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"Love Your Enemies"
(Column ~ 10/28/16)
When we have wrestled and successfully responded to Christ's command that we are to have no rival loves in our heart to His, we are then told to "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" (Matthew 5:44). Talk about hard! This command is so contrary to human nature. ...
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Portageville volleyball falls in district semifinal to eventual champion Twin Rivers
(High School Sports ~ 10/28/16)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- For the second time in as many years, the Portageville volleyball team's district bid came to a halt in the semifinal round. The third-seeded Bulldogs fell in three sets to No. 2 Twin Rivers 13-25, 25-14 and 16-25 Tuesday during the Class 2, District 1 tournament at Portageville High School...
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MDC says fall turkey hunting could be challenging
(Outdoors ~ 10/28/16)
Brood-survey results show the 2016 turkey hatch below average. Fall firearms turkey season runs Oct. 1-31 from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset with a limit of two turkeys of either sex. Details about fall turkey hunting regulations are found in the 2016 Fall Deer and Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet.
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EPA executes search warrants related to Dicamba
(Local News ~ 10/28/16)
According to a news release obtained by the Daily Dunklin Democrat, last Friday from the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA has executed federal search warrants at several locations in southeastern Missouri as part of an investigation into alleged misuse or misapplication of herbicide products containing Dicamba. EPA's investigation is ongoing and stems from widespread complaints of damage to various crops across Missouri and several other states in the Midwest and Southeast...
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Wal-Mart closing two stores in southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 10/28/16)
Wal-Mart announced on Friday it will close stores on Jan. 20, 2017 in Piedmont and Caruthersville, Missouri. "After careful review of a number of factors, we have made the difficult decision to not renew the lease at our Caruthersville and Piedmont stores," said company spokesperson Betsy Harden...
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SEMO All-Conference softball list released
(High School Sports ~ 10/28/16)
The Sikeston softball team had three players named to the SEMO Conference all-conference team after a 15-11 season. Tyeshia Mitchell and Kylie Noe were first team selections while Katie Hampton picked up an honorable mention spot. Kelly's Alyssa Moore made the first team while Allyssa Tidwell and Lilli Jones each made the honorable mention squad for the Hawks (17-6)...
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Ruth Alene Penrod
(Obituary ~ 10/28/16)
Ruth Alene Penrod was born August 31, 1951 in Osceola, AR to William Bill Young and Elsie D. Young. She died Saturday, October 1, 2016 at her home in Portageville at the age of 65 years, 1 month, and 1 day. On June 8, 1968 Ruth married Thomas Penrod, who survives of the home. ...
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New Madrid man charged with murder in wife's death
(Local News ~ 10/28/16)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A New Madrid man is charged with murder in connection with the death of his wife. George W. Dawson Jr., 62, is charged with second degree murder and driving while intoxicated - persistent offender following the death Wednesday evening of his wife, Jane Ann Dawson, 59...
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Oran man dies Thursday in fatal accident
(Local News ~ 10/28/16)
WYATT, Mo. - An Oran man died after his vehicle overturned. Blake E. Marshall, 28, was pronounced dead by Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker at the scene of an accident on Highway 77, five miles south of Wyatt at 6:58 p.m. Thursday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Marshall was driving a truck northbound on Highway 77 at 6:16 p.m. Thursday. The truck ran off the roadway and overturned...
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Wyatt man charged with assaulting his former girlfriend
(Local News ~ 10/28/16)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -A Mississippi County man is accused of assaulting his former girlfriend. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Nov. 9 before Judge S. Rob Barker for Samuel R. Oatsvall of Wyatt, who is charged with domestic assault and felonious restraint...
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Halloween art
(Local News ~ 10/28/16)
Students from the Kelly High School Art 3 class are getting in the spirit of Halloween.
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Nicholas Johnson
(Obituary ~ 10/28/16)
ORAN, Mo. - Nicholas Logan Johnson, 26, died Oct. 26, 2016, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Oct. 12, 1990, in Sikeston, to Paul and Camille Nicole Brooks Johnson of Oran, he was a member of Greer Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Sikeston. He was a 2009 graduate of Scott County Central High School where he played basketball and baseball...
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Sandra Harvey
(Obituary ~ 10/28/16)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Sandra Ashley Harvey, 72, died Oct. 28, 2016, at the DeGreef Hospice House in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete with McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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Erma Grojean
(Obituary ~ 10/28/16)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Erma Grojean, 96, died Oct. 27, 2016, at The Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. Born July 28, 1920, in Kelso, daughter of the late John and Bertha (Bles) Dumey, she was a homemaker and a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg, where she served on the Altar Society, Ladies Sodality and as leader of the Quilting Circle. ...
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Jerry Dale Graham
(Obituary ~ 10/28/16)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Jerry Dale Graham, 78, died Oct. 27, 2016, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Born Feb. 15, 1938, in Parma, son of the late Robert and Myrtle Wren Graham, he was a truck driver for Gremore Lime in Catron until his retirement. He was an Air Force veteran and a member of Henry Meldrum American Legion Post in Sikeston...
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Clifford Rowe
(Obituary ~ 10/28/16)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo - Omar Clifford Rowe, 104, died Oct. 27, 2016, at the East Prairie Nursing Center in East Prairie. Born Dec. 7, 1911, at Otterbein, Ind., to the late Albert and Marie (Ward) Rowe, he attended the Church of God in East Prairie. He was a self-employed farmer, having farmed in Indiana, and after moving to East Prairie, assisted farmers for several years before retiring at the age of 85...
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Paul Cookson
(Obituary ~ 10/28/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. - Paul Cookson, 79, died Oct. 26, 2016, at his home in Advance. Born March 18, 1937, in Poplar Bluff, to the late Fred and Grace M. Townsend Cookson, he had lived in Granite City, Ill., for many years and returned to Gipsy in 2001. A member of the Bethel Church near Advance, he had retired from the McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft in St. Louis as a supervisor...
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William Phillips
(Obituary ~ 10/28/16)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - William Edward Phillips, 81, died Oct. 26, 2016, at Landmark Nursing Facility in Cape Girardeau. Born Sept. 15, 1935, in Portageville, to the late Lillian Beauton (Pikey) Phillips and William Edward Reginald (Ragel) Phillips, he was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of the First Church of God...
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Norman Condict
(Obituary ~ 10/28/16)
BERNIE, Mo. - Norman Condict, 65, died Oct. 27, 2016, at his residence in Bernie. Born Nov. 15, 1950, in Bernie, son of the late Clifford Norman Condict and Velda Mae McGowan Condict, he was a veteran of the United States Navy. He worked for Matrix Tank Company of Michigan until his retirement and was a member of Church of Christ...
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Clifford Rowe
(Obituary ~ 10/28/16)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Clifford Rowe, 104, died Oct. 27, 2016, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Shelby Funeral Home of East Prairie.
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