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Obama's promises require more funds
(Editorial ~ 02/20/13)
Did you notice the snafu in the President's State of the Union address last week? Even with our highly advanced technology, the President's teleprompter - of all things - skipped over one small paragraph in the President's address. After the President again repeated his desire for a new series of multi-billion dollar federal programs, he said the proposals would not add "a single dime" to the exploding federal deficit...
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Dorothy Bloemer
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON -- Dorothy Mildred Bailey Bloemer, 91, died Feb. 18, 2013, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 5, 1921, in Medina, Tenn., to the late Adolphus B. and Addie Oma Cheek Bailey, she was a member of Miner Baptist Church in Miner. She and her husband owned and operated Bloemer's Grocery for 43 years before their retirement in 1994...
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Dulcia Law
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON -- Dulcia Buchanan Law, 95, died Feb. 19, 2013, at the Clearview Nursing Home in Sikeston. Born Sept. 19, 1917, in Puxico, to the late Lihue and Ida Ross Shull, she lived in the Puxico and Sikeston areas. She was a homemaker, a former member of the First Baptist Church in Puxico and a current member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Sikeston...
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Louise Gibson
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON -- Louise Gibson, 91, formerly of Malden, died Feb. 18, 2013, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born Jan. 22, 1922, in Independence County, Ark., to the late Lawrence and Gertrude Postalweight Mills, she had worked as a seamstress at RBA in Malden...
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Kay York Curry
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
KANSAS CITY -- Sarah Katherine "Kay" York Curry, 72, died Jan. 9, 2013, at her home in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Feb. 15, 1940, to Alma Katherine Schaefer York of Sikeston and the late Warren Allen York, on their farm about two miles southeast of Sikeston...
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Anna Myers
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON - Anna Frances Myers, 81, died Feb. 18, 2013, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born Feb. 21, 1931, in Braggadocia, to the late Henry and Pearly White Learue, she was a homemaker. She was married to Alvin Myers, who preceded her in death...
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Shirley Prince
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
MARSTON -- Shirley Jane Prince, 81, died Feb. 18, 2013, at her home. Born July 19, 1932, in Memphis, Tenn., to the late Fred H. and Gertrude Broom Burk, she was a lifelong member and Sunday School teacher at the Evergreen Baptist Church in Marston and had worked as a teacher assistant...
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Bruce Y. Larkins
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
GRAND RIVERS, Ky. - Bruce Y. Larkins, 86, formerly of Dorena, Mo., died at 7:20 p.m. Feb. 18, 2013, in the East Prairie Nursing Center. Born May 1, 1926, in Dorena, to the late R.R. "Rob" and Annie Florence Bennett Larkins, he lived most of his life in Dorena where he was a landowner and farmer. ...
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Kenneth Dement
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON -Pallbearers for private graveside services conducted Feb. 19 at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield for Kenneth Lee Dement, 80, who died Feb. 15, 2013, were: Zach Hudson, Josh Miller, Gabe Dement, Jerry Dement, Kenny Dement Jr. and Randy Dement...
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Janie Vowels
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON -- Lucinda Jane "Janie" (Pitman) Vowels, age 73, passed away surrounded by her loving family Feb. 18, 2013, at her home. She is survived by: her husband of over 48 years, Kenneth Vowels of the home; and two children, Lucinda "Cindy" Elledge and spouse, Bryan of Wichita, Kan., and Edwin "Matt" Vowels and spouse, Susan, of Heber Springs, Ark...
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Joe Ross
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
BARDWELL, Ky. -- Joe C. Ross, 89, died at 9:55 p.m. Feb. 14, 2013, at Lourdes Hospital. Son of the late H.W. and Nina Mardis Ross, he was a member of Bardwell Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II and was a lifetime member of the American Legion and Disabled Veterans. ...
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Johnny Tyler
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
EAST PRAIRIE - Johnny Tyler, 68, formerly of East Prairie, died at 10:10 p.m. Feb. 19, 2013, in the University Hospital in Columbia. Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete.
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Lettie Winston
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Lettie Mae Winston, 49, died Feb. 15, 2013, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Born Dec. 23, 1963, in Mississippi, to the late Jennie and Clarence Winston, she had attended Scott County Central High School in Sikeston and the New Bethel Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Todd Markland
(Obituary ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON -- James "Todd" Markland, 30, died Feb. 17, 2013, at his home. Born June 18, 1982, at Dexter, to Donald Ray Markland of Sikeston and Lisa Kay Burton Stone of Sikeston, he was a lifelong resident of Sikeston where he had been employed as a cook and manager at Dexter Bar-B-Que. He was an avid bowler and had bowled perfect 300 games multiple times...
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Inmate death at Southeast Correctional Center under investigation
(Local News ~ 02/20/13)
CHARLESTON - An autopsy will be conducted on a Southeast Correctional Center prisoner who died Monday. At 6:16 a.m. Monday, Robert Hamilton, who was confined at the Southeast Correctional Center, was pronounced dead at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston...
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County will take part in regional disaster plan
(Local News ~ 02/20/13)
BENTON -- Scott County will participate in a Regional Disaster Plan. County Commissioners agreed to participate in the RDP during their regular meeting Tuesday after meeting with Mark Winkler, coordinator for the State Emergency Management Agency's Area E, and Tom Beardslee, emergency management director for the county...
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SHS alumni selling bonnets to raise money for fight against cancer
(Local News ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON -- A group of Sikeston High School alumni are selling children's Easter bonnets and sun hats to raise funds and help in the fight against cancer. The Sikeston High School class of 1972's Relay For Life team is making Easter bonnets for girls ages 2 to 7 years old to raise funds for the Scott County event set for April 26 at YMCA of Southeast Missouri in Sikeston...
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Miner Volunteer Fire Department under fire
(Local News ~ 02/20/13)
MINER -- The Miner Volunteer Fire Department will be a bit smaller but remains in place. During their regular meeting Tuesday the Miner Board of Aldermen stuck by their decision to give away one of the fire department's brush trucks to another fire protection district in Scott County...
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Miner will upgrade city's water lines with tourism money
(Local News ~ 02/20/13)
MINER -- Miner will upgrade the city's water lines and pay for it the same way it paid for it's new wastewater lagoon: with tourism money. The Miner Board of Aldermen approved the project during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday. Norman Lambert, city engineer, said the city has about 13,000-14,000 linear feet of water lines that are only 4-inch in diameter or smaller...
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Defending champion SCC moves on to district final
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/13)
SIKESTON -- They opened their semifinals matchup in electric style. Now they'll have to pull a shocker to continue their Class 1 title defense. Following a 76-55 win over Oak Ridge Tuesday, the Scott County Central Braves will face the district's No. 1 seed Leopold on Thursday for the Class 1, District 2 championship at Scott County Central High School...
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Oran, Advance will meet again in district finale
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/13)
BISMARCK (SMNS) -- The Oran and Advance boys basketball teams will have a fourth meeting this season to decide the Class 2 District 3 Tournament championship. Kody Moore scored 23 points to help top-seeded Oran edge No. 4 Chaffee 68-60 in Tuesday's first semifinal at Bismarck High School in Bismarck...
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No. 1 Charleston will face No. 2 NMCC for title
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/13)
MALDEN -- For the first time since 2009 the New Madrid County Central Eagles find themselves back in the Class 3, District 1 title game with a chance to take down the defending champion Charleston Bluejays. Playing Doniphan in the tournament semifinals Tuesday, the Eagles received 19 points from sophomore Willie Jimerson and another 16 points from Delontre Haney as they cruised to a 66-30 final...
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