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Jacquelyn Greenway and Caden Shelton
(Obituary ~ 03/11/21)
PERKINS, Mo. — Jacquelyn Tara Renee Greenway, 40, and her son, Caden Lee James Shelton, 11, died March 10, 2021, at their home in Perkins. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Two-day Black history event in Southeast Missouri was success
(Local News ~ 03/11/21)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Luce Charleston Outreach Center of Charleston partnered with the Sikeston First Assembly of God Church to host the 2021 Black History event. The theme for the two-day event was “Through Community Engagement Remembering the Past, Adapting to the Present with H.E.L.P (Hospitality, Education, and Leadership in a Protective Environment)...
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95% of 2020 R-6 graduates are in college, military or are employed
(Local News ~ 03/11/21)
SIKESTON — Nearly 95 percent of Sikeston High School’s class of 2020 are receiving higher education, in the military or employed. Alan Scheeter with Sikeston High School provided the 2020 graduate follow-up survey results during the Sikeston R-6 Board of Education’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday in the high school cafeteria...
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Illinois robbery suspected arrested in New Madrid County
(Local News ~ 03/11/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - A robbery suspect from Illinois was taken in custody by local law enforcement. The New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department reported the arrest of King S. Borrow of Wood River, Ill., on Wednesday. Borrow is wanted by Illinois authorities on charges of home invasion, robbery and aggravated batter...
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East Prairie School District receives grant to feed kids amidst COVID-19
(Local News ~ 03/11/21)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — The East Prairie R-2 School District received more than $20,000 in grant funding to feed kids during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “During this trying time, we as a district are conforming to the needs of our students,” said Cole Byassee, assistant superintendent at East Prairie. “This not only pertains to their education, but their nutrition as well. We have had to revamp and retool the way we ensure our students have proper food service.”...
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Coding becoming more and more popular with younger students
(Local News ~ 03/11/21)
For many the thought of doing computer coding seems as difficult as trying to read a foreign language. But for many young students today, coding, writing a set of instructions that a computer understands so it will perform a task, is becoming a typical part of their curriculum...
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TRC signs agreement to purchase building from Dexter Chamber
(Local News ~ 03/11/21)
DEXTER, Mo. — Three Rivers College signed an agreement with the Dexter Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, March 9, to purchase the building that houses TRC-Dexter. The four-year lease-to-own agreement will secure a permanent home for the College in Dexter and provide room for growth...
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Saint Francis to hold Tier 3 vaccine clinics in Cape
(Local News ~ 03/11/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System hold Phase 1B Tier 3 COVID-19 vaccination clinics at Saint Francis Medical Center, Entrance 2 at 211 Saint Francis Drive in Cape Girardeau on the following dates: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, March 15; 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 16; and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 19...
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Bollinger County Sheriff’s Office searching for suspect in attempted child abduction
(Local News ~ 03/11/21)
A suspect in an alleged attempted child abduction remains at large in Bollinger County. According to a news release from Bollinger County Sheriff Casey Graham, at 4:47 p.m. Tuesday, sheriff’s deputies and members of the North Bollinger County Fire Protection District responded to a report of a missing 10-year-old girl at a residence near Missouri Route M. Upon arrival, officers collected information from the girl’s parents...
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No one is beyond saving
(Column ~ 03/11/21)
We lived in Turkey for about 9 years One day our church got a call that a man needed to be picked up at the bus station. He was coming from another country and wanted to get baptized. They gave me the name and I told them I would get him. As I was on the way, the person called and gave me additional information they failed to mention. The man was from Jordan and a year earlier had gone to Iraq to kill Americans for Jihad. I remember thinking, “that might have been useful information to know.”...
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3 killed in Scott County fire
(Local News ~ 03/11/21)
PERKINS, Mo. — Two adults and a child died following a house fire early Wednesday in Scott County. Crews were called to a structure fire on First Street early Wednesday in Perkins, Missouri. According to Scott County Chief Deputy Ron Merideth, the fire killed the homeowner, the homeowner’s friend and that friend’s child...
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