Stories from Saturday, August 3, 2024

CHARLESTON, Mo. — When a Wyatt, Missouri, man died in a car crash near Charleston last month, his family wanted to bury his remains with their father. The only problem was the funeral home director had trouble finding the father’s gravesite which had sunk into the ground at a Mississippi County cemetery...

SIKESTON — David Teachout, a longtime Sikeston Jaycee and now exhausted rooster (retired Jaycee), has long enjoyed his involvement with the organization, rodeo and community service. Teachout, who is active in the community today, is well-known for his commitment to the Jaycee organization and the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo. ...

Adults who are interested in earning a college degree can take advantage of Missouri’s Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant to help pay for classes at Southeast Missouri State University. ...