Stories from Thursday, July 23, 2020

SIKESTON — Charges will not be filed against the Sikeston Department of Public Safety officers involved in a fatal shooting in April. Mississippi County Prosecuting Attorney Darren Cann, who was appointed special prosecuting attorney shortly after the shooting, released his decision not to file charges in a letter to Col. Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, on Thursday. The Highway Patrol investigated the incident...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Alfred “Ray” Hendrix, 61, of East Prairie, died July 20, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born March 14, 1959 in East Prairie to the late William “Bill” Hendrix and Ressie Moore Hendrix, he graduated from Columbia Illinois High School in 1977, and later moved back to East Prairie where he established a life with Bonnie Brewer who survives of the home...

Cynthia “Cindi” Jane (Phillips) Jones, 65, of New Madrid, known to many as Ms. Cindi, peacefully passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Sikeston, Mo., on January 6, 1955. Cindi was preceded in death by her father, William Richard Phillips Jr. of New Madrid, and her son, Coleman Daniel Jones...

SIKESTON - Henrietta Mabry-Reed, 84, died at her home in Sikeston on July 14, 2020. Born on Jan. 13, 1936, in Slayden, Mississippi, to Johnnie L. Isom and Hattie Moore-Conley, and was raised by her stepfather, Walter Conley. In addition to her parents, Henrietta was preceded in death by her husband, Cherry Mabry-Reed Sr.; one sister, Pearlie B. Conley; and three stepchildren, Rose Mabry-Reed, Don Mabry-Reed, and Louis Mabry-Reed...

Missouri once again broke its record for the highest single-day increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 1,637 newly reported. The number broke a record set Wednesday with 1,301 cases. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, part of the rise in daily numbers is because of a backlog in processing COVID-19 test data. ...

SIKESTON — Despite the high temperatures, Historic Downtown Sikeston will be looking a lot like Christmas this weekend. The inaugural Christmas in July event will take place in Historic Downtown Sikeston on Friday and Saturday. Many of the stores will stay open to 7 p.m. Friday and operate with regular hours on Saturday...

BENTON, Mo. - Every day, the staff of SEMO Health Network deals with all kinds of medical issues from the common cold to broken bones to heart ailments. However, since March they have faced a medical crisis like no other in its 40 years of existence...

Should Medicaid coverage be expanded to include thousands of Missourians who are currently not eligible for the medical assistance program? That question will be put to Missouri voters next month in the form of Amendment 2, the Medicaid Expansion Initiative...

Incumbent Carl Hefner Age: 67 Family (spouse, children): I am married to my wife Rena. We have three sons together and six grandchildren. Education: Graduated high school then went on and graduated from the Law Enforcement Academy at Southeast Missouri State University...

Hunter Juden is sworn in as the new Morley Chief of Police by Morley City Clerk Catherine Eskew during the July 21 Morley City Council meeting.

As of Monday, July 27, 2020, Three Rivers College will require face coverings to be worn by faculty, staff, students, and visitors while in a building and while not physically separated in an office or room without others present. Face coverings must be worn outdoors if the recommended six feet social distancing cannot be maintained...