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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 02/24/23)
A stupid man thinks that his superiors have no memory of some of the stupid things he’s done. So the next stupid thing he can think of will probably go unnoticed. Example: President Joe Biden. Remember, Joe, there’s an election in November 2024.
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Arthur Sanders
(Obituary ~ 02/24/23)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Arthur Sanders, 79, died Feb. 22, 2023, at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti, Missouri. Visitation is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, where services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 27...
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Live on the word of God this Lenten season
(Column ~ 02/24/23)
Many Christian denominations follow the traditional seasons of the Church in the western hemisphere. My denomination, the Presbyterian Church (USA) does, and this past Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, we entered the season of Lent. There are 40 days of Lent; the time between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. ...
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Local FFA chapters celebrate National FFA Week
(Local News ~ 02/24/23)
National FFA Week is this week. National FFA Week celebrates more than 94 years of FFA history and tradition as well as the successes of the national organization. Schools in the area and all over the country are celebrating with a variety of fun activities...
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Morbid curiosity leads Sikeston FFA student
(Local News ~ 02/24/23)
Angel Cox, a junior at Sikeston (Missouri) Senior High School, described herself as having a morbid curiosity. She said that’s why she was excited to lead her fellow FFA classmates in studying every aspect of insects that can be found on farms and in greenhouses as they prepare for an upcoming entomology competition. ...
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Police seek help to find runaway teen
(Local News ~ 02/24/23)
The Poplar Bluff Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a runaway juvenile who has been missing for more than a month. Seth Davidson, 14, of Poplar Bluff ran away from home on Jan. 13 and has been listed as a missing person since then. He is described as a 5-foot, 4-inch tall white male weighing about 90 lbs. He has brown hair and brown eyes...
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It's screening time
(Local News ~ 02/24/23)
Sikeston R-6 School District will have its birth to 4-year-old screening Feb. 27-March 2 at the First United Methodist Church, 1397 N. Main St., in Sikeston. Parents/guardians need to bring their child’s immunization record with them. This screening is required if parents are interested in their children attending the 4-year-old preschool program in the 2023-2024 school year. ...
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Dawson Hicks
(Obituary ~ 02/24/23)
SIKESTON — James Dawson Hicks, age 21, passed away Feb. 22, 2023, at his home in Sikeston. He was born Oct. 26, 2001, in Sikeston, the son of Randy Owen Hicks of Sikeston and Elizabeth Ann Smith (Brian) Lowe of Sikeston. Dawson loved outdoors, fishing, hunting, playing video games, spending time with all his nieces and nephews, and he loved his dog, Nellie...
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Impaired driving virtual reality
(Local News ~ 02/24/23)
Sikeston High School sophomore Jayden Avery participates in the impaired driving virtual reality through the Arrive Alive Tour Friday, Feb. 24 at the Sikeston Field House. The purpose of the event was to simulate impaired and distracted driving.
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