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Wasson awarded Beta Gamma mini-grant
(Local News ~ 01/19/23)
Beta Gamma Vice-President Brittany Pemberton recently presented a check to Meghan Wasson, who is the recipient of the 2022 Mini-Grant from Beta Gamma of Delta Kappa Gamma. Wasson teaches music to kindergarten through sixth grade students at East Prairie, Missouri. The grant is for a first-year teacher...
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Mizzou announces fall 2022 dean’s list
(Local News ~ 01/19/23)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri fall semester 2022 dean’s list has been released. During the fall 2022 semester, 11,550 undergraduate students earned the academic distinction to be named to the dean’s list. The following students from Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott and Stoddard Counties were named to the list...
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Three Rivers College releases fall 2022 dean’s list
(Local News ~ 01/19/23)
Three Rivers College has released its dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester. The honor is awarded to students taking 12 or more credit hours in a semester, who achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or above. Dean’s List honors are also used at graduation to help determine eligibility for honors or highest honors...
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Sharing a love of the game: Longtime Little League coach concentrates on fun, fundamentals
(Local News ~ 01/19/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Nick Bevly never played Little League basketball but it is a sport he has come to love. When his daughter wanted to play as a third grader in New Madrid’s Little League basketball program, Bevly signed up the 10-year-old and volunteered as an assistant coach...
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New Madrid budget includes employee raises, rate increases
(Local News ~ 01/19/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Like so many other costs, the price for sewer, water and electrical services is going up for city residents in 2023. However, city officials are quick to point out those costs are still much lower than those paid by residents in other communities not only in Southeast Missouri but across the state...
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STATE OF STATE ADDRESS: Missouri Gov. Parson calls for $860M to widen I-70
(Local News ~ 01/19/23)
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson called on state lawmakers to set aside nearly $860 million to widen and improve traffic flow on Interstate 70 in his annual State of the State address Wednesday. The massive investment in I-70 is part of a nearly $52 billion budget proposal unveiled by the Republican. The rough plan for I-70 includes widening the highway in suburban Kansas City, the Columbia area and suburban St. Louis near Wentzville, where the road is notorious for congestion...
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Linda Crile
(Obituary ~ 01/19/23)
BERTRAND, Mo. — Linda Crile, 75, died Jan. 19, 2023, at her home in Bertrand. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.
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Ellis Largent
(Obituary ~ 01/19/23)
SAN DIEGO — Ellis James Largent died of complications from Crohn’s Disease, surrounded by family on Jan. 13, 2023. Ellis was born June 5, 1978, in Sikeston, Missouri, to his parents, James D. Largent and Carol T. Reynaud. The youngest of four siblings, Ellis’ gregarious and fun personality began to emerge almost immediately.
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Search continues for St. Francois County's escaped inmates; rewards offered
(Local News ~ 01/19/23)
Five inmates who escaped from the St. Francois County Detention Center in Farmington remained on the run early Thursday, and rewards are now being offered for information leading to their arrests. The St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department has enlisted on Wednesday the help of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the United States Marshals Service with capturing the five escaped prisoners from the St. ...
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