Regional News

IRON COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) sat down with Iron County Commissioners Josh Campbell, Jim Scaggs, and Dustin Hinkle in Ironton recently for an update on the county’s recovery from recent flooding, which the National Weather Service has classified as a 1-in-1,000-year event. Congressman Smith said, “Iron County has taken a brutal hit.

Sikeston, MO (Aug. 5, 2026) – Thanks to the generosity of individuals, businesses and communitypartners across Southeast Missouri, Southeast Missouri Food Bank’s Summer Meals for KidsCampaign exceeded its goal, raising more than $80,000 to help provide more than 320,000 meals forchildren and families during the summer months.By the end of the campaign, community support had

FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. — The Fredericktown Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 18-year-old woman. Police said Alyssa M. Cooper, of Fredericktown, has been missing since Saturday, Aug. 1. According to the department, Cooper was last seen on foot shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday in the area of Lincoln Drive and

Sikeston, MO (July 31, 2026) – MFA Oil Company raised $100,000 for Feeding Missouri in June, helping support hunger-relief efforts for families across the state. Feeding Missouri is a coalition of Missouri’s six regional Feeding America food banks. Through a statewide network of more than 1,200 community and faith-based organizations, it delivers hunger relief to

CAPE GIRARDEAU – As food and other costs continue to rise, many families in Southeast Missouri cannot afford basic school supplies for their students. To help each student begin the year with dignity, United Way of Southeast Missouri hosts an annual school supply drive, Stuff the Bus, intentionally held each year during Missouri’s tax-free weekend.

ST. LOUIS — For only the second time in history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis — and patients may already be feeling the impact. Donors are asked to act immediately to help save lives.   Blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, worsening this season’s emergency blood shortage. All blood