Stories from Friday, October 29, 2021

SIKESTON — A man faces felony charges after allegedly stealing a vehicle and leading law enforcement on a pursuit Thursday from Sikeston to Bertrand. According to Capt. Ryan Smith with Sikeston Department of Public Safety, around noon Thursday, a vehicle was reported stolen by its owner at Murray and Kingshighway. About 15 minutes later, an officer with DPS located the vehicle at Gas and Goodies on West Malone Avenue in Sikeston...

SIKESTON — A Sikeston man was seriously injured in an accident west of Sikeston Thursday afternoon. At 4:43 p.m. Thursday, law enforcement was called to an accident at US 60 and Highway FF. The accident occurred when a semi truck, driven by Ralph Wright, 63, of Doniphan, Missouri, was turning northbound onto Highway FF and made a left turn into the path of a vehicle westbound on US 60 driven by Herbert A. Brown, 63, of Sikeston...

Authorities in Bollinger County, Missouri, are asking the public for information to locate a fugitive. According to a social media post from Sheriff Casey Graham, Robert “Robbie” Davault Jr. is wanted for unlawful use of a weapon and resisting arrest...

BENTON, Mo. — Voters in Scott County will decide during Tuesday’s special election the fate of a countywide sales tax that would provide funding for 911 services to dispatch to all fire protection and emergency services in the county and do away with the landline phone tariff currently in place...

A corrupt government requires a corrupt, complicit media.

SIKESTON — It is no secret that 2020 was a rough year for everyone, especially athletes. The COVID-19 pandemic forced athletes of all ages and skill levels to put their progression in sports on hold. In Sikeston, the Sikeston Jaycee’s Little League Football sSeason felt the pain as well. A rich program, with more than 40 years of hosting youth football, felt it was best to follow in everyone else’s footsteps and cancel its 2020 season...

VANDUSER, Mo. — Shirley Sue Casey, age 78, of Vanduser passed away Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, at the Westfield Nursing Center in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born Oct. 18, 1943, in Red Bay, Alabama, to the late Roy and Myrtle (Burks) Jackson. She was of the Baptist faith and had worked for Columbia Sportswear before retiring. On Nov. 13, 1961, in Grant City, Missouri, she married Roger Casey who survives of the home in Vanduser...

LILBOURN, Mo. — Mattie Francine “Fran” Holden Carter, 76, of Lilbourn passed away Oct. 15, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born Sept. 11, 1945, in Collinwood, Tennessee, to the late James Rudolph and Iler Mae Jones Holden...

LILBOURN, Mo. — Wilma Barker passed away Oct. 27, 2021, at her home in Lilbourn at the age of 83 years. She was born July 13, 1938, in Butler Township, Pemiscot County, Missouri, to the late Neavel and Ida Lois Stover Hurley. She was married to Carl Barker, who preceded her in death in 2013...

SIKESTON — Lelus “Stan” Standridge, 89, passed away on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, in his home in Sikeston, surrounded by his family. He was born June 24, 1932, in Scotland, Arkansas, to the late Dock and Maggie McClain Standridge. Following his high school graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson announced on Thursday that he has issued Executive Order 21-10 to protect the individual rights of Missourians against overreaching federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Parson released the following statement regarding the Order:...

On Tuesday, the BMU substation crew set a new transformer at the BMU NE Substation. The new transformer replaced a transformer which had been in service since 1966 and had reached the end of its useful life. The upgrade will help BMU maintain their high level of reliability for customers...