Stories from Wednesday, July 12, 2023

SIKESTON — State Sen. Holly Rehder on Tuesday, July 11 officially launched her campaign for Missouri lieutenant governor. “I am running for Missouri lieutenant governor because I want to better the lives of all Missourians by unabashedly protecting sacred Christian and Conservative values,” Rehder said. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - Work on the expansion of Bloomfield Road can officially get under way. At the June 26 meeting of the New Madrid City Council, City Administrator Aaron Griffin advised the Council that the Governor’s Transportation Cost-Share Program agreement was signed...

I really think the City of Sikeston should offer a sincere apology to the State of Indiana Highway Patrol for the horrible accident that was caused by two idiots from Sikeston that took the life of a five-year veteran highway patrolmen when they ran him over and killed him to avoid getting caught for auto theft this week. It never ceases to amaze me when an individual commits a crime that might be a five- to 10-year sentence when they get caught, and they do something totally wrong and goes haywire and somebody innocent gets killed … where if they stop and admit they made a mistake and get off with a light sentence. Instead, they do something stupid; someone dies, and their simple charge and five years goes to life without parole.

NEW MADRID, Mo. - In the early morning hours of June 27, the New Madrid Fire Department was paged for mutual aid at an apartment fire in Howardville. New Madrid and Lilbourn Fire Departments responded and made entry into one of the apartments that was filled with smoke. They found that the fire was caused by wiring inside a wall and after a few hours the fire was fully extinguished...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - The New Madrid County R-1’s 2023-24 budget is already funding improvements throughout the school district. One big ticket item is the new track to be built at the High School with a price tag of $550,000. Other purchases include 200 new chairs for the High School commons at a cost of $19,000 and $30,000 for new folding cafeteria tables at the Middle School...