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Phyllis West
(Obituary ~ 05/27/21)
SIKESTON — Phyllis West, 69, died May 26, 2021, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.
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Kansas man charged in Marston murder
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
MARSTON, Mo. - A Kansas man is charged in a fatal shooting in Marston. Shawn Luke Sinclair, 29, of Iola, Kansas, was arraigned Thursday in Division II of New Madrid County Circuit Court on charges of first degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. He is currently being held in the Mississippi County Jail without bail...
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Charleston Water Treatment Plant earns honor
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced Thursday that Poplar Bluff Municipal Utilities and Charleston Water Treatment Plant have been awarded the 2020 Community Water Fluoridation 50 Year Award from the American Dental Association (ADA), Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for continuously adjusting and maintaining the amount of fluoride in drinking water for the prevention of tooth decay in adults and children.. ...
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Professional artist to be at Sikeston Depot Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
Sikeston residents will have an opportunity to meet a professional artist Saturday at the Sikeston Depot Museum. Don Sahli will be at the Depot from 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Sahli will show and discuss his art as well as provide a demonstration for those who attend...
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Patrol: Make safety a top priority for Memorial Day weekend
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
SIKESTON — Missouri State Highway Patrol reminds motorists to make safety a priority as they celebrate over Memorial Day weekend. Col. Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, said Memorial Day weekend is highly anticipated and reminded motorists the Patrol will be participating in Operation C.A.R.E. (Crash Awareness Reduction Effort) during the long holiday weekend. This means every available trooper will be on the road enforcing traffic laws and assisting motorists. ...
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Howardville organization selected for grant to address contaminated properties
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
HOWARDVILLE, Mo - A grant from the Environmental Protection Agency for $600,000 will fund the first steps in helping four Southeast Missouri communities in cleaning up contaminated sites and rebuilding. Officials from the EPA announced the grant to the Howardville Community Betterment Committee on Friday during a special presentation outside of the former Howardville High School...
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Memorial Day: Part 3
(Column ~ 05/27/21)
Monday is Memorial Day (May 31). America is a great country that everyone has freedoms you do not see in many of the places in the world. The reason we have these freedoms is because men and women served in the military and some even died. Memorial Day is to remember those military service people who were killed in action (KIA). Missouri’s own President Truman designated part of the Memorial Day to be a day for peace...
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Roy ‘Bobby’ Easter
(Obituary ~ 05/27/21)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Roy “Bobby” Gene Easter, age 62, of Morehouse, passed away May 23, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 8, 1958, in Anniston, son of the late Jasper and Hope Sterling Easter. Bobby was of the General Baptist faith, he had worked for Alan Wire before retiring and loved his grandchildren and his dogs...
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