Stories from Wednesday, September 1, 2021

SIKESTON — A Sikeston man accused of stealing over $100,000 from a local American Legion organization is scheduled to stand trial by jury next year. A jury trial is scheduled for 9 a.m. Sept. 15-16, 2022, in New Madrid County on a change of venue for Gary M. Prindle, 89, who was charged through Scott County in December 2019 with one felony count of stealing $25,000 or more on or around Feb. 11, 2019, according to online court records. A pre-trial conference is set for 10 a.m. Aug. 23, 2022...

Stoddard County Health Center Director Ben Godwin, has confirmed 68 new cases of COVID-19 since the last update on Monday. He additionally confirmed three COVID-19 related deaths in Stoddard County. The county now sits at 222 active cases of COVID-19 and 85 COVID-19 related deaths. Stoddard County has seen 4367 total confirmed case of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic...