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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 02/05/21)
It appears to me that Speakout comments coming into your office, if you do not agree with the narrative, or the political view, you do not put them in the paper.
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Randy Newton
(Obituary ~ 02/05/21)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Randy Allen Newton, 61, died Jan. 31, 2021, at his home in Portageville. Visitation is from 2 p.m. until service time at 4 p.m. Saturday at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville.
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Dr. Nat Snider
(Obituary ~ 02/05/21)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Dr. Nat M. Snider left us for heaven in the early hours of Feb. 4, 2021, in Springfield at the age of 96. Dr. Snider was born on Dec. 13, 1924, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was a decorated WWII soldier in the European Theatre and was awarded both the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Upon returning from the war, he became a doctor of optometry and practiced for many years in Sikeston, Missouri. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and overseas travel...
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Spreading more hope
(Local News ~ 02/05/21)
SIKESTON — The Warming Center in Sikeston is just one of many endeavors organized through Spread Hope Now. The following are some of Spread Hope Now’s accomplishments in 2020: n Through the new ministry, “Mission 100,” one hundred struggling families received encouragement and prayer along with toiletries, cleaning items and paper products...
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Providing warmth: Sikeston warming center opens, more volunteers needed
(Local News ~ 02/05/21)
SIKESTON — With temperatures forecast to stay well below freezing this week, The Warming Center in Sikeston is ready to provide multiple nights of warm stays to those in need. Since late 2019, Spread Hope Now has operated the Center, located at 915 S. Kingshighway, for those who have nowhere to go when the forecasted overnight temperature reaches 32 degrees or below for two consecutive nights...
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Chocolate Walk will highlight downtown businesses
(Local News ~ 02/05/21)
SIKESTON — Some businesses in Downtown Sikeston are sweetening the deal for those looking for Valentine’s Day bargains. Downtown Sikeston will hold its annual Chocolate Walk Feb. 12 and 13, giving shoppers an opportunity to come downtown and shop local. Special chocolate treats will be available at each participating merchant as well as a chance to enter a drawing for a gift basket, valued at over $300...
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Museum reopens after remodel with new displays, reveals future plans
(Local News ~ 02/05/21)
The Stars and Stripes Museum reopened Saturday after a month-long remodel. Museum curator Morgan Wilkinson said the new displays feature the Civil War, an expansion of the Battle of the Bulge display and a new section to honor the Stripers. Stripers is name given to the employees of the Stars and Stripes Newspaper...
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January was warmer than normal
(Local News ~ 02/05/21)
SIKESTON — Despite snowfall late in the month, January was warmer than normal in the first month of the year. The National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky., released its January 2021 Climate Review and said the region in January lacked extreme warm or cold temperatures through the month, which finished above normal by around 3 or 4 degrees...
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Mississippi County 2021 plat book is published, available for purchase
(Local News ~ 02/05/21)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — The Mississippi County Soil and Water Conservation, along with Mapping Solutions, has announced the release of the recently published Mississippi County Plat Book. The spiral-bound book features the standard landownership map pages showing townships and ranges within the county, including property boundaries for all rural parcels. Along with landownership, maps are the new enhanced LiDAR aerial view maps that show a 3D-like topographical look at the local land...
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Local schools release honor rolls
(02/05/21)
Local schools recently released their second quarter honor rolls. SIKESTON 5th-6th GRADE CENTER Fifth Grade Lucille Alcorn, Adalynn Anderson, Brooklyn Anthony, Colton Arnold, Alexander Baines, Jack Barber, Lindzay Barker, John Barnes, Arrielle Blissett Hall, Conner Bloniarz, Rosalie Bonds, Beau Bone, Cline Boyce, John Boyce, Keshaun Boyd, Keith Branson, Jeremiah Bratcher, Melody Brewer, Andrew Britton, Ayanna Brown, Jasper Brown, Tucker Buckley, Jordan Burnett, Elizabeth Butler, Ella Carmack, Sanaa Cassel, Katie Chandler, Anson Collins, Leighton Copeland, Emma Cossey, Benton Crader, Landyn Darbonne, Trenton Deuster, Joseph Douglass, William Downing, Jazlyn Draper, Rhylee Dunnavant, Elisha Emerson, Leahali Forbes, Madison Gillespie, Lloyd Gilmore, Lloyriah Gilmore, Benjamin Glass, Malia Gonzalez, Eric Gray, Adam Green, Noah Grimes, Drake Griswell, Noah Harper, Cupid Harris, Derion Harris, Zachary Haynes, Emmersynn Hill, Sydney Hoang, Kailee Ann Holman, Bryden Hopkins, Keyanna Jackson, Skyla Jackson, James Johnson, Ron Johnson, Anderson Jones, Jackson Keller, Isabella Laminack, Mary Laminack, Fabayan Larry, Jeana Lawrence, Leana Lawrence, Christie Ledbetter, Benjamin Lefler, Queenie Lin, Mary Lingle, Keston Long, Brayden Lutes, Gabriel Martinez, Elias McClinton, Kylee McCord, Kadin Montjoy, Vondrell Moore, Zachary Morris, Lane Myer, Jacob Myers, Londyn Newton, John Nolan, Denyla Orr, Eli Parker, Hayden Patterson, Wesley Patterson, Devin Payne, Jada Pennington, Lily Pinnell, Lexcie Pratcher, Jada Reed, Alexis Reynolds, Ava Rhodes, Aydon Rice, Mac Riley, Jake Roach Helm, Alonzo Robeson, Keontae Robinson, Banks Rolwing, Bennett Rolwing, Maliyla Rowe, Austin Rudisill, Blaine Sadler, Myron Sanders, Riley Schaefer, Aubree Schoggins, Thomas Self, Abigail Shelby, Tucker Sherrod, Adrian Smith, Aven Smith, Kayden Stallings, Abbie Steelman, Clay Stephenson, Addison Stokes Dickeman, Javiana Suarez Rofkahr, Avin Sullivan, Jacob Tatum, Kaleb Tatum, Delilah Taylor, Izibella Thatcher, Ava Towe, Travon Turner, Aiden Vires, Kemarion Walker, Jared Waters, Leland Welborn, Jaydon Wheetley, Peytton Wiggins, Alexis Windes. ...
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Portageville FFA chapter awarded funds for community service project
(02/05/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn recently announced that 14 youth groups from across Missouri were awarded grants from the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s 2021 Building Our American Communities grant program. Six local chapters of the National FFA Organization, including one from Portageville, Missouri, and eight Missouri 4-H clubs statewide have been awarded funds for their community service projects this year...
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Local A-State students earn academic honors for fall semester
(02/05/21)
JONESBORO, Ark. – Students on the Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists for the fall semester of 2020 at Arkansas State University have been announced. The lists recognize undergraduate students who achieved the highest grade point averages while enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours of study...
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