Stories from Thursday, June 17, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Jane Miller Wallace of San Francisco passed away peacefully on June 14, 2021, of a long illness. She was born to Marion Kroemmelbein Wallace and James Miller Wallace on Jan. 23, 1951. She grew up in Charleston, Missouri, and did her schooling in Charleston except for a year at Bethany Episcopal Day and Boarding School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a year in Springfield, Missouri. ...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — James Edward Smith Sr., age 76, passed away Monday, May 24, 2021, at his home in East Prairie. He was born May 21, 1945, in East Prairie, to the late Harry Smith and Helen Myers Smith. He was married to Carolyn Cohen Smith, who survives of the home...

MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Troy Lee May of Morehouse was born to the late Sim and Pauline May on March 23, 1935, in McGee and passed away on June 16, 2021, in Sikeston at the age of 86 years. Troy had been a resident of Morehouse for eight years. He has lived in Puxico and Wister, Oklahoma. He was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Sikeston. Troy love to travel and enjoyed being a truck driver earlier in life...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Jimmy Edward Kimball, 64, passed away June 15, 2021, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. On Aug. 6, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, he was born to the late Buster and Vunda Sue Kimball. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by one brother, Gary Kimball; and one sister, Patty Norman...

BELLEVIEW, Mo. — Debbie Dorris, age 64, passed away on June 15, 2021, at Belleview Valley Nursing Home in Belleview. She was born on March 10, 1957, to the late Carl and Dorothy Turner Babb. Survivors include: one daughter, Sadonna Lewis of Sikeston; two sisters, Jane (Dale) Heuman of Bowling Green and Shelley Crist of Alvin, Texas; five grandchildren, Halie McDaniel, Tyler McDaniel, Allora Beard-Pettis of Phoenix, Arizona, and Sam Lewis and Oliver Flack of Sikeston...

A new community center is in the works for Sikeston. Grace Bible Fellowship recently purchased approximately four acres at the corner of Compress and Petty for the purpose of building a community center for Sikeston residents. “We have been dreaming about a community center since we merged in the fall of 2019 and were able to purchase the property this spring,” said William Marshall, co-pastor of Grace Bible Fellowship along with Kenny King...

SIKESTON — Sikeston R-6 School District is seeking input from its stakeholders on how to spend federal pandemic assistance funds the district will receive in the near future. On Tuesday, the Sikeston R-6 District posted a survey directed to its parents, guardians, staff and community members, asking them to rate the importance of specific opportunities for the district to spend the anticipated American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) funds totaling an estimated $10.5 million.. ...

A Charleston, Missouri, man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle wreck on Interstate 55 on Tuesday, and a Missouri State Highway Patrol officer cited him for driving while intoxicated. A Patrol report said Jeremy Simpkins, 33, was northbound on I-55 near the 147 mile marker when the 2002 Ford Explorer he was driving collided with the rear of a 2016 Freightliner driven by Jason Weaver, 37, of St. Louis...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Three Rivers College biodiesel project was one of 31 projects to receive funding from the Missouri Soybean Farmers. Missouri’s soybean farmers are funding nearly $2.5 million in soybean research, development and education projects this year. Projects selected for funding address challenges directly affecting Missouri’s soybean farmers, soybean markets and future opportunities...

A two-vehicle crash resulted in moderate injuries for two Oran residents Thursday in Scott County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred about 7:55 a.m. as the southbound vehicle driven by Kathryn Hamilton, 71, of Oran attempted to make a left turn and was struck by the southbound vehicle operated by 23-year-old Emily H. Phillips of Oran. Hamilton and Phillips were transported by ambulance to Cape Girardeau hospitals...

Mike Geske and his granddaughter, Josie Geske, watch the entertainment during The Christian Academy’s Praise-A-Thon, held Saturday at the Tanner Street Church of God in Sikeston.

Last week I met an incredible lady who has spent the last few years being a full-time caregiver for her dearly loved husband. As I talked with her, I realized how difficult this time has been. Although I have never been a full-time caregiver, I wanted to provide some insight and perspective that might help a person in this challenging service of love...

SIKESTON — Sikeston Fifth and Sixth Grade Center has named its honor roll students for the fourth quarter of the 2020-2021 school year. Fifth grade 6th grade...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Charleston Middle School has announced its fourth quarter honor roll for the 2020-2021 school year. 6th Grade Honor Roll Kaleigh Brown, Katrice Brown, Natalie Brown, Makala Butler, Brayden Cast, Ava Clifton, Aleeyah Cobbins, Samara Dickerson, Ja’Miya Hedge, Arini Johnson, Julian Johnson, Tyquon Jones, Kendra Poore, Jamarius Riggens...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — East Prairie Middle School has released its honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2020-2021 school year. 5th grade Lyla Rose Adams, Gunner Allen, Zoi Allred, Ellie Ambrose, Arington Bain, Will Bain, Guy Baker, Jason Bennett, Aden Brewer, Elin Browning, Kylie Campbell, Raleigh Cogdill, Josee Coke, Maisy Cossey, Hunter Day, Terry Duty, Bryalynne Gaddy, Michael Goehman, Addison Guzman, Trinity Haddock, Remington Harvey, Jazlyn Hayward, Carson Helms, Lenzy Housman, Storey Hutchason, Janiyah Jackson, Connor Johnson, Chevy Jones, August Kenedy, Brandon Knupp, Stanley Knupp, Kaylee Lafferty, Anna Kate Lee, Trevor Lewis, John Austin Ling, Callysta Linhart, Joseph Lowry, Caitlyn Manning, Mary Martinez, Briah McCutchen,  Elyssa McGayghy, Colton McKinley, Cooper McKinley, Meadow Moit, Ryder Moody, Joab Morales,  Miguel Nunez, Meyhia Parham, Amelia Patrick, Kaiden Patrick, Serenity Patrick, Taylor Patrick, Jhett Phillips, Lylah Pruett, Ali Ray, Evy Ray, Ty Ray, DJ Reed, Jonna Rice, Karime Salazar, Peyton Scott, Sarah Beth Sipp, Colton Spears, Kaitlyn Thompson, Evan Thomure, Walker Thurmond, Luke Turner, Ellie Wallace, Riley Wolford. ...

SIKESTON — Scott County Central High School has announced its honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2020-2021 school year. 7th grade (3.5-4.0) Cameron Bean, Ellie Britt (4.0), Jamie Duck, Camarie Purdue, Paris Robertson, Khloe Tolle, Abigail Warning, Chloe Warren (4.0)...

SIKESTON — A crowd gathered early Thursday for the groundbreaking at the future site of Sikeston High School’s C Building, which is located between A Building and the Math and Science Center on the campus in Sikeston. “Thank you all for being here,” Sikeston R-6 Superintendent Dr. Tony Robinson said prior to the official groundbreaking of the C Building on Thursday. “This was a tremendous community effort.”...