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SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
(Local News ~ 02/20/19)
The second-grade students at St. Eustachius Catholic School celebrated their first Sacrament of Reconciliation on Tuesday, Feb. 12th. To help celebrate, their parents, Grandparents and all family members were invited. A reception for the children was offered at the Parish Center. Congratulations to these children who received Jesus through the Sacrament of Reconciliation...
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The State of Transit Funding | The Deficit -vs- The Need
(State News ~ 02/20/19)
As one of the nation’s largest rural public transportation providers, and the second largest rural provider in the state of Missouri, Southeast Missouri Transportation Service (SMTS) began serving Missourians in 1973 with one vehicle and one driver in one county. Today, SMTS operates a fleet of 200 vehicles, employs 200+ individuals and covers 21 counties. In the last fiscal year, SMTS vehicles traveled nearly 5 million miles, providing over 315,000 one-way trips within the state...
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MoDot Commission Awards Contracts for Southeast District Projects
(Community News ~ 02/20/19)
SIKESTON – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for Southeast District projects during its regular meeting on Feb. 6. Awarded contracts include pavement improvements and bridge improvements. Contracts include the following:...
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Lilbourn House Fire
(Local News ~ 02/20/19)
On Wednesday, the Lilbourn Volunteer Fire Department and New Madrid Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 223 Waring in Lilbourn. The time of the report was about 7:30 a.m. Fire personnel said that no one was in the home at the time of the fire...
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THIS WEEK IN THE MISSOURI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
(Column ~ 02/20/19)
House Gives First-Round Approval to Important Workforce Development Bill (HB 225) Members of the Missouri House of Representatives gave initial approval this week to legislation meant to put thousands of Missourians on a fast track to develop the skills they need to obtain good-paying jobs. ...
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Sewer Plant updates discussed; Additional Solar Panel grant to be decided
(Local News ~ 02/20/19)
The City Council received an update from Crawford, Murphy, and Tilly (CMT) engineering firm on the new sewer plant under construction on Monday, Feb. 4. "Not much changed since the last time we talked, just a little more ductwork and piping in and some electrical. We still more piping and electrical work to install" said Jeff Lange, resident engineer with CMT. He will be providing monthly reports to the Council at the monthly meetings...
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Pamela Brant
(Obituary ~ 02/20/19)
MALDEN, Mo. — Pamela Lee Brant, 70, died Feb. 12, 2019, in Gideon. Born Oct. 8, 1948, in Gold Dust, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Evelyn Ducan White and Everett Reed. In 1998 in New Madrid, she married Carl Brant, who survives of Malden. Other survivors include: one daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Scott Earnheart of Gideon; one son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Margaret Martin of Gideon; two brothers, Avery Thomas Reed of Texas and Stevie White of Gideon; five sisters, Ivie Whitt of Texas, Molly Lacey of Poplar Bluff, Glenda Sue Rausch of Mississippi and Lisa Donley of and Ruth Lemonds of Friendship; and five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.. ...
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Gladys Cagle
(Obituary ~ 02/20/19)
MALDEN, Mo. — Gladys Naomia Cagle, 99, died Feb. 12, 2019, at Ridgeview Living Community in Malden. Born May 30, 1919, in New Madrid County, daughter of the late Henry and Varinda Leonard Hatchel, she had lived in Parma all her life and was a member of the Parma General Baptist Church. She had retired from the Brown Shoe Co...
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Charles Presson
(Obituary ~ 02/20/19)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — Charles L. Presson, 73, died Feb. 9, 2019, at New Madrid Nursing Center in New Madrid. Born June 29, 1945, in Kennett, he was the son of the late Lauren Lee and Nannie Pauline Win Presson. His wife, Lola Skaggs Presson, preceded him in death...
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C2D1 BOYS: Portageville outlasts Campbell; will play for first district title in eight years
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/19)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — It has been eight years since Portageville boys basketball last played for a district championship. On Thursday night, the Bulldogs will have another crack at continuing their season, after beating Campbell in the semifinals, Tuesday night, 56-52...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 02/20/19)
Sick of immigrants getting medical care I hate to say this, but I just came back from St. Louis Children’s Hospital, and what I heard up there was outrage. I am outraged. There is a black lady with a little girl and I overheard them saying something about couldn’t run a test. ...
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Paul Griffin
(Obituary ~ 02/20/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Paul Melvin Griffin, 77, died Feb. 19, 2019, at St. John’s Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Born Sept. 24, 1941, in Chaffee, son of the late Charles Vincent and Igenia Theresa Strack Griffin, he was a retired factory worker for Wohl Shoe Warehouse in Sikeston. He was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee...
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Katherine Mann
(Obituary ~ 02/20/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Katherine F. Mann, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, at her home. Born Dec. 27, 1929, in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., to Harrison Henson and Pearl Fowler, she was a Saint Louis Cardinals and Blues fan and an avid reader. She was a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church...
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Nellie Sanders
(Obituary ~ 02/20/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Nellie Frances Sanders, 88, died Feb. 19, 2019, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 13, 1930, in Morley, daughter of the late Thomas and Myrtle Cruse Jackson, she was a homemaker and member of Bethany Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Dr. Jessup gets 5 years probation, $50,000 fine in prescription pain pill case
(Local News ~ 02/20/19)
A federal judge sentenced a Cape Girardeau-area doctor to five years probation and a $50,000 fine Tuesday for unlawfully prescribing pain pills. U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White handed down the sentence in federal court in Cape Girardeau. A federal grand jury indicted Dr. Michael Jessup on Aug. 17 on a charge of dispensing controlled substances hydrocodone and alprazolam “outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose.”...
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Earthquake Summit 2019
(Local News ~ 02/20/19)
More than 260 local and state officials attended Earthquake Summit 2019 at the Clinton Building in Sikeston to discuss the risks presented by the New Madrid Seismic Zone, earthquake response planning and capabilities, and how to strengthen community preparedness. ...
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Helen Combs
(Obituary ~ 02/20/19)
SIKESTON — Helen Maxine Combs, 84, died Feb. 19, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Dec. 18, 1934, in J.Y., she was the daughter of Opal Gilliam Combs and Jess Combs. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Doyle Eugene Combs and Bobby Ray Combs...
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