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Charleston R-1 officials put new safety plan in place following firearms incidentCHARLESTON, Mo. — Following Tuesday's incident involving a firearm being discharged on the Charleston R-1 School District campus, district officials have made changes to safety plans for the remainder of the school year. Charleston R-1 Superintendent Jamarcus Williams and other district leaders have spent the past 48 hours responding to Tuesday's incident, where an alternative school student brought a firearm to school and discharged it into the ground at the Charleston High School athletic complex. ...
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New Madrid man faces charges after brandishing golf clubNEW MADRID, Mo. — A New Madrid man is in jail after brandishing a golf club during an attempted robbery. Tony Darnell Rhines Sr., 41, is charged with first degree attempted robbery and armed criminal action in connection with an incident at New Mad Smoke Shop, a business in the Villa Shopping Center, early morning on Monday, March 25...
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Benton’s first pharmacy now fully openPharmacist Chase Deason counts pills Tuesday, March 25 at Benton Community Care Center’s new pharmacy in Benton, Missouri. The pharmacy, which is Benton’s first, is open 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to noon Fridays. ...
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Anniston voters to decide fate of town in Tuesday’s electionCHARLESTON, Mo. — Voters in one Mississippi County town will be asked if it should dissolve when they step up to the polls during the Tuesday, April 2 municipal election. Voters in the town of Anniston will answer the question: “Shall the Town of Anniston be dissolved?” In addition to the question about dissolving the town, the mayor and Ward 2 alderman positions are listed on the ballot. However, there are no declared candidates listed. The terms are for two years...
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Scott County officials: Proposed sales tax is for today, futureBENTON, Mo. — With the General Municipal Election just a few days away, the Scott County commissioners are asking voters to consider approving the half-cent law enforcement sales tax on the Tuesday, April 2 ballot. In January, the Scott County Commission, consisting of Presiding Commissioner Danny Tetley, First District Commissioner Terry Cole, and Second District Commissioner Donnie Kiefer, opted to place the half-cent law enforcement sales tax on the ballot for Tuesday’s election...
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Home destroyed after lightning strike ignites fireBENTON, Mo. — Tracy Martin and her fiancee, Addison Glover, were displaced after a recent thunderstorm and lightning strike caused a fire that destroyed their Scott County home, which the family had just finished refurbishing. Martin said on March 14, she and Glover were resting at their home when lightning hit...
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Juvenile in custody after firearm discharged at Charleston High School football fieldCHARLESTON, Mo. — A 14-year-old male is in custody after a firearm was discharged Tuesday, March 26 at the Charleston High School football field. According to Chareston Department of Public Safety Director Robert E. Hearnes, at about 3 p.m. Tuesday, his agency was notified a student had fired a gun at the Charleston High School football field. Responding officers were able to take the suspect into custody without incident, and the firearm — a handgun — was found nearby, he said...
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New Madrid mayoral candidates address citizens’ questions, concernsNEW MADRID, Mo. — Citizens turned out in person and viewed the Facebook feed as two of New Madrid’s three candidates for mayor spoke to voters. Current Mayor Kevin Lyons and longtime City Councilman Nick White addressed the public in a forum sponsored by the New Madrid Chamber of Commerce on March 19. Former Mayor Dick Bodi, who is seeking to return to the mayoral post, declined to take part in the event...
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Letter: Sikeston Rural Fire Protection District asks its for voters to support Proposition Safety (3/29/24)Dear Editor: The Scott County Rural Fire Protection District is asking for our citizens’ support at the April 2, election. With Proposition Safety, we are seeking approval of a $1,650,000 no tax rate...
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Officers face many difficult situations (3/27/24)NEW MADRID, Mo. — On the afternoon of March 19, officers responded to a house on Davis Street for a disturbance in progress, with one party possibly armed with a gun. When officers arrived it became...
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Thought of the Week:Be thankful this Palm Sunday (3/22/24)Humans and animals are very good at reading signs. When we are outdoors and see trees and flowers in bloom, we know that the season of spring has arrived. When we go to stores and see toy rabbits,...
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A Concord Minute: The triumphant entry for you (3/22/24)“The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he...
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Letter: Constitutional amendment on abortion wanted on ballot (3/22/24)To the Editor: Abortion has always been a hot topic and is especially so in Missouri right now. I have never been 100% pro-abortion, but the overturning of Roe vs. Wade by the Supreme Court and the...
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Arson ruled in New Madrid blaze (3/19/24)NEW MADRID, Mo. — Around 11:30 p.m. March 3, the New Madrid Fire Department responded to a home on St. Monica Street for a structure fire. When the first truck arrived on scene, there were already...
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Jim Clark (3/28/24)SIKESTON — James Len “Jim” Clark, age 59, passed away March 23, 2024, at his home in Sikeston. He was born July 4, 1964, in Sikeston, the son of Clare Siggers-Staggs and the late Tommy Staggs. Jim...
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Shelby Kneezle (3/28/24)SIKESTON — Shelby Jean Kneezle, 86, died March 27, 2024, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. Monday, April 1 at Nunnelee...
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Mozelle Hager (3/27/24)SIKESTON — Mozelle Nellie Mays Hager, 98, died March 25, 2024, at her home in Sikeston.
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Jonnie Fennell (3/27/24)CHARLESTON, Mo. — Jonnie Lee Fennell, 75, died March 24, 2024, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Robert ‘Cowboy’ Alsup (3/26/24)AMORY, Miss. — Robert M. “Cowboy” Alsup, 87, passed away peacefully at his residence in Amory and began his new glorious life in heaven on March 25, 2024. He was born in Sikeston, Missouri, on May 24, 1936, to the late Rufus and Nona Mae King Alsup.
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Harlen Terrell (3/26/24)BERTRAND, Mo. – Harlen Bruce Terrell, 91, died March 26, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Visitation is from 9:30 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 28 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. Greg Whitlock, pastor, will officiate...
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