Stories from Wednesday, July 26, 2017

SIKESTON - Two separate investigations by the Sikeston Department of Public Safety detectives led to the arrest of three people on drug charges. Tony Poyner, 34, is charged with the delivery of a controlled substance and possession of a drug paraphernalia after a warrant was served Friday at a residence in the 700 block of Matthews Street. ...

ROLLA, Mo. -- A Scott City, Mo., man was killed and seven others injured in a seven-car accident on Interstate 44 Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred at approximately 2:17 p.m., when a tractor trailer truck, driven by Gurjit Singh, 31, of Fresno, Calif., crossed the median and began to overturn, striking two vehicles, one driven by Alex W. James, 29, of Sullivan, Mo., and the other driven by Sarah C. Turner, 66, of Tulsa, Okla...

Future kindergartner Hadley Kelley, 5, listens for the beeps during a hearing screening conducted by Brittney Trankler, speech-language pathologist for the Sikeston R-6 School District. The hearing screening is one of several components of kindergarten enrollment. ...

SIKESTON - Breakfast and current events are the fare on Thursday morning, as the Sikeston Regional Chamber and MRV Banks will host an open forum with State Representative Holly Rehder. The breakfast, catered by Lynn Feeler RSVP, is scheduled to start at 7:45 a.m. at the Clinton Building in the Sikeston Sports Complex. The discussion with Rehder will begin at 8:15 a.m. and end at 8:45 a.m...

Canyon tracks down a tennis ball Tuesday afternoon at the grand opening for the Vision Paw Park at the Sikeston Sports Complex. A ribbon cutting was held for the park which features two fenced in areas, one for large dogs and another for small dogs. There are also watering stations and picnic tables...

Two were injured in a two-vehicle accident on N. West Street Wednesday afternoon. One adult was transported to Missouri Delta Medical Center with moderate injuries while a juvenile was transported to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., with serious injuries...

After some intense soul-searching, the Democrat Party has arrived at the solution to their recent and ongoing election losses.

SIKESTON - Wilma Pauline Meyers Crowley, 76, went home to heaven Tuesday, July 18, 2017, surrounded by loved ones. She was born Oct. 14, 1940, in East Prairie, Mo., to Shelly and Mattie Meyers, who both preceded her in death. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry M. Crowley, and her son, Shelly Ray Crowley...