Stories from Friday, February 19, 2021

SIKESTON — Police are searching for a Sikeston man wanted in connection with the Thursday murder of another Sikeston man. Kyle Martinez Johnson, 28, of Sikeston is wanted on the following charges: second degree murder, class A felony; armed criminal action, unclassified felony; unlawful use of a weapon, class A felony; and unlawful possession of a firearm, class D felony, according to Sikeston Department of Public Safety Chief James McMillen. There is no bond set...

I just read in Speakout, “Biden is a man of God” and “once again they have a man of God in the White House.” I just want to say that if Biden is a man of God, then I am the tooth fairy.

We moved back to the greatest state in America December 2019 from Michigan. We were saying, “Praise God we are leaving this snow and cold temperatures behind” (actually it was my family saying that as I love snow). Earlier this week as I checked the temperature in Detroit vs. ...

Since 2019, Celebrate Recovery through the Miner Baptist Church has been helping adults struggling with addiction and now the program is helping teens as well. “Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered, 12-step recovery program for anyone struggling with hurt, pain or addiction of any kind,” said Mitchell Jackson, senior pastor at Miner Baptist Church. “Celebrate Recovery is a safe place to find community and freedom from the issues that are controlling our life.”...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — For the first time, Mississippi County is offering the “MyPI” program to its teenagers. MyPI, or Missouri Youth Preparedness Initiative, is a three-time national award-winning youth preparedness, leadership and educational outreach program for teenagers, aged 13-18, across Missouri. Applications from Mississippi County teens are now being accepted...

Sun and warmer temperatures continued melting roadways Friday after two large winter storms brought heavy amounts of snow and frigid temperatures this week. According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, the first winter storm dropped 5-9 inches of snow in the Sikeston area on Monday. ...

Sikeston Kindergarten and Early Child Education Center’s annual birth to 4 years old screening will be Feb. 23-26 at the First United Methodist Church. This is a free screening for all children ages birth to 4 years old who live in the Sikeston R-6 school district. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Preliminary reporting for 2020 indicates Missouri traffic fatalities increased by 12% compared to the previous year. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 989 lives were lost in Missouri traffic crashes in 2020, up from 881 in 2019...

SIKESTON — Norman Stanley Woods went home to his permanent address with his heavenly Father on Feb. 18, 2021. "Do not send me a letter," he says, "Come and visit me! Jesus provides the vehicle, come and get on board!"  Norman, or "Stormin' Norman" as he was affectionately known by his football players and students, was born Nov. 10, 1938, in the front bedroom of his Grandma and Grandpa Dye's home in Sikeston, Missouri to his father, Stanley Bedford Woods, and his mother, Anita Marie Beal Woods. ...

SIKESTON — Jerold Kimbro, age 64, passed away on Feb. 18, 2021, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born July 8, 1956, in Eau Claire, Michigan, to the late Wiley and Wilma Sisk Kimbrough. On Nov. 22, 1988, in Sikeston, he married Teresa Holman Kimbro who survives of the home in Sikeston...

SIKESTON — Singer, songwriter and storyteller Daryl Mosley will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Sikeston. The community is invited to attend the concert, which is free to the public. A love offering will be taken. The First Baptist Church is located at 1101 N. Main Street in Sikeston...