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Charleston R-1 officials put new safety plan in place following firearms incidentCHARLESTON, Mo. — Following Tuesday's incident involving a firearm being discharged on the Charleston R-1 School District campus, district officials have made changes to safety plans for the remainder of the school year. Charleston R-1 Superintendent Jamarcus Williams and other district leaders have spent the past 48 hours responding to Tuesday's incident, where an alternative school student brought a firearm to school and discharged it into the ground at the Charleston High School athletic complex. ...
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Juvenile in custody after firearm discharged at Charleston High School football fieldCHARLESTON, Mo. — A 14-year-old male is in custody after a firearm was discharged Tuesday, March 26 at the Charleston High School football field. According to Chareston Department of Public Safety Director Robert E. Hearnes, at about 3 p.m. Tuesday, his agency was notified a student had fired a gun at the Charleston High School football field. Responding officers were able to take the suspect into custody without incident, and the firearm — a handgun — was found nearby, he said...
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New Madrid mayoral candidates address citizens’ questions, concernsNEW MADRID, Mo. — Citizens turned out in person and viewed the Facebook feed as two of New Madrid’s three candidates for mayor spoke to voters. Current Mayor Kevin Lyons and longtime City Councilman Nick White addressed the public in a forum sponsored by the New Madrid Chamber of Commerce on March 19. Former Mayor Dick Bodi, who is seeking to return to the mayoral post, declined to take part in the event...
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Investigation underway after student fires gun at Charleston High School football fieldCHARLESTON, Mo. — Charleston R-1 School District and local law enforcement are investigating after a student fired a gun on the high school football field Tuesday afternoon. At about 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, Charleston Junior/Senior High School was placed on lockdown after an alternative school student fired a gun into the ground on school property, the school district’s Facebook said in a post Tuesday afternoon...
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Area schools plan for April 8 total solar eclipseSIKESTON— With the total solar eclipse only two weeks away, Sikeston Public Schools and other local school districts have plans in place to help their students celebrate the event. Natalie Bohannon, Sikeston R-6 communications specialist, said prior to the April 8 eclipse on Wednesday, April 3, the district’s three elementary schools and middle school will have a special guest to help celebrate the eclipse...
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Cape Girardeau man bound over to circuit court for New Year's Day murder in CharlestonCHARLESTON, Mo. — A Cape Girardeau, Missouri, man will face trial for the New Year’s Day death of a Caruthersville, Missouri, man in Charleston. A preliminary hearing was conducted Friday, March 22 in Mississippi County Circuit Court for Jimmy Hudson III, 18, of Cape Girardeau, who is charged with first degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a controlled substance, according to online court records. ...
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Puxico man dies in single-vehicle crash in Stoddard CountyPUXICO, Mo. — A Puxico man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday, March 25 in Stoddard County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 8:55 a.m. on Highway J, two miles west of Puxico, as the westbound vehicle driven by Vaden S. Woolard, 41, of Puxico traveled off the road and struck a culvert then overturned, ejecting him...
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Scott Amick, co-owner of Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel, former Scott County coroner, dies at 66SCOTT CITY, Mo. — Former longtime Scott County Coroner Scott Amick — also a former school board member, basketball referee and football time clock operator — died Sunday, March 24, at his home. Amick was 66 years old. Amick was an owner and partner of Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel. He served as coroner for 35 years, and was a past president of the Missouri Coroners and Medical Examiners Association, according to his obituary...
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Officers face many difficult situations (3/27/24)NEW MADRID, Mo. — On the afternoon of March 19, officers responded to a house on Davis Street for a disturbance in progress, with one party possibly armed with a gun. When officers arrived it became...
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Thought of the Week:Be thankful this Palm Sunday (3/22/24)Humans and animals are very good at reading signs. When we are outdoors and see trees and flowers in bloom, we know that the season of spring has arrived. When we go to stores and see toy rabbits,...
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A Concord Minute: The triumphant entry for you (3/22/24)“The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he...
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Letter: Constitutional amendment on abortion wanted on ballot (3/22/24)To the Editor: Abortion has always been a hot topic and is especially so in Missouri right now. I have never been 100% pro-abortion, but the overturning of Roe vs. Wade by the Supreme Court and the...
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Arson ruled in New Madrid blaze (3/19/24)NEW MADRID, Mo. — Around 11:30 p.m. March 3, the New Madrid Fire Department responded to a home on St. Monica Street for a structure fire. When the first truck arrived on scene, there were already...
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Thought of the Week: The gift of eternal life (3/15/24)Last week I attended a trivia night whose proceeds were given to a young woman battling leukemia. Some of the questions were fairly easy, like “What two people were the closest to Harry Potter in the...
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Mozelle Hager (3/27/24)SIKESTON — Mozelle Nellie Mays Hager, 98, died March 25, 2024, at her home in Sikeston.
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Jonnie Fennell (3/27/24)CHARLESTON, Mo. — Jonnie Lee Fennell, 75, died March 24, 2024, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Harlen Terrell (3/26/24)BERTRAND, Mo. – Harlen Bruce Terrell, 91, died March 26, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Visitation is from 9:30 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 28 at...
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Michael Gipson (3/26/24)SIKESTON — Michael "Pooh Pooh" Gipson, 37, died March 20, 2024, at his home in Sikeston. Visitation is from noon until service time at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 30, 2024, at the Travelers Rest M.B. Church in Sikeston. Burial will follow in the New Morning Star Cemetery in Haywood City, Missouri...
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Robert Alsup (3/26/24)AMORY, Miss. — Robert M. "Cowboy" Alsup died March 25, 2024, in Amory. Visitation is from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 at E.E. Pickle Funeral Home in Amory. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at North Boulevard Christian Church in Amory...
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Carolyn Melrose-Dow (3/26/24)SIKESTON — Carolyn Ann Melrose-Dow, age 63, passed away on March 24, 2024, with family by her side in her hometown of Sikeston. She was born in Sikeston on Nov. 21, 1960, to the late William Dale and Carolyn Chaney Hall. On Feb. 2, 2006, she married James “Jim” Dow who survives their home in Sikeston...
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