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Sikeston schools to go to online learning beginning Friday
(Local News ~ 11/09/20)
Sikeston R-6 Schools will transition to their alternative method of instruction beginning Friday and the district will not reopen until Nov. 30. The decision was announced in a letter from Sikeston R-6 Superintendent Dr. Tony Robinson to parents on Sunday...
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Bessie Nanney
(Obituary ~ 11/09/20)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. Bessie G. Nanney, 92, died Nov. 6, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Portageville Cemetery with the Rev. John Compere officiating.
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Hearing conducted for second murder suspect
(Local News ~ 11/09/20)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - A second suspect in the murder of an elderly Morehouse resident was ordered bound over for trial. A preliminary hearing was conducted before Judge William W. Carter in Division II of New Madrid County Circuit Court for Rayshand C. Lyons, who is charged with first degree murder, first degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action and two counts of abuse or neglect of a child. ...
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Baker files for Ward 2 council seat; primary election needed
(Local News ~ 11/09/20)
SIKESTON A primary election will be needed for a Sikeston City Council seat. According to Sikeston City Manager Jonathan Douglass, (Charles) Vest Baker has filed for Councilman in Ward 2. His filing will require a primary election between him, Pershard D. Owens and James V. Crowe, Sr. The primary election will be held on Feb. 2 with the top two candidates facing off on April 6...
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Helen Wallhausen
(Obituary ~ 11/09/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. Helen Anne Wallhausen, 83, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday morning, Nov. 7, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center after a brief illness. Helen was born in New York City, NY, July 31, 1937, daughter of Edward A. and Helen Irene McVey Kerrins. The Kerrins family returned to their former state of Rhode Island when Helen was three, and she lived there until her 1962 marriage to Arthur L. Wallhausen, Jr., at St. Michaels Church inf Georgiaville, RI...
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Bessie Quinn
(Obituary ~ 11/09/20)
SIKESTON Bessie Mae Quinn, 83, died Oct. 23, 2020, at Miner Nursing Home in Miner. There will be a private ceremony for family held at a later date.
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Wanda Evans
(Obituary ~ 11/09/20)
SIKESTON Wanda Evans, age 81, passed away on Nov. 5, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born Sept. 21, 1939, in Aquilla, Missouri, to the late George and Beulah Unsell Osburn.
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Kenneth Rodery
(Obituary ~ 11/09/20)
SIKESTON Kenneth Rodery, age 74, passed away on Nov. 6, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born June 13, 1946, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, to the late Aldon and Angeline Nachman Rodery. On Sept. 2, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois, he married Brenda Jean McMinn Rodery, who preceded him in death on April 3, 2018...
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Patricia Wilkerson
(Obituary ~ 11/09/20)
PARMA, Mo. Patricia Wilkerson, daughter of the late Everett Cecil and Juanita Newton Cook, was born on Dec. 5, 1950, in Indianapolis, Indiana, and departed this life on Nov. 5, 2020, at Southeast Health of Stoddard County, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 69 years...
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Willie Butler
(Obituary ~ 11/09/20)
SIKESTON Willie M. Butler, 74, died Oct. 31, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born Dec. 17, 1945, in Lyman, Ohio, to the late Jessie and Johnnie Lee (Felton) Freeman. She attended Sikeston Public Schools and was formerly employed at General Motors Manufacturing as an assembly line worker. She was a member of Smith Chapel Methodist Church. ...
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Dessie Lancaster
(Obituary ~ 11/09/20)
SIKESTON Dessie Pauline Lancaster, age 97, passed away on Nov. 8, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born May 2, 1923 in Golden, Oklahoma, to the late Norman and Frances McCurry Hunter. She married Clovis Lancaster who preceded her in death on Nov. 6, 1982...
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Jim Kellett
(Obituary ~ 11/09/20)
JACKSON, Mo. James Ferrell (Jim) Kellett was born to the late Ferrell and Clara Lanell Jamieson Kellett on Dec. 22, 1939, and passed from this earthly life into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior on Nov. 8, 2020. Jim was united in marriage with Sue Rowland on April 2, 1965. To their union were born two children, Christi Kellett (Nate) Cowden and James Patrick Kellett. Jim was a member of the Church of Christ...
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Eugene Hunziker III
(Obituary ~ 11/09/20)
SIKESTON Eugene Edward Hunziker III, 36, died Nov. 5, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Jan. 24, 1984, in St. Louis, Missouri, son of Mary Corn Lamb and Eugene Hunziker Jr. of St. Louis. He loved to watch the St. Louis Blues, bowl and computer games. He was employed at Allied Security Guard company. He enjoy being around people and would lift everyone sprints when he was present.
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