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Daniel Barrozo
(Obituary ~ 07/27/21)
Daniel Barrozo, 68, died Saturday, July 24, 2021 at his residence in Sikeston. On Feb. 14, 1980, he married Deborah Evans who survives of the home in Sikeston. He was born Jan. 18, 1953 in Reedley, California, to Mike and DeLores Yabarra Barrozo. Daniel was a 1972 graduate of Selma High School in Selma, California. ...
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Earl Childers
(Obituary ~ 07/27/21)
Earl Martin Childers, 81 of East Prairie, died Monday, July 26, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation Friday, July 30, 2021, from 1-2:45 p.m. at McMikle Funeral Home at Charleston. Graveside service follow at 3 p.m. at Dogwood Cemetery...
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Donnie Ditto
(Obituary ~ 07/27/21)
Donnie Ditto, 77, of Benton, formerly of East Prairie, died Monday, July 26, 2021, at his home in Benton. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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Jeremy Wilcox
(Obituary ~ 07/27/21)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Navy Fire Controlman (Aegis) Chief Jeremy Page Wilcox of Virginia Beach, Va., passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021, at Spitalul Municipal Hospital in Carcal, Romania. He was born April 20, 1980, to Patty Wilcox and the late Robert "Bob" Wilcox...
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Council hears plans of new proposed subdivision
(Local News ~ 07/27/21)
SIKESTON — The Sikeston City Council heard plans of a new proposed subdivision, but one Sikeston resident is concerned about the entrance road. During Monday’s Sikeston City Council meeting, council members heard the first reading of a bill to rezone a tract of land consisting of approximately 10.12 acres of property that lies along the east side of US Highway 61 (N. ...
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City of Sikeston accepting boards and commission applications
(Local News ~ 07/27/21)
SIKESTON — Sikeston residents looking to get involved in the community make a positive difference have an opportunity to do just that. The City of Sikeston is in the process of preparing for their annual boards and commissions appointments. The city currently has 32 positions available on 15 different boards. While some terms are up for reappointment, others have expiring terms...
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Walls going up
(Local News ~ 07/27/21)
Work on the new Lee Hunter Elementary building is continuing. The new facility, which will be able to accommodate 450 first through fourth grade students, is being built on the former Lee Hunter Elementary site. During construction, Lee Hunter students are attending the existing Matthews Elementary facility on Elm Street. The new school is scheduled to be completed by the start of the 2022 school year...
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Active cases increase locally; vaccines encouraged
(Local News ~ 07/27/21)
COVID-19 is once again spreading in the area as the number of active cases continues to increase. The Scott County Health Department reported 13 new positive cases since Friday while 13 have also recovered. As of Monday afternoon, there were 44 active cases in Scott County. Since the pandemic began over a year ago, 4,163 positive cases have been reported and 4,033 have recovered while there has been 86 deaths...
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$3.25M in grant funding available to lower infant mortality rate in Bootheel
(Local News ~ 07/27/21)
SIKESTON –– Bootheel Babies & Families (BBF) is partnering with the Missouri Foundation for Health to offer $3.25 million in grant funding to area nonprofit organizations that are working to lower the region’s infant mortality rate. “We are excited to offer this grant funding through our hub partners to Bootheel nonprofits who are making a difference for babies and mothers,” said Tracy Morrow, BBF executive director. ...
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Lala Duke
(Obituary ~ 07/27/21)
Lala Cheney Duke, 92, of Dogwood, died Sunday, July 25, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
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Jeris Goetz
(Obituary ~ 07/27/21)
Jeris Elaine Merideth Goetz of Sikeston, Missouri, was born Nov. 13, 1937 in Dunklin County, Missouri, to Owen E. Merideth and Dorothy C. Menz Merideth. She went to be with her heavenly family on July 13, 2021. On Jan. 2, 1955, she married Francis Cleophas Goetz, who preceded her in death on Dec. 28, 1997. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Francis Owen Goetz and Ricky Delaine Goetz...
