Stories from Thursday, August 27, 2020

Scott County has seen a decrease in the number of active COVID-19 cases while another death was reported in Stoddard County Wednesday. According to the Scott County Health Department, the county has 29 fewer active cases since Monday afternoon. As of Thursday morning, Scott County had 111 active cases with 465 recoveries and 13 deaths...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Derrell N. Agee, 82, East Peoria, passed away at 6:25 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Derrell was born Dec. 20, 1937, in Morehouse, Missouri, to the late Ellis and Charlene Brown Agee. He married Deloria June Curry on Jan. 15, 1960, in Dexter, Missouri; she preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 2008...

SIKESTON — Be prepared to get your popcorn and your candy — the Sikeston Cinema Grill will be reopening soon. According to Malco Theatres, the Sikeston Cinema Grill is set to reopen on Sept. 3 since closing in late March due to the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the reopening, there will be several extra safety measures that have been implemented...

SIKESTON — The Three Rivers College Championship College Rodeo, presented by Sterling Pharmacy and Sikeston Convalescent Center, will be held October 15 – 17, 2020. The event co-hosted by the Sikeston Jaycees, will be held at the Art Saunders Arena at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo grounds. The TRC Championship College Rodeo was named 2019-2020 Rodeo of the Year by members of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s Ozark Region. ...

SIKESTON — Sikeston R-6 School District reopened Tuesday, and so far the new year is off to a great start, according to Superintendent Dr. Tony Robinson. “The teachers are so happy to see their kids,” Robinson said early Thursday. “The kids are so happy to see their teachers and their peers. It brings some sense of normalcy to our lives to be back in school, and that’s what feels good.”...