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Immaculate Conception School in New Madrid honors community, family, nation during Catholic Schools WeekNEW MADRID, Mo. - Immaculate Conception School is celebrating Catholic Schools Week 2023 through Feb. 4 with a variety of activities. According to school officials, Catholic Schools Week is a national celebration of Catholic education and an opportunity to recognize the importance, the value and the contributions of Catholic education to the church and the world. Catholic Schools Week is sponsored by the National Catholic Education Association...
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Local CASA program is awarded fundingNEW MADRID, Mo. - The Court Appointed Special Advocate program of the 34th Circuit was awarded a $15,700 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Grant from the National Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad Litem Association for Children. CASA of the 34th Circuit recruits, trains and supports volunteers who advocate for the best interests of children who have experienced abuse or neglect...
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NMCC’s baseball team could play at Busch StadiumNEW MADRID, Mo. - The New Madrid County Central Eagles are going big league. At the January New Madrid County R-1 School Board meeting, Joseph McClarty presented information regarding the baseball team playing at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on April 19. According to Dr. Sam Duncan, superintendent, McClarty was given the Board’s OK to pursue the opportunity...
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Adventures in healthcare: Camp introduces students to medical careersNEW MADRID, Mo. - It quickly went from “I can’t look” to “Look at that” as participants in the TSC Healthcare Camp dissected the sheep heart in front of them. Dissecting a heart was just one of the activities for the nearly two dozen participants in Saturday’s camp designed to introduce participants to healthcare and science. The participants from sixth through 12th grades also learned first aid, CPR, phlebotomy, how to give an injection and took part in an ambulance simulation...
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SoutheastHEALTH to merge with MercyCompetitor will become partner as SoutheastHEALTH president and chief executive officer Ken Bateman announced Monday, Jan. 30, the organization will merge with the Mercy system. According to a release, SoutheastHEALTH has signed a letter of intent with St. Louis-based Mercy, and officials expect the merger to be complete in the fall...
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Sikeston City Council has second reading of recreational marijuana zoning billDuring Sikeston City Council’s regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 30, it had the second reading and approval of the recreational marijuana zoning bill. “This ordinance strictly addresses recreational marijuana facilities,” said Sikeston City Manager Jonathan Douglass...
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Ice-covered roads wreak havoc for motorists, force schools, businesses to stay closedIce-and-snow-covered roads continued to wreak havoc for motorists and close schools and businesses Wednesday in Southeast Missouri. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop E, winter weather storm totals from midnight until 7 p.m. Tuesday included the following: 137 calls for service. Of those, 57 were stranded motorists, 59 crashes, five injury crashes, six injuries from crashes and zero fatalities...
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Charleston DPS officer injured after semi-truck strikes rear of patrol carAn officer with Charleston Department of Public Safety received serious injuries after a semi-truck struck the rear of his patrol car Tuesday in Mississippi County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 7:18 p.m. on northbound Interstate 57 at the 14.2 mile marker. ...
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- Top coach in OVC FB is searching for ways to be even better in 2023
- Portageville softball is already prepping for 2023 success (2/1/23)
- East Prairie, Kelly, Oran and Oak Ridge advance to the Scott-Mississippi semifinals (1/31/23)2
- NMCC drops final two games at Nixa Tournament (1/31/23)
- Charleston wins ninth straight with victory at Show-Me Champions Classic (1/31/23)1
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New Madrid, Lilbourn fire departments work together to fight residential blazes (2/1/23)NEW MADRID, Mo. - The fire departments in New Madrid and Lilbourn have been under an automatic aid agreement for structure fires since at least 2016. This basically means that if a home or business...
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Letter: Thank you, Sikeston-area residents for help with Operation Christmas Child (2/1/23)Dear Editor, I am writing to thank Sikeston-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Generosity throughout contributed to a...
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Use your God-given gift to lift others (1/27/23)In the Kansas City Chiefs’ recent playoff game, quarterback Patrick Mahomes was taken out of the game due to a high ankle injury. The backup quarterback, Chad Henne, came into the game, and set a new...
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Precautions can help stop property theft (1/25/23)NEW MADRID, Mo. - On Jan. 17, officers responded to the storage sheds behind the car wash on US Highway 61 for a break-in. The complainants said they had not been at their storage shed in a few...
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Area man is arrested for indecent exposure (1/18/23)On the morning of Jan. 12, officers responded to a business on Highway 61 for indecent exposure. An employee at the business said a man came through the front door and exposed himself to workers...
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Live in God’s love this MLK Day (1/13/23)Jan. 16 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has provided us with many instructive and memorable quotes. One of my favorites is: “Hate is just as injurious to the hater as it is...
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Stephen Hust (2/2/23)POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Stephen C. Hust, 68, formerly of Sikeston, Missouri, died Feb. 1, 2023, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Shelby Sullivan (2/1/23)MATTHEWS, Mo. —Shelby Jean Sullivan, age 65, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at her home in Matthews. Shelby was born Sept. 17, 1957, in Frostburg, Maryland, to the late Junior and Wanda Folk...
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Nell Owens (2/1/23)VANDUSER, Mo. — Nelwyn "Nell" Dodd Owens of Vanduser transitioned into her new life on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at Bertrand Nursing and Rehab Center with her family by her side. Born April 11, 1932, in...
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Larry Borders (2/1/23)EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Borders, 72, died Jan. 30, 2023, at his home in East Prairie.
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Anita McKinnie (1/31/23)SIKESTON — Anita McKinnie, age 88, passed away on Jan. 30, 2023, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born on March 19, 1934, in Bridges, Missouri, to the late Ulus and Stella McKinley Harper. On Oct. 18, 1953, in Bement, Missouri, at Bement Baptist Church, she married Lynn McKinnie who preceded her in death on Aug. 11, 2021...
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Dustin Grooms (1/31/23)PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. —Dustin Grooms, 79, died Jan. 30, 2023 at Kennett, Missouri. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at First Baptist Church in Portageville. Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery withDeLisle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements...
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