Stories from Thursday, July 18, 2024

Understaffing, sorting issues and increased volume of packages are among several causes of the ongoing mail delivery problems in the Cape Girardeau area. Three mail carrier positions need to be filled and there is still too much mail for currently employed carriers to handle. Recently added routes have resulted in sorting issues requiring manual sorting, which contributes to delays. Carriers often work long days and must cover multiple routes on top of additional packages that must be delivered...

SIKESTON — In the near future, a new roundabout will be built to improve safety at an intersection in Sikeston. The Missouri Department of Transportation held a public meeting on Tuesday, July 16, and the project involves building a roundabout at  Route BB and Route Y (West Salcedo Road) intersection. Route BB is under stop control at the intersection, while Route Y traffic flows freely...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — The Mississippi County Health Department will celebrate its 75th anniversary with other local organizations later this month. Barbara Chimienti, a member of the event’s committee, said the celebration will be free and run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 25 during a health and community fair at the health department, 1200 E. Marshall St., in Charleston...

SIKESTON — Eric Lynn Rainey was born on Feb. 15, 1984, in Blytheville, Arkansas. He passed away on Dec. 8, 2022, at his home in Sikeston. He was 38 years of age. He was preceded in death by his father, Marty Rainey; grandparents, Robert and Mae Russell and uncle, Bryan Russell...

AURORA, Mo. — Judith Wallace Layton Queen, 83, of Aurora, formerly of French Village, Missouri, went to her heavenly home on Friday, July 12, 2024, while at Mercy Hospital in Aurora after a brief illness. Judy was born on Sept. 11, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to the proud parents Carl Banks Wallace and Francis Mae Johnson Wallace...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Members of the City of Cape Girardeau’s newly formed Gun Violence Task Force will gather for the first time next week. The task force has sent out its first agenda and will have its planning meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 23 at City Hall...