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God's Wonderful Gift of Jesus
(Column ~ 12/01/16)
Isaiah is called the gospel of the Old Testament because of its beautiful portrayal of the Lord Jesus Christ. Throughout the text beautiful pictures of Jesus, the Christ, and the Messiah, emerge. Isaiah 9:6 says, "For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given." This verse speaks of the humanity of Christ, "For unto us a child is born." Mary had a little Lamb, a child. ...
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Portageville Bullpups Eighth Grade defeats Kennett
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/16)
The Portageville Bulldogs outscored the Kennett Indians by single digits in every quarter on its way to a convincing 47-19 road win in eighth grade boys basketball action Friday evening. Kennett enjoyed a brief 3-2 lead a couple minutes into the first quarter. Portageville followed with the next nine points to move ahead 11-3, increased its lead to 23-7 by halftime and enjoyed a 30-11 advantage by the start of the fourth period...
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Portageville Bulldogs look to be tough and aggressive
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/16)
"Every game should be competitive because both our conference and district are loaded with talented teams," said Portageville head coach Jason Irby. "However, we have some pretty good size and length with this group of guys, we do need to identify who can be our ball-handler and work on coming together as a team."...
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Portageville Cheer team
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/16)
Members of the Portageville Bulldogs cheerleaders are front, from left, Destinee Adams, Liz Compere, Shelby Rone, (Co-Captain); Lily Beth Babb, Maggie Frakes; back are, Reed Grady, Anna Hayes, Brenna Corbett, Brianna Jones (captain), Callie Roberts, Kellsie Jones, and Maisie Hall...
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City Council election filings start December 13
(Local News ~ 12/01/16)
Filings for municipal elections will begin Tuesday, December 13th. The filing period will run through 4:30 p.m., Jan. 17th. Individuals who are interested in filing for seats on the Portageville City Council may do so with City Clerk Jenny Scherer at City Hall. While the filing process is simple, some forms must be notarized, so appropriate ID cards are required...
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Sikeston's freshman basketball team handles Notre Dame
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Rolling to a 21-point lead by halftime, the Sikeston freshman basketball team had little trouble with visiting Notre Dame on Wednesday. Sikeston won 52-33 behind Clark Steward's 15 points and Payton Howard's 12. Jack Kloeppel led Notre Dame with 11...
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Benton craft fundraiser returns for 17th year with new vendors
(Local News ~ 12/01/16)
BENTON, Mo. -- The 17th Annual "Winter Wonderland of Treasures" arts and crafts sale makes its return Saturday with over half of its vendors new to the event. "Out of the 75 vendors who've secured spots this year, over half of them are new," said Judy Scherer, who organizes the sale each year. "We have a waiting list of 100 vendors; there are so many who want in the show."...
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As tax season nears, credits, deductions are sought
(Local News ~ 12/01/16)
SIKESTON -- With tax season fast-approaching, taxpayers will be looking to get the most from their refunds. For the majority of people, there are no loopholes to get out of paying 100 percent of their taxes, however, there are several tax deductions and credits that low and moderate earners can use, especially for taxpayers whose refunds are at the mercy of penalty fees for having no health insurance or those who had insurance but paid a lot in medical bills...
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Lowell Webb
(Obituary ~ 12/01/16)
SIKESTON -- Elza Lowell Webb, 94, died Nov. 23, 2016, at his home in Sikeston. Born March 23, 1922, in Jewett, Ill., to the late Oscar and Stella Watts Webb, he served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and had worked for many years at the Standard Democrat...
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Ivett Patton
(Obituary ~ 12/01/16)
PARMA, Mo. -- Ivett Patton, 94, died Nov. 26, 2016, at the Ridgeview Living Center in Malden. Born Aug. 8, 1922, in Clarksdale, Ark., daughter of the late Abe A. Mays and Maggie Wilkerson Young, she was a member of the First Baptist Church of Catron...
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Linda Crider
(Obituary ~ 12/01/16)
SIKESTON -- Linda R. Crider, 73, died Nov. 24, 2016, at her home in Sikeston. She was born Feb. 8, 1943, daughter of the late Henry and Goldie Wilson Moser. Survivors include: two sons, Tommy Coleman of Sikeston and Johnny Coleman of Springfield; and two daughters, Tonya Crider of Sikeston and Sandy Fox of Springfield...
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David Stanfill
(Obituary ~ 12/01/16)
VACAVILLE, Calif. -- David Duane Stanfill, 68, passed away July 19, 2016, at his home in Vacaville with his loving wife, Jackie, by his side following several years' struggle with Alzheimer's disease and lung cancer. Born Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1948, at Saint Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to the late Homer Dewey "Stan" and Lillian Lucille Tudor Stanfill. ...
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Shelby Spears
(Obituary ~ 12/01/16)
SWINTON, Mo. -- Shelby J. Spears, 79, of Swinton, passed away Nov. 30, 2016, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 8, 1937, at Swinton, daughter of the late George C. and Victoria Teets Mann. Shelby and Paul D. Spears were united in marriage on Dec. 24, 1954, at Bell City, and he preceded her in death on Feb. 5, 2012...
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Turkey trotters
(12/01/16)
Students from Charleston Middle School and Charleston High School participated in the SEMO Electric Coop 5K Turkey Trot, on Nov. 12. Runners that placed from the CMS Leadership Academy were: first place Austin Mercer and second place Seth Perry. CHS JROTC runners that placed were: third place Auncavalan Brown, second place Austin Achter and second place Hannah Hise. Other runners were, Hutton Naile, Sam Naile and Travaughn Williams...
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