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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 10/07/22)
Finally justice for the American Legion. After three years in the court system the old man who stole the money from the American Legion has pleaded guilty. The court has given him a sentence, he will pay one large payment and make a payment every month as long as he is on probation. This message is especially for the people who did not believe us. You all ran like a bunch of rats. If you steal from the Legion, we will prosecute.
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Dexter contractor cited in fatal Dudley trench collapse
(Local News ~ 10/07/22)
A federal workplace safety investigation alleges that a Dexter construction contractor might have prevented a pipelayer’s fatal injuries in a trench collapse on April 8, 2022, if the company had used trench safety protection measures as required by law...
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$77,777 Scratchers prize won in Essex
(Local News ~ 10/07/22)
A lucky Missouri Lottery player in Essex purchased a “Hot 7s” Scratchers ticket that held one of the game’s $77,777 prizes. The winning ticket was purchased at Munch N’ Pump Liquor, 303 Highway 114, in Essex. The same retailer sold a jackpot-winning Show Me Cash ticket worth $300,000 in December 2021...
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Former SE Missouri police officer indicted on civil rights charges
(Local News ~ 10/07/22)
A former police officer from the southeast Missouri city of Piedmont has been indicted and accused of violating the civil rights of two people and then lying to the FBI about it. Woodrow Massa, 66, of Wayne County was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury in U.S. ...
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Sharp family donates to TCA
(Community News ~ 10/07/22)
The Garwood and Ruth Felker Sharp Community Outreach Fund recently donated $1,000 to The Christian Academy in Sikeston. This Fund was created and funded by the Sharp family under the leadership of Ruth Felker Sharp to support and encourage various missions and activities in her hometown of Sikeston...
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Kiwanis supports shoe program
(Community News ~ 10/07/22)
Sikeston Kiwanis Club recently made a donation to the Doc Morris Shoe Program which benefits local children. This program provides shoes for children who need them each year in November. The event is held at the Wesley Methodist Church in Sikeston.
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Helping OAKS Center
(Community News ~ 10/07/22)
Sikeston Kiwanis made a donation to the Sikeston OAKS Center.
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Dexter man arrested on drug, firearm charges
(Local News ~ 10/07/22)
DEXTER — A 43-year-old man is facing several felony charges after drugs and a firearm were allegedly found Tuesday at his residence during a search. Billy J. Robinson, 43, of Dexter is charged with two Class C felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance, three Class D felony counts of possession of a controlled substance, one Class D felony count of unlawful possession of a firearm and one Class E felony count of unlawful use of a weapon...
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‘Voice of southeast Missouri’ honored: Reid Howell received the 2022 Missouri Tourism Navigator Media Award
(Local News ~ 10/07/22)
Every weekday morning Reid Howell fills the radio airwaves on his Just Another Radio Show heard on Classic KYMO. Howell not only plays music, but promotes area events to listeners in southeast Missouri, western Kentucky, western Tennessee and southern Illinois...
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Mildred LeGrand
(Obituary ~ 10/07/22)
BENTON, Mo. — Mildred Dorothy LeGrand, 97, of Benton, died peacefully in her sleep early Thursday morning, Oct. 6, 2022, at her home. She was born July 8, 1925, in Benton, to Andrew (Andy) Calvin and Agnes Mary Welter LeGrand.
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Bill Colwick
(Obituary ~ 10/07/22)
SIKESTON — William “Bill” Calvin Colwick Jr., age 68, passed away on Oct. 6, 2022, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born on Sept. 20, 1954, in Sikeston, to the late William “Bill” Calvin and Maxine Lewis Colwick.
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Elton Ramsey
(Obituary ~ 10/07/22)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Elton Ramsey, age 77, of East Prairie passed away Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Portageville, Missouri. She was born Jan. 30, 1945, in Dorena, Missouri, to the late William and Hazel (Henderson) Adams. She was of the Methodist faith and had worked as a self-employed beautician until she retired. She loved to cook and share a good meal with her family. She cherished her flowers and working in her yard alongside her furry companions...
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