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Local public school admins urge Parson to veto omnibus education bill due to funding concerns
(Local News ~ 04/26/24)
A 150-plus page education bill that has passed through the state House of Representatives and Senate has local public school administrators urging Gov. Mike Parson to veto it. Concerns surrounding Senate Bill 727 — which evolved from a 12-page bill into the multifaceted legislation it is — include a $25 million expansion of private school tax credits, establishment of a charter school in Boone County that some administrators fear will lead to charter school expansion around the state and increased teacher salaries with no apparent mandate to increase funding for schools to cover the added costs.
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 04/26/24)
The woman who was killed at the Jan. 6 riot was not a good Trump supporter nor a good veteran. She was a criminal breaking into the Capitol building.
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Letter: Proposed ‘right to an abortion’ amendment is misleading
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/26/24)
Dear Editor: The Catholic Church supports and defends society’s most vulnerable, especially women and children, through accompaniment, social services, and material assistance. A misleading proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution suggests that a “right to an abortion” is needed to protect women, while the amendment could actually put women at risk and endanger preborn children. ...
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Joan Rowling
(Obituary ~ 04/26/24)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Joan Bishop Rolwing of Charleston, Missouri, died Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Delta South Skilled Nursing Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Joan was born May 17, 1931, in Beloit, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Fleet Bishop. ...
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Ernie Carman
(Obituary ~ 04/26/24)
PADUCAH, Ky. — Ernest William “Ernie” Carman, age 84, of Paducah, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died at 7:27 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2024, at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah. He was born June 4, 1939, in Charleston, to the late George William (Bill) and Helen Lankheit Carman.
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Registration for Sikeston summer day camps begins
(Local News ~ 04/26/24)
SIKESTON — As summer approaches and the school year ends, Sikeston will offer a variety of summer day camps for children. Sikeston Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation’s, or DAEOC, new center, Malone Park Center for the Arts, will host a summer day camp in June. ...
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Jackson man accused of stealing from area youth football fund
(Local News ~ 04/26/24)
The former president and treasurer of the Jackson Area Youth Football foundation faces charges claiming he stole more than $25,000 from the organization over a two-year period. Police said Timothy E. Smith admitted to giving a loan from JAYF to a woman who had lost her job and got behind on her bills...
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Families unaware as MoDOT discontinues ‘Adopt-A-Highway’ program
(Local News ~ 04/26/24)
SIKESTON — Missouri Department of Transformation’s Adopt-A-Highway program is in the process of being discontinued and will be replaced by a new program. According to Taylor Brune, assistant communications director at MoDOT’s Central Office in Jefferson City, Missouri, the decision to make the transition was made public during the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission meeting on April 3. ...
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A Concord Minute: Dys-connected to the vine
(Column ~ 04/26/24)
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the Vinedresser… I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” - John 15:1, 5-6 ESV Recently, my wife got us involved with a money management tool. ...
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Douglas Sitzes
(Obituary ~ 04/26/24)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Douglas Norwood Sitzes, age 78, passed away on April 25, 2024, at the John J Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was born on Feb. 15, 1946, in Sikeston, Missouri, to the late Hubert and Rosa Sitzes...
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City field trip
(Local News ~ 04/26/24)
The Christian Academy students in kindergarten, first and second grades took a field trip on Friday, April 26 to tour Sikeston City Hall and view up close and personal the city’s fire truck and equipment.
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Charleston R-1 school board reorganizes
(04/26/24)
Charleston R-1 Schools/Facebook Charleston R-1 Board of Education held its regular meeting April 16 at Central Office, where newest board member, Julie Humphrey, and returning member, Hamil Corse, were sworn in by Board Secretary Summer Babb. During the board reorganization, officers were elected as follows: Evin Burke, president; Angie Duenne, vice president; Summer Babb, board secretary; Cade Coon, board treasurer and Missouri School Board Association District 14 representative...
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