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Vacant structure destroyed by fire
(Local News ~ 05/06/22)
SIKESTON — Fire destroyed a vacant Sikeston residence Thursday afternoon. At approximately 2:45 p.m., Sikeston DPS responded to a fire at 315 Ruth Street. “When we arrived there was heavy fire and smoke,” said Sikeston DPS Capt. Derick Wheetley. Because the structure was fully involved, it took fire fighters a short time before they could attack the fire...
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Council approves purchase of new ladder truck for Sikeston DPS
(Local News ~ 05/06/22)
SIKESTON — The Sikeston Department of Public Safety will soon have a new ladder truck. Sikeston City Council approved the purchase of a 2002 E-One 95-foot platform aerial for $185,000 from Brindlee Mountain during a meeting Friday morning. The truck has only 34,000 miles and is in good condition...
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More than a food pantry: SEMO Food Bank serves 70,000 individuals each month
(Local News ~ 05/06/22)
SIKESTON — Each month the Southeast Missouri Food Bank in Sikeston provides food assistance to 70,000 individuals in the 16-county area it serves, distributing about 1 million pounds of food per month. That’s a fact Sarah M. Garner of Sikeston said she didn’t know until she joined SEMO Food Bank in March as its chief advancement officer...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 05/06/22)
I am sick and tired of this terrible inflation. Something needs to be done. And then, something needs to be done about people in the media and other higher political offices that view everything through the prism of racial injustice. I am not prejudice but it makes me want to be that way.
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Letter: May is Mental Health Awareness Month
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/06/22)
Dear Editor: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As a volunteer and advocate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, this month I am asking everyone to join us and demand #MoreForMentalHealth. I am doing more by calling on my legislators at the federal and state levels to support legislation that will fund the implementation of 988 and the suicide and mental health crisis system across our nation, particularly for those in underserved communities...
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Delayed planting can affect Missouri corn yields
(Local News ~ 05/06/22)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Once again, wet soils have delayed corn planting throughout Missouri. The USDA’s May 2 Crop Progress and Condition report for the state shows that 27% of intended corn acres is planted – half the five-year average. Southeastern Missouri, the state’s earliest-planted region, has had the greatest delay in corn planting. ...
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Preparing the planters
(Local News ~ 05/06/22)
Sterling Sullenger said he is good at digging holes then proved it by helping out the members of the Riverbend Botanical Society in New Madrid as they prepared the planters along Main Street for the coming summer. Sterling, 5, dug the holes and his grandmother, Carolyn, added the flowers...
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Montgomery Bank donates to Feed More campaign
(Business ~ 05/06/22)
Montgomery Bank recently donated $15,000 to Southeast Missouri Food Bank’s Feed More campaign, which is supporting renovations for the food bank’s recently acquired Cape Girardeau County location. Joel Montgomery Sr. founded the food bank in 1985, and this donation is a reflection of the continued relationship between the food bank, Montgomery Bank and the Montgomery family...
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Richey honored for 50 years as member of Sikeston Masonic Lodge #310
(Local News ~ 05/06/22)
SIKESTON — Thomas H. Richey II was recently honored for his 50 years as a faithful member of the Sikeston Masonic Lodge #310. Richey was initiated into the Freemason’s Fraternity as an Entered Apprentice on Oct. 12, 1971 and passed to the degree of Fellowcraft on Feb. 17, 1972 and raised to the degree of Master Mason on April 6, 1972...
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