For 20 years on Halloween day, a group of local citizens have been annually cooking an appreciation meal for Sikeston Department of Public Safety to show gratitude for all they do for the community.

With the uptick in gun violence throughout the southeastern part of Missouri, the time has come for a call to action. The public is invited to the inaugural Save Our Communities, or SOC, Gun Violence ...

The Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation celebrated not one but two groundbreakings of new Head Start facilities in the Bootheel. Ground was officially broken Wednesday, Oct. 30 for centers at ...

David Simpson, 67, died Oct. 24, 2024, at his home in Vanduser. Private family arrangements have been made. McMikle Funeral Home of Sikeston is in charge of arrangements.

The Missouri Department of Conservation's (MDC) annual winter trout program begins Nov. 1 following the stocking of nearly 10,400 rainbow trout in five southeast Missouri waters -- Perryville's Legion ...

Sikeston Public Schools is implementing a series of new initiatives and enhancements aimed at creating a safer learning environment. Sikeston Public Schools Superintendent Shannon Holifield said the ...

Floyd Elvin Neal, 71, died Nov. 1, 2024, at his home in Wilson City. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

Barry James Chessor, age 76, went home peacefully to be with his LORD Jesus on Oct. 31, 2024. He was born in Point Pleasant, Missouri, son of Wille Whitfield and Virginia Colleen (Eiceman) Chessor.

Davis, age 75, was called home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, at her home in Sikeston after fighting a seven-year battle with breast cancer. She was born in Huntsville, Arkansas, on ...

Many community leaders, elected officials, physicians and advanced practitioners along with members of St. Francis Healthcare System gathered Tuesday, Oct. 29 for a groundbreaking ceremony for the ...

The filing period for open Sikeston City Council positions closed Tuesday, Oct. 29, and an election will be needed in Ward 4 as three candidates have filed for the open position. Onethia Williams in ...

The sunrise is seen early Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, just north of Sikeston. Residents will need to remember to "fall back" an hour this weekend as daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3.