Stories from Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Lt. Col. Jessica H. Dwyer, commander and professor of aerospace studies for Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 205 at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, will serve as the guest speaker of this year’s annual Sikeston Community Veterans Day Ceremony.

The black Belgian Malinois sits at Elizabeth’s feet as she colors. When the 3-year-old sighs, the dog looks up keeping a close eye on her and gives her foot a nuzzle.

Sikeston Middle School has named its fifth grade students of the month for October. The word of the month was responsibility.

Sikeston Middle School has named its sixth grade students of the month for October. The word of the month was responsibility.

Sondra Meadows (right center) recently presented Brenda Robinson Echols (left center) with the Beta Gamma of Delta Kappa Gamma “Excellence in Education Award.” Echols is the executive director of Lincoln University Extension in Sikeston. Several family members and friends were also present. The Beta Gamma members were also given a tour of the Lincoln facility...

I live in New Madrid County. Do you know where I can get a picture ID card to vote in a few months? My current drivers license expires in a few months and I will not be driving, due to health problems, in the future. I also need to know what kind of info is needed to get the ID. Thanks.

Voters approved recreational marijuana in Maryland and Missouri but rejected it in two other states, signaling support gradually growing for legalization even in conservative parts of the country.

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Otis Ray Haynes, 56, died Nov. 9, 2022, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

Voters in Mississippi County voted down two use taxes during Tuesday’s general election.

NEW MADRID - Renee Westmoreland Smith will be New Madrid County’s next treasurer. Smith, a Republican, outpolled Democrat Mary Hunter Starnes, 2,715 to 1,595 to win Tuesday’s general election. In the only contested countywide race on the New Madrid County ballot, Smith was selected to replace Steve Riley, who is retiring...

Nearly 50% of Scott County registered voters turned out to the polls during Tuesday’s general election. According to unofficial election results provided by Scott County Clerk Rita Milam’s office, 47.05%, or 11,697 voters, cast ballots during Tuesday’s election...

SIKESTON — Judy McConnell, 83, died Nov. 9, 2022, at the SSM Health St. Claire Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14 at the Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston. Burial will follow in the Sikeston Memorial Park Cemetery...

SIKESTON — Jonnie Dale Beck, age 81, passed away on Nov. 9, 2022, at his home in Sikeston, surrounded by his wife and loving family. He was born Aug. 3, 1941, in Dresser Prairie, Illinois, son of the late John and Eileen Paradee Beck. On July 12, 1960, at Ramsey, Illinois, he married Sharon Kay Robertson Beck, who survives of the home...