Stories from Saturday, February 4, 2023

I am over 80 years old and what I am seeing in the police departments, they are totally out of control. We need to get rid of the immunity of prosecution for these cops. If they violate our rights, they need to be accountable for their actions. We the people have to pay for the suing; they pay nothing. Back in Germany, there was the same thing. It was called tyranny. In 1934 and 1935, when Hitler was trying to make Germany great again, this is how they were doing it. If we get rid of the immunity of prosecution, this will help heal the difference between the public and law enforcement. I hope you print this. I’ve been putting off saying this for so long, but I just can’t keep my mouth shut anymore. I guess being over 80, you tend to just let go. Thank you.

A groundbreaking ceremony for a new Dollar General store was held this week in Blodgett. “I think everyone is familiar with our little town’s history,” Blodgett Mayor David Russell said Wednesday, Feb. 1 during the ceremony. “We were the watermelon capital and thriving sanctuary for businesses — great and small — and how a tornado, two back-to-back fires and a loss of the railroad left us humble but still proud with a desire to bring it all back someday...

A City of Sikeston Department of Public Works’ truck plows snow/ice early Friday on New Madrid Street in Sikeston. County, city and state road crews continued to be out in full force Friday, clearing side roads and streets still covered with ice as several schools remained closed. Temperature highs were expected to climb up to the 40s on Saturday and Sunday and into the 50s on Monday, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky...