Stories from Tuesday, August 30, 2022

SIKESTON — Sharon Evonne Payne, age 76, of Sikeston died Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, at her home in Sikeston. She was born Nov. 19, 1945, in rural Charleston, Missouri, to the late Amos Holifield and Blanche Alvey Holifield. She had lived in Charleston and Bertrand most of her life and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bertrand. ...

SIKESTON — U.S. Rep. Jason Smith kicked off his annual farm tour in Southeast Missouri last week, including a stop on Friday at an industrial hemp provider in Sikeston. Every year, Smith participates in a farm tour in each of his 30 counties to highlight the diverse types of farms, ranches and agricultural businesses in Missouri’s Eighth Congressional District...

Workers with Fronabarger Concrete lay concrete at the intersection of S. New Madrid and Trotter on Tuesday morning. The project started the first of the month and is nearing completion.

Public safety officials in the region gathered Saturday in Cape Girardeau for a comprehensive preparedness exercise. The event was one of the largest of the year for the county agencies participating. Attending were representatives from Cape Girardeau, Scott, Cole, St. Francois, Stoddard and Washington counties...

The world’s largest manmade watermelon makes it’s way through the streets of Blodgett during the Blodgett Watermelon Festival parade Saturday morning.

SIKESTON — Sikeston’s tax levy will remain relatively the same in 2022. During Monday’s Sikeston City Council meeting, Council established the 2022 tax rate after a public hearing was held. The 2022 tax rates will be: general, $0.4160; park, $0.1813 and library, $0.200...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - New Madrid residents will see little change in their 2022 tax bills. At the Aug. 22 meeting of the New Madrid City Council, the tax rate for 2022 on all real and personal property was unanimously approved. The rate will be $.6168 per $100 valuation...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - New Madrid’s city administrator has announced his resignation. On Thursday, Richard McGill, who has served as the city administrator for the past seven years, announced on social media that he is stepping down. McGill did not giving a formal date for his departure and indicated he intended to remain with the City through the hiring process and the transition of his successor...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - Paige Keene is New Madrid’s new city clerk. Keene was officially appointed city clerk at the Aug. 22 City Council meeting by Mayor Donnie Brown. She replaces Kendra Gregg, who resigned in June. A native of Risco, Keene is a graduate of Risco High School. She earned her associate degree in general education from Three Rivers College...

Sikeston Kiwanis Club recently donated $250 to New Dawn State School in Sikeston. Pictured are representatives from both groups.

SIKESTON — Lezley “Nicki” Adams, age 44, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, surrounded by her family at home. She was born on July 15, 1978, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to Judy Price Lear. Nicki graduated from Sikeston Senior High School and went on to graduate from the Sikeston Licensed Practical Nursing Program. ...