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SEMO announces free tuition giveaway for 2023-2024
(Local News ~ 11/18/22)
One future Southeast Missouri State University student may win a tuition-free 2023-2024 academic year at SEMO, university officials announced this week. “We have offered the free tuition giveaway for several years, and it is very popular,” said Lenell Hahn, Southeast’s director of admissions...
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MDC: Dumping deer carcasses is illegal, may spread CWD
(Local News ~ 11/18/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Agents are asking hunters to not dump deer carcasses. ‘We receive and investigate numerous calls about the illegal dumping of deer carcasses this time of year,” said Southeast Region Protection Captain Russell Duckworth. “And those calls are usually from concerned citizens who find a discarded deer carcass along public roadways.”...
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Rising food costs take a bite out of Thanksgiving dinner
(Local News ~ 11/18/22)
In early November, Hays Culbreth’s mother sent a poll to a few family members. She said she could only afford to make two sides for their group of 15 this Thanksgiving and asked them each to vote for their favorites. Culbreth guesses green beans and macaroni and cheese will make the cut, but his favorite — sweet potato casserole with a brown sugar crust — will not...
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Cost of Thanksgiving meal skyrockets in annual Farm Bureau survey
(Local News ~ 11/18/22)
American Farm Bureau’s 37th annual survey, which was released Wednesday, provides a snapshot of the average cost of this year’s classic Thanksgiving feast for 10, which is $64.05 or less than $6.50 per person. This is a $10.74 or 20% increase from last year’s average of $53.31...
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Wind, drought contribute to fires at harvest
(Local News ~ 11/18/22)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Roadway accidents and combine fires make harvest the most dangerous time of the year for those who work in America’s most dangerous occupation – farming, says University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 11/18/22)
It’s Wednesday morning and it’s hard for me to believe that there’s that many ignorant people in the USA.
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Donald Fodge
(Obituary ~ 11/18/22)
SIKESTON — Donald Earnest Fodge, age 59, passed away on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at his home in Sikeston. He was born Dec. 8, 1962, in Sikeston, son of the late Donnie Captola Parks Fodge and the late Earnest “Sammie” Fodge. He was of the Baptist belief and had attended Sikeston Public Schools. He had worked for Garage Door Company for 17 years. He enjoyed riding dirt bikes, hunting, fishing and being surrounded by his family...
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Jennine Steward
(Obituary ~ 11/18/22)
LILBOURN, Mo. — Jennine Carson Steward, age 72, passed away Nov. 18, 2022, at the home of her daughter in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Born Oct. 20, 1950, in Marietta, Georgia, she was raised by her maternal grandparents, Felt and Sadie Cochran of Achworth, Georgia. She attend Shorter College in Rome, Georgia, and was of the Methodist faith. Her beautiful smile was her calling card...
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Missouri experiences increase in respiratory viruses
(Local News ~ 11/18/22)
Like the majority of the United States, Missouri has been experiencing increased respiratory disease activity caused by multiple viruses, including flu and RSV that is occurring especially among children. “Although cases overall have not increased in severity, the increased volume has caused a strain on our health care partners,” said Dr. ...
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Proposed changes may make it easier to get food truck license in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 11/18/22)
It may soon be easier to get a license for a food truck in Sikeston. During the Nov. 7 Sikeston City Council meeting, a bill was introduced, that if passed, would lessen the restrictions on getting a license for a food truck. Complaints that the regulations are overly restrictive have come from local food truck operators, out of town food truck operators and event organizers who want to invite food trucks to participate in their events.
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Frank and Carol Enos to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 11/18/22)
SIKESTON — Frank and Carol Enos of Sikeston will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary with an informal reception from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Tanner Street Church Cafe in Sikeston. The couple were married Dec. 7, 1957, at the Baptist Church in Ovid, Michigan...
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Missouri statewide gas price average 10th lowest ahead of busy travel week
(Business ~ 11/18/22)
SIKESTON — The statewide gas price average in Missouri is $3.30 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Missouri Weekend Gas Watch. That price is seven cents less compared to this day last week and is 21 cents more per gallon compared to this day last year...
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