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Hopkins named Kelly Middle School principalBENTON, Mo. — The Scott County R-4 “Kelly” School District announced on Tuesday its new middle school principal. Josh Hopkins will serve as the Kelly Middle School principal when the new school year begins in August. A 2000 graduate of Jackson High School, Hopkins has 17 years of experience in education.
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Johnny Davis Memorial Golf Tournament winnersThe 10th Johnny Davis Memorial Golf Tournament was conducted June 18 and 19 at the New Madrid Country Club in New Madrid. Pictured above are the winners of the Championship Flight: Michael Cravens, Kyle Marshall and Kyle Duke, along with Mary Kay Davis, wife of the late Johnny Davis. ...
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New Madrid County R-1 Board readies budget for 2022-2023NEW MADRID, MO. - Dr. Sam Duncan, New Madrid County R-1 superintendent, describes the 2022-2023 budget as one with “no big surprises, which is the way we like it.” The initial budget for the upcoming school year was approved by the R-1 School Board at its June meeting...
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Long may they wave: Risco celebrates completion of flag projectRISCO, Mo - While towns are raising their American flags for the Fourth of July, one small community in New Madrid County proudly keeps them waving every day. Since Memorial Day, Risco has lined Highway 62 with the red, white and blue banners. There are two more flags in front of the community’s fire station and a large flag flies directly in front of city hall...
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MDC and Scott County Sheriff’s Office to offer Hunter Education Skills Session July 22SIKESTON –The Missouri Department of Conservation and Scott County Sheriff’s Office are teaming to host a Hunter Education skills session on Friday, July 22 at the Sikeston VFW Building at 709 Smith St.. The class will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at approximately 9:30 p.m...
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Campbell Trust makes $4M in additional charitable giftsStandard Democrat SIKESTON — The Trustees of the Trust established by the late Harryette Campbell of Sikeston recently announced $4 million in gifts to higher education and national non-profits. These gifts are in addition to previous gifts specified in Campbell’s Trust of over $2.3 million to local and national non-profits and higher education made in March 2022...
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Council approves conceptual plan for Legion Park WestSIKESTON — Sikeston City Council approved the Legion Park West conceptual plan Monday night, marking the first step in the process toward extending Legion Park. The approval was of the conceptual plan only, giving the City direction when thinking about the future and help them when applying for grant funding, which begins in September...
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Deere named SRC’s membership and program directorSIKESTON — Taylor Deere will fill the newly reorganized position of membership and program director for the Sikeston Regional Chamber. The Sikeston Regional Chamber and Area Economic Development Corporation announces the hire on Wednesday morning. In this position, Deere will lead growth and retention in membership for SRC. She will also provide high quality programming to SRC members including overseeing the Sikeston Young Professionals and Leadership Sikeston...
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ThursdaySunny then Slight Chance Showers & T-stormsHigh: 92°F Low: 72°F
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FridaySunny then Chance Showers & T-stormsHigh: 92°F Low: 73°F
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SaturdayChance Showers & T-stormsHigh: 91°F Low: 72°F
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Find true fulfillment (6/24/22)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...
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Burglary, domestic assault reported June 14 (6/22/22)NEW MADRID, Mo. - In the early morning of June 14, an officer responded to Happy Lane for a reported burglary and assault. When he arrived, the victim told him her ex-boyfriend had broken in and...
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Depart from evil and do good (6/17/22)It was 1984 and I was excited for a day of hiking with my fellow high school freshman Ron. We planned to eat beans from the can like on the adventure movies and I put the cans in my backpack. We...
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New Madrid police chief addresses noise ordinances (6/15/22)NEW MADRID, Mo. - Over the weekend, I had several calls about loud music being played from sound systems in a couple of the city parks. The current ordinances allow for prosecution for loud or...
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Making summer trips better (6/9/22)As we move into the summer many of you will take or have already taken a summer vacation. As we think about those summer vacations, fill in the blank of the following sentences: “Don’t make me” or...
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Two injured in motorcycle accident (6/8/22)NEW MADRID, Mo. - On the afternoon of May 28, the fire department’s rescue squad responded to a traffic crash just north of the Marston rest area in the southbound lane of Interstate 55. It was...
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Mark WilliamsSIKESTON — Mark Williams, 51, died June 29, 2022, at his home in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Amy DickinsonPORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Amy Marie Dickinson (Simpson) was born on Oct. 24, 1978, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Johnny Simpson and Gean “Geanie” Rone Simpson. She passed away on June 27, 2022, at Cape...
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Lydell Jackson (6/28/22)SIKESTON — Lydell Martin Jackson was born Aug. 24, 1962, in Sikeston to the late Theodore “Teddy” Echols and Mollye Redd, and died June 22, 2022. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by...
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Ronald Scott (6/28/22)SIKESTON — Ronald Eugene Scott, affectionately known as Ronnie, died Saturday, June 25, 2022, while at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born Jan. 12, 1968, in Charleston, Missouri, to the late Billy Oliver and Lillian Maxine Scott Horton. ...
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Don Cummins (6/28/22)CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Don E. Cummins, 86, formerly of Bertrand, Missouri, died June 25, 2022, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.Visitation will be from noon until service time at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 29 in the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Missouri.
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Glenn Barks (6/27/22)CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Glenn William Barks, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, June 24, 2022, at Chateau Girardeau. He was born Sept. 24, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, to William McKinley and Bess Gholson Barks. He and Donna June Allen were married Aug. ...
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