Stories from Friday, May 8, 2020

Carrol Aldon Forkum, son of the late Walter Lee Forkum and Ina Bell Earnest Forkum, was born on September 6, 1933 in Bernie, and departed this life on May 6, 2020 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, at the age of 86 years. Mr. Forkum was a wood worker and cabinet maker and the former owner of Forkum Woodworks. He was a resident of Dexter...

In an unique situation with social distancing a necessity amid the COVID-19 pandemic Dexter High School needed an unique way to honor its seniors. On Friday evening the Class of 2020 pulled into the parking lot of Dexter High School with their vehicles decorated. They were preparing for a parade to celebrate the end of their high school careers...