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The Dexter High School student body voted Puja Maisuria as the 2024 DHS Fall Homecoming queen. Maisuria was crowned before the homecoming football game vs. Sikeston on Friday. Maisuria was nominated by the girls’ tennis team. Maisuria is a senior and the daughter of Geeta and Sam Maisuria. ...

SIKESTON – Southeast Missouri Food Bank will host a Hunger Action resource fair and mobile food pantry Monday, Sept. 9 at its headquarters in Sikeston as part of its Hunger Action Month activities. “We know many of the neighbors who turn to us for food assistance are in need of other resources,” said Camille Peters, chief impact officer of the food bank. ...

BLOOMFIELD — The Stoddard County commissioners signed a proclamation Monday declaring Sept. 23 through Sept. 29 as National Diaper Need Awareness Week. Diaper need is the condition of not being able to afford a sufficient supply of clean diapers to keep babies and toddlers clean, dry and healthy...

David Robinson, proprietor of D’Baby Barbecue, is one of many vendors who are bringing their passion and craft to the Sept. 7 Fall Into Arts Festival. An opportunity that is a first for Robinson, whose passion for barbecue is second-to-none — offering something for patrons from all walks of life and preferences...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Three Lilbourn residents are facing federal charges. Michael Ryan Bush, 41, is charged with a federal warrant for felon in possession of a firearm, Thomas Phillips Jr., 54, is charged with methamphetamine distribution and drug user in possession of a firearm, and Bryan Nelson, 36 is charge with felon in possession of a firearm. All three are currently being held at the Mississippi County Jail pending transfer to a federal holding facility...

MALDEN, Mo. - A Malden City Councilman retired Friday evening, Aug. 23, and woke the following morning to find his property vandalized. Ward II Councilman and Mayor Pro tempore Robert House, a longtime member of law enforcement and veteran council member, said his pickup truck was parked at his Madison Street home and was tagged by vandals...

The Missouri Fraternal Order of Police-Lodge 51, an organization including members of Cape Girardeau Police Department, posted to its Facebook account a response critical of a recent Southeast Missourian article. ...

The Dexter Tree Board announced yard award winners for the month of August. An award is given monthly, throughout the summer, to residents in each ward of the city. August’s commercial winner is Robert Monroe, Edward Jones Financial Advisor. The newly repainted exterior and “tastefully kept lawn” caught the eye of the yard award judges...

Route Z in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. This section of roadway is located from Route 25 to Route 153 near Bernie, Missouri. Weather permitting, work will take place Wednesday, Sept. 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m...

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistics, 239,252 U.S. citizens -- including 5,888 Missourians -- died by suicide from 2018 through 2022. September is National Suicide Prevention Month, which is described by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAHMSA) as “a time to remember the lives lost to suicide, acknowledge the millions more who have experienced suicidal thoughts and the many individuals, families and communities that have been impacted by suicide.” Additionally, SAHMSA describes it as “a time to raise awareness about suicide prevention and share messages of hope.”. ...