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Sikeston Walmart evacuated after false reports of shots fired in store
(Local News ~ 04/06/21)
SIKESTON — Sikeston Department of Public Safety is on scene at Walmart in Sikeston after receiving reports of shots fired in the store. A subject has been arrested, according Sikeston DPS Chief James McMillen. “Everyone is safe. No one has been harmed,” Sikeston DPS said via its Facebook about 12:10 p.m. Tuesday...
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Anita Hodges
(Obituary ~ 04/06/21)
SIKESTON — Anita Hodges, 78, of Sikeston went home to be with her Savior on April 4, 2021. She was born Nov. 29, 1942, in Sikeston, to the late William Carter and Faye (Chittenden) Bell. Anita grew up in Sikeston where she met and eventually married Ron Hodges in 1963 at Little Vine Baptist Church. ...
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Bessie Neal
(Obituary ~ 04/06/21)
SIKESTON — Bessie Mae Howard Neal, 64, died Thursday, April 1, 2021, at her home in Sikeston. She was born Jan. 19, 1957, in Hunterville, to the late George Howard and Florence Williams Howard. She was married to Luegean Neal of Sikeston. Friends may call Saturday, April 10, 2021, at 11 a.m. until the funeral hour of 1 p.m. at Green Memorial Church of God in Christ in Sikeston, where Elder Charlie Green III, is pastor and Pastor Clayton Willis of Divine Second Chance will officiate...
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Sikeston municipal court could move to Benton
(Local News ~ 04/06/21)
SIKESTON — The City of Sikeston may soon be moving municipal court to Benton. On Monday, Sikeston City Council heard the first reading of a bill that, if it was passed, would transfer municipal court to Scott County Circuit Court. According to Sikeston Finance Director/City Treasurer Karen Bailey, municipal courts in Missouri have undergone major changes in the wake of Senate Bill 5, which was a sweeping court reform bill passed in 2015. ...
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Bertrand man killed in accident
(Local News ~ 04/06/21)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Bertrand, Missouri, man was killed in a one-vehicle accident in Springfield. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, officers were called to an accident scene on Highway 13, eight miles north of Springfield at 9:07 p.m. Sunday...
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George Williams Sr.
(Obituary ~ 04/06/21)
SIKESTON — George Williams Sr., affectionately known as “Boy Baby,” passed away on April 2, 2021, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston where he resided. George lived to be 86 years old. He was born on Oct. 13, 1934, in Morgan City, Mississippi, to the late Rosena Purnell of Toledo, Ohio, and the late George Williams Sr. ...
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Thomas Kearbey
(Obituary ~ 04/06/21)
CREVE COEUR, Mo. — Thomas Kearbey, age 74, passed away on April 5, 2021 at Evelyn’s Hospice House in Creve Coeur. He was born Feb. 14, 1947, in Caraway, Arkansas, to the late Walter and Viola Robinson Kearbey. He married Kathy Chadd Kearbey in 1974 in Sikeston, she preceded him in death on Jan. 22, 2000...
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Sikeston man gets 144 months for meth distribution
(Local News ~ 04/06/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. sentenced a Sikeston man to 144 months in prison on Tuesday. Jimmy Warf, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of methamphetamine in January. On Aug. 18, 2020, Warf sold 55 grams of methamphetamine to a DEA confidential informant at a parking lot in Cape Girardeau and was arrested...
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Mainord re-elected as East Prairie mayor
(Local News ~ 04/06/21)
While there were few contested elections in Mississippi County Tuesday, East Prairie had two key contested city elections. For East Prairie mayor, incumbent Kevin Mainord held off challenger Wayne Sprouse by a vote of 296 to 138 to hold on to the position...
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Turnbow elected Sikeston mayor; Baker wins Ward 2 council seat
(Local News ~ 04/06/21)
BENTON, Mo. — The mayor’s race in Sikeston was decided along with other school and tax issues during Tuesday’s general municipal election in Scott County. The following results, which were provided by Scott County Clerk Rita Milam’s office, are unofficial. Just over 11%, or 2,562 ballots, were cast ballot during Tuesday’s election...
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New Madrid County voters pick city, school leaders in Tuesday’s election
(Local News ~ 04/06/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - As the final tally of votes came in, New Madrid County Clerk Clement Cravens said he was pleasantly surprised by the turnout. Some 2,107 voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s general municipal election in the county. “We voted over 21 percent,” Cravens said. “For these elections that is not bad. It ended up being a better turnout than anticipated.”...
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