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Scott City woman charged with child endangerment
(Local News ~ 09/06/22)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. —A Scott City woman faces child endangerment and drug charges after allegedly leaving her minor children home alone for several hours Monday. Cheyanne Dee Grillo, 27, is charged four counts of first-degree child endangerment, possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Sumona Wheeler
(Obituary ~ 09/06/22)
HAYWOOD CITY, Mo. — Sumona Lea Wheeler, affectionately known as Boot Nanny, departed this life on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. She was born Dec. 3, 1979, in Chaffee, Missouri, to Darlene Wheeler of Haywood City. Sumona graduated from Scott County Central High School in 1998. While there, she was active in basketball and softball. She would later graduate from Trend Setter’s Beauty School in Cape Girardeau, Missouri...
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Steven Calhoun
(Obituary ~ 09/06/22)
SIKESTON — Steven Alden Calhoun, age 70, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at his home in rural Sikeston. He was born Oct. 10, 1951, at El Cajon, California, to the late Alden and Rose Calhoun and was a graduate of Granite High School in El Cajon.
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Wine festival returns Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/06/22)
SIKESTON — Over the last 11 years, the wine festival, held in Downtown Sikeston, has become one of the largest events in Historic Downtown Sikeston, drawing not only Sikeston residents but wine lovers from all over the area. “The wine festival is one of our largest events of the year,” said Jason Davis, executive director of Historic Downtown Sikeston. ...
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Local 9-year-old raises 200 birds on poultry farm
(Local News ~ 09/06/22)
The Harty Duck Farm off Highway 51 is an impressive operation. The approximately 200 ducks and chickens are housed in well-maintained houses at night. Some of the hatchlings are sold, as are many eggs through the Harty Duck Farm Facebook page. The birds are cared for meticulously — and most importantly they are loved...
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Anthem donates to SEMO Food Bank
(Community News ~ 09/06/22)
Anthem presented on Sept. 1 a $100,000-check to Southeast Missouri Food Bank at the food bank in Sikeston. The presentation was part of the kick off for Hunger Action Month, which included a mobile food pantry sponsored by Anthem at the food bank. The distribution served 155 households, 93 of which have never attended one of the food bank’s distributions. ...
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Emily Limbaugh of Sikeston awarded degree from University of Alabama
(09/06/22)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Emily Limbaugh of Sikeston, Missouri, has received the following degree from The University of Alabama: Bachelor of Arts in Communication & Information Sciences. UA awarded over 1,400 degrees during its summer commencement ceremonies on Aug. 6...
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Stegman named to Dean’s List at University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
(09/06/22)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Phillip Stegman of New Madrid, Missouri, was named to the dean’s list at University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis for the spring semester. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester...
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Smith visits AgXplore in New Madrid County
(Local News ~ 09/06/22)
PARMA, Mo. — U.S. Representative Jason Smith (R-Mo.) visited AgXplore on Aug. 26 in Parma as part of his annual 30-county Farm Tour. Every year, Smith visits farms, ranches, and ag businesses in each of the 30 counties in Missouri’s 8th Congressional District to highlight the diversity of the region’s ag industry. ...
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Rebuilding year for NMCC volleyball
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/22)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - 2022 will be a rebuilding year for the New Madrid County Central High School Eagles volleyball team. Megan Myers, head coach, noted seven members of the 2021 squad graduated. This year’s squad is primarily underclassmen. “It is challenge and at the same time it is something I am looking forward to,” Myers said. “It means we will be working with the younger girls for the next four years so that will help us.”...
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Glenn Family Foundation donates to St. Jude
(Local News ~ 09/06/22)
The Glenn Family Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization, recently donated the $10,000 proceeds from the 2022 Larry Glenn Memorial Golf Tournament to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Glenn Family Foundation and Larry Glenn Memorial Golf Tournament were established to honor the family patriarch, Larry Glenn...
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Wayne Mays
(Obituary ~ 09/06/22)
SIKESTON — Wayne Mays, son of the late Quinn Mays and Toni Geraldine Freeland Mays, was born on May 18, 1951, in Sikeston and departed this life on Sept. 4, 2022, at his residence in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 71 years. Mr. Mays was a former farmer. He was a member of the Sikeston Masonic Lodge 310, the SEMO Shrine Club in Sikeston and a former Sikeston Jaycee...
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