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Life lesson: SCC student, teacher save choking student with Heimlich maneuver
(Local News ~ 01/24/23)
A Scott County Central High School student put his newly learned knowledge of the Heimlich maneuver to use to save his choking friend’s life during a recent lunch period at their school. When freshman Mason Ballew saw fellow freshman Aiden Tanchek, point to his throat during their lunch period Jan. 18, Ballew said he knew his friend was choking...
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Winter weather to move in Tuesday night
(Local News ~ 01/24/23)
A winter storm will impact the region Tuesday night with areas of heavy snow possible across parts of southeast Missouri and southern Illinois, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky. A winter weather advisory is in effect from 6 p.m. ...
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AAA: Gas prices rise amid crude oil jump
(Local News ~ 01/24/23)
The statewide gas price average in Missouri is $3.09 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Missouri Weekend Gas Watch. That price is 17 cents more compared to this day last week and is 11 cents more per gallon compared to this day last year...
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Escaped prisoner captured in Poplar Bluff; four others caught in Ohio
(Local News ~ 01/24/23)
Poplar Bluff police officers on Friday, Jan. 20 arrested one of five escapees from St. Francois County Detention Center while the remaining four were detained in Ohio. Inmate Michael Wilkins, 40, of Festus has been captured and is now in custody of the St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department, officials reported. ...
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Clyde Launius
(Obituary ~ 01/24/23)
SIKESTON — Clyde Lee Launius, age 92, passed away on Jan. 23, 2023, at La Bonne Maison Assisted Living Facility in Sikeston. He was born on April 10, 1930, in Bloomfield, Missouri, to the late Clyde and Jottie Williams Launius. On Dec. 17, 1948, in Sikeston, he married Edith Morris Launius who preceded him in death on May 30, 2013...
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