Stories from Friday, October 6, 2023

SIKESTON — The Missouri Delta Foundation kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with its annual luncheon to raise funds for breast health care. The event took place on Friday, Oct. 6 at the First Christian Church in Sikeston. The luncheon included a guest speaker, lunch, raffles, and special recognition for breast cancer survivors who have fought and won their battles against cancer...

SIKESTON — As the Sikeston/Bootheel Area United Way recently launched its annual fundraising campaign, it’s also marking its 60th year of operation. The Sikeston/Bootheel Area United Way formally kicked off its 2023-2024 campaign during a luncheon Sept. 28 at Fox Haven Country Club in Sikeston...

DAYTON, Ohio — Timothy E. "Tim" McCrate, age 74, of Dayton passed away in Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton on Oct. 4, 2023. Tim was a native of Portageville, Missouri, born on Feb. 17, 1949, to David and Elizabeth (Walter) McCrate. He graduated from Lima Central Catholic High School in Lima, Ohio, received a BS in civil engineering from the University of Dayton in Dayton and an MS in structural engineering from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. ...

It is bridal shower season in my family. We come together as the families of the bride and the groom, and the friends of the engaged couple. We celebrate the couple with gifts and with food. It is a joyous time. And yet, I have noticed something: I did not fully anticipate...

Millions of dollars for nothing If Biden didn’t nothing wrong, why has his family been getting millions and millions and millions of dollars for doing nothing? What business are they in? What are doing for this money? Millions of dollars for nothing. Something’s wrong here...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Kenneth Earl Ward, 80, died Oct. 4, 2023, at Aspire Senior Living Center in East Prairie, Missouri. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10 at First Baptist Church in New Madrid with the Rev. Jeff Poke officiating...

Chris Griggs is heading a police department less than 10 miles from where he grew up. A Chaffee, Missouri, native, Griggs, 47, was named Scott City’s interim police chief Sept. 5. Mayor Norman Brant and City Council members removed the interim tag Sept. 18...

Southeast Missouri State University students, faculty and alumni will be celebrating homecoming week with several events over the coming days. George Gasser, SEMO’s director of Alumni Services, said this homecoming will be bigger than ever as this year is also a celebration of SEMO’s sesquicentennial. He said that past years have seen around 8,000 people who take part in SEMO’s homecoming festivities, but this year could see over 10,000 people...

SIKESTON — Edsel Wylie, age 93, of Sikeston left this life on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at Unity Hospital in Searcy, Arkansas, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his children, Karen Tillman of Searcy, Sharon (Paul) Collom of Searcy and Terry Figley (Allen) of Searcy; grandchildren: Addie (Ben) Kennon, Ben Collom (Andrea), Jared Tillman (Whitney), Amanda Henard, Allison Tillman, Clay Figley; six great-grandchildren; one sister, Mary Simonds (George); and one brother, Bob Wylie (Judy)...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Patrick James Bryan, age 26, died Oct. 3, 2023, at his home in Chaffee. He was born Nov. 21, 1996, in Sikeston, Missouri, son of Bobby Gene Bryan and Katherine Elizabeth McCoy. Patrick was of the Christian faith and he was a graduate of Ragland High School in Ragland, Alabama, where he played baseball and football. He worked as a Conservation Agent in Alabama and then worked as a Forklift Operator for DHL in Cape Girardeau, Missouri...