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R.B. Brown
(Obituary ~ 12/14/21)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Ronnie “R.B.” Brown, 65, died Dec. 7, 2021, at his home in Charleston. Visitation is from 1 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17 at the United Methodist Church in Charleston with the Rev. J.L. Posey of Charleston officiating...
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Susie Eaves
(Obituary ~ 12/14/21)
SIKESTON — Karen Seay “Susie” Eaves, 73, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died Dec. 10, 2021, at her niece’s home in Sikeston. Private family services will be held with McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston in charge of arrangements.
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Allan Johnson
(Obituary ~ 12/14/21)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Allan Wayne Johnson, 73, died Dec. 12, 2021, at Hunter Caring Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Services will be held at a later date under the direction of the McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston, Missouri.
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Cruise stop cancellations questioned by New Madrid residents
(Local News ~ 12/14/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - The city’s cancellation of stops by Mississippi River cruise boats brought citizens to the Dec. 7 meeting of the New Madrid City Council. Representatives from the New Madrid Historical Museum and the Higgerson School Historic Site expressed their concerns about the economic cost of the cancellations along with the impact the cancellations could have on future tourism...
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New Madrid lighting contest deadline nears
(Local News ~ 12/14/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - New Madrid residents are urged to show their holiday spirit as part of Beta Sigma Phi’s first ever lighting contest. The local women’s organization is hosting a lighting contest for residences and businesses as a way to showcase the community and the creativity of its residents, according to Beta Sigma Phi member Jerica Fincher Branum...
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New Madrid officer testifies at murder trial
(Column ~ 12/14/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - On the night of Dec. 1, officers responded to an address on Kingshighway for an assault. A man at the address said his brother had assaulted him, then grabbed a knife and threatened to kill him with it. The officers found the man’s brother in a bedroom of the house and he was arrested without incident...
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Jury finds St. Charles man guilty of New Madrid County murder
(Local News ~ 12/14/21)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — A two-day murder trial ended with a St. Charles, Missouri, man found guilty of a murder in New Madrid County. Eliot D. Bonner, 30, was found guilty by a Pemiscot County jury after approximately 80 minutes of deliberation of second degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm. Circuit Judge W. Edward Reeves set formal sentencing for 10 a.m. Feb. 15...
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Frank Innis
(Obituary ~ 12/14/21)
SEATTLE, Wash. — Frank Lee Innis, 65, of Seattle, formerly from New Madrid, Missouri, passed away Dec. 7, 2021, in Seattle. Frank was born on Nov. 22, 1956, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Mona Carol Bloomfield of New Madrid and Harold Freeman Innis of Memphis and (stepfather) James Joseph Bloomfield Jr. of New Madrid...
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Patricia Cerny
(Obituary ~ 12/14/21)
Cerny, Patricia Ann Letsinger, 88, died Nov. 30, 2021. A 1950 graduate of Sikeston High School and beloved sister of Barbara Jane Ziegenhorn of Sikeston. For more information: Schrader.com.
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Michael Baker
(Obituary ~ 12/14/21)
SIKESTON — Michael Baker, 60, died Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, at his home in Sikeston. He was born in Rich, Mississippi, on Jan. 3, 1961, to Ida Murphy and the late Sylvester Murphy. Michael was a graduate of Sikeston High School and enlisted in the US Army from 1979 to 1998. He was employed as a corrections officer at the Missouri Department of Corrections in Charleston, Missouri...
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Katie Dixon
(Obituary ~ 12/14/21)
SIKESTON — Katie R. Dixon, 83, died Dec. 13, 2021, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, at Driver Funeral Services in Sikeston. Burial will follow in the Sunset of Memories Cemetery at Sikeston...
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Tornado-slammed parts of Kentucky face long recovery
(Local News ~ 12/14/21)
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Workers, volunteers and members of the National Guard fanned out in areas of Kentucky slammed by a series of tornadoes to begin the long process of recovery, including replacing thousands of damaged utility poles, delivering bottles of drinking water and continuing to search for the dead...
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Storm victims include Missouri girl, aunt’s ‘special angel’
(Local News ~ 12/14/21)
Trey and Meghan Rackley and their three daughters sought shelter in a windowless bathroom in their Southeast Missouri home as storms raged across the middle of the country. To prove they were in their “safe space” with the storm approaching Friday evening, the girls’ mom texted her Aunt Sandy a photo of the three in and next to the bathtub — all of them smiling, 9-year-old Annistyn holding her favorite doll...
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Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens
(Local News ~ 12/14/21)
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Residents of Kentucky counties where tornadoes killed dozens of people could be without heat, water or electricity in frigid temperatures for weeks or longer, state officials warned Monday, as the toll of damage and deaths came into clearer focus in five states slammed by the swarm of twisters...
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In the ruins of Mayfield, a search for hope in what’s saved
(Local News ~ 12/14/21)
WINGO, Ky. (AP) — She arrived at the shelter sobbing. Her house was gone, along with everything in it. On the phone, Victoria Byerly-Zuck begged her neighbors to search the wreckage for the one thing she could not bear to lose. It was a plexiglass box, about the size of a medicine cabinet, and inside was all she has left of her infant son who died four years ago: his cremated ashes, his photos, the first and only outfit he ever wore...
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Posey, Robison are named Students of the Month
(12/14/21)
SIKESTON — Carlos Posey Jr. and Zoe Robison were named Sikeston High School Students of the Month for December. Sikeston Public Schools Foundation, which sponsors the monthly program, names two seniors each month for the honor during the 2021-2022 school year...
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Food Giant receives Salvation Army award
(Community News ~ 12/14/21)
Steve Sikes, member of Salvation Army Sikeston unit, presents an award to Jerry Callis, manager of Main Street Food Giant, for his help and support. Also pictured is Callis’ staff.
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Orgill packs boxes for SEMO Food Bank
(Community News ~ 12/14/21)
On Dec. 3, Orgill employees and their families held pack boxes at the SEMO Food Bank. The group brought their “A-game” and packed 1,660 boxes.
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Judge sentences Bertrand man to 63 months in federal prison for possessing firearms
(Local News ~ 12/14/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A Bertrand man was sentenced to serve over five years in prison after pleading guilty to being a previously convicted felon in possession of firearms. Benjie Kizer, 25, was sentenced to serve 63 months in federal prison after being sentenced by United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Tuesday...
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