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Amos Holifield
(Obituary ~ 08/24/21)
HARLINGEN, Texas — Amos Andrew Holifield, 80, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died Aug. 22, 2021, in Harlingen. McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston is in charge of arrangements.
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Billie McCloskey
(Obituary ~ 08/24/21)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Billie Ann Marshall McCloskey, 61, died Aug. 23, 2021, at her home near Charleston. McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston is in charge of arrangements.
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Christopher Butrum
(Obituary ~ 08/24/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Christopher Butrum, 30, died Aug. 23, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. McMikle Funeral Home of Sikeston, Missouri, is in charge of arrangements.
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Judy Western
(Obituary ~ 08/24/21)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Judy B. Henry Western, age 71, of East Prairie, died Aug. 23, 2021, at her daughter’s home in Matthews, Missouri. McMikle Funeral Home of Sikeston is in charge of arrangements.
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Mark Turner
(Obituary ~ 08/24/21)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Mark Turner, 64, died Aug. 21, 2021, in Pemiscot County. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Portageville Cemetery, where burial will follow. DeLisle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Larry Greene Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/24/21)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Larry Greene Sr., 64, died Aug. 15, 2021, at Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital in Hayti, Missouri Visitation is from noon until service time at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Portageville Cemetery with DeLisle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements...
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Clarence Miller
(Obituary ~ 08/24/21)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Clarence Gene Miller, 76, died Aug. 22, 2021, in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p Wednesday at Full Gospel Church in East Prairie, where services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday with Eric McGruder officiating...
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Pamela Dunlap
(Obituary ~ 08/24/21)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Pamela Gooch Dunlap, 68, died Aug. 22, 2021, at Portageville. Visitation is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at DeLisle Funeral Home, where services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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Ronnie Gooch
(Obituary ~ 08/24/21)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Stanley Rondall “Ronnie” Gooch, 73, died Aug. 22, 2021, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, where services will be at1 pm. Wednesday. Burial will follow in the Bloomfield Cemetery...
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Thaymon Brown
(Obituary ~ 08/24/21)
SIKESTON — Thaymon Brown, 75, of Sikeston, passed away Aug. 21, 2021, at Westfield Nursing Center in Sikeston. He was born Feb. 5, 1946, at Beaverton, Alabama, the son of Charlie Dalton and Beulah Flynn Brown. Thaymon had been a lifetime farmer. In his spare time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing and listening to his dogs run rabbits. But his all-time favorite was to drink beer with his buddies...
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Bill McCormick Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/24/21)
SIKESTON — William H. (Bill) McCormick Jr. passed away Aug. 20, 2021 at Westfield Nursing Home in Sikeston, Missouri. William was born Nov. 6, 1956 to William (Bill) and Itell McCormick. He is survived by sons, Billy Roberts, Shane Alan Hampton, Allen Hampton and Matthew McCormick; stepdaughter, Stephanie Roberts; brothers, Terry, Roger, Leslie and David; sisters, Gladys Irene, Della, Shela, Jane, Debra, Monica and Sherry; and 10 Grandchildren...
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Elvis Wilson
(Obituary ~ 08/24/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.— Dr. Elvis Wilson, 95, died Aug. 23, 2021, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston, Missouri.
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Tom King
(Obituary ~ 08/24/21)
OZARK, Mo. — Thomas Edward King, age 88, passed away in his home Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. Tom was born in Pine Grove, West Virginia, on Jan. 25, 1933, to Lura and Charles King. He joined the Air Force upon graduating high school in 1950. His service included two and a half years in England, where he met the love of his life and future wife, Madge P. ...
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Betty Grubbs
(Obituary ~ 08/24/21)
ESSEX, Mo. — Betty “Tiny” Grubbs, daughter of the late Willie Willard Cheatham and Vera Sanders Cheatham, was born on Sept. 3, 1941, in Manilla, Arkansas, and departed this life on Aug. 23, 2021, at her residence in Essex at the age of 79 years. Mrs. Grubbs was a member of the Church on the Rock in Morehouse, Missouri. She enjoyed going to church and gardening...
