend
(Local News ~ 11/21/16)
SIKESTON -- Sikeston Department of Public Safety will join efforts with statewide law enforcement Friday for an aggressive "Click It or Ticket" mobilization to get more motorists to buckle up -- and save more lives. Despite evidence proving the benefits of wearing a seat belt, 20 percent of Missouri motorists...
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Patrol officers will be out force during holiday
(Local News ~ 11/21/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - Wednesday and Sunday,Troop E officers will take part in a peak travel crash reduction enforcement program in an effort to promote safety and to reduce the number of traffic crashes in the Troop E area. According to Capt. Jeffrey N. Vitale, commanding officer of Troop E of Poplar Bluff, this means Troop E will assign a trooper every 20 miles on Interstates 55 and 57, and on other selected secondary roads...
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Lucille Lambert
(Obituary ~ 11/21/16)
RIDGELAND, Miss. -- Lucille Ellen Barnwell Lambert, 96, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., and Benton, Mo., died Nov. 19, 2016, at the Hospice Ministries Hospital in Ridgeland. She was born April 9, 1920, in Cairo, Ill., to the Noel and Ruby Jones Barnwell, who preceded her in death. ...
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Gerald Summers II
(Obituary ~ 11/21/16)
SIKESTON -- Gerald Douglas Summers II, 21, a resident of Sikeston, died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 20, 1995, in St. Louis, to Jerry Lee Summers who survives of Sikeston and Damon McCluney who survives of Cape Girardeau, he had lived in Sikeston most of his life and was a 2014 graduate of Sikeston High School. ...
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Ruby Ramage
(Obituary ~ 11/21/16)
MARSTON, Mo. -- Ruby M. Ramage, 88, died Nov. 19, 2016, at the New Madrid Living Center. Born Dec. 28, 1927, in Bragg City, daughter of the late Peter W. and Lilly Mae Issacks Gore, she was of the Baptist belief. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Henry Hornburg...
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Gerald Summers
(Obituary ~ 11/21/16)
SIKESTON -- Gerald Summers, 21, died Nov. 19, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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Ruby Ramage
(Obituary ~ 11/21/16)
MARSTON, Mo. -- Ruby Ramage, 88, died Nov. 19, 2016, at the New Madrid Living Center. Arrangements are incomplete with DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville.
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Bertha Ponders
(Obituary ~ 11/21/16)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Bertha Ponders, 84, died Nov. 20, 2016, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville.
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HOSA Leadership Team
(11/21/16)
The Sikeston Career and Technology Center HOSA Leadership team recently attended the state leadership conference in Warrenton. During this conference the leadership team learned techniques to help students see their full potential and ways to help them change their "I can't" into "I can." Registered nurse Gloria Houston, health occupations instructor at SCTC, said she's already noticed several instances where the students have used the leadership techniques learned. ...
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Prize-winning pumpkins
(11/21/16)
The Pumpkin Decorating Contest Winners from the Sikeston Kindergarten and Early Childhood Center were announced recently. The first place went to Elianna Vining and second place to Tahj Ross. The third place winner was Wyatt Hummel. The contest raise $524 for the school's PTO...
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On target
(11/21/16)
Charleston High School Junior ROTC, Marksmanship Team competed against Fredericktown High School on Nov. 1. A Team member Bryce Robertson earned second place in standing, third in kneeling and third overall. B Team members were awarded the following: Vernon Chandler, third overall; Hezekiah Christian, second overall and Sam Naile; first overall...
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John Long Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/21/16)
AURORA, Ill. -- John E. Long Jr., of Aurora, Ill., passed away on Nov. 16, 2016, at Rush Copley Medical Center. He was born in Portageville, Mo., on Feb. 4, 1940, to the late Ethel and John E. Long Sr. John worked 37 years for the Burlington Northern Railroad. He enjoyed playing golf and spending time with his family...
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