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Arkansas State University names summer graduatesJONESBORO, Ark. – Arkansas State University has announced the list of students who completed degree requirements to graduate at Summer Commencement Aug. 10 at First National Bank Arena. The list includes graduates from 41 states and D.C., and 18 other countries...
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September sixth graders of the monthSikeston Middle School has named its sixth grade students of the month for September. The character word of the month was respect. Pictured are front row, from left: Ben Barnes, Aiden Garcia-Hernandez, Kinsley Brown and Emily Burton; and back row: Daelyn McIntyre, Rilynn Sawnson, Darrius Williams, Brody King, Rosalyn Lunderman and Makenzy Thompson. Not pictured is Ella Drake...
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September fifth graders of the monthSikeston Middle School has named its fifth grade students of the month for September. The character word of the month was respect. Pictured are front row, from left: Cerae Crenshaw, Quinn Parks, Alexandra Lawerence, Paisley Sullivan and Natalie Gulledge; and back row: Olivia Towe, Jackson Tilmon, Keira Ruedrich, Caroline Sautter, Brian Blissett and Addilynn Towe...
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Fluffy clouds and cottonA field full of cotton blooms under fluffy, cloudy skies is seen Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, south of Pharris Ridge Drive in rural Sikeston, Missouri, toward Matthews, Missouri. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Missouri Crop Progress and Condition report for the week ending Oct. ...
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One in fourSIKESTON — A pregnancy and infant loss awareness event took place Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 on the front lawn of Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston in recognition of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, which is in October. One in four pregnancies end in loss (early pregnancy loss, stillbirth or infant loss). ...
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Kewanee man faces child pornography chargesNEW MADRID, Mo. — A New Madrid County man is in custody on charges of child pornography. Arraignment for David J. Smith, 46, of Kewanee, Missouri, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 on five counts of possession of child pornography, first offense...
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Missouri Safe Sleep Month: A call to prevent infant sleep-related deathsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Every year, the Missouri acknowledges October as Safe Sleep Month. The goal of Safe Sleep Month is to bring awareness to the infant lives that are lost each year due to unsafe sleeping environments. DSS strives to educate parents and caregivers about safe sleep practices. With the ever-evolving research and data around Sudden Infant Death Syndrome we now know that infant sleep-related deaths are largely due to suffocation and are often preventable...
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Missourians will vote on paid sick leave, minimum wage hike on Nov. 5 ballotA measure that would guarantee paid sick leave for more than 700,000 Missouri workers who currently lack it, as well as gradually raise the minimum wage to $15, will appear on voters’ ballots next month. The ballot initiative, called Proposition A, has been backed by various unions and workers’ advocacy groups, social justice and civil rights organizations, over 500 state business owners and others...
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- Semoball high school football stat leaders through Week 7
- Southeast Missourian Gridiron Guide: North-South matchups to rule Week 8 schedule (10/16/24)3
- Eagles pay tribute to Hodges with emotional win (10/15/24)
- Missouri Media Rankings, Oct. 14: Caruthersville on rise, district races heating up (10/14/24)
- The Missing Piece: Bogan’s return transforms Portageville (10/14/24)
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A Concord Minute: Our hearts in His hands (10/17/24)“The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins....
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Anthem should join Mercy in putting patients first (10/12/24)Dear Editor, At Mercy, we always advocate for our patients and our co-workers. That is our guiding principle for everything we do. All our work is focused on providing the best patient care. After...
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A Concord Minute: Temptations and trials (10/10/24)“Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and...
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Letter: New weapons to fight rural america’s high cancer burden (10/10/24)Dear Editor: In our decades-long war against cancer, there is much to celebrate. Since 1991, thanks largely to less smoking and advances in cancer treatment, the death rate from the disease has...
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Concord Minute: Bring him home (10/5/24)“My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a...
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Letter: Sikeston Thanksgiving Day meal will continue this year (10/3/24)Dear Editor: I remember the first time I heard about the Community Thanksgiving Dinner. My husband and I owned and operated Ridgeview Mini Mart. I had read an article in the Standard Democrat about...
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Mary MorrowDIEHLSTADT, Mo. — Mary Ann Warren Morrow, 87, died Oct. 17, 2024, at her home in Diehlstadt. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21 at the McMikle Funeral Home...
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John O’NealBLOOMFIELD, Mo. — John Roland O’Neal, son of the late Walter Monroe and Dulcie (Pierce) O’Neal, was born on June 14, 1928, in Burdette, Arkansas, and departed his life on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at...
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Henrietta HubbardEAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Henrietta Pritchett Hubbard, age 91, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at her home in East Prairie. She was born June 21, 1933, to the late Harley and Lena Eugenia Day Pritchett.
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Betty Kelso (10/17/24)SIKESTON — Betty Jo Kelso, 75, died Oct. 15, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Nunnelee Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Elizabeth Clevenger (10/17/24)CHARLESTON, Mo. — Elizabeth Hinds Clevenger, 76, of Charleston died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Born Jan. 8, 1948, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Urban Brownlee and Hazel Ellen Lupton Brownlee, Elizabeth was a graduate of Van Buren High Schools, Van Buren, Arkansas, and went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts degree in Vocal Music from the University of Arkansas at Clarksville, Arkansas. ...
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Caroline Moore (10/17/24)SIKESTON — Caroline Louise Moore, 78, died Oct. 16, 2024, at her home in Sikeston. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston with the Rev. Colby Elbert officiating. Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Sikeston...
- Legion official: Carnival’s inaugural roll-eating contest deemed a success
- New Madrid Police seek public’s assistance after a series of pet poisonings
- East Prairie man sentenced to prison on rape, sodomy charges
- Community mourns loss of leader, former State Rep. Steve Hodges Sr.
- Letter: New weapons to fight rural america’s high cancer burden
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