Stories from Sunday, July 28, 2024

Denton Kooyman, mayor of Malden, discovered a new passion a few years ago in skydiving. With almost 200 jumps under his belt he recently discussed his love for the extreme sport. “I got hurt in the Navy,” Kooyman said. “I fell out of a helicopter and broke my back. That’s why I have a medical discharge from the Navy.”...

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...

Officers responded at 1:19 a.m. Sunday, July 28, to a domestic disturbance on Park Place. _ An employee of the Ozark Ridge Golf Course reported at 7:29 a.m. Sunday, July 28, there were items stolen from the golf course. The case is under investigation...