Stories from Thursday, September 8, 2022

NEW MADRID, Mo. — A New Madrid woman was killed and two others seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday in New Madrid County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 7:45 p.m. at the junction of Interstate 55 and US Highway 61 in New Madrid, as the northbound vehicle driven by Hannah N. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - A suspect was taken into custody after law enforcement officers discovered him hiding in a cotton field. According to New Madrid County Sheriff Bud Cooper on Tuesday an officer with the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department was assisting the Malden Police Department in the pursuit of a vehicle driven by Mark Parks. Parks had outstanding felony warrants from Dunklin County...

MATTHEWS, Mo. — Paula Kay Laster Russell, age 57, died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, at her home in Matthews. Paula was born Oct. 19, 1964, in Mississippi County, MO, to the late Curtis Edward Laster and Yvonne Nolen Laster. Paula grew up in Wyatt and was a 1983 graduate of Charleston High School. She had lived in Matthews over the past 20 years...

LEAWOOD, Kan. — George Milton Bock, 75, died Sept. 4, 2022, at his home in Leawood. Born Feb. 25, 1947, to Harry H. and Kathleen Newsum Bock, he grew up in New Madrid, Mo., where he attended Immaculate Conception School and New Madrid High School. He completed his undergraduate degree at Christian Brothers College in Memphis, Tenn., then attended law school at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he graduated with honors in 1972...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - A Sikeston man was sentenced to serve 20 years in federal prison for firearm and drug charges. The United States Attorney's Office announced Thursday that David A. Rodgers, 41, of Sikeston, was sentenced to serve 240 months (20 years) in federal prison for firearm and methamphetamine-trafficking offenses...

SIKESTON — City officials and members of the community got a look at the new splash pad at Lincoln Park Wednesday morning during a ribbon cutting ceremony. The splash pad is the latest improvement in the park, which includes the donation of several trees from Allen Wire...

SIKESTON – Karen Sue Clay, age 56, passed away on Sept. 4, 2022, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born June 10, 1966, in Sikeston, daughter of Carolyn Parker Schaffer and the late James C. Schaffer. Karen was a drawing artist and worked as a waitress...