Stories from Tuesday, September 19, 2023

SIKESTON — Sikeston Parks and Recreation has plenty of activities scheduled for the rest of September and October.  Currently, registration is being held for Smaller Baller Soccer. The classes will be held at 5:45 p.m. Oct. 9, 16, 23 and 30 in the Clinton Building for children 3-6 years old. ...

SIKESTON — Ronnie Johnson, 57, of Sikeston passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born on Aug. 21, 1966, in Stuttgart, Arkansas, to the late Willie and Annette Offord Johnson. He is survived by his wife, Tracy Johnson, and a host of other relatives and friends...

SIKESTON —Curtis McKinney, 66, of Sikeston passed away on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Nov. 29, 1956, in Vardaman, Mississippi, to the late Charles and Bessie Bean McKinney. He leaves to fondly cherish his memories: his wife, Brenda McKinney; three daughters, Kaiya (DeAngelo) Turner, Shamica (Charles) Hardin, Kim (Oscar) Dockery; two stepdaughters: Heather Mitchell and Iesha Jackson; 12 grandchildren; six siblings; and a host of other relatives and friends.. ...

WASHINGTON – Justin Riley Hunter, beloved husband, father, brother, cousin and uncle was welcomed by the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. He was 54 years old. Left to honor his memory are his wife Caroline, daughters Helena and Vivian, his parents Furg and Sarah Hunter, sisters Holly and Sarah Beth and countless aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends...

SIKESTON — Grace Katherine Campbell Roberts, age 50, of Sikeston passed away Sept. 17, 2023, at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born Dec. 28, 1972, in Granite City, Illinois, the daughter of the late Robert Clay Campbell and Mildred Ollie Weaver-Campbell...

HOUSTON, Texas — Jo Ann Redd, 65, of Houston passed away on Sept.14, 2023. She was born Oct. 8, 1957, in Sikeston, Missouri, to the union of the late Leland and Bettie Redd Baker. Jo Ann was the ninth of 12 children. She received her Bachelor of Science at St. ...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston campus of Three Rivers College is expanding, and many are excited about its newly upgraded manufacturing lab. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the college’s new manufacturing tech lab was held Tuesday, Sept. 19. Located on the second floor of Three Rivers College in Sikeston, the lab will house all manufacturing tech programming and workforce-tailored training, including robotics and AC/DC training, programmable logistics and more. ...

SIKESTON – The Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation is scheduled to close on property to build a homeless shelter later this week.  During the Monday, Sept. 18 Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority (LCRA) meeting, LCRA Chairman Dan Marshall informed the board that DAEOC will close on the property Thursday. The LCRA is deeding the property, which consists of 14 lots, to DAEOC. ...

SIKESTON — The 16 period-style light posts for the Sikeston Honors Veterans Banner Project have been installed, and now organizers are accepting veteran applications through Oct. 16. The Sikeston Convention and Visitors Bureau; Sikeston Parks and Recreation; and Sikeston Veterans Park Committee is offering the public an opportunity to honor a veteran or someone currently active in the military from the Sikeston area...

SIKESTON — Anna Purves and Samuel “Sam” Lancaster were named Sikeston High School Students of the Month for September. Sikeston Public Schools Foundation, which sponsors the monthly program, names two seniors each month for the honor during the 2023-2024 school year...