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Council approves changes to rental housing registration, inspection program
(Local News ~ 02/04/20)
SIKESTON — The Sikeston City Council has approved changes to the rental housing registration and inspection program. By unanimous vote, the Council approved the changes, which are the first to the program since 1996. Sikeston resident John Graham spoke out during the meeting, urging the Council to table the vote until a letter could be sent to every rental property owner...
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Shirley Young
(Obituary ~ 02/04/20)
ORAN, Mo. —Shirley Ann Young, 81, died Feb. 3, 2020, at her home in Oran. Born Dec. 15, 1938, in St. Louis, daughter of the late Joseph Hurst and Clara Hildebrand Hurst, she was a former employee at the Oran International Hat Factory, T&H grocery in Oran and Amerimart in Benton before her retirement. She was also a member of the Guardian Angel Church...
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Pat Lea
(Obituary ~ 02/04/20)
BATESVILLE, Ark. — Harrison P. (Pat) Lea, 91, of Batesville passed away Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. He was born Nov. 25, 1928, in Wooster, Arkansas, to James Henry Lea and Beryl (Patton) Lea. Pat Lea began his business career at the age of 8, selling newspapers on the street corners of Conway, Arkansas. ...
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George Morris
(Obituary ~ 02/04/20)
SIKESTON — George Allen Morris, 72, died Feb. 3, 2020, at his home in Sikeston. Born Aug. 9, 1947, in St. Louis, son of the late Albert Morris and Maxine Helms Qualls, he was of the Baptist belief and a veteran of the U.S. Marines, having served during the Vietnam War. ...
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Joseph Baccus
(Obituary ~ 02/04/20)
SIKESTON — Joseph Henry Baccus, 62, died Feb. 3, 2020, at Clearview Nursing Home in Sikeston. Born July 13, 1957, in Clarksville, Tenn., son of the late Wallace Baccus and Helean Wyatt Baccus, he was a former manager of a poultry plant. Survivors include: one brother, Wayne Baccus and wife Kathy of Poplar Bluff; two sisters, Georgia McAfee and husband David and Sharon Motes, all of Sikeston\; and several nieces and nephews...
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Council presented with audit findings
(Local News ~ 02/04/20)
SIKESTON — At Monday’s Sikeston City Council meeting, officials were presented with the finding of an independent audit of the city’s financial statements. The audit of Fiscal Year 2019 was completed by Essner, Miles and Modde, LLC. Some highlights of the financial statements and auditor’s report were:...
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Saint Francis offers proposal to UnitedHealthcare
(Local News ~ 02/04/20)
Saint Francis Healthcare System officials said Monday negotiations with UnitedHealthcare are continuing, ahead of a March 4 deadline for Saint Francis facilities to remain in United’s network. A news release from Saint Francis stated the organization has made a counteroffer to United in the hopes of extending a contract between the two...
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Semi-truck crash closes Interstate 55 near Benton
(Local News ~ 02/04/20)
Northbound lanes of Interstate 55 near Benton, Missouri, were closed overnight after a pickup truck crashed into an overturned tractor trailer and caused a small fire. The crash occurred about 11:52 p.m. when the 2014 Freightliner tractor-trailer ran off the roadway then returned to the roadway, overturned and was then struck by a 2020 Dodge Ram truck at Interstate 55 northbound mile marker 81.8, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report written by trooper Brooks A. Pratt...
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Downtown Sikeston to host annual Chocolate Walk Friday, Saturday
(Local News ~ 02/04/20)
SIKESTON — Downtown Sikeston will be a sweet place to be Friday and Saturday with local businesses taking place in the annual Chocolate Walk. “The Chocolate Walk is a chance for shoppers to come downtown and shop local for that special Valentine gift,” said Jason Davis, executive director of Historic Downtown Sikeston. “There will be special chocolate treats available at each participating merchant as well as a chance to enter the drawing for a Valentine’s gift basket.”...
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Former bar manager accused of stealing over $100,000 from Legion
(Local News ~ 02/04/20)
SIKESTON — A preliminary hearing is scheduled later this month for a Sikeston man accused of stealing over $100,000 from a local veterans’ organization. Gary Eugene Prindle, 87, of Sikeston is charged with one count of Class C felony stealing of $25,000 or more, according to online court records. Prindle is a former bar manager for American Legion Post 114 in Sikeston...
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John Reed
(Obituary ~ 02/04/20)
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Dr. John Howard Reed, 85, died Jan. 4, 2020, at his home in Westminster. Born July 14, 1934 in Bloomfield, Missouri, he moved to Sikeston when he was 6 years old and later graduated from Sikeston High School, where he excelled on the football field gaining recognition as High School All-American Wide Receiver. ...
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