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Flood advisory issued for Scott County
(Local News ~ 09/01/20)
The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for counties of Scott, Stoddard, Bollinger and Cape Girardeau until 12:45 p.m. Tuesday. According to the NWS, at 9:45 a.m., Doppler radar indicated heavy rain with thunderstorms are likely through late morning. Minor flooding is likely as thunderstorms move in from south central Missouri...
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Joan Hemphill
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Carletta “Joan” Hemphill, 64, died Aug. 28, 2020, at Cotton Point Living Center in Matthews. Born Nov. 27, 1955, in Dexter, Missouri, daughter of the late Carl and Violetta Adams McKnight, she was a member of Morehouse Baptist Church in Morehouse...
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CDC report misinterpreted by some; counties see increase in active cases
(Local News ~ 09/01/20)
A report by the Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 deaths has been misinterpreted, according to a local health department. Maria Davis, health educator for the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center, released a statement in response to the recent misinformation circulating about COVID-19 deaths, which claims 6% of reported COVID-19 deaths truly died of the virus...
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Tina Lowe
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
SIKESTON — Tina Marie Lowe, 57, died Aug. 31, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born July 22, 1963, in Lilbourn, Missouri, daughter of Johnnie Harold Middleton of Farrenburg, Missouri, and the late Sylvia Potter Middleton, she was self-employed...
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Linda Parr
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
BERTRAND, Mo. — Linda Jean Jones Parr, 74, died Aug. 31, 2020, at the home of her daughter in Charleston. Born Dec. 8, 1945, in Bertrand, daughter of the late James Andrew ‘Doc’ Jones and Eva Jewell Denning Jones, she had lived in Bertrand most of her life and had worked as a manager for The Fisherman’s Net, Reeves Boomland and Express Fuel...
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Gearline Lawson
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
SIKESTON — Gearline J. Lawson, 86, died Aug. 31, 2020, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born Feb. 8, 1934, in Sikeston, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Pearl Hedger Thurman. On May 14, 1978, in Portageville, Missouri, she married Fred J. Lawson, who preceded her in death...
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Sonja Thatch
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
PARMA, Mo. — Sonja Thatch, 58, died Aug. 28, 2020, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Born Aug. 1, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Willie and Verdene Thatch Spencer Sr., she attended the Chicago Public Schools until moving to Southeast Missouri and Parma at age 15. She was a homemaker and member of the House of Prayer COGIC in Parma...
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Eva Crumley
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
SIKESTON — Eva Marie Jones Crumley, 82, died Sept. 1, 2020, at her home in Sikeston. Born Nov. 19, 1937, in Dorena, Missouri, daughter of the late James Andrew “Doc” Jones and Eva Jewell Denning Jones, she had lived in Bertrand many years before moving to Sikeston. She was a member of the Heartland Harvest Church of God of Prophecy near Sikeston...
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Sandy Kimball
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — Sandra Jean “Sandy” Kimball passed away Aug. 29, 2020, at her home in New Madrid at the age of 66 years. She was born June 23, 1954, in New Madrid, to the late Jesse Kimball and Mary Boldt Hector who survives of New Madrid. She was married to George Savat on Sept. 11, 1976, and they were married for over 17 years. He preceded her in death...
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Franklin Gotschall
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
SIKESTON — Franklin William Gotschall, 89, died Aug. 27, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born May 14, 1931, in Keorock, Iowa, son of the late Harry and Beulah Honce Gotschall, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a member of American Legion Post 595 in New Madrid...
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Man charged in infant’s death is bound over for trial
(Local News ~ 09/01/20)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — A New Madrid County man charged in connection with the death of his infant daughter waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Skylar Cody Babb, 22, of Marston waived his preliminary hearing before Associate Judge Joshua Underwood on charges of second degree murder, abuse of a child and endangering the welfare of a child. He was ordered bound over to Division I of New Madrid County Circuit Court for trial...
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September Calendar Girl
(Local News ~ 09/01/20)
Takyra Mallory, who is the Standard Democrat’s September Calendar Girl, is the daughter of Mary Mallory and Antonio Applewhite. She is majoring in early childhood education at Southeast Missouri State University-Sikeston.
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‘Last Bell at Lee Hunter’ is Thursday
(Local News ~ 09/01/20)
SIKESTON — Former and current students as well as community members of the Sikeston R-6 School District will have one last opportunity to see Lee Hunter Elementary before it’s razed to make room for construction of its new building. The “Last Bell at Lee Hunter” will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the elementary building located at 315 Baker Lane in Sikeston...
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Dexter man in serious condition, shot at Van Buren campground
(Local News ~ 09/01/20)
VAN BUREN — A shooting at a Van Buren campground early Sunday morning left a Dexter man hospitalized in serious condition. The shooting occurred at about 5 a.m. at the Ozark Riverfront Campground in Van Buren, said Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Jeff Kinder, Troop G’s public information office...
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Jaycees honor Parson
(Community News ~ 09/01/20)
Missouri governor Mike Parson is presented with a jersey from the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, on Tuesday at the Sikeston Memorial Airport. Pictured (from left): Travis Deere, Jeremiah Quick, Walt Modde, and governor Mike Parson.
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Cultural update: Sikeston Little Theatre announces its 2020-2021 season
(Community News ~ 09/01/20)
To kick off its 62nd season, Sikeston Little Theatre will open in October with AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE, a not-so-serious murder mystery (twists, turns, surprises) by Sean Grennan. Coming to you in late February is a family favorite, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, by Rodgers & Hammerstein. ...
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76th Annual Sikeston American Legion Cotton Carnival set for Sept. 29-Oct. 3
(Local News ~ 09/01/20)
SIKESTON — The 76th Annual Sikeston American Legion Cotton Carnival will be from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 29-Oct. 3 at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Grounds. Rides open daily at 5 p.m. and at noon Saturday. Wristbands cost $25 and regular coupons are $1.50...
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Linda DeWitt
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
ESSEX, Mo. — Linda Lee DeWitt, daughter of the late Frank Mitchell and Inez Wilson Mitchell, was born on March 6, 1940, in Grayridge, Missouri, and departed this life on Sept. 1, 2020 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri, at the age of 80 years...
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Becky Talley
(Obituary ~ 09/01/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Rebecca Joyce Tillman “Becky” Talley, 68, Aug. 31, 2020, at her home in Cape Girardeau.
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