Stories from Saturday, August 20, 2022

There is a group of people collecting money at the intersection of Main and Malone and also at the intersection out by McDonald’s on South Main, close to Walmart. They’re there every few weeks, every Friday, Saturday, Sunday. I wonder if you can tell me who they are and what they are collecting for. There are no signs posted and I’m just curious. Thank you.

SIKESTON — It was just a year ago that The Christian Academy in Sikeston announced they were closing their doors after 17 years of providing Christian education. COVID had impacted enrollment, and the school’s low tuition was unable to keep pace with expenses. But the highly-organized group of parents and donors decided to raise funds to keep the doors open. And that’s exactly what they did...

There are several new laws or changes to laws related to crime and public safety that were enacted by the Missouri General Assembly during the last session. The laws will go into effect on Aug. 28, 2022, and the Missouri Highway Patrol wants to make the public aware of several of the new laws or changes to increase public awareness...

Scott County Central School District has some new faces and some familiar faces who are taking on new roles for the 2022-2023 school year, which begins Wednesday, Aug. 24. Open house is from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22. Pictured are: Justin McAlister, high school PE; Victoria Hardin, high school FACS; Mary Oliver, third grade; Mamie Freed, STEM teacher; Bethany Mize- ECSE director; Abigail Vaught, ECSE classroom teacher; Arlessa Russell, special education classroom teacher; Rylie Johnson, fourth through sixth grade English Language Arts; Bryant Brewer, elementary PE; Jami Hedgecorth, second grade; and Madalyn Lockhart, first grade.. ...