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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 04/12/19)
Charter should cut rates, not raise them I don’t know why Charter Spectrum customers should even pay for their service. All they get mostly is commercials. You can’t even hardly watch a 30-minute program. You might get 15 minutes of it and the rest of it is commercials. That is utterly ridiculous. Instead of raising your rates they should cut it. Thank you...
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New Madrid Police seek help in stolen ATV case
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — New Madrid Police are seeking the public’s help in recovering a stolen four-wheeler. According to police, during the overnight hours on April 7, a 2002 Honda Rancher four-wheeler was stolen from residence in New Madrid. The four wheeler was last seen on a single-axle trailer which was pulled by a dark-colored SUV...
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Jackie Herndon
(Obituary ~ 04/12/19)
SIKESTON — Jackie Lee Baker Herndon, age 72, of Sikeston, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family. Born Jan. 12, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Joseph L. and Emma Lee Carson Baker; she was a graduate of the Sikeston High School class of 1964. She graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in business administration. She went on to obtain a Master of Business of Administration from William Woods University...
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MoDOT encouraging drivers to watch out for crews mowing
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
JEFFERSON CITY – A sure sign of springtime: motorists will see tractor mowers near the shoulder of interstates and other roadways. The Missouri Department of Transportation will start its annual mowing operations and is urging motorists to be on the lookout for slow-moving equipment. MoDOT mows about 400,000 acres of grass each year, which is equivalent to 300,000 football fields...
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Sikeston City Council swears in new members
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
The Sikeston City Council conducted its reorganizational meeting Friday morning, which included the swearing in of two new Council members, Brandon Sparks-Ward 1 and (above) Onethia Williams-Ward 4, and also the reappointment of Ryan Merideth as Councilman At-Large. ...
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Arrest made in multi-county burglary investigation
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Five sheriff’s departments combined resources to solve 18 local burglaries after several months of investigating. Eric Shayne Maldonado, 25, of Cape Girardeau, was charged with three counts of second-degree burglary and three counts of misdemeanor stealing in Cape Girardeau County, though more charges are expected in the other counties, according to a statement made on the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff Department’s Facebook page. ...
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Hearing involving Scott County deputy postponed
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
BENTON, Mo. — An ex parte hearing involving a Scott County Sheriff’s deputy and a woman who says he stalked her was postponed Thursday after the deputy’s counsel asked the judge to dismiss the case. Scott Horman, defense attorney for Scott County Sheriff’s deputy Travis Keller, told Judge David Dolan the complaint, filed by Sarah Valenzuela, was too similar to a suit Valenzuela previously filed against the officer. ...
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ScC superintendent honored
(04/12/19)
Dr. Howard Benyon, superintendent of the Scott County Central School District School District was among eight Missouri superintendents recognized by the Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA) for outstanding performance as a new superintendent. ...
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Three Sikeston students qualify for state festival
(04/12/19)
SIKESTON — Three Sikeston High School students have qualified for MSHSAA State Solo and Ensemble Festival. Taylor Graham, Heaven Moore and Lilly Powell each qualified a solo, and they also qualified a Women’s Trio after participating in MSHSAA District Solo/Ensemble Adjudicated Festival March 14 in Cape Girardeau...
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Local students among approximately 300 graduates at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo.
(04/12/19)
FAYETTE, Mo. — Approximately 300 Central Methodist University students graduated in December of 2018 through CMU’s main campus in Fayette, extended locations, and online programs. Graduates from local areas include: Jeffery Hampton from Sikeston, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing through CMU’s online program...
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Business notebook (April 14)
(Business ~ 04/12/19)
Bandermann named VP – Operations SFMP Northeast CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Jason Bandermann has been named Vice President - Saint Francis Medical Partners Operations (SFMP) Northeast for Saint Francis Healthcare System’s Executive Team. Bandermann will be responsible for Cape Physician Associates, Saint Francis Pediatrics, Cape Primary Care, Charleston Family Care, Farmington Physician Associates, Ferguson Medical Group – Charleston, East Prairie, Scott City and Sikeston, Immediate Convenient Care – Cape Girardeau, Immediate Convenient Care – Jackson, Jackson Family Care, and Physicians Alliance Surgery Center.. ...
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Two employees at New Madrid Power Plant receive Excel awards
(Business ~ 04/12/19)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Associated Electric Cooperative presented its prestigious Excel awards to two employees based at the New Madrid Power Plant during its 25th annual employee recognition awards ceremony at Associated’s Springfield headquarters last week...
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Portageville residents honored at banquet
(Business ~ 04/12/19)
PORTAGEVILLE - Portageville residents were honored for their work at the annual Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet held March 30. The first award of the evening was the Farmer of the Year. The nominees were: Bun Kimes, David Klipfel, Jon Warren, and the winner, Mike Rone...
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Melba Colbert
(Obituary ~ 04/12/19)
SIKESTON — Melba Colbert, 84, died April 12, 2019, at her home. Born Aug. 10, 1934, in Perkins, Okla., son of the late Edgar Alvin and Goldie Saddler Collins, she was a member of Blodgett First Baptist Church and had been employed as a cook in the Kelly school system for 32 years...
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Hudson Peters
(Obituary ~ 04/12/19)
SIKESTON — Hudson Peters, 42, died April 12, 2019, at his home in Sikeston. Born July 21, 1976, in Sikeston, son of Susan Sutherland Peters of the home and the late Steven Peters, he was a member of Community Baptist Church in Sikeston. He graduated from Sikeston High School in 1995 and from Southeast Missouri State University in 2000. He had worked at Regency Wire Co. as a sales representative as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources.
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Thomas Richardson Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/12/19)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. — Thomas Everette Richardson Jr., 67, died April 11, 2019 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Nov. 12, 1951, in Gideon, son of the late Thomas Everette and Mildred Laverne Methenia Richardson Sr., he had worked for Sikeston Department of Public Safety in Sikeston, and previously, he was an officer in Cairo, Ill...
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Local schools set dates for high school graduation
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
SIKESTON — Members of the class of 2019 will begin receiving their high school diplomas in less than a month as several area high schools will graduate their seniors in early May. Approximately 225 seniors of the graduating class of 2019 are expected to earn diplomas from Sikeston High School and New Horizons High School. Graduation will be at 7 p.m. May 9 on the football field at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium...
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