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Morehouse man faces charges for murder of Illinois woman
(Local News ~ 04/21/20)
SIKESTON — A Morehouse, Mo., man initially charged with sexual exploitation trafficking now faces charges for the murder of an Illinois woman. James A. Merritt, 32, of Morehouse was arrested and charged initially on Thursday for trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control...
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Mississippi County Health Department confirms county's first COVID-19 case
(Local News ~ 04/21/20)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Mississippi County Health Department in Charleston confirmed via social media on Tuesday the county’s first case of COVID-19. “Please be aware that we have started our contact tracing to identify those who may have been a close contact to the individual,” the health department said in a post on its official Facebook page Tuesday morning. ...
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Roy Higgins
(Obituary ~ 04/21/20)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Roy Higgins, 77, formerly of East Prairie, died April 19, 2020, at St. Joe Manor Nursing Facility in Bonne Terre. Born Feb. 26, 1943, in East Prairie, son of the late Minnie Florence, he had been employed as a truck driver for Edwards Transportation in East Prairie...
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Harry Young III
(Obituary ~ 04/21/20)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Harry Culeon Young, III passed away peacefully on April 17, 2020, at his home in St. Louis, following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born on June 4, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., while his parents, Col. and Mrs. Harry C. Young Jr. were serving in the U.S. Air Force and at the time, residing in Sikeston, Mo. His parents later retired to Memphis, Tenn., where he graduated from Christian Brothers High School. He later graduated from the University of Mississippi...
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Michelle Starnes
(Obituary ~ 04/21/20)
DEXTER, Mo. — Bobbi Michelle Starnes, 49, died April 19, 2020, at St. Louis University Hospital. Born March 10, 1971, in Dowagiac, Mich., daughter of the Bobby and Jo Ann Graham Smithson, she had lived in the Dexter and Bernie most of her life. She was a kitchen manager at Hickory Log in Dexter and member of the Essex Baptist Church...
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Cities balance pandemic with eye on the future
(Local News ~ 04/21/20)
SIKESTON — With people staying home and the majority of businesses impacted or in some cases closed, local city governments are finding themselves trying to balance the pandemic with an eye on the future as well. In Sikeston, nearly all city operations are continuing, but most city facilities have been closed to the public to avoid any unnecessary exposure for both the public and city employees...
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UPDATED NUMBERS: Mississippi County has first positive case; Scott County up to 52 cases
(Local News ~ 04/21/20)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Mississippi County Health Department in Charleston confirmed via social media on Tuesday the county’s first case of COVID-19. “Please be aware that we have started our contact tracing to identify those who may have been a close contact to the individual,” the health department said in a post on its official Facebook page Tuesday morning. ...
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Robert Isbell
(Obituary ~ 04/21/20)
SIKESTON — Robert Earl Isbell, 68, died April 21, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born July 26, 1951, at Wyatt, son of the late Sherman Obannon Isbell and Lillian Beatrice Donaldson Isbell, he had lived in Charleston growing up and then moved to the Lake of The Ozarks area where he lived a number of years. He then returned to Sikeston and had been employed in window manufacturing...
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