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Author celebrates region’s basketball success
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Erwin Porter’s earliest memories of basketball are on his elementary school’s playground. Porter recalls it was in the late 1960s and the Matthews, Mo., Pirates were heading to the state championship. He and his friends closely followed each of the high school’s games...
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Book launch set for April 10
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
SIKESTON, Mo. - To celebrate the publication of “Bootheel Basketball: A Half Century of Hoops Supremacy,” a book launch is scheduled for 6 p.m. April 10 at the Sikeston Field House. Sponsored by First State Community Bank in Sikeston, the event will not only include book signings by author Erwin Porter but also appearances by many of the top players from the past 50 years as well as by the eight coaches from Southeast Missouri who have earned more than 500 wins...
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Mary Willis
(Obituary ~ 03/16/21)
COCOA, Fla. — Mary Frances Owen Willis, age 89, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Cocoa.Born Aug. 28, 1931, in Jackson, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Charles Samuel Owen and Lois Gookin Owen-Counce and the stepdaughter of George Counce of Counce, Tennessee, and Corinth, Mississippi. She was raised in Corinth and was a 1949 graduate of Corinth High School.
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McKinley Lambert Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/16/21)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — McKinley Lambert Jr., 73, passed away Dec. 30, 2020, at the Veteran Administration Hospital in Louisville. He was born July 1, 1947, in Sikeston, Missouri, to McKinley Lambert Sr. and Sadie M. Grant Lambert. He was baptized by the Rev. James M. Blow at Westend Missionary Baptist Church in Sikeston. He later united with First Virginia Avenue M.B. Church under pastor, C.H. Duncan Sr. of Louisville...
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Deborah Jordan
(Obituary ~ 03/16/21)
MIDLAND, Texas — Deborah Dyer Jordan passed away March 10, 2021, at Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland at the age of 72 years. She was born July 13, 1948, in New Madrid, Missouri, to the late James Dyer and Ramona Watson Dyer Pipkin. She was married to Paul Jordan who survives of the home...
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Active cases drop; vaccinations increase
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
As the number of people getting the COVID-19 vaccine continues to increase, the number of active cases locally continues to decline. Scott County In Scott County, the health department reported just three new cases in the last week, while they were also active in clearing old cases. As of Monday, there were 46 active cases in Scott County with 3,844 recovered...
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Bond would help improve fire protection for rural Scott County
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
For some in the Scott County Rural Fire Protection District, the nearest fire station is miles and miles away, causing their home insurance to be high. A proposed bond issue hopes to change that. On April 6, voters in the Scott County Rural Fire Protection District will vote on a $2.7 million general obligation bond for the building and equipping of a new fire station on the south end of the district...
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Seventh Annual Bootheel Regional Women’s Show set for March 27
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
MINER, Mo. — Plans are being finalized for the Seventh Annual Bootheel Regional Women’s Show, which will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 27 at the Miner Convention Center. Ladies from all over Southeast Missouri and the Bootheel will have an opportunity to take a day for themselves and enjoy shopping, learning more about their health and a fun experience, according Kyla Evans, marketing director for Sikeston Outlet Stores...
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I-57 projects see progress in Arkansas
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
The Highway 67 Corporation, political and business leaders listened to positive updates on area highways Friday at the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce Bill Robison, chairman of the corporation, introduced David Mann of the East Arkansas Good Roads Association, who talked to the group by telephone...
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National Quilting Day proclamation
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
Sikeston Mayor Pro-Tem Brandon Sparks signed on March 9 a proclamation declaring March 20 as National Quilting Day in the City of Sikeston. The Bootheel Quilter’s Guild, which meets monthly at 10 a.m. at First Christian Church in Sikeston, is celebrating its 32nd year as a group. ...
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East Prairie Elementary’s 13th blood drive deemed success
(03/16/21)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — The 13th annual East Prairie Elementary blood drive was another huge success landing the “pint-sized hero drive” top in the nation again. “Our ‘pint-sized heroes’ found 307 donors with 256 considered productive and on the way to saving 765 lives,” said East Prairie Elementary preschool teacher Leslie Allgier, who helped organize the event. “A very special thanks to our ‘pint-sized heroes,’ parents, staff and community on your continued help and support.”...
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Charleston High School holds combined coronation ceremony
(03/16/21)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Charleston High School held its combined Football and Basketball Homecoming Coronation ceremony in the CHS gym on March 6. Both original fall and spring homecoming games were cancelled, so event organizers decided to hold a separate combined event. ...
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OSHA certifications met
(03/16/21)
Sikeston Career and Technology Center’s welding technology senior students achieved 100% completion of their OSHA Fork Lift and OSHA 10 certifications. “We appreciate our industrial partnerships that have helped make this happen. Thank you to Tetra Pak for donating the fork lift and racking for this program,” said Brent Trankler, welding instructor...
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Priday, James recognized as Students of the Month
(03/16/21)
SIKESTON — Lee Hunter Elementary fourth graders Addison Priday and Brady James. were recognized as the Students of the Month for March during the March 9 Sikeston R-6 Board of Education meeting. “Addison was chosen as Lee Hunter’s Student of the Month because of her excellent character and work ethic,” Board President Glenn Cantrell said. ...
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Students of the month named
(03/16/21)
Two students at the Sikeston Kindergarten Center were recently recognized by Sikeston R-6 Superintendent Dr. Tony Robinson. Samira Winson and Landon Lewer were both recognized by Robinson.
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