Stories from Monday, July 3, 2023

Gov. Mike Parson has vetoed a $8.5 million set-aside for a no-interest loan for pollution controls at Magnitude 7 Metals, an aluminum smelter plant in Marston, Missouri, in New Madrid County. Parson, in a statement, said the loan violated a Missouri Constitution provision dating from the Civil War prohibiting “lending of public credit to any private person, association or corporation except under special circumstances that don’t exist here.”...

MINER, Mo. — George Dale Graham, age 75, passed away June 30, 2023, at his home in Miner. He was born Sept.17, 1947, in Wardell, Missouri, son of the late Clarence Ellis and Virginia Wilson Graham. Dale was a 1966 graduate of Gideon High School, he coached basketball many years at Tanner Street Church of God. ...

SIKESTON — Mosquitoes are a common irritant in the spring and summer months in the Sikeston area, and this year is no different. While the City of Sikeston is working to quell as many mosquitoes as possible, residents can also do their part as well. ...

BENTON, Mo. — The Scott County Commission issued on Friday, June 30 a no-burn advisory to the citizens of Scott County, effective immediately. Due to high temperatures, low humidity, dry ground covering, the possibility of winds, and lack of precipitation in the forecast, citizens are advised to postpone open outdoor burning activities. This includes both recreational and work-related outdoor activities...