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Arrest made in Charleston shooting
(Local News ~ 06/08/22)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — One arrest has been made in the shooting death of a Charleston resident Sunday. According to Charleston DPS Director Robert Hearnes, Tyrese Tate, 21, of Cape Girardeau and formerly of Charleston, was taken into custody Monday. Tate is charged with first degree murder, first degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Mississippi County Jail on a no bond warrant...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 06/08/22)
I would like to speak out to the 100-mile yard salers, the ones that stole the wreaths out of the cemetery. Whoever stole them and whoever bought them, I hope they get the same fate of the person that they stole the flowers from their marker. Thank you.
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‘Oceans of Possibilities’ Summer reading program kicks off June 11
(Local News ~ 06/08/22)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - Youngsters will discover oceans of possibilities through this year’s New Madrid County Library summer reading program. Students entering kindergarten up to and including those beginning sixth grade in the fall are invited to take part in the reading program in June and July. The program, which will be based on the theme “Oceans of Possibilities,” is under the direction of Mona Walls...
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Two injured in motorcycle accident
(Column ~ 06/08/22)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - On the afternoon of May 28, the fire department’s rescue squad responded to a traffic crash just north of the Marston rest area in the southbound lane of Interstate 55. It was initially reported as a motorcycle-vs-vehicle crash, but when the fire department arrived, they found it was a single-vehicle motorcycle wreck. ...
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Building remains cleared
(Local News ~ 06/08/22)
With some help from the New Madrid County Highway Department, the site of the former Shainberg Building at the corner of Main and Mill streets in New Madrid is cleared. On June 1 a worker pushes gravel to fill the hole left by the building. The 110-year-old building collapsed in August 2021...
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Kenyon King to continue football career in Georgia
(High School Sports ~ 06/08/22)
NEW MADRID - Kenyon King, a wide receiver and defensive back for the New Madrid County Central High School Eagles, will continue his football career in Atlanta, Ga. King, a 2022 graduate of New Madrid County Central High School, recently signed his letter of intent to play football at Omega Prep Academy. The private school based in Atlanta, Ga., seeks to combine academics and athletic excellence, according to school officials...
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Farmer’s Market
(Local News ~ 06/08/22)
Lisa Martin of Sikeston looks over the plant offerings of Derick Warren of Derick’s Day Lilies of Morehouse at Saturday’s Farmers Market downtown. Because of the rough spring weather, it was too early for produce other than the peppers, garlic and onions at Warren’s stand. The Market featured vendors selling craft items, jelly, pork rinds, donuts and fresh brewed coffee...
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GOP lawmaker Holly Thompson Rehder of Scott City pens memoir
(Local News ~ 06/08/22)
Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder of Scott City (R-27) is coming out with a book later this summer titled “Cinder Girl: Growing Up on America’s Fringe.” The 320-page memoir, which publisher Bombardier Books calls “a towering literary triumph which melds searing and tragic personal history with an incredible story of resilience, hope and civic success,” will be out in hardcover and on Kindle on Aug. 9...
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Florida fugitive drowns on Current River
(Local News ~ 06/08/22)
DONIPHAN — A Florida man who was allegedly wanted for murder drowned on Current River Sunday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the MSHP, Sherron D. McCombs, 22, of Tampa, Florida was swimming at 3 p.m. June 5 at a float camp four miles north of Doniphan when he reportedly began to panic, submerged and did not resurface...
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Rep. Burger continues gas tax hike support despite spiraling pump prices
(Local News ~ 06/08/22)
With several U.S. states hitting the pause button on their motor fuels taxes due to the highest pump prices in U.S. history, Missouri did not approve a suspension of its multiyear graduated motor fuel tax increase during the most recent General Assembly session...
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Fifth grade characters-May
(06/08/22)
Sikeston Middle School has named its fifth grade Character Education Award for May. The word of the month was effort. Pictured are front row, from left: Domiah Branch, Elijah Misouria, Luke Pfefferkorn, Gracin Brimer and Kaedyn Worley; and back row: Grace Montes, Ahmad Moore, Ally Sparlin, Easton Rush, Dashyliah Robinson...
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Sixth grade characters-May
(06/08/22)
Sikeston Middle School has named its sixth grade Character Education Award for May. The word of the month was effort.
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Honor roll: Kelly High School
(06/08/22)
BENTON, Mo. — Thomas W. Kelly High School has announced its fourth quarter honor roll for the 2021-2022 school year. A Honor Roll Senior: Devin Amelunke, Colton Ash, Lydia Blunt, Tabitha Blunt, Grayson Brewer, Rylee Bunch, Ethan Chidester, Brady Chisenall, Sierra Clenney, Zachary Colgan, Lane Collier, Macenzie Copeland, Kaylah Cross, Rebecca Daniels, Elizabeth Davis, Kate Davis, Madison Duck, Marvin Ferrell, Morgan Gadberry, Raegan Graham, Tyler Green, Ashleigh Hammon, Morgan Hankins, Trey Holt, Amber Jarvis, Hunter Johnson, Levi Johnson, Emma Kiehl, Levi Larue, Lonnie Lejeune, Joel McClain, Kara Milam, Elly Pattengill, Breanna Peters, Bryce Phelps, Mykenzie Phelps, Diamond Redmon, Allison Riley, Jalina Sanders, Kendyl Stuckey, Tessa Wilson-Gant, Ashley Withrow, Jeremiah Worley, Jaxson Yates, Kaleb Ziegler, Kyler Ziegler. ...
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Honor roll: East Prairie High School
(06/08/22)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — East Prairie High School has announced its fourth quarter honor roll for the 2021-2022 school year. 9th Grade Honor Roll Brooklyn Achter, Connor Allred, Kyler Aters, Myles Brown, Braylan Cade, Ellyana Castleman, Amadeus Davis, Savannah Gephart, Peyton Givens, Braden Glenn, Maryn Grissom, Landon Haney, Briley Heitman, Julia Henderson, Rachel Hindman, Chloe Jackson, Myleigh Johnston, Scarlett Kelley, Connor Marcum, Ava Patterson, Jayden Scorzafava, Lilly Shaw, Tripp Shoemaker, Jada Simmons, Logan Thomas, Macie Walters, Peyton Williams, Riley Wilson, Andrew Youngblood. ...
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Local college students earn academic honors at Ole Miss
(06/08/22)
Isabelle McGill named to UM Spring 2022 Chancellor’s Honor Roll UNIVERSITY, Miss. — Isabelle McGill, of New Madrid, MO, was named to the University of Mississippi’s Spring 2022 Honor Roll lists. McGill, majoring in Political Science, was named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.75-4.00...
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Ethan Flowers of Dexter graduates from Harding University
(06/08/22)
SEARCY, Ark. — Ethan Flowers of Dexter is one of more than 700 students who received diplomas and were recognized as Harding University graduates for Spring 2022 during a commencement ceremony on May 7. Flowers received a Master of Business Administration in management and business ethics...
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Former Southeast Missouri police chief sentenced on civil rights charge
(Local News ~ 06/08/22)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A former Southeast Missouri police chief was sentenced to nine months behind bars for using excessive force while detaining a woman during a custody dispute. Marc F. Tragesser, 55, former Marble Hill Police chief, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark...
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