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Glenn Lemmons
(Obituary ~ 07/27/21)
Cleatus “Glenn” Lemmons, Jr., 72, passed away July 26, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Born May 27, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, he is the second child of Cleatus Glenn Lemmons, Sr. and Marjorie Thomas, who preceded him in death. ...
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Chlapecka selected as Missouri Rice Extension Specialist
(Local News ~ 07/27/21)
PORTAGEVILLE, -- Dr. Justin Chlapecka has been named Rice Extension Specialist and Assistant Research Professor with the University of Missouri, effective Aug. 1. In this new partnership between the University of Missouri and the Missouri Rice Research and Merchandising Council, Chlapecka will lead rice agronomy research efforts, conducting research at both the Fisher Delta Research Center in Portageville, as well as the Missouri Rice Research and Demonstration Farm near Malden...
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Century Casinos plan Caruthersville expansion
(Local News ~ 07/27/21)
Century Casinos, which has a pair of gaming operations in Southeast Missouri, located in Cape Girardeau and Caruthersville, has acquired property adjacent to its Caruthersville casino, including an existing two-story hotel the company plans to refurbish and reopen by early next year...
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Covid relief monies fund community sewer projects
(Local News ~ 07/27/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - With the first half of the $3.2 million payment in hand, the New Madrid County Commission already has a list of requests that exceeds the funds. The money is part of the American Rescue Act, passed by Congress earlier this spring. The county’s portion, through the Corona Virus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, is set aside for governments to, among other things, invest in infrastructure, including water, sewer and broadband services...
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Principal hired for Matthews Elementary
(Local News ~ 07/27/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Matthews Elementary has a new principal. At the New Madrid County R-1 Board of Education’s July meeting, Christie Kenedy was employed as the principal for Matthews Elementary School. She replaces Angie Hanlin, who has taken a job as superintendent in another school district...
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New Madrid License Bureau relocates
(Local News ~ 07/27/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - The New Madrid License Bureau has a new home. Long situated in the basement of the New Madrid County Court House, the License Bureau opened June 28 in its new location at 341 North Highway 61 in New Madrid. The building is located just across from the New Madrid Communications Center, next to the to the New Life Church...
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Focus groups to discuss earthquakes, and earthquake insurance July 29
(Community News ~ 07/27/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - The University of Missouri is hosting focus groups at 3 and 5:30 p.m. July 29 at the Mill Street Community Building in New Madrid to discuss earthquakes and earthquake insurance. Researchers from the University of Missouri Disaster and Community Crisis Center want to meet with homeowners, ages 25 and older, from the New Madrid area in a research study on perceptions of earthquakes and earthquake insurance. ...
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NMCC wrestlers place
(Community News ~ 07/27/21)
Four New Madrid County Central High School wrestlers placed in their weight classes at the Show Me State Games in Columbia. Honored were: Gavyn Colbert, first place; Ty Blakey, first place; Jason Jones, second place; and Jakob Wilcox, third place.
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Video footage leads to felony charges
(Column ~ 07/27/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - On July 16, officers responded to the 400 block of Vandenvender in reference to a disturbance in progress. When they arrived they couldn’t find anyone fighting, but several people pointed them to an apartment in the complex. They made contact with the man and woman who live there and although they could tell the woman was visibly shaken, she repeatedly said that nothing happened...
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Lona Cronk
(Obituary ~ 07/27/21)
Lona Isabelle Julian Cronk, 95, of Southaven, Mississippi and formerly of Blytheville, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021, at Desoto Healthcare Center in Southaven. Lona was born in Grayridge, Missouri, to the late William Lee and Harriett Elizabeth Julian. ...
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Deloma Barber
(Obituary ~ 07/27/21)
Deloma Stephens Barber, 88, of rural Sikeston, died Monday July 26, 2021, at Missouri Delta Medical Center at Sikeston.
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