Stories from Monday, October 11, 2021

Young and old filled Historic Downtown Sikeston Saturday for the Fall into Family Fun event. Children were able to paint pumpkins and play in the inflatables and enjoy free hot dogs and drinks along with a S'mores station. Area vendors were also on hand along with live music and hayrides...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — A Hayti woman had to be subdued and was arrested after failing to comply to officers during a traffic stop. According to Portageville Police Chief Ronnie Adams, Friday at about 7:55 a.m. officers received a complaint of a reckless driver on Missouri State Highway T...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — A Portageville man was jailed Saturday on an active warrant. At approximately 10:46 p.m. Saturday, Portageville police arrested Troy Hall, 48, on an active New Madrid County warrant for possession of a controlled substance. The warrant was a direct result from a traffic stop conducted by the Portageville Police Department on Oct. 3 at Main Street and Baker Avenue...

SIKESTON — Robert Lee Pennington II, age 53, of Sikeston, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Oct. 25, 1967, at Minot, North Dakota, to Charlene Chism who survives of Sikeston, and the late Robert Pennington. Robert had lived in Sikeston most of his life and had been employed at Tyson Foods in Dexter until ill health forced his retirement...