Stories from Thursday, May 12, 2022

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Bobby Allen Armstrong, 74, died May 5, 2022, at his home in Portageville. Visitation is from 10:30 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Friday, May 13 at the DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville with the Rev. David Dittman officiating...

Officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety take part in the annual Special Olympics Torch run held Wednesday morning in Sikeston. Several members of the department participated along with two of Sikeston’s Special Olympians. The run started at Walmart and ended at First United Methodist Church on N. Main...

SIKESTON — A juvenile sustained injuries in an accident at the Sikeston Recreation Complex Wednesday evening. According to Sikeston DPS, at approximately 8:40 p.m., officers were called to the Complex in reference to a report of a vehicle versus a pedestrian. ...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston R-6 School District awarded its contract for custodial services to a new and local provider during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday in the gymnasium at Wing Elementary. Lorrie McClenton, director of R-6 building and grounds, said 10 companies were represented March 30 at the pre-bid meeting. ...

DEXTER, Mo. A motor vehicle pursuit ended in a crash on Highway 25 Wednesday afternoon. Dexter Police Chief Hank Trout said an officer on patrol noticed a passenger vehicle traveling at estimated speeds of 80 miles per hour in a residential zone. Trout said the officer attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle for its excessive speeds and erratic behavior in a residential zone. ...

The Christian Academy students, from left: Hattie Byrd, fifth grade; Dominic Sauceda, sixth grade; and Ethan Mueller, fifth grade, on Wednesday put finishing touches on signs for their school’s spring plant sale fundraiser Saturday in Sikeston. Set for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, the plant sale will be at the Carnell Collision Center parking lot, 417 N. Main St., in Sikeston...

SIKESTON — One person was taken into custody after a shooting Thursday morning. According to Sikeston Department of Public Safety Public Information Officer Tyler Rowe, at 9:10 a.m. officers received a report of a subject from one vehicle to another vehicle around S. West and Malone...