Elaine Stafford, 97, died Dec. 25, 2024, at her home in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.

Linda Jane Poyner, age 58, formerly of Sikeston, Missouri, died Nov. 16, 2024, at her home in Montgomery City, where she had been recovering from surgery for two weeks. Her sudden death came as a ...

Dustin Shane Colbert was born on July 2, 1983, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to Pamela Susan Schuerenberg Colbert and David Lee Colbert. He passed away on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2024, at Lilbourn at the ...

Once upon a time, in a world filled with laughter and wonder, there lived two little stars named Dixie Shae and Eden Jade Colbert. With eyes that sparkled like the morning dew and smiles that could ...

Last week the Sikeston Bulldog Pantry distributed 240 bags and 80 boxes in celebration of Christmas. Bulldog Pantry provides food, clothing and other necessities to those in need throughout the school ...

On an early August morning in 2023, Shawn Hinkle received a call from one of his technicians at Tyson Foods who, through tears, told him the company's plant in Dexter was shutting down. Hundreds of ...

Captain Jason J. Cluver, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff, annonced the assignment of two new troopers to Troop E. The new troopers were members of the 122nd Recruit Class that graduated on ...

The Sikeston Kindergarten and Early Childhood Center has expanded its educational offerings by adding another preschool classroom to meet the growing demand for early childhood education in the area.

It was a blend of a classic tale and a favorite holiday to send the message: There is no place like home for the holidays. New Madrid Elementary School students presented the play "A Christmas Wizard ...

Each year the Koepp family transforms their small cabin for the holidays into a Christmas wonderland known as "Beckam's Christmas display." Visitors from the area will come by many nights to see the ...

For nearly 40 years we have shared the following story with readers every Christmas. The words of Francis P. Church will ring true today as they did more than 100 years ago when first written. In 1897 ...

Students at New Madrid Elementary School presented their first-ever Christmas play on Dec. 17. Here are some photos from the dress rehearsal.