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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 06/10/22)
I just called my Dish and they said they are raising — well the first lady said they are raising my Dish $10 and then the second person I talked to said they’re raising it $5. The manager that I talked to said they are doing that because everyone else is raising all of their prices. Just thought I’d let everybody know your price on Dish is going up.
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Give blood in honor of World Blood Donor Day
(Local News ~ 06/10/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Each year on June 14, the American Red Cross joins blood collection organizations around the world to celebrate World Blood Donor Day, which recognizes the importance of a safe and stable blood supply and the donors who make it possible...
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Sikeston DPS to get new pumper, equipment
(Local News ~ 06/10/22)
SIKESTON — Sikeston Department of Public Safety will be getting a new fire engine along with new rescue equipment and a new report management system. On Monday, Sikeston City Council approved the purchase of a 2022 E-One Cyclone Rescue Pumper for $928,000. The money for the purchase was allotted from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, of which Sikeston DPS was allowed $1 million to spend on new apparatus...
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Some Sikeston residents still having their water meters read manually
(Local News ~ 06/10/22)
SIKESTON — Some Sikeston residents continue to have their water meters read manually after an issue with their AMI meters. In 2020, BMU installed new AMI meters that are able to report and pinpoint the exact location of outages more quickly, meaning faster outage response, identify potential water leaks, allowing them to be repaired more quickly and potentially avoiding excessive bills and improve billing accuracy, eliminating misreads or inaccurate readings...
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Online gas tax refund claim form is now available
(Local News ~ 06/10/22)
Motorists who seek a refund on the hike in the state’s motor fuel tax paid over the last nine months now have a claim form to use to get back the money. Form 4923-H was posted earlier this week on the state’s Department of Revenue website, www.dor.mo.gov, for drivers who wish to reclaim the elevated level of tax...
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Gas prices hit new all-time high, expected to rise higher
(Local News ~ 06/10/22)
The ever-increasing price of gas hit a new high Thursday as the national average price of gas in the U.S. surpassed $5 a gallon for the first-time ever, according to GasBuddy. The milestone come behind months of gas price increases across the country, accelerated by the rise in seasonal demand amidst supply constraints borne out of the pandemic...
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Smith congratulates SHS grad on receiving his appointment to U.S. Military Academy at West Point
(Local News ~ 06/10/22)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Jason Smith on Thursday congratulated C.J. Posey of Sikeston, Missouri, for his appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point this fall. Out of all the qualified candidates throughout the district, Posey was one of only four students to be nominated by Smith and then receive an appointment...
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MDMC adds system to improve bereavement services to parents following baby’s death
(Local News ~ 06/10/22)
SIKESTON — When a baby dies before it’s born or shortly after, parents often do not have much time with their child or the opportunity to say goodbye. Now bereaved parents have the option to spend more time with their baby at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Thanks, to the recent donation of the CuddleCot system to the Sikeston hospital’s Maternal Child Department...
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Area to feel extreme heat in coming days
(Local News ~ 06/10/22)
SIKESTON — Southeast Missouri residents can expect to feel extreme heat in the coming days as temperatures well above normal, along with an increase in humidity and very minimal chances for rain, are in the forecast. They’re also reminded to take precautions to keep safe in the heat...
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Kiwanis donates to baseball camp
(Community News ~ 06/10/22)
Sikeston Kiwanis recently made a donation to Spread Hope Now toward the “Sunset Bulldawgs Baseball Camp” set for June 11-12 at Dancler Field in Sikeston.
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Ted Elliott
(Obituary ~ 06/10/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Theodore "Ted" Alton Elliott, 80, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Sikeston, Missouri, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Feb. 10, 1942, in Sumiton, Alabama, to Roosevelt Elliott and Margaret Phillips Hill. ...
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