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Chaffee appoints former judge as city attorney, still waiting on ARP
(Local News ~ 05/20/21)
The City of Chaffee, Missouri, has named former Scott County Associate Circuit Judge Scott T. Horman to succeed David Summers as municipal attorney. Summers served 42 years in the position and was honored Monday by the Chaffee City Council. “It’s an honor to follow David, who is such a well respected member of the bar (association),” said Horman, a 1993 graduate of Chaffee High School...
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Missouri serves China in COVID suit following local court action
(Local News ~ 05/20/21)
pe Girardeau last year against the Chinese government and other parties in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic was officially served Tuesday following a ruling last week by U.S. District Court Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. The suit, filed by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt in April 2020 in the U.S. ...
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Egyptian School District superintendent: ‘We were not drinking,’ at recent prom
(Local News ~ 05/20/21)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Monday night, teachers, parents and a student raised concerns at an hourslong Egyptian School District board meeting about three administrators’ alleged behavior at the district’s prom held May 8. A student who attended the prom, Kelsey Whalen, said three of the district’s administrators seemed under the influence of alcohol at the dance...
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Pandemic protocol in place for TRC graduation
(Local News ~ 05/20/21)
Three Rivers College will hand out “a huge number of academic credentials, and we will see almost 400 of our students walk across the stage to be honored,” said college President Dr. Wes Payne during Wednesday’s monthly board meeting. “We were not able to do commencement last year,” Payne said, “so it’s wonderful to be able to hold the ceremony this year.”...
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Opioid deaths, awareness increasing, study says
(Local News ~ 05/20/21)
The number of opioid-related deaths increased in many parts of Missouri last year, but a new study indicates public awareness of overdose prevention is also rising. Results of the study conducted by EPIC (Early Prevention Impacts Community), also reflected a recent rise in the percentage of people who personally know an overdose victim...
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Rehder pleased to get PDMP past the finish line
(Local News ~ 05/20/21)
Few lawmakers in Jefferson City have labored longer and more doggedly for a single piece of legislation than state Sen. Holly Rehder of Scott City. Rehder (R-27) has pushed for the establishment of a statewide prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) since her earliest days in the Missouri House, where she served eight years before moving to the General Assembly’s upper chamber in January...
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Suspects sought in Lilbourn burglary
(Local News ~ 05/20/21)
LILBOURN, Mo. - The public’s assistance is being sought in identifying two people who burglarized a local business. Early Wednesday morning, two people broke a window at Townley’s in Lilbourn. One person entered the business and took several items. Sheriff Bud Cooper urges anyone who recognized either of these individuals to contact the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Office at (573)748-2516 or message the Department through Facebook. Tips may remain anonymous...
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One seriously injured in accident
(Local News ~ 05/20/21)
CATRON, Mo. - One person was seriously injures in an accident Wednesday evening. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, at 9:07 p.m. Wednesday on Route D at Highway W, a tractor driven by Chris M. Wilson, 57, of Charleston struck a truck driven by Timothy A. Payne, 62, of Neelyville...
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Interstate 55 crash
(Local News ~ 05/20/21)
The New Madrid Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 Tuesday afternoon. The crash involved a burning commercial vehicle trailer hauling coffee creamer, which was spread along a portion of the highway. Personnel from the New Madrid Police Department, Lilbourn Fire Department, city of New Madrid, New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol assisted with the incident...
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NMCC holds graduation
(Local News ~ 05/20/21)
Members of the Class of 2021 celebrate their graduation from New Madrid County Central High School by tossing their hats into the air.
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Search for missing man continues
(Local News ~ 05/20/21)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Law enforcement from across the region joined the effort to find a man reported missing approximately six months ago. On Wednesday, personnel with the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Office along with Region E Homeland Security Response Team which includes law enforcement officers from Sikeston, Jackson and Cape Girardeau participated in a search for Butch Wayne Swofford in the Portageville area. Swofford, 33, was last seen in the area on Nov. 25...
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‘Good Time’ coming to Crawfish Boil Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/20/21)
SIKESTON — Those wanting to have a “Good Time” on Saturday need to look no further than the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Grounds. Niko Moon, whose hit song “Good Time” reached the top of the Billboard Country Chart in March, will headline the 12th Annual Crawfish Boil and Music Festival Saturday at the Rodeo Grounds...
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Johnny Harrison
(Obituary ~ 05/20/21)
Johnny Guy Harrison passed away May 10, 2021, at the age of 52 years. He was born March 11, 1969, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Richard Guy Harrison and Sherry Martin Jordan who survive. Other survivors include his children: Ashliegh and Tommy Miller of Portageville, Missouri; Ryan James Harrison of New Madrid, Missouri; Richard James Harrison of New Madrid and five grandchildren...
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Charla Francis
(Obituary ~ 05/20/21)
Charla Marie Linhart Francis, 41, formerly of East Prairie, died Thursday, May 20, 2021, at her home near Benton. There will be no services. McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorial Day: Part 2
(Column ~ 05/20/21)
Memorial Day will be May 31 where we remember and honor those killed in action in service to our country. “Do you celebrate Memorial Day? In 1868, Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic issued what was called General Order Number 11, designating May 30 as a memorial day. ...
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Richard Heite
(Obituary ~ 05/20/21)
Richard F. Heite, 85, of Wappapello, Missouri died Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at his home. Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25 at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri with full military honors. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City was in charge of arrangements...
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Sally Burke
(Obituary ~ 05/20/21)
Sally Swank Burke, 96, formerly of Charleston, died Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in St. Louis. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 25, 2021, from 11:30 a.m. until the funeral hour at 1:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Charleston. McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston is in charge of arrangements...
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