Stories from Friday, June 4, 2021

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As the interest in the COVID-19 vaccine has calmed around the state and country, local vaccination rates continue to lag behind the national and state average. Across the United States, 51.5% of the population has initiated vaccination while 41.6% of the population has been fully vaccinated...

SIKESTON — Summer reading programs at local libraries are underway in some locations and planned to kick off soon in others. This year’s statewide summer reading program theme, “Tails & Tales,” will be celebrated all local libraries and will focus on animals and their habitats...

Local residents were able to view the Missouri Delta Medical Center’s state-of-the-art medical office building Thursday afternoon. The new building is home to Missouri Delta Primary Care and is located at 102 Hospitality Drive in Sikeston, one block east of South Main Street on the corner of Brunt Blvd and Hospitality Drive...

SPRINGDALE, Ark. – Tyson Foods is providing Southeast Missouri Food Bank $40,000 to support hunger relief in the Dexter area, the company announced Thursday. Southeast Missouri (SEMO) Food Bank is the Feeding America network food bank for southeast Missouri, serving more than 140 hunger-relief organizations across 16 Missouri counties...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – It wouldn’t be a Missouri summer without the pulsating hum of its annual cicadas. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages you to learn more about these bug-eyed insects and the important role they play in the ecosystem...

PARAGOULD, Ark. – Legacy Equipment, one of John Deere’s leading dealerships, has developed a new brand image for the organization as well as a more robust and user-friendly website. Paul Crysler, President and CEO at Legacy Equipment, said, “After over a decade of our current logo and branding strategies we have redesigned our logo to reflect who we are today and to symbolize our future.”...

SIKESTON — Floyd Greer, age 79, passed away on June 3, 2021, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born on Sept. 30, 1941, in Sikeston, to the late Floyd and Mary Gray Greer. On June 10, 1961, in Tanner, he married Charlotte Sitzes Greer who survives of the home in Sikeston. They would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 10, 2021...

SIKESTON — With the summer travel season officially underway, motorists are reminded of the road construction and bridge work zones taking place throughout the region and state — and to exercise caution at all times. “We’ve got a couple projects that are pretty high profile in our district,” said David Wyman, area engineer for Missouri Department of Transportation’s Southeast District in Sikeston. ...