Stories from Tuesday, November 3, 2020

SIKESTON — Fred Harty Steward Jr., 83, died at 8:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 21, 1936, in Kennett, to the late Fred H. and Ruth Byassee Steward of Sikeston. He graduated from Sikeston High School in 1954 and thereafter attended Washington University in St. ...

SIKESTON — Betty Mae Barnes, age 72, passed away, Oct. 31, 2020, at her home in Sikeston. She was born Oct. 9, 1948, in Winsfield, Alabama, to the late Noke Dozier and Maylene Tidwell-Dozier. She was a member of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church and had worked at Unilever before retiring. Barnes was also the Mayor of the City of Miner, Missouri, for many years...

SIKESTON — Joseph "Joe" Kellum, 65, resident of Sikeston died Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Nov. 20, 1954, in New Madrid, Missouri, to the late John and Georgia Ann Robinson Kellum.

SIKESTON — Floyd Ollis Williams, age 82, passed away Oct. 31, 2020, at his home in Sikeston. He was born Aug. 31, 1938, in Marianna, Arkansas, to the late David Williams and Odessa Straubie Williams. On Nov. 27, 1957, in Helena, Arkansas, he married Shirley Ann Gilson, who survives of the home. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — A woman accused of stabbing her grandmother to death is scheduled to return to court. Ashley M. Riggins, 34, who is charged with first degree murder, armed criminal action, two counts of abuse or neglect of a child, tampering with physical evidence and abandonment of a corpse, is scheduled to appear in Division I of New Madrid County Circuit Court at 10 a.m. ...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston City Council approved a resolution which would designate the Sikeston Convention & Visitors Bureau as the Designated Marketing Organization for Sikeston and Scott County with the Missouri Division of Tourism during their regular City Council meeting on Monday at the Clinton Building...

Collin Murphy hands candy to trick-or-treater Cooper McGee as his mother, Mary McGee, looks on Saturday during a trunk-or-treat event at Miner Baptist Church. Over 1,200 families participated in the event.

Shelley Taylor votes with her son, Will Taylor, on her lap Tuesday during the General Presidential Election at the Trinity Gospel voting precinct in Sikeston.

SIKESTON — Bessie M. McKinney, 79, died Nov. 2, 2020, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Driver Funeral Service.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Willie M. Butler, 74, died Oct. 31, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Dec. 17, 1945, in Lyman, Ohio, to the late Jessie and Johnnie Lee (Felton) Freeman. Services are scheduled for Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at the Grace Bible Fellowship Church, 1506 N. Main, Sikeston, Missouri. Visitation is at 11 a.m. until time of service at noon with Rev. Kenny King officiating. Burial will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery, Sikeston...

Eight new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Mississippi County since Friday. According to the Mississippi County Health Department, the number of active cases decreased from 80 to 75 while the deaths remained the same at seven. There are currently 40 active cases at the Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston, Missouri, three more than Friday, according to the health department...

BENTON, Mo. — In a race separated by 103 votes, Scott County will have a new commissioner in its First District. Terry Cole narrowly defeated incumbent Dennis E. Ziegenhorn in his bid for the position of First District commissioner with a vote of 3,996 to 3,893 during Tuesday’s General Presidential Election...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Nearly 60 percent of Mississippi County registered voters acted at the polls during Tuesday's Presidential Election. Of the 8,185 total voters, most of the county learned toward the Republican side and voted for President Donald Trump to enter a second term. 74.37 percent of the 4,808 ballots (3,537 total votes) voted for Trump, while 24.77 percent voted for Democrat Joe Biden (1,178)...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - A record number of New Madrid County voters cast their ballots early to ensure their voices were heard this November. Combined with Tuesday’s vote, the message of support for the Republican Party was loud and clear. President Donald Trump and Vice President Michael R. Pence received almost 75 percent of the total votes cast by county residents...