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SIKESTON — On Oct. 11-13, eight members of the local Boy Scouts of America Troops 4041 and 4025 earned their Professional Association of Diving Instructors, or PADI, Open-Water Scuba certifications. The troops have been busy of late — as the past two months have included training with Cape Dive and Travel personnel — and completing their confined water dives at Southeast Missouri State University and open-water dives at Mermet Springs in Belknap, Illinois...

Thursday, Nov. 14 Hiring meet and greet Cal-Maine will host a hiring meet and greet from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at 1001 E. Stoddard. This family-friendly event will include activities for children, grilled hot dogs and a chance to tour the facility...

Criminal Cases Filed • St. vs. Ethan H. Allen - Possessed Marijuana/Synthetic Cannabinoid Of 10 Grams Or Less; Failure To Display Plates On Motor Vehicle/Trailer • St. vs. Anneca Barnes Loring – DWI; Failure To Drive On Right Half Of Roadway When Roadway Was Of Sufficient Width...

One person was killed and three children were injured in a crash Wednesday evening on Highway 25, one mile north of Bloomfield. A 53-year-old woman from Bloomfield was northbound in a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado when her vehicle crossed the centerline shortly after 6 p.m. ...

Retired Missouri National Guard Brigadier General Charles Kruse captivated and inspired the crowd during his Veteran’s Day speech Friday at the Dexter Bearcat Event Center. Kruse said, “You know, sometimes we think heroes are not around us. We think the hero’s come from someplace else... That they don’t come from here. Well, I’ll tell you this, all of these veterans here today are heroes.”...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in downtown Dexter. The Historic Downtown Dexter Association kicked off the season with a Christmas tree lighting on Sunday night. Several hundred attendees enjoyed Christmas caroling while snacking on cookies provided by Bank of Missouri and Dexter Walmart. An envoy from the Dexter Chamber of Commerce served hot chocolate sponsored by the Bank of Advance...

• Matthew Thomas Ballew, Poplar Bluff, MO, to Dawn Angela Bruder, Poplar Bluff, MO • Nicholas Clay Pritchett, Dexter, MO, to Sara Jean Vise, Dexter, MO • Michael David Love, Oran, MO, to Taylor Lane Pullam, Oran, MO • Trevor Alston Delay, Advance, MO, to Grace Kathleen Robinson, McGee, MO...

• Jason French vs. Sarah French – Dissolution of Marriage With Children • Connie L. Pullum-Davis vs. Terry L. Davis – Dissolution of Marriage Without Children • Bethany D. Cavaness vs. Danny J. Cavaness – Motion to Modify

SIKESTON — Iraqi War Veteran and Combat Engineer Tommy Staggs, a native of Sikeston has dedicated much of his life to service, both in the military and his local community. His journey began in 1980 when he joined the Missouri National Guard inspired by his uncle, Danny Staggs, a Vietnam veteran. Over the next 27 years, Staggs served in various capacities, including tours in Panama, Honduras, Guatemala and Iraq before retiring in 2007...

DEXTER – A 57-year-old Dexter man died Sunday night after striking a utility pole in Stoddard County. According to Stoddard County Coroner Brent Stidham, Vallie Griffin was driving on County Road 637, also known as Three Mile Road, when he ran off the roadway and struck a utility pole around 9:05 p.m. Griffin then exited the vehicle and was fatally injured after making contact with downed power lines. Stidham noted that portion of the road has no shoulder...