Stories from Thursday, June 29, 2023

PLAINFIELD, Ind. — Two Sikeston, Missouri, men were arrested and incarcerated in the Hendricks County Jail early Thursday, June 29 in connection with the incident Wednesday, June 28 which claimed the life of Indiana State Police Trooper Aaron N. Smith...

SIKESTON— Carlisle Construction Materials LLC has officially opened its newest facility in Sikeston, Missouri. Local, regional and state leaders joined the manufacturing company’s executives in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the facility early Thursday, June 29...

SIKESTON – The community of Sikeston celebrated receiving  $9.3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds with a special event Thursday, June 29 at Legion Park in Historic Downtown Sikeston. The event was part of the Missouri Department of Economic Development’s ARPA tour which included Missouri Lt. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Hazel Janiece “Jan” Wilson, 94, formerly of Vienna, Illinois, died June 27, 2023, at the Charleston Manor Nursing Home. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 30 at the Piggott Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Piggott, Arkansas. Her brother-in-law, Ted Wimberley, will officiate. Burial will follow under the direction of the McMikle Funeral Home of Sikeston, Missouri.

SIKESTON — Lila Lee Wagoner Jackson, 89, died Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston.

SIKESTON — James E. Burchfield, age 90, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. He was born on Oct. 8, 1932, in Union Township, Arkansas, to the late John Lee and Mary Edna Wofford Burchfield.