Stories from Friday, March 22, 2024

SIKESTON, Mo. —   For nearly 100 years, the Sikeston High School Red Pepper organization has been a vital part of Sikeston’s pride and spirit. The Sikeston High School Red Peppers is the area’s oldest and largest high school pep club and this school year is in its 95th year...

BENTON, Mo. — Scott County Presiding Commissioner Danny Tetley said he believes there are numerous reasons why the proposed half-cent law enforcement tax on the April 2 ballot should pass. In January, the Scott County Commission comprised of Tetley, First District Commissioner Terry Cole and Second District Commissioner Donnie Kiefer, decided to place the half-cent law enforcement sales tax on the April 2 ballot...

BLODGETT, Mo. — The Scott County Rural Fire Protection District is seeking citizens’ support in the April 2 election. With proposition safety, the District seeks approval for a $1.65 million no-tax-rate increase general obligation bond issue to improve the district...

Sikeston High School student Janiyah Ellis completes the “bag stuffing” task in one of the heats during the Southeast Missouri Job Olympics hosted by Sikeston Public Schools Friday, March 22 at First United Methodist Church in Sikeston. About 50 high school students from Sikeston, Kelly, Bell City, Bernie and New Dawn school districts competed in the non-traditional job fair to practice their soft skills. ...

Anyone not in favor of voter ID does not believe in fair elections.

To the Editor: Abortion has always been a hot topic and is especially so in Missouri right now. I have never been 100% pro-abortion, but the overturning of Roe vs. Wade by the Supreme Court and the enactment of one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the nation have caused me to rethink my position. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Robert Dale Harris, 74, died March 21, 2024, at his home in Charleston. Visitation will be from 5.m. until service time at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. Burial with full military honors will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 29 at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri...

The U.S. Postal Service in the Cape Girardeau region continues to struggle, as management searches for short- and long-term solutions, some of which may eventually bring a return of some processing operations to Cape Girardeau. While fewer post office employees remain on “standby status” and doing nothing as described in the Southeast Missourian last fall, local union representative Greg Davidson said management is shifting resources to some areas while delivery and customer service is deteriorating further in others.. ...

“The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD, even the King of Israel!’” John 12:12-13...

Humans and animals are very good at reading signs. When we are outdoors and see trees and flowers in bloom, we know that the season of spring has arrived. When we go to stores and see toy rabbits, multi- colored baskets, plastic grass and chocolate eggs and bunnies, we know that Easter is approaching...