Stories from Sunday, December 25, 2016

More about Stinnett Grade: Senior Position: Defensive lineman Defensive stats: 97 tackles, 25 TFL, 5 Sacks, 4 FF, 2 FR, 1 INT Notes: Stinnett became just the second Sikeston player to win the Derland Moore Award named for the best defensive player in the SEMO Conference. ...

More about Mills Grade: Senior Position: Quarterback Passing stats: 170-290, 2,347 yards, 32 TDs Rushing stats: 115 carries, 1,044 yards, 19 TDs Notes: Hayti's high-octane offense was headed by its shifty, strong-armed quarterback, who could hurt you through the air or on the ground. ...

The Sikeston Department of Public Safety fought a blaze Saturday morning at 619 William Street. Further details are currently not available.

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Violet Jean "Tooter" Robey Caldwell Dowdy, 72, died Dec. 23, 2016, at her son's residence in St. Charles. Born July 28, 1944, in Avert to the late Curtis and Jane Diana Hammonds Robey, she grew up in Avert and Bloomfield then lived in O'Fallon from 1965 until returning to Bloomfield in 1995. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in O'Fallon...