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Two in custody, charged with murder following shooting at Sikeston park
(Local News ~ 04/26/23)
SIKESTON — Two men are in custody, facing charges for their alleged involvement in a shooting incident that killed one man and seriously injured a woman Tuesday at a Sikeston park. Tanner Watkins, 20, of Sikeston and Kaleb Michael Ramsey, 18, of Morehouse, Missouri, are each charged through Scott County with the following felonies: first-degree murder; armed criminal action; three counts of first degree assault; and four counts of unlawful use of a weapon, according to online court records...
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Central’s Clay Cope will play baseball for the SCC Saints
(Local News ~ 04/26/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — New Madrid County Central High School baseball coach Joseph McClarty remembers his first conversations with Clay Cope as a freshman. It was about Cope’s dream of playing college baseball. Now, four years later McClarty was watching as Cope’s dream came true. In April, Cope signed a letter of intent to play for Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Illinois...
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Linda Smith
(Obituary ~ 04/26/23)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Linda Kay Martinez Smith, age 69, of Morehouse died Monday, April 24, 2023, at Mercy South Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Born September 23, 1953, at Wyatt, Missouri, to the late William Inman and Helen Freeland Inman, she had lived in Sikeston most of her life but had lived in Morehouse the past 20 years. ...
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A major league experience
(Local News ~ 04/26/23)
On April 19, the New Madrid County Central Eagles baseball team had the opportunity to play a game at the Cardinals Stadium in St. Louis. Coach Joseph McClarty called the opportunity a dream come true for the players and coaches alike. “Stepping onto a major league field and standing on the same dirt where Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina and all of those greats played was pretty amazing,” McClarty said. ...
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Cannon once again guards New Madrid’s riverfront
(Local News ~ 04/26/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — A replica of a Civil War cannon is once again standing guard along the New Madrid riverfront. The cannon, representing when the small riverfront town was a crucial point along the Mississippi River for Federal and Confederate troops, is an historically accurate representation of those used during the battle for the community, according to local officials...
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New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department receives grant
(Local News ~ 04/26/23)
Dave Avery, left, manager of the Sikeston Walmart, congratulates New Madrid County Sheriff Williiam Cooper on receiving a $1,500 Walmart grant. The money will be used for training for the Department’s, K-9 Fenrir, a dog used for uncovering illegal drugs as well as tracking and assisting in search and rescues. ...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 04/26/23)
To the concerned person that sent in the question about the Sikeston VFW Post. I am sorry but the name did not change to The Johnsons. After a totally clean election, Mike Johnson is the new incoming commander and his wife Tina Johnson is the incoming auxiliary president. This is not uncommon with VFW posts across this amazing country. Sometimes husband and wife teams are just better leaders. Good luck to both of them. They are part of so many great changes with bingo and the VFW.
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