Stories from Tuesday, December 7, 2021

SIKESTON — The Sikeston City Council approved new ward boundaries for the City of Sikeston at Monday’s regular meeting. The new boundary lines includes placing all of New Madrid County voters in Ward 3, which will eliminate the need for a New Madrid County polling site in Ward 4...

UPDATE:Due to the threat of severe weather, the Portageville Chamber of Commerce has cancelled the Christmas Parade and Cocoa Crawl. Those who submitted an entry form for the parade prior to Thursday's deadline are urged to submit a photo of their entry by 5 p.m. Sunday by testing photos to 573-391-0109. The winners and cash prizes will be awarded next week. PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - After a year’s absence, Christmas in the ‘Ville returns Friday and Portageville Chamber President Clint Klipfel said it promises to be a fun evening. “We kicked off the Christmas season earlier with the tree lighting. Now we are looking forward to more community fellowship,” Kilipfel said. We usually have a good crowd that comes out.”...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Dustin Kyle Durbin, 32, died Dec. 5, 2021, at Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville. Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery...

MORLEY, Mo. — Mary Jane Gibbs McArthur, age 91, passed away Dec. 7, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born March 3, 1930, in Morley, daughter of the late Irvin Wyatt Gibbs and Allie Jane Smith Gibbs. Mary was a graduate of Morley High School, a member of Morley Baptist Church, Morley V.F.W. ...

Downtown Sikeston was packed as the Parade of Lights and annual tree lighting was held Friday night.

Zaxby’s locations in Cape Girardeau and Sikeston have closed, said a spokesman for Manwell Food Company of Valdosta, Georgia. Both eateries — at 407 Cape West Crossing in Cape and 1057 S. Main Street in Sikeston — were listed over the weekend as “temporarily closed” on Zaxby’s website...

“Santa in Candyland” was held Saturday at the Sikeston Depot Museum and Cultural Center. There were crafts for all ages along with a visit from Santa. Here, Brian Blissett and his son Brian Blissett Jr. work on a craft during the event.

NEW MADRID, Mo. - It’s a Christmas celebration that combines the soft glow of yesterday and and the bright twinkling lights today. New Madrid will begin its seasonal celebration with open houses offered at its historic sites on Friday evening and again Saturday night...

The 110-year-old brick which once made up the Shainberg Building in New Madrid will find a new use in the state of Mississippi. The city of New Madrid has contracted for the removal of the debris and plans to clean up the site for future development. Pictured is Tommy Jones uses a small excavator to bring bricks to Paris Tipler. Tiper piles usuable bricks which then are cleaned and placed on pallets by other workers...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - The New Madrid Historical Museum is lighting up the The Memory Tree at the New Madrid County Courthouse again in 2021 to help those of us who are blessed to be here to remember our friends and family members are no longer with us. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - New Madrid County Central High School released its honor roll and honor roll with distinction for the first quarter. Honor roll with distinction Students earning a 3.5 to 4.0 or higher grade point average are named to the honor roll with distinction. This includes:...