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Joseph C. Blanton Jr. admitted to American College of Trial LawyersSIKESTON — Joseph C. Blanton Jr. became a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America, at the Annual Meeting of the College in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sept. 28. Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar. ...
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Sikeston DPS restructures, takes control of PAWSSIKESTON — The Sikeston Department of Public Safety is committed to the local community in a variety of ways. One of those ways now includes some departmental restructuring within animal control as DPS now will manage Pet and Animal Welfare Services (PAWS)...
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Sikeston/Bootheel Area United Way seeks donations as fundraising campaign kicks offSIKESTON — This year, the Sikeston/Bootheel Area United Way is celebrating 61 years. During that time, a lot of donations and changes have occurred. Now, the 501(c)(3) is asking for the public’s assistance during its 2024 fundraising campaign, which runs from Oct. 1-Dec. 31, as corporate donations have receded over the years...
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Sikeston grandparents’ group tackles cyber bullyingSIKESTON — With October being Bullying Prevention Month, members of the Catholic Grandparents Association and Saint Francis Xavier Catholic School staff members and students gathered in the Technology Lab for a picture to recognize the new posters hung addressing cyber bullying...
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Richland teacher educates MSHP on crash photographyESSEX, Mo. — Kyle Carter has lived the life many journalists and photojournalists can only dream of. His work has been on the cover of People, he has covered presidents and even the World Series. But, after leaving journalism for a career as a financial advisor, there still was something missing from his professional portfolio...
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Stoddard County sheriff fined $6K over withheld video of dog killingBLOOMFIELD, Mo.— In a strongly worded ruling, Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner has been found guilty of knowingly violating Missouri’s open records law in failing to release body camera footage in the 2003 killing of a dog by a deputy. Judge Wade Pierce found that Hefner’s defense — whether or not the matter of safety/security something was something that took precedence over a records request — was an attempt to hide what happened. Hefner has been fined more than $6,000...
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Community mourns loss of leader, former State Rep. Steve Hodges Sr.EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — A Mississippi County community is heartbroken following the death of one of its longest and strongest supporters. Former State Rep. James Stephen “Steve” Hodges Sr., 75, died Wednesday, Oct. 9 at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri...
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Kehoe announces Buy Missouri Week, Oct. 12-19JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe announced the annual statewide Buy Missouri Week will be held Oct. 12-19. As designated by the Missouri Legislature, Buy Missouri Week encourages citizens to purchase Missouri-made products in support of Missouri businesses and manufacturers...
Weekly Poll
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This AfternoonMostly SunnyHigh: 58°F
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TonightClearLow: 36°F
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WednesdayAreas Of Frost then SunnyHigh: 60°F Low: 35°F
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ThursdayAreas Of Frost then SunnyHigh: 64°F Low: 38°F
- 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)
- Sikeston extends winning streak with Senior Night victory (10/14/24)
- WEEK 8 TOP 10: NMCC debuts, Scott City slides, East Prairie keeps climbing (10/14/24)
- Faith, leadership, and resilience: How Paxton DeLaurent became SEMO's all-time leading passer (10/14/24)
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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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Concord Minute: Life of receptivity (9/21/24)“These all look to you, to give them their food in due season. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. - Psalm 104:27-28 ESV Our bible...
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Guy ByasseeEAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Guy A. Byassee, 84, died Oct. 15, 2024, at his home in East Prairie. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Missouri.
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Glenda Bearden (10/14/24)SIKESTON — Glenda Raspberry Bearden, 77, died Oct. 12, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Services will be conducted at a later date. McMikle Funeral Home of Sikeston is in charge of...
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Curtis Hankins (10/13/24)WARDELL, Mo. — Curtis Calvin “CC” Hankins, 80, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, at Daybreak Nursing Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Born Oct. 29, 1943, in Wardell, he was the son of the late Marie Clara...
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Leo Duclos (10/13/24)DECATUR, Ala. — Leo Albert Duclos passed away on Oct. 13, 2024 at his residence in Decatur. His wife, Jennifer J. Duclos, and other close family members were at his bedside. Leo was born on July 12, 1934, to his parents, Arthur C. and Clara A. Duclos, in Manila, Arkansas, (both deceased). ...
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Laura Hopkins (10/13/24)WARDELL, Mo. — Laura Jean Hopkins, 58, died Oct. 10, 2024, at Wardell. Visitation is from noon until service time at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, Missouri, with Dr Aaron Cornman officiating. Burial will be in the Portageville Cemetery...
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George Steck (10/12/24)SIKESTON — George D. Steck, 89, of Sikeston passed away Oct. 11, 2024. He was born Jan. 17, 1935, to George W. and Helen High Steck in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 52 years, Jeannette Elizabeth Hoppenjans Steck; his son, George Herbert Steck of Denton, Texas; and his sister. Helen Troy Vessells of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
- Legion official: Carnival’s inaugural roll-eating contest deemed a success
- New Madrid Police seek public’s assistance after a series of pet poisonings
- Southeast Missouri Food Bank names director of finance and human resources
- East Prairie man sentenced to prison on rape, sodomy charges
- Community mourns loss of leader, former State Rep. Steve Hodges Sr.
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