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MU Extension offers tips for negotiating new farmland leases
(State News ~ 01/14/17)
Lower commodity prices driving rental rates down.
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Torrey gets triple-double, Portageville staves off South Pemiscot 67-60
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/17)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Scoring the game's first six points turned out to be one of the most crucial things Portageville could do Friday night against South Pemiscot. Just those few possessions was all it took for Portageville to hang on to a 67-60 Bootheel Conference victory at Portageville High School on homecoming night...
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Stevenson's overtime free throw lifts Malden over Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/17)
BLOOMFIELD -- Friday the 13th turned out to be especially lucky for Malden. The Green Wave could see the light at the end of the tunnel but could never quite get out of several nightmare scenarios Bloomfield kept throwing their way. Not until the final 2 seconds of the game, when Tray Stevenson got a second chance...
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Dexter hangs on against SCAA rival Bernie 62-59
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/17)
BERNIE, Mo -- Bernie gave visiting Dexter all they wanted Friday night, but ultimately the Bearcats survived with their undefeated conference record intact. Junior Gabe Jackon led Dexter with his second double-double of the week as the Bearcats avoided a fourth quarter collapse to their neighboring rivals with a 62-59 win...
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City of Sikeston seeks input on recycling, other issues through survey
(Local News ~ 01/14/17)
SIKESTON -- The city of Sikeston wants to know what residents think about recycling: Do they use it? What about curbside recycling? Are they willing to pay for it? Since Jan. 3, a 25-question survey has sought residents opinions on these questions and more. The results, when compiled in February, will be turned over to the Sikeston City Council as they discuss the issue in preparation for rebidding the city's solid waste service contract, which expires at the end of June...
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Sikeston man dies in work accident
(Local News ~ 01/14/17)
SIKESTON -- A man was killed in an industrial accident late Thursday in Sikeston. At 8:42 p.m. Thursday, Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a report of accidental trauma at a business located at 103 S. Acres St. in Sikeston. An employee with Illing Co., a packaging service, died of injuries sustained involving a forklift he was operating, according to Sikeston DPS...
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SHS to be represented in Missouri All-State Band
(Local News ~ 01/14/17)
SIKESTON -- Two Sikeston High School seniors are among 110 high students selected to the Missouri All-State Band. Julius Hoang and Malik Barnett will both perform at the State Music Convention later this month. Hoang made third chair trumpet and will make his second appearance at the state level. He was also selected for the elite ensemble his sophomore year...
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New sheriff aims to lead by example, work with others
(Local News ~ 01/14/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- In his first year as sheriff of Mississippi County, Cory Hutcheson said he plans to work with other area agencies, combat drug dealers and take a proactive approach to reports made to his office. In the November election, Hutcheson defeated longtime Sheriff Keith Moore, who served the county for 12 years...
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High notes: SHS to be represented in Missouri All-State Band
(Local News ~ 01/14/17)
SIKESTON -- Two Sikeston High School seniors are among 110 high students selected to the Missouri All-State Band. Julius Hoang and Malik Barnett will both perform at the State Music Convention later this month. Hoang made third chair trumpet and will make his second appearance at the state level. ...
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State leaders have tough decisions ahead
(Editorial ~ 01/14/17)
By any definition, the upcoming week will witness a change in the federal government perhaps unlike any in our lifetimes. Any change in administrations brings upheaval with new approaches that threaten the status quo. But on Nov. 8, the American public strongly called for a change. And when you morph from the most liberal administration in American history to one of perhaps the most conservative, the chaos and bitter feelings should be expected...
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Parker- Vaughn
(Engagement ~ 01/14/17)
Engagement 1/15/17
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Billy Chapman
(Obituary ~ 01/14/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Billy Sunday "Bill" Chapman, 100, of Chaffee died Jan. 13, 2017, at Heartland Care and Rehab Center in Cape Girardeau. Born July 19, 1916, near Advance, to George E. and Mella C. Reed Chapman. He was proud of the fact that he was named after the evangelist Billy Sunday, who he went to hear when he spoke in Cape Girardeau in 1930s...
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Robert Horman
(Obituary ~ 01/14/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Robert F. Horman, 77, died Jan. 14, 2017, at the family home. Born March 4, 1939, in Chaffee, son of the late Fred and Mayme Griffin Horman, he was a retired supervisor with Rubbermaid in Jackson. He was a member of St. Ambrose Men's Club. He served in the U.S. Army...
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Gloria Robinson
(Obituary ~ 01/14/17)
DEXTER, Mo. - Gloria Kathreen Robinson, 88, died Jan. 14, 2017, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Born Aug. 19, 1928, near Bloomfield, daughter of the late James Melvin and Letha Pearl Martin O'Dell, she had lived in the Dexter area all of her life. She had worked at Robinson Shoe Repair and attended the Sweet Prospect General Baptist Church in Dexter...
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Billy Chapman
(Obituary ~ 01/14/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Billy Sunday Chapman, 100, died at 3:15 p.m. Jan. 13, 2017, at Heartland Rehab and Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Portageville High School lists second quarter honor roll
(01/14/17)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Portageville High School has announced the honor roll students for the second quarter of the 2016-2017 school year. They are: Ninth grade Destinee Adams, Sofia Angel, Meridyth Benthal, Elizabeth Compere, Maggie Frakes, Aaron Guo, Kaitlin Halterman, Aubrey Hayes, Courtney Hunt, Jauslyn Johnson, Cody Lewis, Andrea Martin, Savannah Parchell,...
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Students honored for second quarter academic efforts
(01/14/17)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Fifth and Sixth Grade Center has announced the honor roll students for the second quarter of the 2016-2017 school year. They are: Fifth grade Rasheed Abu Khudier, Akena Anderson, Jkwon Applewhite, Nathaniel Ault, Jayden Avery, Anabeth Baker, Ellen Barrett, Carly Bashley, Lillian Bloomfield, Kadynce Boardman, Austin Brase, Bailey Brown, Kelsey Burleson, Micah Buxton, Landon Carter, Hailey Caton, Macy Chanley, Andon Christian, Colton Church, Devin Clark, Chloe Clinton, Lynley Coatney, Kaleigh Cochran, Aurelia Colbert, Baylee Copeland. ...
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December'sPUPs
(01/14/17)
The Sikeston R-6 School District's Kindergarten Pups of the month for December were announced recently. Pictured are, front row: Bentley Marks, Jerricqa Mitchell, Lilah Beedle, Traveon Grant, Henley Newman, Loveiah Jefferson, Trey Gosnell, Jayce Graham and Makayla White; middle row: Rylan Seabaugh, Levigh Atchley, Austin Shaw, Jamarion Taylor, Adriana Fletcher, Londyn Mitchell, Hannah Crouthers, Brylie Crenshaw, Brayden Hoeflinger-Moone and Alyssa Armstrong; and back row: Annabelle Stokes, William Li, Jaleah Weakley, Jakayhden Turner, Jayden Floyd, Trystan Pope, Heath Vires, Chloe Gaddy, Elijah Missouria, and Ziomaria Bonds. ...
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