Stories from Thursday, December 9, 2021

SIKESTON — Missouri Delta Medical Center held on Wednesday a groundbreaking for a state-of-the-art 23,189-square foot, single-story building located on three acres of land adjacent to the existing Bruce Medical Building on Plaza Drive in Sikeston. “This new building will provide the updated equipment and technology while adding the needed space to keep up with the growing demand for our rehabilitation and occupational medicine services,” said MDMC President Jason Schrumpf. ...

SIKESTON — A Sikeston woman faces felony charges after allegedly swinging a golf club and throwing golf balls at someone early Monday at a convenience store in Sikeston. At 3:35 a.m. Monday, officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to Huck’s, located at 823 E. Malone Ave., in reference to a female swinging a golf club at a person, according to Lt. Jon Broom with DPS. Upon arrival, officers confronted the suspect who was identified as Amber Nichole McDonald, 36, of Sikeston...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — A Morehouse man was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on statutory rape charges. Following an investigation by the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department, Daniel Clay Greer, 25, is charged with five counts of statutory rape, in connection with incidents between May 1 and July 31...

SIKESTON — A Sikeston man faces an assault charge after an alleged disturbance Monday at Sikeston High School. At 12:11 p.m. Monday, officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to Sikeston High School in reference to a disturbance, according to Sikeston DPS reports. Upon arrival, officers arrested 18-year-old Jaden Blackmon of Sikeston, and another juvenile was taken into police custody, Lt. Jon Broom with Sikeston DPS said...

Kristen Frohawk, a seasonal interpreter with the Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site, works to ready one of the home’s parlors for an 1860s Christmas. The house will be open from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday for free candlelight tours as part of New Madrid’s Christmas celebration. Tours at the site, located on Dawson Road in New Madrid, will also be offered during the day on Friday and Saturday...

Mariah Weibrecht helps Alecce Robinson try on a backpack Saturday during a backpack giveaway at Shining Light Church in Charleston.

With Christmas we celebrate the baby born in Bethlehem (first advent), but let’s also remember the second advent or his return (second advent). What is your favorite song or symbol at Christmas? Mine might XMAS. I know many of us think that when we see XMAS, we assume that people have tried to take Christ out of Christmas. Although some might think and desire that action, that could not be father from the truth...