Stories from Monday, March 6, 2023

A citywide water main flush to help maintain water quality is planned for later this month in Sikeston. According to Sikeston Board of Municipal Utilities, the flushing process is scheduled to begin March 20. It will begin in the center of town and work outwardly and should take two to five days to complete, BMU said...

In July 2022, severe storms and record rainfall across the St. Louis region devastated families, homes and businesses, many in areas that had never experienced such flooding before. This historic disaster serves as yet another reminder that severe weather can strike at any time, anywhere...

The annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration in Historic Downtown Sikeston returns next weekend, kicking off the first of numerous spring activities in Sikeston. Jason Davis, executive director of Historic Downtown Sikeston, said the day will begin with Sikeston Parks and Recreation’s annual “1K Donut Dash Fun Run” at 10:30 a.m. followed by the St. Patrick’s Day Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 11...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Travis Andrew Williams, age 46, died peacefully at his home in Charleston Sunday, March 5, 2023. Travis was born Aug. 1, 1976, at Sikeston, Missouri, to David and Deborah Leigh Shelby Williams and was a 1995 graduate of Charleston High School.

BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Patricia LeeAnn Martin, 33, of Belleville passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023, at her residence. Patricia was born Oct. 5, 1989, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Gary Donald and Greta Vaughn Martin. After attending Bloomfield, Missouri, High School, she applied for and was accepted into the Building Union Diversity Program with the Trades Union of St. ...