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Century Casino facing fine from Gaming Commission for marketing violation
(Local News ~ 08/24/21)
Century Casino Cape Girardeau will reportedly be fined $5,000 in connection with a violation of state gaming regulations. Members of the Missouri Gaming Commission are expected to act on the matter Wednesday during their monthly meeting in Jefferson City...
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Two southeast Missouri harbors added to dredging schedule
(Local News ~ 08/24/21)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Two harbors in southeast Missouri have been added to the dredging schedule by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. On Aug. 19, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District issued three additional harbor dredging orders to its contractor. The additional dredging orders total $1.8 million...
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Number of active COVID-19 cases in local counties twice what they were one year ago
(Local News ~ 08/24/21)
As students return to classes they are once again confronted with the COVID-19 pandemic with the number of active cases in local counties over twice what they were a year ago. On Monday, the Scott County Health Department reported 46 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, leaving the county with 330 active cases. A year ago, Scott County had 140 active cases...
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Former Scott County deputy gets two years in prison for sex crime
(Local News ~ 08/24/21)
Former Scott County deputy sheriff Brandon Cook has been sentenced to two years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. Judge Benjamin Lewis previously considered a term of probation instead of a sentence. A jury found Cook, 32, guilty of statutory sodomy June 10. He was arrested May 10, 2018, on allegations he had oral sex with a 16-year-old boy in his patrol car while in uniform...
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Sikeston City Hall closed rest of week
(Local News ~ 08/24/21)
SIKESTON — Sikeston City Hall will be closed to the public for the remainder of the week. According to city officials, there are currently 11 employees, nearly 10% of the city’s workforce, out of the office due to positive COVID tests. Five employees working on the first floor of City Hall are out with COVID...
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Southeast announces spring, summer graduates
(08/24/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Southeast Missouri State University has announced its spring and summer 2021 graduates. Logan Acup of Clarkton, MO, graduated Associate’s Honors with a Associate of Applied Science in Computer Technology with a major in computer technology: microcomputer systems option...
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Missouri State announces summer 2021 dean’s list
(08/24/21)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri State University recognizes more than 900 students who have been named to the summer 2021 dean’s list. For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least six credit hours during the summer semester and at least a 3.50 GPA (on a 4.00 scale)...
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Orgill gives out scholarships
(08/24/21)
Orgill recently gave out a total of $25,000 in scholarships to local students.
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Back to School
(Local News ~ 08/24/21)
School started Monday at New Madrid County R-1 Schools.
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Essay contest spotlights freedom to read
(Local News ~ 08/24/21)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The New Madrid County Library System is celebrating the freedom to read and offering cash prizes to students who write about it. One of four public libraries across the U.S. to receive a grant from the Freedom to Read Foundation, the New Madrid County Library System is sponsoring an essay contest for middle school and high school students in the county to promote Banned Book Week 2021 from Sept. 26 through Oct. 2. This year’s theme is “Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.”...
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Threats lead to man jailed on harassment charge
(Column ~ 08/24/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - On the afternoon of Aug. 22, an officer responded to the area of Edwards Drive where a man was threatening several people. When the officer arrived, a man was standing in the parking lot screaming at several women. When he told the man to stop yelling and put his hands behind his back, the man initially refused. When told again to put his hands behind his back, the man complied and was handcuffed until the officer could find out what was going on...
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One injured in East Prairie accident
(Local News ~ 08/24/21)
One driver sustained moderate injuries as a result of a two-vehicle accident that occurred in East Prairie about 11:06 a.m. last Monday. According to East Prairie Police Chief Lorrie Christian, Lucas Moore, 18, of East Prairie, driving a 1997 Chevy pickup, was traveling north on North Martin. ...
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