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Bicyclist dies after being struck by vehicle in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 12/17/20)
SIKESTON — A Sikeston man who was riding his bicycle died after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon in Scott County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 2:35 p.m. on Highway 114, one mile west of Sikeston, as the eastbound vehicle driven by Joshua B. Boyet, 22, of Essex, Missouri, struck bicyclist Jimmie C. Meekie, 58, of Sikeston in the roadway...
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One injured after vehicle struck by train
(Local News ~ 12/17/20)
LILBOURN, Mo. — A Lilbourn woman was injured after the vehicle she was traveling in was struck by a train Wednesday in New Madrid County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 2 p.m. on Highway U at the railroad tracks in Lilbourn, as the westbound vehicle driven by Patrick L. ...
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Kia Gary
(Obituary ~ 12/17/20)
SIKESTON — Shatekia Denise “Kia” Gary, affectionately known as Kia, 30, died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born May 26, 1990, in Sikeston, to the late Lamont Thatch and Tonya Strickland of St. Louis, Missouri. She was adopted as a baby by Dorothy Gary of Charleston, Missouri...
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Louis Raymond Secoy
(Obituary ~ 12/17/20)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. – Louis Raymond Secoy, age 94, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, at East Prairie Nursing Center in East Prairie. The first of nine children of Tom and Lulamae Elizabeth Darnell Secoy, Raymond was born near Steele, Missouri, on May 10, 1926. Being the oldest child, he got to be the “big brother” to a houseful of younger siblings...
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Local health departments report four additional deaths
(Local News ~ 12/17/20)
Local health departments reported four deaths related to COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon. The Scott County Health Department reported a death of a person in their 60s and a person in their 80s Wednesday afternoon, along with 29 new positive cases. There were also 20 recoveries reported...
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One seriously injured, I-57 closed after accident
(Local News ~ 12/17/20)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — An early morning accident closed Interstate 57 and seriously injured a Michigan man Thursday. At 2:55 a.m., a tractor trailer driven Mohammad A. Choudhry, 71, of Markham, Ontario Canada, was northbound on Interstate 57 at the 20.8 mile marker, nine miles north of Charleston, when he ran off the left side of the roadway, through the median cable barrier...
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Local school board filing underway
(Local News ~ 12/17/20)
SIKESTON — After the first day of filing, several area residents have indicated they will seek office on their local school boards. Filing for the April 6, 2021, election officially began Tuesday, but those wanting to run for office have until 5 p.m. Jan. 19, 2021, to file...
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Portageville ends local dispatch service
(Local News ~ 12/17/20)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Beginning Jan. 1, the city of Portageville’s dispatching service will be handled through the New Madrid County 911 Communications Center at New Madrid. According to an announcement from the city, the new dispatching service will be tested beginning at 6 a.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Sunday. During that time any calls made to the city police number of 573-379-5500 will be transferred to the New Madrid County 911 Communications Center...
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State officials try to answer vaccine questions
(Local News ~ 12/17/20)
As the first round of COVID-19 vaccines begin to be administered to health care workers in the state, there are many questions, confusion and false claims regarding the vaccines. But state officials are championing the safety of vaccines despite misinformation they say is circulating...
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Shop with a Hero
(Local News ~ 12/17/20)
Kamiyah Herrion shops for Christmas gifts with Taremba Karizamimba with the Missouri State Highway Patrol during the second annual Shop With a Hero event Wednesday at Sikeston Walmart. Seventy-eight local children were given $150 to shop with a law enforcement officer during the event...
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