Stories from Monday, March 18, 2024

SIKESTON — Sikeston Department of Public Safety is planning ahead of the April 8 solar eclipse and will staff extra officers for the weekend of eclipse-related events. Members of the public are also encouraged to plan ahead of the events. The total solar eclipse is slated to begin at 1:58 p.m. Monday, April 8 and will last for 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Because Sikeston is in the “path of totality,” the region will experience complete darkness during that time frame...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Robert Charles “Bob” Jackson, 90, died March 16, 2024, at his home in rural Charleston, Missouri. Visitation is from 9:30 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 20 at the United Methodist Church in Charleston. The Rev. Scott Moon, pastor, will officiate...

WINCHESTER, Tenn. — It is with profound sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of James Wardell Barnhart, a beloved husband, father, brother, pastor, and friend, on March 15, 2024, in Winchester. Born on Sept. 6, 1952, in Anna, Illinois, James, affectionately known as Jim to those who knew him well, lived a life marked by devotion, service, and an unwavering faith in God...

SIKESTON — Lucy Marie Day, age 73, passed away March 15, 2024, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. She was born Sept. 26, 1950, in East Prairie, Missouri, daughter of the late Troy Duke and Fay Hopper-Duke. She was a member of Olive Branch General Baptist Church in Essex, Missouri, and had worked for National Lock before retiring...