Barbara Ann Jacobs, 80, died Jan. 5, 2025, at New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 at DeLisle Funeral Home in ...

David Lee Baker was born on Jan. 6, 1957, to Wallee (Henry) Baker in Advance, Missouri, and died Jan. 3, 2025. He was the fifth of six children and grew up in Bell City, Missouri, where he graduated ...

A winter storm warning is in effect late Thursday and Friday in portions of southern Illinois, western Kentucky and southeast Missouri. According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, ...

For the first time in more than a decade, Holly Thompson Rehder will not serve as an elected official in the State of Missouri. Thompson Rehder vacated her District 27 Senate seat in 2024 to run for ...

A BNSF Railway train broke down early Tuesday, Jan. 7 in Sikeston, blocking several crossings at West North Street, West Malone Avenue and Ruth Street, according to Sikeston Department of Public ...

Seasonal illnesses and viruses are on the rise once again this year and as winter sets in, the Sikeston area is also dealing with an increase in flu, COVID-19 and respiratory illnesses. Registered ...

During its first meeting of the new year -- and also the first to be streamed live -- Sikeston City Council heard the first reading of a bill proposing a nuisance party ordinance. Over the last ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - New Madrid County Central High School's new wrestling coach Michael Morgan still recalls his daughter's coming to him 20 years ago to ask for a pair of wrestling shoes. She wanted to ...

Due to the National Day of Mourning for President Jimmy Carter on Thursday, Jan. 9, there will be no mail delivery. As a result, home delivery subscribers will not receive their Thursday editions in ...

Glenda Faye Bullinger, age 88, of Chaffee entered the presence of the Lord on Jan. 4, 2025. She was born in Chaffee on April 6, 1936, to Violet Cox Green Hampton and Joseph William Green. She was ...

Roberta "Bert" Childers, daughter of the late Loren Thomas Mitchell and Audrey (Talbert) Mitchell, was born on Aug. 31, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri, and departed her life on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at ...

Southeast Elementary in Sikeston has named its character education students for the month of December. The word of the month was caring. Pictured are front row, from left: Allie Branum, Tiffani ...