Stories from Friday, July 26, 2019

Yes, I would like to know if there is anyone in the Sikeston area who works on Oreck vacuum cleaners. Please leave your phone number in the Speakout section of the newspaper. Thank you.

A special prosecutor will not seek charges against Stoddard County Clerk Cecil Weeks following an investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol into whether the April 2 municipal election was fraudulently certified. “After looking through reports and questioning witnesses of my own, I’ve come to the conclusion that I would not be able to meet the elements necessary to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Cecil Weeks willfully and fraudulently certified that election,” said Butler County Prosecuting Attorney Kacey Proctor, who was appointed to the case.. ...

A former Scott County jailer -- who said she was wrongly accused of smuggling illegal drugs to inmates, strip searched and forced to resign -- has filed a discrimination complaint against Sheriff Wes Drury and his administration. Sandra "Sandy" Alvarado of Loundes, Missouri, filed a "discrimination charge" Wednesday with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights...

ROCKVIEW, Mo. — Jerry Keith Totty, 78, died July 25, 2019 at his home. Born May 11, 1941, in Rockview, to the late Eugene and Benita (Eskew) Totty. A lifelong resident of Rockview, he was a member of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters for over 50 years working all over the country until his retirement in 2003 and was initiated in the Chaffee Masonic Lodge #615 in May, 1976 and served as Grand Master several times...

SIKESTON — While many take for granted the water we use, the Southeast Missouri Regional Water District watches over the water needs of the area. Formed in 1992, the District was created to promote and maintain water resources, conservation, management, development, and sponsoring...

SIKESTON — Wing Elementary may be the most visible change in the Sikeston R-6 School District in the upcoming school year, but there are several other big changes, including new faces in administrative roles, a new food service provider and a new parent notification system...