Stories from Wednesday, January 26, 2022

The Sikeston Department of Public Safety battled a large blaze and frigid temperatures Tuesday night. According to Capt. Derick Wheetley, Sikeston DPS Fire Division commander, fire crews were called out to the 500 block of Kendall at about 10 p.m. Tuesday. When they arrived, fire fighters found an abandoned house fully engulfed in flames...

DOGWOOD, Mo. - William Paul Bradley, 91, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, at his home in Dogwood.  He was born March 27, 1930, in Mississippi County, Missouri to the late Wilbert Howard Bradley and Ollie Mae Jeffries Bradley.  He retired after being employed for many years at Cargill, Inc. ...

Paul Lynn King, 75, of Sikeston, died Jan. 24, 2022, after a brief illness at his home. Paul was born on Nov. 25, 1946, to Wallace and Inez King of Essex who preceded him in death. After Paul graduated from Richland High School in 1964, he went on to serve in the U.S. Army. After his service, he went on to study at Jefferson County Community College...

On Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, I lost my billfold at Walmart. An honest person turned it in with everything still in it. I’m very appreciative. Thank you very much.

If you believe in miracles — as we do — then you must know The Christian Academy in Sikeston is a true God-given miracle. Less than a year ago, the Christian school was facing financial hardships brought on by COVID and was forced to close their doors after 17 years of providing a Christian-based education for students in the Sikeston area...

Delbert Leon Silman was born Oct. 12, 1932, in Gideon Missouri to AJ Silman and Ercil Pavy. He laid his life to rest on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 at his home in Portageville, Missouri, at the age of 89 years, 3 months and 3 days.  In the earlier years of his life, Delbert served as a radio operator in the Army during the Korean War and upon discharge, trained as a diesel mechanic with General Motors in St. ...