Stories from Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Members of the local Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corp. recently received a donation from Altrusa International of Sikeston. Pictured are from left: Altrusa members Wende Pruden and Jennifer Stratman, DAEOC staff Rhonda Stewart, Brenda Estes and Timothy Greenway...

Altrusans Gloria Jackson and Teresa Houchin recently presented a donation to Lee Ann Hough, board member of the Sikeston Depot Museum. Pictured are Jackson, Hough and Houchin.

Sikeston Altrusa Club recently made a donation to the Sikeston Public Library to support programming. Pictured are, from left: Altrusan Jane Yates, library director Ron Eifert and Altrusan Terry Eakins.

Jane Yates and Terry Eakins of Sikeston Altrusa recently donated to Marilyn Hull with Laundry Baskets Full of Love. Pictured are from left, Yates, Hull and Eakins.

Sikeston Junior High recently announced its seventh grade “Top Dawgs” for the first quarter. These students follow B.A.R.K. which stands for Be Respectful, Act Responsibly, Ready to Learn, and Keep Safe. Students are nominated by teachers, then voted on by teachers...

Dear Editors: Many times in the past, I have expressed my views in the paper. As the 82-year-old widow of a pastor, I do it again. … I believe fully in God’s word. That doesn’t make me popular. My vote on Election Day will mirror biblical values. I won’t be judging the personal life of presidential candidates. God will do that when they stand before Him. I will vote for the candidate whose platform gives most honor to God’s word...

In response to the president catching COVID-19, I would not wish anyone any harm or to be sick and I hope he makes a full recovery. However, I wish he could have taken this time to help stop the division the American people by saying, “See, this can happen to anyone. Please wear a mask.” But what does he say? “Don’t be afraid of this. I feel better than I have in 20 years.”

SIKESTON — The Sikeston Memorial Airport has a new airport manager. The City of Sikeston announced that Chris Hart had been appointed airport manager in a release on Tuesday. Hart will be responsible for running all airport operations and working with state and federal agencies for future airport development...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Ora Watkins, daughter of the late Claude Pearson and Bernice Puckett Pearson was born on Feb. 9, 1946, in Bell City, Missouri, and departed this life on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020 at the New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid, Missouri, at the age of 74...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — During Wednesday’s weekly briefing at the State Capitol, Gov. Mike Parson provided additional background to help explain Missouri’s COVID-19 data and calculations used in comparison to other sources.  “With so many different methods and calculations, providing real-time data at this quantity and level of detail comes with its own set of challenges,” Parson said. ...

SIKESTON — Alvin Anderson (A.A.) Miller, 94, passed away Oct. 18, 2020, in Sikeston. He was born Nov. 5, 1925, at Punkin Center in Dunklin County, Missouri, son of the late Luther Grissom Miller and Florence Rosy Dees Miller. He farmed in the Marston, Missouri, area for over 40 years and had been self-employed in recyclable metals. ...