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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 01/14/22)
Have you ever noticed the Associated Press articles in this newspaper never mention the severe immigration problems on the southwest border? Wonder why they never say anything about the immigration problems. Could it be left wing media bias? I think so.
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Brenda Morris
(Obituary ~ 01/14/22)
SIKESTON — Brenda K. Heath Morris, 80, died Jan. 13, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Services will be held at a later date with McMikle Funeral Home of Sikeston in charge of arrangements.
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Pete Curtis
(Obituary ~ 01/14/22)
MATTHEWS, Mo. — Cleatus “Pete” Curtis, age 97, of Matthews died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at the Bertrand Nursing and Rehab Center.
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Sikeston’s Terry Teachout, WSJ critic and writer, dies at 65
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
SIKESTON — Former Sikeston resident Terry Teachout, a theater critic and writer for The Wall Street Journal and Commentary magazine, died Thursday in Smithtown, New York. He was 65. “Terry always considered Sikeston home and that never changed,” David Teachout of Sikeston said Friday about his brother...
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Weekend snowfall could be minimal
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
While snowfall is still expected on Saturday, the amount may be an inch or less for the Sikeston area according to forecasters. On Friday morning, the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, said that as they “continue to monitor a winter weather system forecast to affect the area (Friday night) through Sunday. Considerable uncertainty remains with respect to snowfall. The trend in the forecast data is for lower snow amounts. But that could still change.”...
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MDMC to offer drive-thru COVID testing starting Monday
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
SIKESTON — Drive-thru, rapid COVID-19 testing through Missouri Delta Medical Center will begin Monday at the First Christian Church in Sikeston. The testing will be offered from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday for an indefinite period of time...
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Lawson graduates from Institute for Organization Management
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
Marcie Lawson, executive director of the Sikeston Regional Chamber and Area Economic Development Corp., recently graduated from the Institute for Organization Management, a professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation...
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Missouri gas price average up three cents
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
The statewide gas price average in Missouri is $2.96 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Missouri Weekend Gas Watch. That price is three cents more compared to this day last week and is 89 cents more per gallon compared to this day last year. Locally, gas stations around Sikeston are $2.99 for a gallon...
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Bootheel Youth Museum awarded $40,000 grant
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
MALDEN, Mo. — The Bootheel Youth Museum has been awarded a $40,000 grant to support day-to-day operating costs and provided resources for hands-on educational programming. The Malden museum was one of eight Missouri museums and 50 arts and culture organizations in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas awarded a total of $1,104,600 million in American Rescue Plant grants from from Mid-America Arts Alliance, or M-AAA...
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Rosie Johnson
(Obituary ~ 01/14/22)
SIKESTON — Rosie Lee “Punk” Johnson was born on May 17, 1938, to the union of Cleophus Johnson and Alma Young-Johnson, in Tanner, Missouri. The family later moved to Bell City, Missouri, where she was raised. Rosie accepted Christ at an early age and was of the Baptist faith. ...
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Barbara Allen
(Obituary ~ 01/14/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Barbara Jean Allen, age 80, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau.
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