Stories from Sunday, October 30, 2022

Ghouls and goblins will be out in force on Monday night and some local communities have set certain times when trick or treating is permitted. While there is no city ordinance in Sikeston allowing trick or treating, Sgt. Tyler Rowe, Sikeston Department of Public Safety public information officer said trick or treating is encouraged from 5:30 p.m. to about 9 p.m...

Be a pain in the neck by dressing up as a vampire this Halloween, not by driving distracted. The Missouri Department of Transportation is urging trick-or-treaters and drivers to stay alert for each other. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, children are three times more likely to be struck and killed by a car on Halloween than any other day of the year. And since 2015, Missouri has seen more fatal crashes involving pedestrians in October than any other month.  ...

KEWANEE, Mo. — William “Bill” Moore, age 73, passed away Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, at his home in Kewanee. He was born Sept. 27, 1949, in Sikeston, Missouri, to the late Charles William Moore and Mary Weidermann Moore. A Proud Veteran of the United States Army, having served as a mechanic during the Vietnam War, he was a self-employed master mechanic before retiring. ...

A Sikeston-based paranormal investigation group works year-round to capture proof of the unseen, but during the Halloween season, it invites members of the public to a firsthand experience of their investigations. Throughout the weekends this month, the American Ghost Project offered “Sip and Spook” sessions where it met registered participants at a nearby winery and proceeded by caravan to the Commerce manor, which is the 120-year-old Anderson home in the small Scott County town just off the Mississippi River. ...