Stories from Friday, January 11, 2019

MINER, Mo. — A feud between the Miner Board of Alderman and the city’s elected police chief has spilled into the courts and caused the mayor to tender his resignation. On Tuesday, Miner Mayor Darren Chapman submitted his resignation. “It is with regret and mixed emotions that I feel it is time for me to resign as mayor for the City of Miner,” Chapman said in a statement. ...

Yes, this concerns the border. Why are we concerned about a Mexican girl dying at the border. Not a citizen, she illegally tried to get across the border. If we must provide medical for illegal aliens, take the charges and apply them to the Democrats pay. They are not supporting our president, so we the taxpayers do not have to pay. Give the Democrats the responsibility to pay the medical. They’ll learn to support our president, maybe. If not, we need to vote them out for certain. Have a nice day.

BELL CITY, Mo. — Sammy Alberson, 61, died Jan. 11, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born June 26, 1957, in Sikeston, son of Estella Griffin Alberson of Sikeston and the late Samuel Alberson, he had worked for Heartland Application Cattle Farm...

ESSEX, Mo. — Judy Lee Moore, 64, died Jan. 10, 2019, at St. Clare Hospital in Fenton.  Born Jan. 16, 1954, in Sikeston, daughter of the late William Stanton (Jess) and Rachel Nadine (Vandergriff) Simpson, she was a lifelong resident of this area and had been a secretary for several  businesses, including the Sikeston Municipal Airport and Patterson Bookkeeping Service. She was member of American Legion Post 114 Ladies Auxiliary. ...

DEXTER, Mo. — “I have wagons in every state in the Union except Hawaii,” says Jerry Brown of Dexter. “I even sold one to Disneyworld!” At 81-years-of-age, Brown is beginning to wind down a business that has been his passion for 35 years. “We had riding horses, and I wanted a riding wagon like my dad had when I was young. I decided to try and see if I could build one. That’s how it all started,” he explains...

SIKESTON — Driving conditions were impacted as rain, ice and snow moved through the region this weekend. The Missouri State Highway Patrol urges everyone to continue paying attention to changing weather conditions and make smart decisions about traveling Missouri’s roadways...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — With the number of Hepatitis A cases on the rise in the region, New Madrid County health officials are taking a pro-active approach to help residents avoid the highly contagious disease. A free vaccination clinic will be offered from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, at the New Madrid County Health Department, 406 US Highway 61...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Donna Lee Bryant Halstead, 71, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born May 3, 1947, at the family home in Charleston, to the late William H. “Bill” Brantley and Thelma Irene Butler Brantley, she was a graduate of Charleston High School and a member of the St. ...