Stories from Wednesday, October 7, 2020

BENTON, Mo. — When some Scott County voters step up to the polls on Nov. 3, they will have a new location to vote. Scott County Clerk Rita Milam said there will be three precinct changes in the county for the upcoming General Election. According to Milam, Sikeston Ward 4 voters will move from the Fire Station No. 1 to the Cornerstone Baptist Church Family Life Outreach Center at 119 W. Trotter St. in Sikeston...

SIKESTON — While the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the 70th Annual Sikeston Regional Chamber Awards Banquet in the spring, it didn’t stop local citizens from receiving their honors. Instead of holding the banquet at the Sikeston Armory with all the bells and whistles, the event was held virtually, with each winner being surprised during the day by SRC members, and the awards presented live on Facebook...

When a child is sexually abused as a baby, this may cause mental illness problems. Problems concentrating, mood problems, obesity and bad behavior toward animals and people as a child grows older.

A Sikeston man was arrested locally Tuesday afternoon when he arrived for what he thought was to be a meeting with a teenaged girl. Poplar Bluff Police Department Detective Danny Hicks learned Tuesday of an ongoing online conversation between the Facebook profile of a 13-year-old female and the Facebook profile of a 49-year-old male, Lt. Josh Stewart said in a press release...

SIKESTON — Edna Florence Crowell Mulcahy was born on Feb. 23, 1927, to William Arnett Crowell and Amanda Elizabeth Haile. Edna was orphaned as a toddler and raised by her teenage siblings on the family farm during the Great Depression. She entered Jesus’ open arms Oct. 5, 2020...