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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 01/04/23)
Hi, I am actually confused. What exactly is woke? Thank you.
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Road delay reminder
(Local News ~ 01/04/23)
According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, work will soon get underway for intersection improvements at U.S. 61 (Main Street) and Malone Avenue in Sikeston. Weather permitting, work will begin Thursday, Jan. 5 with completion anticipated by Oct. ...
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Garion Tanner
(Obituary ~ 01/04/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — Garion Mickel Tanner was called away to his heavenly home on Dec. 18, 2022, at 6:18 a.m. in Sikeston, Missouri, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born May 15, 1945, in New Madrid, to the late Simon A. and Nellie Rachael (Price) Tanner. On Feb. 22, 1958, he was married to Barbara Jean Adkins, who survives of the home...
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Wayne Pressley
(Obituary ~ 01/04/23)
JACKSON, Mo. — Wayne C. Pressley, 78, of Jackson passed away Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born Aug. 20, 1944, in Evansville, Indiana, son of Clarence C. and Virginia Roth Pressley. He and Sherry Goin were married Aug. 2, 2000 in Cape Girardeau...
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New director, assistant director selected for ambulance district
(Local News ~ 01/04/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - There is new leadership for the New Madrid County Ambulance District. In October, with the departure of former Ambulance District Director Jon Burden, Patrick Garrison was named interim director and Ted Ivie selected interim assistant director. In November, the Ambulance District Board named them to the positions full-time...
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Brown resigns as New Madrid mayor
(Local News ~ 01/04/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Prior to heading to Jefferson City where he will be seated in the Missouri Legislature as the next 149th District State representative, Donnie Brown submitted his resignation as mayor of New Madrid. Steeping down from his seat at the center of the council table, Brown stood before the council and city officials to express his appreciation...
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Continuing education keeps New Madrid’s officers well prepared
(Column ~ 01/04/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - For police officers in Missouri, the end of the year always means that it’s time to ensure continuing education requirements have been met. The Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) program requires that all police officers in the state complete a minimum of 24 continuing education hours every calendar year. Of those 24 hours, the subjects of racial profiling, implicit bias, de-escalation, and mental wellness must be included...
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Gary Thornbrough
(Obituary ~ 01/04/23)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Gary Wayne Thornbrough, age 77, of East Prairie passed away Dec. 28, 2022, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born on March 24, 1945, in St. Louis. He was the son of the late Cloyce Marion Thornbrough and Opal Eileen Jackson Thornbrough...
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