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Randy Chance (Obituary ~ 08/23/22)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Randy Thomas Chance, age 53, of East Prairie passed away Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born April 15, 1969, in Wyatt, Missouri, to Annie Grace Brewer Chance who survives of East Prairie and the late Ralph C. ... -
Marie Scott (Obituary ~ 08/23/22)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Marie Scott, age 75, of Charleston passed away Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born Feb. 19, 1947, in Columbus, Kentucky, to the late William Alton Denton and Mary Elizabeth Boswell Denton. She was of Baptist faith. Marie enjoyed gardening, cooking, and was a homemaker who deeply loved her family, most especially, her grandkids... -
Orena Halford (Obituary ~ 08/23/22)
SIKESTON — Orena Halford, age 92, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, at Delta South Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sikeston. She was born on June 9, 1930, in Hagarville, Arkansas, to the late Gilbert and Lou Clark Patterson. On Jan. 19, 1969, in Dexter, Missouri, she married Jesse E. Halford who preceded her in death on Aug. 25, 1994... -
Christine Johnson (Obituary ~ 08/23/22)
SIKESTON — Christine "Poochie" Johnson, 79, of Sikeston passed Aug. 18, 2022, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Sept. 14, 1942, in New Madrid, Missouri, to the late Alice Chandler and John Wesley Anderson. She leaves to cherish her memories one son, Nathaniel Travis Grant; and three daughters, Trenna Grant, Tarsha Grant and Molisa Pickett... -
Gwendolyn Brown (Obituary ~ 08/23/22)
SIKESTON — Gwendolyn Samantha Brown, 33, of Sikeston passed Aug. 20, 2022, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born March 27, 1989, in Sikeston, to Jennifer Brown and the late Robert Earl Ellis. She was a graduate of Bell City High School and attended Arkansas State University... -
Nanna Clark
(Obituary ~ 08/23/22)
SIKESTON — Nanna Fay Clark, 91, of Sikeston passed away Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. Nanna was loved by everyone who met her and always welcomed them with open arms. She will be greatly missed. The family will receive friends Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Heath Funeral Home in Paragould, Arkansas, with funeral beginning at 10 a.m...
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Cathy Rataj (Obituary ~ 08/23/22)
SIKESTON — Jane Catherine Rataj, age 69, passed away Aug. 19, 2022, at her home in Sikeston. She was born Dec. 11, 1952, in Harrisburg, Arkansas, daughter of the late Ollie Hawk and Maurice Blaxton. Cathy had worked as a restaurant manager and as a blackjack dealer for Aztar Casino in Gulf Port, Mississippi, before retiring. She loved cooking and spending time with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and other friends and family... -
Gerald Borders (Obituary ~ 08/23/22)
SIKESTON — Gerald Wilson Borders, age 95, passed away Aug. 20, 2022, at his home in Sikeston. He was born on June 23, 1927, in Frisco, Missouri, son of the late Roswell Borders and Lilly Estele Dowdy Borders. Gerald was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served three terms during the Korean War. He had been Service Manager for Jarvis Motor Company in Sikeston and Ponder Chevrolet in Charleston, Missouri, and had owned and operated Borders Welding in Sikeston before retiring... -
Ferrel Austin (Obituary ~ 08/23/22)
BIXBY, Okla. — Ferrel Heigle Austin, age 82, of Bixby passed away Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, surrounded by his wife and children in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ferrel was born April 4, 1940, in Exeter, California. He grew up in Southeast Missouri where he excelled in baseball. ... -
Joe Sutton (Obituary ~ 08/23/22)
MATTHEWS, Mo. - Joseph (Joe) Wilson Sutton, 74, died at 10 a.m. Aug. 15, 2022, at Tiffany Springs Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Kansas City, Missouri, with family at his side. Born Nov. 2, 1947, in Sikeston, Missouri, to the late Omer Wilson and Elsie Pauline Sutton, he was employed at Steward Steel in Sikeston until his retirement in 2021. -
New Madrid County Health Department adds drive-thru facility (Local News ~ 08/23/22)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Staying healthy is getting even easier. The New Madrid County Health Department, 406 U.S. Highway 61 in New Madrid, is currently constructing an approximately 3,000 square foot addition to its building. The addition is primarily to create an area where the Health Department will offer drive-thru clinics, according to Health Center Administrator Christi Pipkin... -
School back in session means more traffic and more enforcement
(Column ~ 08/23/22)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - For the police department, the summer is usually a slower time of year and things begin to pick up when school is back in session. This may seem strange, but with the beginning of school comes more traffic on the roads, which in turn leads to more traffic accidents and more traffic enforcement...
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Vernon C. Mathis (Obituary ~ 08/23/22)
DEXTER, Mo. — Vernon C. Mathis, son of the late Leo Erby Mathis and Mary Bessie Myers Mathis, was born on July 8, 1935, in Sikeston, Missouri, and departed this life on Aug. 22, 2022, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter at the age of 87. Vernon was a Veteran of the United States National Guard, where he retired after 42 years of service with the 1140th Engineer Company out of Sikeston, Missouri, attaining the rank of First Sergeant. ... -
Student parking changes designed to ensure safety (08/23/22)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - When students drove onto the New Madrid County Central High School parking lot for the opening day of school Monday, they knew right where to park their vehicles. This year students are assigned parking spots and required to register their vehicles... -
Chaffee school administrator sues district, alleges discrimination and retaliation (Local News ~ 08/23/22)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — On Monday, as Chaffee, Missouri students arrived for the first day of classes, the school district was formally served with a lawsuit by one of its administrators — Mary Hall, assistant principal and curriculum director. Hall of Jackson, in a news release prepared by her attorney, J.P. ... -
First Day of School (Local News ~ 08/23/22)
Students are greeted with fist bumps from teachers and administrators, music and a red carpet as they arrived for their first day of school Tuesday at the Sikeston Kindergarten and Early Childhood Center. Tuesday marked the first day of the new school year for all students who attend Sikeston R-6 schools. Classes resumed for some schools on Monday while others were set to return Wednesday and Thursday...
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