Stories from Thursday, August 17, 2023

MINER, Mo. — Two Scott County women face felony charges for the alleged physical assault of another women in Miner. Deshee Fitzgerald, 23, of Oran, Missouri, and Kaylin Maney, 18, of Sikeston, Missouri, are each charged with second degree assault and first degree burglary...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Anthony Wayne Branam, 80, died Aug. 16, 2023, at the Aspire Senior Living Center in East Prairie. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Missouri.

SIKESTON – The Southeast Missouri Food Bank will host a “Field Rows to Food Bank” event Tuesday, Aug. 22 with representatives from the offices of Sen. Josh Hawely, Sen. Eric Schmitt and special guest Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder. According to Heather Collier, donor relations and communications manager for SEMO Food Bank, the event, which is at 3 p.m., allows area farmers and others in the agricultural industry to gather for an update on the status of the 2023 Farm Bill. ...

BLODGETT, Mo. — Area residents should get ready to celebrate the city of Blodgett’s annual watermelon festival Saturday, Aug. 26, with live music, cash prizes, food, a parade, pageants, contests, fireworks and more. Blodgett Mayor David Russell said he enjoys putting on the event for the community every year, and it has grown significantly over the years. ...

Greg Marcum, site superintendent for general contractor, and construction worker Spencer Marcum with Johannes Construction Inc., stand on the electric slab lift while working early Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, on the new car wash at South Main Street next to Arby’s in Sikeston. The new car wash is expected to be completed in two and a half months...

Standard Democrat NEW MADRID, Mo. — A former official of a small New Madrid County community was found guilty of committing a felony while in office. Tyus Byrd entered a guilty plea to receiving stolen property while serving as mayor of Parma from April 14, 2015, to April 16, 2019...

SIKESTON — Several buildings in the Sikeston R-6 School District received updates over the summer and are ready to house students this school year. Among the buildings ready for the new school year, which begins Tuesday, Aug. 22, is the multi-purpose building/safe space on the campus of the Sikeston Kindergarten Center...

SIKESTON — Sikeston R-6 Board of Education’s monthly meeting in August with filled with updates and approval of two handbooks for the new school year. In the informational-item portion of the Aug. 8 Sikeston R-6 Board of Education meeting, Sikeston R-6 Superintendent Shannon Holifield provided a Continuous School Improvement Plan update, which included new Missouri School Improvement Plan, or MSIP, 6 guidelines...

SIKESTON — Lena Mae Daugherty Wood, 91, died Aug. 17, 2023, at her home in Sikeston.