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120-year prison sentence upheld for Dexter arsonist
(Local News ~ 08/19/21)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Following a lengthy legal battle on a post-conviction appeal, the 120-year prison sentence for a Dexter, Missouri, man was upheld Wednesday in court. According to Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver, in summer 2016, the city of Dexter, was terrorized by a spree of business burglaries by the defendant, Edward Lusk, that involved extensive property damage. ...
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MDMC sees rapid growth of new COVID cases
(Local News ~ 08/19/21)
SIKESTON — Like others across the state and region, Sikeston’s hospital continues to see rapid growth of new COVID cases dating back to July with the arrival of the delta variant. “Missouri Delta Medical Center is frequently making adjustments to accommodate the growing number of COVID cases that are requiring hospitalization, which is occurring predominantly in the unvaccinated population,” said registered nurse Eric Slaughter, who is the infection prevention/safety and emergency preparedness coordinator for Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.. ...
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Thatch gives back to community through youth camp
(Local News ~ 08/19/21)
SIKESTON — Former Sikeston High School basketball standoutFred Thatch Jr. conducted a youth basketball camp Tuesday and Thursday at the YMCA of Southeast Missouri in Sikeston. Thatch, a 2018 graduate of Sikeston High School, is also a guard on the Saint Louis University Billikens basketball team...
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Freda Moore
(Obituary ~ 08/19/21)
SIKESTON — Freda Mae Holden Moore, 86, died Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born in Sikeston on Oct. 25, 1934, to the late Alva and Ruth Ellen Holden. Raised in the Nazarene faith, she was a bookkeeper for many years for the REA Electric Cooperative. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Henry Meldrum Post 114 and enjoyed Saturday afternoon card games with her good friends in New Madrid...
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Sheila Savage
(Obituary ~ 08/19/21)
ROSSFORD, Ohio — Sheila Ann Savage (Lewis), 57 of Rossford, Ohio, passed peacefully at her home surrounded by loved ones on Aug. 15, 2021. She had battled brain cancer for the past 10 years. Sheila is a native of Morley, Missouri, and Sikeston, Missouri, where she attended Scott County Central but graduated from Sikeston High School in 1983. ...
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