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Rare opportunity to access Tower Rock coming back
(Local News ~ 11/04/22)
Although the Mississippi River has risen a few feet in recent days, forecasters expect it to fall again, allowing rare access to a regional attraction. Missouri Department of Conservation (MDOC) officials estimate Tower Rock could be accessible again by mid-November...
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Richland chapter of Quill and Scroll earns chapter of the year award
(Local News ~ 11/04/22)
The Quill and Scroll Chapter at Richland High School has earned a big recognition. They have been named the Quill and Scroll Chapter of the Year. But this isn’t just the chapter of the year selected from among the chapters in the United States. This is Chapter of the Year selected from among the more than 14,000 chapters world wide. Quill and Scroll has chapters in 11,300 high schools in the United States and 29 foreign countries...
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Young hunters harvest 13,759 deer during early youth portion of firearms deer season
(Local News ~ 11/04/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 13,759 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2022 deer hunting season, Oct. 29-30. Top counties were Franklin with 330 deer harvested, Osage with 310, and Howell with 260...
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Trinity Gospel Church will be celebrating 28th anniversary
(Community News ~ 11/04/22)
SIKESTON — Trinity Gospel Church, 901 Davis Blvd, will be celebrating it’s 28th anniversary on Nov. 6 and is inviting the community. Sunday school will begin at 9:30 a.m. with morning worship to follow at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Larry Lacey will be the speaker and following the service will be a potluck meal...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 11/04/22)
Politicians who claim to be election deniers are making you look stupid. I would have thought by now people could except loss and move on. The world has not come to an end. It’s time to grow up. Move on, don’t let these politicians make you stupid.
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Rosemary Fullerton
(Obituary ~ 11/04/22)
SIKESTON — Rosemary Fullerton, 91, died Nov. 3, 2022, at Sikeston. Visitation will be from noon until service time at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, Missouri, with the Rev. James Powell officiating. Burial will be in the Portageville Cemetery...
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Gas leak closes Highway 61
(Local News ~ 11/04/22)
A portion of US Highway 61 in New Madrid County was closed for several hours on Thursday due to a gas leak.
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Burn ban still in effect for Scott County, Sikeston
(Local News ~ 11/04/22)
A burn ban is still in effect for the City of Sikeston and Scott County. Local fire departments are urging residents to not burn. “We understand that some of you burn your trash or you want to burn off stickers or whatever your reasoning is but the fact remains that vegetation is dead and will burn fast,” said Jeremy Perrien, fire chief for the Scott County Rural Fire Protection District in a social media post. ...
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Boat ramp closed
(Local News ~ 11/04/22)
The city of New Madrid has closed its boat ramp to the Mississippi River until further notice. According to the National Weather Service, the Mississippi River was expected to rise slightly on Thursday then continue to drop through Nov. 15.
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State, local issues on Tuesday’s ballot
(Local News ~ 11/04/22)
Voters will make decisions on who will represent them at the national, state and local levels when they mark their ballots in Tuesday’s general election. Also on the ballot are a four constitutional amendments. SCOTT COUNTY MINER PROPOSITION A Miner voters will be asked the following question: “Shall the City of Miner impose a city sales tax of (½%) one-half percent for the funding of the Street, Sewer and Water Departments for operating costs of the city?”...
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Dr. Brad Angelos
(Obituary ~ 11/04/22)
SIKESTON — Dr. Brad Jeffrey Angelos, 68, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston after a two-year battle with prostate cancer.
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Local opinion: Recreational marijuana amendment would be disaster for Missouri
(Column ~ 11/04/22)
This editorial is the opinion of the Editorial Board of the Southeast Missourian Legalization of recreational marijuana will be on the November ballot in Missouri. Amendment 3, which garnered enough signatures to be placed on the ballot, would legalize “purchasing, possessing, consuming, using, delivering, manufacturing, and selling marijuana for personal use” for those older than age 21, according to the official ballot language. ...
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Mary Mansker
(Obituary ~ 11/04/22)
DEXTER, Mo. — Mary Mansker was born on Aug. 7, 1940, to Frank and Lona Dowdy Stanley, southwest of Dexter on the family farm, and passed away on Nov. 1, 2022, in Dexter. Mary was a registered nurse, working at Missouri Delta Community Hospital for over 20 years, where she was known as “M&M” when initialing documents...
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Charles Gardner Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/04/22)
SIKESTON — Charles Thomas Gardner Jr., age 83, passed away on Nov. 4, 2022, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born on Feb. 25, 1939, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Charles and Ethel Alliston Gardner.
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