Stories from Tuesday, October 29, 2019

DEXTER, Mo. — Jennie Pulliam, 69, died Oct. 28, 2019, at Southeast Health of Cape Girardeau. Born May 4, 1950, in Truman, Ark., daughter of the late Bonard Newell and Mary Kathryn Graue Newell, she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Dexter and a homemaker...

PIEDMONT, Mo. — Jackson Clay Hunter passed away on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, at the age of 74 at his home in Piedmont.  Clay was born Jan. 20, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Henry Clay Hunter and Elvena Latimer Hunter of New Madrid. He served his country in the United States Air Force, the United States Naval Reserves – Construction Battalion (Seabees), and the Tennessee Air National Guard (Engineers). Clay is an alumnus of the Missouri Military Academy, the State Technical Institute at Memphis, Memphis State University, and Southern Illinois University. ...

SIKESTON — William “Billy” Howard, 60, died Oct. 24, 2019. Born Aug. 3, 1959, in Kennett, son of the late James and Kathryn Howard, he lived in Southeast Missouri his entire life. He graduated from Clarkton High School and attended Arkansas State University. He worked as a farmer...

SIKESTON — Eddie Ray Moore, 57, died Oct. 21, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born July 21, 1962 in Waco, Texas, son of the late Jimmie Lee Moore Sr. and Pamelia Eckles, he was a graduate of Sikeston High School in Sikeston and later became a chef. He was employed at several restaurants for over 20 years...

Cape Girardeau, Jackson and four other Southeast Missouri cities have joined forces to hire a marketing firm to promote next year’s federal census in an effort to have every resident counted. Besides the two Cape Girardeau County cities, the coalition includes the cities of Farmington, Poplar Bluff, Sikeston and Perryville...

Halloween is quickly approaching. But before you head to the store to pick out the best candy, keep in mind the trick-or-treaters with disabilities who may be stopping by. An estimated one in 59 children in the United States is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder each year. ...

SIKESTON — Local trick-or-treaters will have to brave the cold if they want to get some candy this Halloween. Thursday — which is the actual holiday — in Sikeston is forecast to be mostly cloudy with a high near 46 degrees and a low around 28, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky. ...

MARSTON, Mo. - City officials are in hopes of getting the nod from voters to make improvements to the town’s water towers. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, residents of Marston will be asked for their approval of the city issuing combined waterworks and sewerage system revenue bonds for $1 million for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, furnishing, equipping, extending and improving the city’s water and sewage system. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Two accidents on Interstate 57 have left one with a serious injury and five others with minor injuries. The first accident occurred Sunday night when an Illinois man was injured after being ejected from his car. According to a report from the Missouri Highway Patrol, Ocampo Amado, 60, of Danvielle, Ill., was heading southbound on Interstate 57 at the 3.6 mile marker at 7:20 p.m. ...

SIKESTON — Sikeston is getting prepared for winter weather. At Monday’s Sikeston City Council meeting, the Council authorized the purchase of 150 tons of road salt from Cargill at $86 per ton for a total of $12,900. The road salt will be used for local roads this winter...

SIKESTON —  Nearly 70 pumpkins have been transformed into various characters, and voting is underway for the annual Great Pumpkin Decorating Contest at the Sikeston Kindergarten and Early Childhood Center Tuesday marked the last day entries were accepted for the annual contest, which has served as the school PTO’s fundraiser for over 10 years, according to Principal Jenny Hobeck...