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Frequently asked questions about stay-at-home order
(Local News ~ 04/06/20)
We have received several calls regarding the Stay At Home Ordinance that the City of Sikeston adopted yesterday went into effect this morning. Hopefully the information below will answer some of these questions. Q: When does the order become effective, and when does it expire?...
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What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
(Local News ~ 04/06/20)
The United States is bracing for a painful week, with a wave of coronavirus deaths expected across the nation. "This is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment, our 9/11 moment," U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said. New York City, the U.S. epicenter, New Orleans and Detroit face especially worrying days ahead. Yet President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are striking optimistic tones, insisting that hard weeks ahead will ultimately lead to the nation beginning to turn a corner...
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Carl Starkey
(Obituary ~ 04/06/20)
DEXTER, Mo. — Carl Edward Starkey, 71, died April 4, 2020, at his home in Dexter. Born June 15, 1948, in Paragould, Ark., son of the late Troy William Starkey and Lorene Holt Starkey Crader, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had worked as a mobile home mover before retiring...
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Mickey Sisk
(Obituary ~ 04/06/20)
BERTRAND, Mo. — Edith Marie “Mickey” Sisk, 90, died April 6, 2020, at the Bertrand Nursing Home. Born Jan. 21, 1930, in the Texas Bend Community of Mississippi County, daughter of the late Claud Crosier and Edith Mae Shively Crosier, she had lived Bertrand since 1967 and was a member of the Elm Street Baptist Church. She worked in retail stores a number of years...
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Daniel Arthur Kimes
(Obituary ~ 04/06/20)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — Daniel Arthur Kimes, age 71, of New Madrid, Mo., died March 26, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 10, 1949, in Sikeston, he was the son of the late Arthur Monroe “AM” Kimes and Lottie Mae Brown. On Feb. 26, 1971, in Lilbourn, Mo., he married Brenda Kay Hon, who survives along with two children, Kala Daniele Kimes of Austin Texas, and Jarred Arthur Kimes of Clinton, Tenn. ...
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Nancy Lynn
(Obituary ~ 04/06/20)
SIKESTON — Nancy Ellen Brown Lynn, 73, died April 3, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Sept. 6, 1946, in Charleston, Mo., daughter of the late Jack Brown and Mary M. Golightly Brown, she had lived in Sikeston most of her life and had been employed at the Ramada Inn and then with Sonny’s Solid Waste in Sikeston for over 25 years...
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Dimechi Herring
(Obituary ~ 04/06/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Dimechi Harold Loran Herring, 41, died April 3, 2020, at his home. Born Jan. 19, 1979, in St. Louis, Mo., son of Lorraine Deal Herring of Cape Girardeau and the late Harold Herring, he was a member of Grace Community Church of Smithville until he relocated to Cape Girardeau. ...
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