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Three arrested in Morley on drug, stealing charges
(Local News ~ 01/30/20)
BENTON, Mo. — Three Morley residents face drug and stealing charges following an investigation Wednesday in Scott County. Jackquelynn L. “Jackie” Abernathy, 21, is charged with the Class D Felony of burglary, the Class A misdemeanor of receiving stolen property and the Class D misdemeanor of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia...
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‘Jim’ Miller
(Obituary ~ 01/30/20)
DEXTER, Mo. — James Luther “Jim” Miller, son of the late Otis Miller and Muriel Ward Miller was born on Aug. 2, 1941, in Dexter and departed this life on Jan. 28, 2020, at his residence in Dexter at the age of 78. Mr. Miller had two loves – his family and his farm. ...
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Polly Lewis
(Obituary ~ 01/30/20)
SIKESTON — Mary Ann "Polly" Lewis, 86, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born July 19, 1933, at Conway, Arkansas, to the late Dee and Zella (Shipp) McMillen. She was married to John Raymond "Jack" Lewis Oct. 4, 1952, in New Madrid, and he preceded her in death April 23, 2001...
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Proposed legislation seeks to enact statewide prescription drug monitoring program
(Local News ~ 01/30/20)
Missouri is the only state in the country without a statewide prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), an electronic database that tracks prescriptions for controlled substances. New legislation proposed in the Missouri House of Representatives would establish a statewide PDMP through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to monitor the prescription and dispensing of all Schedule II, III and IV controlled substances...
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Voters will choose school board representatives in April election
(Local News ~ 01/30/20)
SIKESTON - Voters in many school districts across the Bootheel have an array of candidates to select to represent them when they go to the polls April 7. However, others won’t have to cast a ballot at all because state law does not require an election if number of candidates equals the openings unless they have an additional issue on the ballot...
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‘After the Buzzer Bash’ fundraiser planned for Feb. 7
(Local News ~ 01/30/20)
SIKESTON — When the final buzzer sounds during the Sikeston versus Poplar Bluff basketball game on Feb. 7 at the Sikeston Field House, patrons are encouraged to continue their support at a new fundraiser for the district. Sikeston Public Schools Foundation will host the inaugural “After the Buzzer Bash,” which begins directly after the game at Sikeston Jaycees Sponsor’s Building...
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Three important ways to prepare for a spiritual harvest
(Column ~ 01/30/20)
Galatians 6:7- “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” In 2019, Missouri ranked seventh in cotton production. Can you imagine all the hours our incredible farmers worked on getting their equipment ready? To get a harvest it requires allot of preparation. ...
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Religion briefs (Jan. 31)
(Community News ~ 01/30/20)
SIKESTON — The St. Francis Xavier School in Sikeston will hold a trivia night on Feb. 1 at the St. Francis Xavier gym. The cost is $20 per person with eight people per team and mulligans will be $1 each with one allowed per round. Grand prize will be $400 and second place will be $100. ...
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Pat Winter
(Obituary ~ 01/30/20)
CAIRO, Ill. — Patricia Lyman Winter of Cairo, Illinois, was born Feb. 25, 1927, at Clarksburg, West Virginia, to Richard and Mildred Lyman Parks. Pat transitioned from this world to eternal life on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at the Charleston Manor in Charleston, Missouri, at the age of 92...
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