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Missouri Heroes
(Column ~ 06/02/17)
Time at the lake or on the river, barbeques and kicking off summer with family and friends – Memorial Day is a time where we celebrate our freedom, but we must stop to remember the cost. It is a day for us to remember those who died fighting for our country and protecting our way of life. Before you set off to enjoy summer, I ask that you pause to remember and honor Memorial Day with me...
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Cover crop residue can complicate nitrogen management in corn
(Outdoors ~ 06/02/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers who rely on surface-applied nitrogen may have difficulty if they apply to fields with high surface residue, says University of Missouri Extension nutrient management specialist John Lory. This is especially true for UAN solution, Lory says. Residue can temporarily tie up nitrogen fertilizer because it is taken up by microorganisms decomposing the residue...
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Hayti Man Wins Show Me Cash Jackpot
(Community News ~ 06/02/17)
The May 15 Missouri Lottery Show Me Cash jackpot was won by a Hayti resident. George Taylor won $145,000 after his ticket matched all five numbers drawn: 18, 21, 23, 25 and 29. Taylor purchased his ticket at 5-One-5 Pit Stop, 515 N. Walnut St., in Steele. He later claimed his winning ticket at the Lottery office in St. Louis on May 18...
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What Is the Philosophy of Worship that Unites Us?
(Column ~ 06/02/17)
Many years ago while I was a seminary student, Dr. Reginald Barnard asked this question to the class: What Is the Philosophy of Worship that Unites Us? What follows is my attempt to decipher the notes I made that day and share them with you, the reader...
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Guardian Scholarship Winners
(Local News ~ 06/02/17)
SRG Global, Portageville, is pleased to announce that the following local students have been awarded the Guardian Educational Scholarship for the 2017-2018 year. Emily Brown of Portageville High School and Tia Spears of South Pemiscot High School. Emily is the daughter of Joe and Carla Brown and plans to attend...
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Local family to celebrate her 95th birthday
(Local News ~ 06/02/17)
On Saturday, June 10, 2017, a 95th birthday celebration will be held in honor of Mother Pauline Moore Williams. The family invites family and friends to join Mother Williams from 2pm to 6pm at the Portageville Community Center. Born June 6, 1922 in Hernando, Mississippi, Mother Williams is one of two children born to Hezekiah and Lillie Moore. ...
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Sikeston Silver Sox drop first game of doubleheader 5-4 to Southeast Tropics
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/17)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Silver Sox were two games into their new season after the first contest of a doubleheader Friday evening and were left still searching for their first win. Like their opener on Tuesday, this one against the Southeast Tropics slipped away...
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Sikeston man facing charges after altercation
(Local News ~ 06/02/17)
SIKESTON -- A Sikeston man faces misdemeanor charges after allegedly failing to comply with an order of protection and assaulting a man. Lee Michael Griggs, 28, is charged with misdemeanor fourth-degree domestic assault and misdemeanor violation of order of protection for adult, according to online court records...
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Two juveniles found in battery-operated car in road
(Local News ~ 06/02/17)
SIKESTON -- Two juvenile girls were returned home safely after being spotted on a joyride in their battery-operated convertible in the roadway Wednesday in Sikeston. At 12:06 p.m. an officer with Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to the 900 block of Davis Boulevard in reference to an abuse/neglect report. ...
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Floyd Williams is newest member of Honors Board
(Local News ~ 06/02/17)
SIKESTON - Sikeston's father of little league football, Floyd Williams, was honored in a ceremony Thursday at the Sikeston Sports Complex. A plaque bearing Williams name joins the other individuals who are honored on Sikeston's Sports Honor Board. The Honor Board is adjacent to the tennis courts at the Sikeston Sports Complex...
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Local groups to hold community outreach event in Lilbourn
(Local News ~ 06/02/17)
LILBOURN, Mo - The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Charleston Outreach Center and Lincoln University Cooperative Center are joining hands at the elementary school in Lilbourn this Saturday for community outreach. Sgt. Clark Parrott of the Missouri State Highway Patrol said that several members of the patrol will be there for a slow pitch softball tournament and to reach out to the public. The theme of this inaugural event is "Stepping up to Strike Out Violence."...
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Trump declares emergency in Missouri after floods
(Local News ~ 06/02/17)
President Donald Trump signed a major disaster declaration for Missouri in response to spring flooding on Friday.
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Jacqueline Marshall
(Obituary ~ 06/02/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - Jacqueline Webb Graham Marshall, 88, peacefully passed away Friday, June 2, 2017, at her home in Charleston, Mo. She was born on Nov. 27, 1928, in Paducah, Ky., to the late Julia Cooke and Robert Simpson Graham. She graduated from Paducah Tilghman High School and continued her education at the University of Kentucky. Miss Graham returned home to Paducah where she lived until her marriage to Edgar Calvin Marshall Jr. on April 29, 1950, at Broadway United Methodist Church...
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Danny Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 06/02/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- Danny Kaye Bollinger, 69, died June 1, 2017, at his home. Born March 12, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, to Jean Milam Bollinger of Benton and the late Albert F. Bollinger, he was retired from the U.S. Air Force and a member of Cape County Cowboy Church and the American Legion in Benton...
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