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Margie Saulsbery-Gaskins
(Obituary ~ 10/15/19)
SIKESTON — Margie Laverne Saulsbery-Gaskins, 60, died Oct. 13, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born April 18, 1959, in Fort Bragg, N.C., daughter of the late Pearl Edward and Betty Lue Wyatt Saulsbery, she was a hairdresser and had been part-owner of Trend-Setters in Jackson. She had owned Curl Up and Dye in Sikeston and had worked at various other shops in the area, including J.C. Penney and Wal-Mart. ...
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Peggy Merryman
(Obituary ~ 10/15/19)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Peggy Joyce Merryman, 75, died Oct. 13, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 7, 1944, in East Prairie, daughter of the late Clarence and Alma Wilson Gilliam, she was a homemaker and a member of Freewill Baptist Church in East Prairie...
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Chaffee grad receives 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award
(10/15/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Ruth Buckhannon Welborn, a graduate of Chaffee High School, recently received the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award from Barnes-Jewish College Alumni Association in St. Louis, recognizing her dedication to the nursing profession, education and community service...
- NMCC Queen crowned (10/15/19)
- Portageville Homecoming Royalty (10/15/19)
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A Matter of Balance
(Local News ~ 10/15/19)
Guest speaker Chance White, DPT, VAM, a physical therapist with Restart Rehabilitation Services, speaks to YMCA members at the Oct. 10 session of A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls. The 8-week program is designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels among older adults. ...
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Economy Boat Store in Wickliffe to hold grand reopening Thursday
(Business ~ 10/15/19)
WICKLIFFE, Ky. — Economy Boat Store (EBS), the originators of mid-stream fueling, is holding a special event to commemorate the grand reopening of its facility in Wickliffe, Ky. Thursday. At 10 a.m. Thursday at the Wickliffe Facility, 169 River Circle Drive, a celebration will include EBS employees friends and members of the river and barge industry from Paducah, Ky., and the surrounding areas...
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Motorists being urged to watch for deer
(Local News ~ 10/15/19)
SIKESTON — As deer become more active in their mating season, motorists are asked to be on the lookout for them, especially around sunrise and sunset now and in the coming weeks. Col. Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds drivers that deer are more active and create hazards for Missouri motorists this time of year...
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Festival brings taste of Germany to Chaffee
(Local News ~ 10/15/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Monitoring homemade bratwursts and burgers on his grill Saturday during German Days in Chaffee, “The German Cook” Christian Voigt said with a big smile, “This is festival season.” It was the end of Chaffee’s two-day annual festival featuring carnival rides, beer and authentic German fare in Frisco Park. Tim Cannon said German Days began nearly 40 years ago through the efforts of the Chaffee Chamber of Commerce...
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Judge rules Scott County official’s Facebook posts off limits in court case
(Local News ~ 10/15/19)
A judge Friday barred a plaintiff’s attorney in a sex discrimination case from questioning a Scott County official about his past Facebook posts, which have been described as sexist and vulgar. At a hearing in the Common Pleas Courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Judge Benjamin Lewis sided with defense attorney Bradley Hansmann’s claim the social media posts of Scott County Presiding Commissioner Jim Glueck were “neither relevant nor material to the litigation.”...
- Road work (Local News ~ 10/15/19)
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Burger officially announces plans to run for 148th District state representative
(Local News ~ 10/15/19)
BENTON, Mo. — A former Scott County presiding commissioner has officially announced his plans to file for candidacy in Missouri’s race for the 148th District state representative. Jamie Burger, who served on the Scott County Commission for 18 years, previously noted his intentions to run for the seat late last year after losing his bid for another term as presiding commissioner in the November 2018 election...
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Ida Rowland
(Obituary ~ 10/15/19)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Ida Joan Vandeven Rowland, 78, died on Oct. 8, 2019, at her home. Born Dec. 3, 1940, daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy Elfrink Vandeven, she was was raised in Bloomfield and later moved to Poplar Bluff, where she was a member Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was the director of the Child Concern Center. In 1986, she started her own bakery, The Rowland Stollen. ...
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Billie Woods
(Obituary ~ 10/15/19)
BERTRAND, Mo. — Billie V. Woods, 86, died Oct. 15, 2019, at Bertrand Nursing and Rehab Center in Bertrand. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston. Graveside services will follow at 3 p.m. in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Samuel Warfield
(Obituary ~ 10/15/19)
SIKESTON — Samuel Dwayne Warfield, 65, died Oct. 13, 2019, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born May 19, 1954, in Sikeston, son of Bernice Warfield Howard of Sikeston and the late Samuel R. James, he attended Sikeston Senior High School in Sikeston...
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Tommy Woods Sr.
(Obituary ~ 10/15/19)
BERTRAND, Mo. — Tommy Earl Woods Sr., 96, died Oct. 15, 2019, at the Bertrand Nursing Center. Born Sept. 20, 1923, in Canalou, son of the late William and Florence Pitts Woods, he had lived in the Bertrand area most of his life where he was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bertrand. ...
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