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Gideon, Mo., man charged after knife attack
(Local News ~ 07/30/19)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - A Gideon man is accused of forcing his way into a residence then slashing a man with a knife. Rickie G. Knapp Jr., 30, is charged with the felonies of first degree robbery, first degree burglary, first degree assault and armed criminal action, according to online court records...
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Suspects sought in series of thefts from vehicles in New Madrid
(Local News ~ 07/30/19)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Police are searching for several suspects in connection with a series of thefts from vehicles early Sunday. Items were reported missing from at least five unlocked cars, according to the New Madrid Police Department. “There were believed to be three or four suspects on foot walking together in the areas of Maple, Kingshighway, St Mark, and Davis,” according to a news release. The suspects were spotted in video from a surveillance camera taken around 1 a.m. Sunday...
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Daniel Lee Petty
(Obituary ~ 07/30/19)
ESSEX, Mo. — Daniel Lee Petty, son of the late Charles Lee Petty and Mary Elizabeth Swinger Petty, was born on Aug. 15, 1959, in Poplar Bluff and departed this life on Saturday, July 27, 2019, near Cave City, Ark., at the age of 59 years. Mr. Petty enjoyed the many hours he spent working on the family farm. He was a member of the Broadwater Church of the Brethren and a resident of Essex...
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Jerome Rennier
(Obituary ~ 07/30/19)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Jerome C. Rennier, 77, died July 30, 2019, at his home near Morehouse. Born Aug. 8, 1941, in New Madrid County, son of the late Peter Anthony and Goldie Wilkerson Rennier. A lifelong resident of this area, he was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War era. He had been a farmer and worked in sanitation and janitorial services at Malone and Hyde, Himmelberger-Harrison and Missouri Delta Medical Center. ...
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Benny Joe Johnson
(Obituary ~ 07/30/19)
SIKESTON — Benny Joe Johnson, 63, died July 20, 2019, at Charleston Manor Nursing Facility. Born Jan. 8, 1956, in East Prairie, son of the late John Wesley and Thelma Mae Huff Johnson, he had been employed as a truck driver and was a member of the National Guard...
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Billy Joe Chance
(Obituary ~ 07/30/19)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Billy Joe Chance, 83, died July 27, 2019, at his home in East Prairie. Born September 9, 1935, in Hickman, Ky., to the late Frank and Amy Ruth Davis Chance, he had been employed in farming and was of Baptist belief. On July 2, 1953, in East Prairie, he married Mary J. Hill; she preceded him in death Aug. 20, 2013...
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Diangelo Ellis
(Obituary ~ 07/30/19)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Diangelo Bernell Ellis, 43, died July 24, 2019, in Columbia. Born July 19,1976, in Sikeston, son of Mary Ellis Harris and the late James E. Robinson, he attended Sikeston Public Schools. He was of the Christian belief and worked for many years in the food service industry in Sikeston and Columbia...
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Sannon Bluford-Cole
(Obituary ~ 07/30/19)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — Sannon Bernice Bluford-Cole, 75, died July 17, 2019, at the her daughter’s home in Douglasville, Ga. Born Dec. 21, 1943, in Chicago, Ill., daughter of the late Frank and Francis Bluford, she attended Chicago Public Schools and later moved to Caruthersville. She was of the Baptist belief and had been employed as an in-home health care worker for many years. ...
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Cultural classroom: Travels help teachers share world with students
(Local News ~ 07/30/19)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Andy Tilmon’s love for geography began early. As a child, he would carefully study the atlas, noting the highways they drove, the rivers they crossed and the towns outside the window as they traveled. Tilmon is still traveling and taking note of all these things. Today he shares them with his students at New Madrid County Central High School...
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