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New Madrid County Sheriff's Department seeks public assistance to identify body found in Mississippi River
(Local News ~ 06/27/24)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — Law enforcement officials are seeking the public’s assistance to identify a man whose body was recovered Wednesday, June 26 from the Mississippi River in New Madrid County. At about 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a human body floating in the Mississippi River near Marsh Landing, approximately eight miles east of Portageville, Missouri, according to a social media post by the Department. ...
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Benton girl pens her first children’s book
(Local News ~ 06/27/24)
BENTON, Mo. — Ellie Houston, a 10-year-old who will be entering fifth grade at Kelly Elementary this fall, has just published her first book, “Leah and the Pumpkin.” Known by her family and friends for her talent in writing stories, painting, drawing and reading, Ellie is already making waves in the literary world with her imaginative storytelling. ...
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Local church ground gears up for July summer camps
(Local News ~ 06/27/24)
BENTON, Mo. — Parents looking for something enjoyable and important for their children to do this summer may consider attending church camp. The Charleston Baptist Association in Benton, located on Highway 77 across from Unity Baptist Church, will hold its annual church camps again this summer...
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Megan Parker
(Obituary ~ 06/27/24)
SIKESTON — Megan Grace Parker, daughter of Lisa Kelley of Sikeston and Jeremy Parker of East Prairie, Missouri, was born on Sept. 21, 2001, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and departed this life on June 26, 2024, at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 22 years...
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PBFD rescues residents from flooded home
(Local News ~ 06/27/24)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Poplar Bluff firefighters rescued four people and their pets Wednesday morning, June 26 from a flooding home on Tremont Street. According to Poplar Bluff Fire Chief Mike Moffitt, firefighters using the department’s rescue boat were dispatched to 1452 Tremont St. Four people and their four dogs were stranded in their home. Water already was in the house. ...
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New Madrid County native awarded Miss Missouri scholarship
(Local News ~ 06/27/24)
MEXICO, Mo. – Miss Southern Missouri Deja Grissom of New Madrid, Missouri, was among Miss Missouri candidates from across the state who competed in mid-June for scholarships and the title of a lifetime. Grissom, who is the daughter of Christine and Earl Grissom Jr. ...
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