Stories from Thursday, February 4, 2021

KEWANEE, Mo. — A New Madrid, Missouri, man was killed after being ejected from his vehicle early Thursday in New Madrid County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred at 6:45 a.m. on county road 725, about 10 miles east of Kewanee, as the northbound vehicle driven by 65-year-old James W. Powell of New Madrid traveled off the left side of the road, struck a fence, overturned and ejected the driver...

Missouri officials are continuing to work to get the COVID-19 vaccine to residents while the number of virus cases in the state continues a downward trend. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said during a press conference Thursday, the state’s positivity rate for the virus is down to 9.3%, 15 points below the state’s high of 24.4% in November while hospitalization has decreased as well...

SIKESTON — For St. Francis Xavier eighth grader Libby Alcorn, school is one of her favorite places to be, and there’s one week out of the school year she and her peers enjoy most — Catholic Schools Week. “I like Catholic Schools Week because our whole school gets to be together for activities,” Alcorn said. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Twenty-five Southeast Missouri State University nursing students and faculty members volunteered to support the Jan. 29 vaccination clinic at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.. The clinic was hosted and organized by the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center and Missouri National Guard. Southeast students and faculty helped administer 1,848 vaccine doses...

With state officials saying more than 2 million Missourians are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has designated 42 hospitals that have the capability of administering 5,000 vaccine doses per week to receive extra doses throughout February...

Can we all agree that they have some mud in the river bottoms? My town Glasgow is located in mid-Missouri along the Missouri River (about 45 north west of Columbia) and has a population 1,200. I learned this first hand when I was in high school and was riding around the roads by the river bottom. ...

BENTON, Mo. — Citing personal reasons, the longtime coroner of Scott County, Scott Amick, resigned Thursday after 35 years of service. Scott County Presiding Commissioner Jim Glueck confirmed the resignation Thursday afternoon. Glueck said the commission will appoint a temporary coroner to serve until Missouri Gov. Mike Parson appoints a full-time coroner. While there is no timetable on a permanent coroner, Glueck said the commission will discuss the topic of a temporary coroner at their next meeting...