Stories from Tuesday, January 23, 2024

BERTRAND, Mo. — Desmon Duard Fisk was born May 3, 1927, in Rector, Arkansas, to the late Enoch Albert Fisk and Hettie Elizabeth Beaton Fisk.  He departed this life on Jan. 21, 2023, at the Bertrand Nursing Center at the age of 96. Desmon loved the Lord and attended the First Assembly of God Church in Sikeston, Missouri...

SIKESTON — Following the temporary closure of the Sports Complex by Sikeston Parks and Recreation to ensure the safety and well being of others in the frigid conditions, the park reopened late Monday, Jan. 22. Jerence Dial with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety said over the weekend, the department received many phone calls regarding children wandering on the complex’s frozen pond...

SIKESTON — Wing Elementary in Sikeston is finalizing plans to offer a vibrant music trivia night, promising a symphony of entertainment in the coming months. The music trivia night will be at 7 p.m. April 26 at the Sikeston Copper Still Lounge, 1617 E. Malone Ave., in Sikeston...

BERNIE, Mo. — A Dexter, Missouri, man has been taken into custody after allegedly trying to entice a child under the age of 15. Bernie police chief Rick Cook said in a Facebook post Joseph James Craig was arrested after an investigation, that began the evening of Jan. 13 following an “operation” conducted in Bernie by Bikers Against Predators...

A bill proposed by District 147 state Rep. John Voss would add marijuana to the list of controlled substances that would violate an employer’s drug-free workplace policy. House Bill 2135 would repeal two sections (287.120 and 287.140) of the existing Workers’ Compensation Law and replace them to include language specifying marijuana — in addition to alcohol and other non-prescribed controlled drugs — as a substance that would violate an employer’s drug-free workplace policy if found in an employee’s system at the time of injury or death.. ...