Stories from Friday, January 29, 2021

SIKESTON — Two females were arrested after leading Sikeston Department of Public Safety officers on a vehicle pursuit Thursday. According to a probable cause statement, officers dispatched to All Star Auto, 1205 E. Malone, Thursday at approximately 11:15 a.m. Thursday in reference to fraud. Officers were given a check and told it was fraudulent by The Bank of Herrin. The bank confirmed the checking account was closed on Sept. 4, 2019...

While Cape Girardeau County is tops in Missouri in the percentage of residents who have received the COVID-19 vaccine, Scott County ranks second in the state. In numbers reported Friday morning by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, 11.8% of Cape Girardeau County’s population has received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 9.2% of Scott County residents have received their first dose of the vaccine...

MINER, Mo. — For the second-straight year, the Miner Baptist Church Youth will hold a dinner theater for the community. “The Harrowing of Hell” will be presented by Parable, the youth performing arts team at Miner Baptist Church, at 6 p.m. Feb. 17-21 in the Studio One Theatre on the Miner Baptist Church campus...

CHARLESTON, Mo. (AP) — Eight staff members at a southeast Missouri prison were injured earlier this week when inmates beat them, The Missouri Department of Corrections said. One of the staff members remained hospitalized Friday with a head injury suffered in the attack Tuesday at the Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston. The other seven received outside medical attention, corrections spokeswoman Karen Pojmann said...

SIKESTON — Some in Sikeston will have a chance to vote on Tuesday in the primary election for Sikeston City Council. In Ward 2, voters will choose between (Charles) Vest Baker, James V. Crowe Sr. and Pershard D. Owens. The top two candidates in Tuesday’s election will face off in the April 6 election...

SIKESTON — Juniors in the Sikeston R-6 School District will not have to worry about the cost of taking the ACT test. The Sikeston Jaycees recently donated $5,000 to help cover the expenses of the testing, continuing a program that began several years ago when the State of Missouri decided to pay for every junior in the state to take the exam...

Dear Editors: The City of Parma has been in recovery mode for the past two years. Our debt was overwhelming and our funds were depleted. The equipment of the City was in disrepair or totally beyond repair. All four of our vehicles were needing repairs or needed to be replaced (two utility trucks and two police vehicles). ...

Pictured is the Sikeston Kiwanis making a donation to the Lincoln University Extension program.

The Sikeston Kiwanis recently made a donation to the Kelly Beta Club.

SIKESTON — The Sikeston Regional Chamber (SRC) recently welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors for 2021. The new directors are Amber Blissett-Shephard, assistant branch manager at Montgomery Bank; Mark Ponder, senior department manager at Do It Best, Corp. and Mayme Whitten, patient care coordinator at Sterling Pharmacy...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Jason Mayer, a farmer and seedsman from Stoddard County, is the newest member of the Missouri Soybean Association board of directors. Mayer fills the district 7 director seat previously held by Johnny Hunter. Hunter resigned the seat earlier this month and farmer Garrett Riekhof, of Higginsville, led the Association’s Governance Committee through the selection process as part of their meetings this week...