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Two killed in weekend accidents
(Local News ~ 10/03/16)
HAYTI, Mo. - Two persons were killed in accidents on Southeast Missouri roadways. At 8:20 p.m. Sunday on Highway 412, a half mile west of Highway 84, a mo-ped driver was killed in a five-vehicle collision. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a westbound truck driven by William D. ...
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Usage nearly triples, ground broken for tree house at Camp Latonka
(Local News ~ 10/03/16)
SIKESTON -- Three years after Girl Scouts of Missouri Heartland placed Camp Latonka under provision, the number of people who use the Wappapello camp has tripled each year, and an addition is planned. In 2013, five camps in the Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland council were scheduled to close, but three were rescued by local volunteers during the provisional period...
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Scott County escapee is back in custody
(Local News ~ 10/03/16)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Scott County Jail escapee missing since Thursday is back in custody of law enforcement. Joshua Musgrove, 31, who escaped about 3:30 p.m. Thursday from the Scott County Jail, was located after the Scott County Sheriff's Office received a tip from the public, Sheriff Rick Walter announced just after noon Sunday. Walter said Musgrove was taken into custody without incident and is being held at the Scott County Jail...
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Convicted felon jailed for being in possession of a firearm
(Local News ~ 10/03/16)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - A convicted felon was arrested after he was seen with a gun during a domestic dispute. The Mississippi County Sheriff's Department was alerted of a domestic dispute in progress by tree trimming workers, who stated they heard yelling from a trailer and observed a female running from a residence chased by a man...
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Parade fun
(Local News ~ 10/03/16)
The Cotton Carnival parade, one of the largest parades in the state, was held for the 72nd time Saturday morning in Sikeston.
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Pageant winners
(Local News ~ 10/03/16)
The 2016 Miss Cotton Carnival and 2016 Miss Sikeston were crowned Saturday at the Cotton Carnival.
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Sikeston woman faces drug charges
(Local News ~ 10/03/16)
SIKESTON -- A Sikeston woman faces drug-related charges after a search warrant was executed Friday in Sikeston. At 10:30 a.m. Friday narcotic officers with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety served a search warrant at a residence in the 300 block of Crowe Street in Sikeston, according to DPS incident reports...
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Frances Thacker
(Obituary ~ 10/03/16)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Frances Thacker, 68, died Sept. 30, 2016, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville.
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John Prince
(Obituary ~ 10/03/16)
CARDWELL, Mo. -- John Prince, 74, died Oct. 2, 2016, at his home. Born Sept. 6, 1942, to the late John and Marie Hanner Prince, he had lived in Poplar Bluff and Puxico before moving to Cardwell in 1979, where he was a member of the Forest Grove Baptist Church. ...
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Carrie Barnes
(Obituary ~ 10/03/16)
SIKESTON - Carrie Lee Barnes, age 93, died Oct. 3, 2016, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 27, 1923 in Montgomery County, Tenn., daughter of the late Brandon and Annie Bell (Johnson) Moss, she was a member of Second Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, Ky., and did clerical work for Thomas Industries before retiring...
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Charles Irwin
(Obituary ~ 10/03/16)
SIKESTON -- Charles Allen Irwin, 65, a life-long resident of Sikeston, died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Jan 16, 1951 in Desoto, to the late David Walter "Buck" and Melba Marie (Kuhlmann) Irwin. He was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church, had coached youth league sports, and retired after 27 years from the maintenance department at Sikeston Public Schools...
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Ruth Penrod
(Obituary ~ 10/03/16)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Ruth Penrod, 65, died Oct. 1, 2016, at Portageville. Arrangements are incomplete with DeLisle Funeral Home.
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Bob McCrate
(Obituary ~ 10/03/16)
Robert "Bob" McCrate, died Oct. 2, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville.
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