Stories from Thursday, April 1, 2021

NEW MADRID, Mo. — David Wayne Simmons, 63, of New Madrid passed away March 29, 2021, at his home in town. He was born July 7, 1957, in St. Louis, to the late Julia Blair and Harold Simmons. He worked for the city of New Madrid Police Department for 32 years...

PADUCAH, Ky. — Willa F. Taylor passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at Baptist Health in Paducah. Willa was born on Sept. 29, 1928, to WJ (Bill) Pruitt and Vandie Lay Pruitt in Walker County, Alabama. She married Jimmie Lee Taylor in 1946 in Alcorn County, Mississippi. Together they had three children: Eldon Lee Taylor, Marilyn Taylor Crook and Sharon Faye Taylor...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. — Donna Sue Hodges, 80 of Scott City died Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 16, 1940, in Sikeston, to Bob and Stella Ruth Strain Dickerson. She worked at the Fist National Bank of Sikeston, Bank of Illmo, Joel Montgomery Investment and retired from the Community Counseling Center. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Scott City and she was the first ever Lady Elk in Sikeston...

SIKESTON — On April 6, Sikeston voters will take to the polls and elect a new city councilman for Ward 2. Current Ward 2 Councilman Gerald Settles has reached his term limit and Charles “Vest” Baker and Pershard Owens will be vying for the position...

CHARLESTON — Voters in Mississippi County will decide school board, mayor and city council races when they step up to the polls during Tuesday’s general municipal election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. SCHOOLS Voters in the East Prairie R-2 School District will choose two of the four candidates to serve three-year terms on the school board: Justin Heath Bain, Dawn Walters, Ben Walters and Dana Brown-Ellis...

SIKESTON — DAEOC is on the move. To better serve those in need of their programs, Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation has created a mobile office to travel to eight Southeast Missouri communities for two days each month. And, as strange as it may sound, it is all thanks to COVID...

PORTAGEVILLE — A Portageville man is in custody after a burglary early Monday morning. According to Sgt. Chris Cooley of the Portageville Police Department, at approximately 2:45 a.m. Monday the Portageville Police Department was dispatched to the 700 block of East 9th Street for a burglary in progress...

The Chamber hosted the Tuesday night candidate forum to enable the candidates to offer insight into their views on issues and how they would fill their role if elected on April 6.

Two men assisted Cape Girardeau police with apprehending a suspect accused of assaulting a woman on Cape LaCroix Recreation Trail near the 1300 block of Mount Auburn Road. According to Sgt. Joey Hann, a woman was jogging on the trail at approximately 4:30 p.m. Friday when 26-year-old James C. Griswell of Oran, Missouri, allegedly ran onto the trail and shoved an unknown substance in her face. The woman screamed for help, and the suspect fled on foot...

This is the week where we celebrate, reflect, and remember the greatest moment in history when Jesus Christ died and rose from the dead. Here are the last words recorded on the cross from Scripture. 1. “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” — Luke 23:34 Jesus is in complete pain, blood running all over his body, his back ripped open, and he utters the words of forgiveness. ...

Title Dorothy Williamson Campbell Retirement and Second Act Dorothy initially retired in 2015 as an Emeritus Professor of Communication at Indiana University Northwest as a faculty member and past Dean of Arts and Sciences, internationally known speaker and trainer—having presented domestically in many states and internationally in China; Israel; Ivory Coast; Nassau; Nigeria and Senegal Africa. ...