Stories from Tuesday, December 22, 2020

BARDWELL, Ky. — Terry Ray Pehm, age 70, of Bardwell, passed away on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 at his residence.

 Terry was born on Oct. 30, 1950, in Charleston, Missouri, to the late Leonard Pehm Sr. and Hester Hall Pehm. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Vietnam conflict as a Door Gunner. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Ellis Cassel Sr., 85, died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born July 12, 1935, in Wolf Island, Missouri, to the late Ester and Ida Mae Conor Cassel. Ellis accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. ...

BENTON, Mo. — For holidays — and birthday candle wishes — Diane Scherer-Morris said the hope every year since her older sister, Cheryl Anne Scherer, went missing was for Cheryl to come home safe and sound if it was God’s will. “Every special intention or every special request was and still is regarding Cheryl’s return,” Scherer-Morris said. “Every holiday we think: ‘Is this going to be the day she walks in?’”...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — At 7 p.m. Sunday, the Portageville Fire Department was called to a fire on Highway KK, east of Portageville. Fire personnel in Engine 3 and Rescue 1 arrived to find a brick home with heavy fire come from all sides of the residence. ...

Seven deaths related to COVID-19 were reported by the Scott County Health Department on Friday, the biggest one-day death total in the county since the pandemic began in March. The deaths, which were reported late Friday afternoon, involved a resident in their 30s, another in their 50s, two in their 60s, one in their 70s and two in their 80s. There has been 59 deaths reported in the county since March...

SIKESTON — Spencer Clay and Brittany Bryars were named Sikeston High School Students of the Month for December. Sikeston Public Schools Foundation, which sponsors the monthly program, names two seniors each month for the honor during the 2020-2021 school year...

Students at SEMO Christian Academy in Sikeston recently held a food drive for the Shady Acres Church of Christ Food Pantry. In lieu of Christmas gifts for teachers, students were asked to bring canned and boxed goods for the pantry. Pictured are SEMO Christian Academy students with over 315 items of food they donated...

Sikeston Fifth and Sixth Grade Center has announced its fifth grade character education students for the month of December. The word of the months was caring.

Sikeston Fifth and Sixth Grade Center announced its sixth grade character education students for the month of December. The word of the months was caring.

Sikeston Kindergarten and Early Childhood Center has named its Top Dog Bus Riders for December.