Stories from Saturday, February 25, 2023

Brian Cohen was recently honored by Steward Steel Inc. in Sikeston for 15 years of outstanding service to the company. “Brian’s fabrication knowledge and experience are invaluable to the welding and assembly operations of our plant,” Chris Steward said. “His skill, accuracy, and insight are great assets to the company. We appreciate his contribution to Steward Steel over the past 15 years.”...

More on Donald Trump... In response to “Take a look at reality,” America’s enemies feared Donald Trump, and that fear kept Americans safer. America would never have left Afghanistan the way we did if Donald Trump had still been President. We would not have left Americans behind. The 13 soldiers who died would still be alive. The billions of dollars worth of arms and military equipment would not have been left for terrorists to claim...

Band students from Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky will participate in the High School Honor Band Festival on Monday, Feb. 27, at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.  Band directors from 34 high schools nominated their students, and 200 were selected by members of SEMO’s Music Department. ...

A Sturdivant, Missouri, resident died Wednesday, Feb. 22, in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 at Cape Girardeau. A release from Cape Girardeau Police Department states Redawn Milam, 36, who was driving a 2016 White Mack CXU truck pulling an empty trailer, died when the vehicle collided with a 2015 Red International truck pulling an empty trailer driven by Eric Leake of 45, of Fulton, Missouri...

A Scott County man was arrested on domestic assault charges following an investigation by Scott City Police. At about 4:15 p.m. Feb. 20, officers with the Scott City Police Department arrested Brett Anthony Medley, 23, of Chaffee, Missouri, on charges of domestic assault third degree, according to Scott City Police Capt. Chris Griggs. He was charged through the Scott County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, and a warrant was issued...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Peggy Sue Owens, age 82, of East Prairie died Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Born Aug. 14, 1940, at East Prairie, to the late Matthew Washington Cummins and Amanda Evelyn Cave Cummins, she was a 1961 graduate of East Prairie High School.