Stories from Friday, October 8, 2021

If you're stupid enough to have your election stolen you are stupid enough to have your freedoms and everything else stolen.

SIKESTON — What began as a search for a gym kids could use to practice basketball has turned into a gem for the City of Sikeston and the surrounding area. Twenty-six years ago, the YMCA of Southeast Missouri opened its doors, a vision of Alan Keenan, Richard Montgomery, and Steve Sikes along with a community of dedicated people who had no idea how that vision would evolve...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Two Portageville residents were sentenced to federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. On Thursday, Clarence L. Hicks, 46, was sentenced to serve 60 months in federal prison following his guilty plea to distributing methamphetamine...

SIKESTON — A Charleston, Missouri, native will be among five veterans inducted into Missouri Veterans’ Hall of Fame’s class of 2021 late this month. The late  Charleston native, Maj, Gen. John G. “Jack” Waggener, will be inducted posthumously during a ceremony at 2 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Rotunda at the Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri. The public is welcome to attend the ceremony. Mask-wearing requirements will be Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center guidelines...

BERTRAND, Mo. — Emma Sue Stewart, age 87, of Bertrand passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at SaintFrancis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Emma Sue was born in Ballard County, Kentucky, on March 19, 1934, to the late Howard and Susie Douglas Jones. She was a member of Murray Lane Baptist Church in Sikeston, Missouri. Emma was a homemaker and in her spare time she loved to watch FOX News on television...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri’s hills might not be alive with the sound of music, but they soon will transition into a kaleidoscope of color. The foliage of trees, shrubs and vines is about to burst into its full glory. Colors usually peak around the third weekend of October, but Mother Nature is a woman of mystery. ...