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Scott County with 42 new COVID-19 cases, one death Wednesday
(Local News ~ 10/15/20)
Scott County has 42 new positive cases and also reported an additional death-related COVID-19 on Wednesday. According to the Scott County Health Department, the death is the 20th in the county. Along with the 42 new positive cases there were also 16 recoveries, leaving the county with 308 active cases, the most active cases at one time in Scott County since the pandemic began...
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Dexter schools to be closed on election day
(Local News ~ 10/15/20)
DEXTER, Mo. — The Dexter R-XI School District will be closed to students on election day. According to a release from the school, the students will implement alternative methods of instruction (AMI) on Nov. 3. Information from each school building regarding AMI will be available. While students will not be on campus, they will be responsible for activities or assignments from home...
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New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department seeking two felons
(Local News ~ 10/15/20)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - The New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department is searching for two felons and asking for the public’s help. Information is sought on the location of Barry Dean Brown Jr. and Aaron Dashwan Cooper. Brown is wanted for failure to appear on charges of felony stealing and forgery...
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Sikeston Little Theatre show marries comedy, mystery
(Local News ~ 10/15/20)
SIKESTON — With all the news of pandemics and politics, the Sikeston Little Theatre thought the public might need a change of pace. The season’s opening show “As Long As We Both Shall Live” could just fill the bill. The show, which opens at 7 p.m. Friday at the Sikeston Little Theatre, 506 S. Kingshighway, is a blend of mystery and comedy, according to director Hillary Borton. In addition to the Friday night opening, performances are set for 7 p.m. Oct. 17, 23 and 24 and 2 p.m. Oct. 18 and 25...
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R-6 addresses mental health through COVID-19 adjustments
(Local News ~ 10/15/20)
SIKESTON — Sikeston R-6 School District continues to be impacted by COVID-19, but students, staff and parents are making adjustments and working through changes together, according to district officials. Shannon Holifield, assistant superintendent of secondary education, discussed during Tuesday’s regular Board of Education meeting how the district is working to address mental health needs related to COVID-19...
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Peggy Hardin
(Obituary ~ 10/15/20)
SIKESTON — Peggy June Poley Hardin, 80, died Oct. 14, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born June 5, 1940, at East Prairie, daughter of the late Robert William and Jen Nettie Burnes Poley, she had lived in Sikeston a number of years and had been employed at Lamberts Cafe. She was of the Baptist belief...
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Jon Carson
(Obituary ~ 10/15/20)
TUCSON, Arizona — Jon Price Carson, 71, died Oct. 10, 2020, at his home. Born June 28, 1949, son of Louise Carson of Wilton Manors, Florida, and Jack Carson, who preceded him in death on Oct. 9, 2002, he had lived in Charleston, Missouri, and attended Memphis State University where he received a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing and later became a registered nurse. ...
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Kay Hodges
(Obituary ~ 10/15/20)
SIKESTON — Kathryn Austin "Kay" Hodges, 92, of Mississippi County, Missouri, died Oct. 15, 2020, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born Oct. 30, 1927, in Cairo, Illinois, to the late Rufus Harris Austin and Lora Ruth Holtzclaw Austin, she lived in the Samos community as well as Sikeston and was of the Baptist belief.
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