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Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
(Local News ~ 06/24/22)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states...
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Local fireworks stands stocked full
(Local News ~ 06/24/22)
SIKESTON — After the last two years featured short supplies and rising prices, fireworks sales are looking to rebound this summer. Firework sales began Monday in Missouri and will continue through the Fourth of July holiday with stands stocked full...
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Division of Fire Safety urges caution for those who use fireworks
(Local News ~ 06/24/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Division of Fire Safety is urging Missourians to put fireworks safety first as they prepare for this year’s July Fourth celebrations. Public fireworks displays not only offer spectacular sights, they are the safest. “Consumer fireworks are potentially dangerous if there is a malfunction or if they are not used with safety in mind and with the proper precautions,” State Fire Marshal Tim Bean said. ...
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Kelly Schools moving forward with bond issue projects
(Local News ~ 06/24/22)
BENTON, Mo. — After 76% of Scott County R-4 “Kelly” School District voters passed a $6.5 million bond issue in April, the school district immediately began the steps to help the proposition come to fruition. “We’re very thankful for the passage of the bond issue,” Scott County R-4 “Kelly” Superintendent Dr. Bradley Kolwyck said on Wednesday. “From that day until now, it’s been 100 mph. We have been in many, many conversations and many meetings.”...
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Find true fulfillment
(Column ~ 06/24/22)
Sikeston is home to one of the best outdoor rodeos in America which is August 10-13 (tickets on sale now). Whenever I think of rodeos, I think of my brother Pax who as soon as he could talk proclaimed he would do rodeo. Not only did my parents have the shock of a toddler proclaiming he would do rodeo, but he also added it would be bull riding...
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Feast of Corpus Christi celebration
(Community News ~ 06/24/22)
To begin the National Eucharistic Revival, the Rev. Bala Swamy Govindu, pastor of St. Lawrence Parish in New Hamburg, celebrated on Sunday, June 19 the Feast of Corpus Christi and Father’s Day by having a procession, adoration and benediction. The canopied procession which included children scattering rose petals, left the church and wound its way through the church cemetery before stopping at the altars of St. Louis, St. George and St. Ketari Tekawitha...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 06/24/22)
Yes, Sikeston needs to do some tree and brush work, either removal or trimming, especially on some of the older streets, Marian Street, for one. Thank you.
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Debbie Recker
(Obituary ~ 06/24/22)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Debrah Ruth "Debbie" Recker, 68, died June 22, 2022, at her home in Portageville. Visitation is from 4 p.m. until service time at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 28 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville with the Rev. David Baunch officiating...
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Bill Schlosser
(Obituary ~ 06/24/22)
BENTON, Mo. — William “Bill” Eugene Schlosser, 88, of Benton passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on June 23, 2022. Born Jan. 6, 1934, in Illmo, Missouri, Bill attended St. Augustine Catholic School and married Patricia Ann Urhahn Schlosser on Nov. 20, 1954...
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Gas prices dip slightly ahead of July Fourth travel
(Local News ~ 06/24/22)
Gas prices are dipping slightly but drivers will still be facing the most expensive July Fourth at the pump this year. The statewide gas price average in Missouri is $4.64 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel according to the AAA Missouri Weekend Gas Watch. That price is four cents less compared to this day last week and is $1.89 more per gallon compared to this day last year...
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Missouri bans most abortions after US Supreme Court ruling
(Local News ~ 06/24/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri law outlawing most abortions took effect Friday, as Republican state officials acted quickly to enforce a ban following a U.S. Supreme Court decision ending constitutional protections for abortion. A 2019 Missouri law prohibits abortions “except in cases of medical emergency.” But that law contained a provision making it effective only upon notification by the attorney general, governor or Legislature that the U.S. ...
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