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Mississippi County sheriff pleads guilty to fraud and identity theft, agrees to resignST. LOUIS, Mo. — Cory Hutcheson, 35, of East Prairie pled guilty to wire fraud and to illegally possessing and transferring the means of identification of others, in this case mobile telephone... -
Helping hands: Eagles Closet opens doors for othersNEW MADRID, Mo. — Gloria Houston knows the Eagles Closet is making a difference. Houston has watched the Eagles Closet grow from an idea to a reality. She has seen the smiles on the faces of those... -
Ready, set, shop! Stores plan ‘Black Friday’ deals through the weekendSIKESTON — With the countdown to the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season — Black Friday — underway, many retailers have already started offering their sales and promotions. According to a... -
Holiday will be sunny with highs in the 50sSIKESTON — The forecast for Thanksgiving day in Sikeston is sunny with a high near 57 degrees and a low around 39 degrees, which seems to be about normal or slightly above average in comparison to...
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ThursdaySunnyHigh: 58°F Low: 39°F
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FridayRain Showers LikelyHigh: 53°F Low: 45°F
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Christmas Kettle Campaign volunters needed in Sikeston (11/7/18)Dear Mike, In 1891 the Salvation Army started the Christmas Kettle effort as a means to provide a free Christmas dinner for area poor. Today, the Christmas Kettle Campaign of the Sikeston Area...
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Every vote counts: Please remember to vote Tuesday (11/3/18)There was a time when newspaper political endorsements carried enormous weight. Long before radio and television, not to mention today’s social media, readers often relied on the opinion of... -
As election nears, another campaign is already heating up (10/31/18)In just a week, the critical midterm election will be over and, unfortunately, the campaign will begin anew. If you naively thought that somehow we would get a reprieve from the non-stop political...
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Mabel SimsCHARLESTON, Mo.— Mabel Marie Kidd Sims, 81, died Nov. 2018, at at the Delta South Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born Jan. 8, 1937, in Wyatt, daughter of the late Woodrow W. Kidd and Elsie M. Williams... -
Keith Miller (11/19/18)ESSEX, Mo. — James “Keith” Miller, 52, died Nov. 19, 2018, at his home in Essex. Born June 30, 1966, in Poplar Bluff, son of James Luther “Jim” Miller and the late Karen Sue Mann Miller, he had... -
Russell Borders (11/19/18)CHARLESTON, Mo. — Thomas Russell Borders, 74, died Nov. 18, 2018, at the Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born July 31, 1944, at Charleston, son of the late George Dewey Borders and Nancy Oscille...
