Stories from Thursday, September 28, 2023

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Police are investigating after a suspicious package possibly containing fentanyl was delivered to a residence in New Madrid. According to the New Madrid Police Department, a New Madrid resident on Thursday, Sept. 28 received two packages in the mail from out of state. The packages had the resident’s name on them...

CHARLESTON, Mo.— Dyrnell Lorette Campbell, 57, died Sept. 25, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

SIKESTON — Carolyn Rose Neese, 81, of Sikeston, formerly of Jackson, Missouri, and Alton, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, at the Convalescent Center in Sikeston. She was born Jan. 14, 1942, in Pemiscot County, Missouri, to Louis Tucker and Frances LaNell Griggs Woodard. Carolyn and Gary Neese were married June 12, 2004, at the city park in Jackson. She and her former husband, Herman Lucey, had three children, Penny, Kenny and Carol.

Hunter Juden wears many hats — patrolman with the Cape Girardeau Police Department and chief of police in Morley, Missouri, among them — and now he’s throwing his hat in the ring to become sheriff of Scott County. “I have always enjoyed being in law enforcement. It’s something I’ve devoted my entire life to and something I plan to devote the rest of my life to,” Juden said. “I love this community. I plan to become sheriff of this community and serve it to the best of my ability.”...

BLODGETT, Mo. — Beggs Family Farm teamed up with Southeast Missouri State University to create its corn maze for this season. This year’s maze theme celebrates SEMO’s 150 anniversary.  The corn maze was created with the help of Beggs Family Farm manager Bryce Beggs. ...

Students, parents and teachers of The Christian Academy in Sikeston gathered around their school flagpole as part of “See You at the Pole” on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. Students at schools all across the state and nation came together for the annual event held on the fourth Wednesday in September to pray for their schools, friends, teachers, government and nation...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Chaffee residents have pulled together to support a young man injured in a recent vehicle crash.  On Thursday, Sept. 14, Seger Ruiz, 19, was in a three-car accident. Ruiz was a passenger of one of the vehicles and sustained severe injuries. Ruiz was flown to St. Louis for treatment...

DEXTER, Mo. — Ronnie LeGrand of Dexter joined the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association in 1999. Pitching horseshoes became a passion for LeGrand. He has competed in numerous competitions. He has earned the titles of state champion and world champion...

SIKESTON — Sikeston Department of Public Safety’s Special Operations Group is bringing back the ultimate test of grit and fun at its second annual Kids S.W.A.T. Challenge. The Kids S.W.A.T. Challenge will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the Sikeston Sports Complex and is open to children ages12 and under. ...