Stories from Wednesday, February 10, 2021

NEW MADRID, Mo. — An attempt to settle an ongoing feud took a violent turn Monday evening. Shamyka Shanee Tucker, 38, of New Madrid is charged with two counts of first degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action, discharge/ shoot firearm at a person, motor vehicle, building and first degree property damage. She is scheduled to appear in Division II of New Madrid County Circuit Court at 10 a.m. Thursday...

SIKESTON, Mo. — With the first real dose of winter sweeping across the Bootheel, area officials are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. The National Weather Service expects the area to experience between a tenth of an inch of freezing rain in northern Scott County to as much as a half-inch in southern New Madrid County through Thursday evening. The rain may be followed by record low temperatures, weather officials forecast...

This is the first time I’ve ever called Speakout but I wanted to say thank you for continuing the Weekly Record in New Madrid. I live in New Madrid. I’ve lived here 81 years. All of my life we’ve received the Weekly Record and it was a big loss to me so I want to say thank you for doing what you are doing.

Dear Editors: My name is Jeremy Perrien, the Chief of Scott County Rural Fire Protection District. I am eager to begin conversations with the community to express the importance of the upcoming bond referendum, Proposition Safety, on the April 6 ballot. The purpose of this $2.7 million general obligation bond issue is to improve the safety and security of our fire district and the people we serve...

WARDELL, Mo. — Mildred Jean Mitchem, 79, died Feb. 7, 2021, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Visitation is from 11:30 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. Thursday at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, Missouri. Burial will be in the Wardell Cemetery...

Light, freezing rain across the area overnight has resulted in several accidents and the region is being asked to not travel unless absolutely necessary. The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, the light freezing drizzle and light sleet has left a thin layer of ice, especially on back roads, roads not treated and even some of the main roads in the area...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — A felon wanted in Mississippi County has been apprehended. According to a release from the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Department, Jonathan Lee Smith was taken into custody at a residence on Sparrow Lane Tuesday. A tip from the community led deputies to look for Smith on Hawk Lane in East Prairie, Missouri. An anonymous caller told the Mississippi County Sheriff’s office that Smith was seen driving a blue four-wheeler south out of the Delmo area...

SIKESTON — LeRoy Huls, age 87, passed away on Feb. 10, 2021, at his home in Sikeston. He was born March 19, 1933, in Sibley, Iowa, to the late Henry and Martha Huls. He is survived by one son, Russ Huls of Sikeston; and two grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters...