Stories from Tuesday, April 16, 2024

BENTON, Mo. — The Scott County Commission on Tuesday, April 16 signed a proclamation recognizing the week of April 17 each year as Cheryl Anne Scherer and Scott County Missing Persons Week in conjunction with the anniversary of Cheryl’s disappearance...

BENTON, Mo. — Family, friends and community members gathered Sunday, April 14 to remember Cheryl Anne Scherer 45 years after she disappeared in broad daylight while working at a gas station in Scott City, Missouri. “Another five years has passed since our last gathering,” said Cheryl’s sister, Diane Scherer-Morris during the event at the St. ...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — Freda Lucille Conley, age 108, passed away early April 12, 2024, in Chesterfield at Delmar Gardens on the Green surrounded by family. She was a loving and devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, Grandma and Great-Grandma. She is survived by her children, Paul Howard and Lewis Wesley; her daughter-in-law, Cheryl; her grandchildren, Christopher (Teresa), Jason (Erika), David, Andrew and Hannah; and her 10 great-grandchildren...

MALDEN, Mo. — Shirley Louise George Hamra was born April 14, 1940, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Louis and Olivia Kahalley George. She passed peacefully at her home in Malden on Friday, March 8, 2024, at the age of 82 years. A graduate of Osceola, Arkansas, High School, Shirley attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, and then went on to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor’s degree in psychology...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — The 56th Annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival is coming up in Charleston, which means it’s time for the annual home tours put on by the Mississippi County Historical Society. The Moore residence, situated at 403 N. Main St., will be available for tours from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 18 through Saturday, April 20. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — A Charleston man faces felony murder charges for his alleged involvement with a death investigation in Mississippi County. Bryan Austin Campbell, 25, is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and abandonment of a corpse on April 1, according to online court records...

SIKESTON — Sikeston City Council reorganized during its regular meeting Friday, April 12 at City Hall. Mayor Greg Turnbow, Ward 2 Council representative Vest Baker, Ward 3 Council representative David Teachout and Mayor Pro-Tem Onethia Williams were sworn into office for their new terms...