Stories from Friday, March 4, 2022

I believe that if Trump was still the President, Mr. Putin would not be pulling the stunt he is now. Thank you.

BENTON, Mo. — Barbara Ann Haley Sanderson, 71, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died March 2, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, March 7 at the Dogwood Cemetery. Rev. Ted Wimberley will officiate...

SIKESTON — Each year, people flock to Sikeston in August for the annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, filling local hotels and local restaurants. Thursday, the Jaycees were honored for their efforts with the Sikeston Tourism & Hospitality Award of Excellence during a ceremony at Lambert’s Cafe...

SIKESTON — For several years, the City of Sikeston has been without a leaf vacuum truck, leaving many residents looking for options for disposing their leaves. The City Council has solved that problem by approving the purchase of a new leaf truck. During the Feb. 28 meeting of the Sikeston City Council, officials approved the purchase of a new leaf vacuum truck at a cost of $197,953.65. The money comes from American Rescue Act Funds awarded to the City...

SIKESTON — Two men facing charges for their alleged involvement in a daytime shooting in Sikeston were scheduled for a court appearance Friday afternoon in Scott County. Brandon Lamar Hamilton Jr., 18, of Sikeston and Sayvean E. Hampton, 18, of Springfield, Missouri, are each charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon-shooting at/from a motor vehicle, at a person, motor vehicle or building, according to online court records. ...

SIKESTON — Billy Wayne “Bear” Martin, 72, formerly of East Prairie, Missouri, died March 1, 2022, at his home in Sikeston. Private services will be held with McMikle Funeral Home of Sikeston in charge of arrangements.

BENTON, Mo. — A New Madrid County inmate faces new charges in Scott County after attempting to escape from a moving sheriff’s vehicle Monday near Benton. Austin Dakota Musgrove, 28, of Morley, Missouri, is charged through Scott County with two counts of first-degree assault, armed criminal action, first-degree robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon and attempted escape from custody while under arrest for a felony, according to online court records...

SIKESTON — Sikeston R-6 Superintendent Dr. Tony Robinson has been recognized by the state for demonstrating outstanding educational leadership skills in Southeast Missouri. The R-6 district announced on Tuesday Robinson was named the Missouri Association of School Administrators, or MASA, Emerging Missouri Superintendent of Schools for the Southeast region...

Brent Davis walks into Lambert’s Cafe in Sikeston, Mo., and almost every server greets him with hugs and smiles. He used to visit the restaurant often when he was a member of the Highway Patrol decades ago, and evidence of these close relationships lives on the walls, literally: A smiling young Davis in uniform is painted on the mural inside the dining room...

SIKESTON — Edward Lloyd Pruiett, aged 87, of Sikeston, formerly of Forrest City, Arkansas, passed from this life to heaven on Thursday, March 3, 2022. He was born Jan. 5, 1935, in Caruthersville, Missouri, to the late Jethro and Grace Dunavant Pruiett...