Stories from Thursday, October 6, 2022

SIKESTON — Charles Edward Neal, 64, died Sept. 27, 2022, at Sikeston. Services will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, Missouri.

SIKESTON — Pearlie Mae Watson, age 92, passed away on Oct. 3, 2022, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born March 26, 1930, in Sikeston, to the late Charley W. and Iva Sherwood Brown Sr.

CAMPBELL, Mo. — Norman J. Darter Jr., age 71, passed away on Oct. 5, 2022, at General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. He was born on Oct. 26, 1950, in Matthews, Missouri, to the late Grady and Mary Bratton Darter. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Norman retired from Town and Country Supermarket in Dexter, Missouri, after 30 years of service...

Sikeston Board of Municipal Utilities customers can now manage their account through a new SmartHub mobile app. BMU customers are now able to pay their bill, view their usage, contact customer service and get the latest news through the web or on their smartphone or tablet...

SIKESTON — Two new routes have been added to this year’s 14th annual Cotton Ramble bicycle ride. Set for Saturday morning, the ride features mostly flat routes of 14, 28 and 65 miles but added this year are two gravel loop routes with hills. “There is a trend in cycling toward wanting to ride on non-paved surfaces,” said Rodney McConnell, event organizer and member of the Sikeston Lions Club, who sponsors the ride. ...

The 14-inch water main right off of Big Bend Road in Cape Girardeau was repaired Tuesday afternoon, following a nearly daylong effort by crews to repair the issue. Stan Polivick, director of the Cape Girardeau Public Works Department, said the fix could’ve been made in a matter of hours but the age of the system forced crews to work in less than ideal conditions...

The last two weeks, I have shared a lot about fishing. I actually have one more fishing story. While my daughter was fishing she caught a fish. When she went to bring it in the line got hooked on some brush by the bank. Since this was the first fish she had ever caught, she looked so upset...

SIKESTON — Nearly 2,000 Southeast Missouri high school students spent the day in the construction industry, learning about the various options in the trade while also gaining hands-on experience during the Build My Future event Wednesday in Sikeston...