Stories from Thursday, September 1, 2022

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Olympian George Woods, 79, moved to Heaven on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. George was born in Portageville, Missouri, on Feb. 11, 1943, and moved to Sikeston, Missouri, as a baby. He was the only son born to George R. and Bonnie L. (Johnson) Griffin...

BENTON, Mo. — The annual Benton Neighbor-Day event returned Thursday, promising attendees three days packed of carnival rides, games, live music, pageants, a parade, races and refreshments. Set for 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at Benton City Park, organizers say the longtime annual event often serves as reunion for friends old and new...

Allen Seabaugh, the chief deputy Cape Girardeau County clerk, has positive things to say about Missouri’s new photo ID law, which went into effect Sunday. The measure, approved by the General Assembly in May despite opposition inside the GOP-led legislature, limits the kind of identification a voter may use to cast a ballot...

Work continued Thursday morning on the new splash pad located at Lincoln Park. Contractors, along with staff from Sikeston Public Works and the Sikeston Parks Department, have been working over the past several weeks on the installation of this second splash pad in the Sikeston community. Work is anticipated to be finished within the next couple of days...

SIKESTON—Visitors and residents will be out in full force along Route 61 Labor Day weekend in search of bargains at the 61-Mile Yard Sale from Bloomsdale to Jackson, Missouri, but MoDOT wants you to remember the greatest savings of the event could be a life...