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Donald Burnett
(Obituary ~ 08/18/22)
SIKESTON Donald Ray Burnett, 58, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Community flocks to catch glimpse of new state-of-the-art Bulldog Hall
(Local News ~ 08/18/22)
SIKESTON Past and present students and teachers along with community members gathered Wednesday for the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the newest building on the Sikeston High School campus: Bulldog Hall. Sikeston R-6 Superintendent Shannon Holifield welcomed the crowd comprised of current and former teachers, students, administrators, school board members and community members outside in front of the new Bulldog Hall, located located between A Building and the Math and Science Center on the campus at 200 Pine St. ...
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Second victim dies from injuries received in Wyatt house explosion
(Local News ~ 08/18/22)
WYATT, Mo. A second victim has died resulting from a home explosion in Wyatt, Missouri, Monday. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Britton Ferrell, his office was contacted by the Tennessee Medical Examiners Office in Nashville Thursday and was told that a 3-year-old female succumbed to her injuries sustained in the explosion in Wyatt. The victim had been hospitalized at Vanderbilt Hospital since Monday...
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First Christian Church in Charleston has storied history
(Community News ~ 08/18/22)
CHARLESTON, Mo. Known as the church with the red doors, the Charleston First Christian Church has a storied history in Charleston, dating back to the 1800s. Located at 324 E. Cypress at the corner of Cypress and Virginia, the church has a unique feature with red doors leading into the sanctuary. According to pastor Joe Mooney, the red doors are a representation or symbol of the blood of Christ...
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50 years ago: I-55 link between Cape, St. Louis completed
(Local News ~ 08/18/22)
Interstate 55 has been a major conduit for growth in Cape Girardeau and other towns and cities along its path from Louisiana to Illinois. Fifty years ago, on July 12, 1972, the last concrete segment of I-55, connecting Cape Girardeau and St. Louis, was poured...
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Local sheriff offers tips to prevent gas leak explosions
(Local News ~ 08/18/22)
A gas leak at a Wyatt, Missouri, home led to the tragic death of one man and left nine others injured. While explosions from from gas leaks dont happen often, there are several ways to prevent it from happening. According to information provided by Mississippi County Sheriff Britton Ferrell, in the State of Missouri there are less than 10 residences that explode from gas leaks annually...
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