Stories from Saturday, August 10, 2024

Notre Dame Regional High School graduate and current Mississippi State University student Elise Edwards, 20, received the opportunity of a lifetime to serve as a page at the recent 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Edwards, who is working part time as a district field representative for U.S. Rep. Jason Smith’s office for the summer, was selected following a lengthy application process that required her to submit her resume and a detailed essay on why she wanted to represent the state at the RNC. ...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston Tourism office is seeking the public’s help to honor 72 years of rodeo history at the new Sikeston Rodeo Museum. “It’s an exciting time to plan a new rodeo museum in this historic building that can be enjoyed by future generations and will preserve Sikeston’s rodeo heritage,” said Kathy Medley, executive vice president of Sikeston Chamber, Economic Development, Tourism. ...

SIKESTON — Anthony Lucia of Brock, Texas, is a well-known announcer in the rodeo circuit, and fans of this year’s 72nd Annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo are getting the chance to know him, too. This week the 39-year-old Lucia is announcing Sikeston’s four-day rodeo, which ends Saturday, Aug. 10, for the first time in his career — an opportunity he was happy to accept...

This weekend brings with it a complicated roundup of headlines, spanning local politics, criminal justice and a tragic train accident. A weeks-long manhunt ended in 1974 when two people accused of murdering a Steele businessman were arrested in Washington state. In 1949, Dunklin County residents were up in arms over seemingly targeted property value hikes. The year 1924 saw a man narrowly survive a knife attack, and a tragic train crossing collision...

Koby Hutson, 22, of Poplar Bluff was arrested Saturday, Aug. 10, on a Stoddard County warrant for a traffic offense. Hutson was lodged in the Butler County jail. _ Tyler Barnes, 28, of Poplar Bluff was arrested Saturday, Aug. 10, on a City of Poplar Bluff warrant for a traffic offense. Barnes was booked and released on bond...