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Morley business to host outdoor flea market on SaturdayMORLEY, Mo. — For the past year and a half, Nancy Williams of Jackson, Missouri, said she’s enjoyed filling a niche in the community while running her antique and collectibles business in Morley. “My husband, Bill, and I love going to auctions, and we actually had a storage unit we were selling items out of and then we had to get a second storage unit,” Williams recalled about the beginnings of her business. “We decided we had to either stop going to auctions or find a place to sell this stuff.”...
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Sikeston High School graduates excited to begin new chapterSIKESTON — As the graduates of Sikeston High School’s class of 2024 received their diplomas during Monday night’s commencement ceremony at the Sikeston Fieldhouse, many were feeling the excitement and ready for the future ahead. “I feel like graduation is so exciting, but it’s also nerve-wracking,” said Anabeth Baker, who will attend Mississippi State University and major in psychology. ...
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Sikeston High School awards 230 diplomas to class of 2024SIKESTON — Approximately 230 Sikeston High School and New Horizons High School graduates received diplomas during the 123rd annual commencement exercises Monday, May 13 at the Sikeston Fieldhouse. Members of SHS’ class of 2024 generated $4.2 million in scholarships, according to SHS College Adviser Taneshia Pulley...
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Robinson sentenced to 20 years in prison on child rape, sex abuse chargesPERRYVILLE, Mo. — A former Sikeston, Missouri, police officer was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison for the statutory rape of a child under 14 years old. On May 3, Brian Louis Robinson, 35, of Sikeston was sentenced to serve 20 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections after being charged with one count of first-degree statutory rape with a person under 14, three counts of first-degree statutory sodomy with a person under 14, and two counts of first-degree child molestation, according to online court records.. ...
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Autopsy scheduled following fatal shooting in New Madrid CountyLILBOURN, Mo. —An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday, May 15 as part of a fatal shooting investigation. At approximately 4 p.m. Sunday, May 12, New Madrid County Sheriff deputies responded to a residence on Highway 62 near Lilbourn after receiving a call from the homeowner. The man told officers he had shot someone burglarizing his residence...
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1 adult, 3 children injured in Saturday crashPORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Four people, including three children, were injured in an accident at 2:35 p.m. Saturday, May 11. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a sport utility vehicle driven by Erica D. Ivie, 34, of Portageville was northbound on Interstate 55 approximately four miles north of Portageville, when it struck the driver’s side of a tractor rig driven by James Dierestil, 36, of Lauderdale Lake, Fla. ...
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Sikeston High School graduation will be indoors MondaySIKESTON — Due to the threat of incoming weather, Sikeston High School’s graduation ceremony for Monday, May 13 has been moved indoors to the Sikeston Fieldhouse, the district announced early Saturday, May 11. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for graduation, and the ceremony will start at 7 p.m. Only individuals with a ticket will be able to enter the Fieldhouse. No outside food, drink, flowers or balloons will be allowed...
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Sikeston High School hosts Senior Decision DaySIKESTON — Sikeston High School’s graduating seniors are excited as they prepare for their future, and once again this year they celebrated their impending graduation with a “decision day.” Sikeston High School Seniors Decision Day took place early Friday, May 10 in the high school cafeteria...
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- Multiple Class 3 State qualifiers for NMCC and Kelly (5/14/24)
- Charleston, East Prairie athletes earn berths at Class 2 State Meet (5/14/24)
- SCC’s Banks-Warren, Sanders secure spots at Class 1 State Meet (5/14/24)
- C3D1: East Prairie shocks NMCC with late-game heroics (5/14/24)
- C1D2: Oran secures another shot at district gold (5/14/24)
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A Concord Minute: An Absent Jesus? (5/10/24)“And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him and returned to...
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A Concord Minute: Family matters (5/3/24)“Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, “Make everyone go out from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. And he...
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Letter: Native American facts (5/3/24)Dear Editor: In 1923, a Native America named Minnie Spotted-Wolf was born. She was of the Black Foot Tribe. In 1943, she served in the United States Marine Corps, four years as a heavy equipment...
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Editorial: Newspapers provide authenticity for public notices (5/1/24)Standard DemocratTransparency has become a buzzword for those who spend our tax dollars. Especially for those who are running for an elected position that controls how those tax dollars are spent. They promise to be...
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Fire destroys mobile home in New Madrid (5/1/24)NEW MADRID, Mo. — In the evening hours of April 13, the fire department was paged to a house fire on the corner of Church and Waters streets in New Madrid. A passerby called in that an unoccupied...
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A Concord Minute: Dys-connected to the vine (4/26/24)“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.” -...
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Jane Rainwater (5/14/24)BERTRAND, Mo. — Mary "Jane" Rainwater, 84, died May 14, 2024, at Bertrand Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bertrand. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Henry Jennings Jr. (5/14/24)PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Henry L. Jennings Jr., 42, died May 8, 2024, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Services were conducted at noon Saturday, May 11 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville. Burial was...
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Cynthia Gray (5/14/24)PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Cynthia Lee Gray, 63, died May 9, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Visitation is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 at DeLisle Funeral Home in...
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Debby Perkey (5/14/24)SIKESTON — Debby Perkey, age 66, passed away on May 8, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born on Nov. 21, 1957, in Clarkton, Missouri, to the late Floyd and Vadie Hallum Joiner. She is survived by one son, Jerry Perkey of Sikeston; one daughter, Crystal Perkey of Sikeston; one brother, Bob (Martha) Hallum of Clarkton; four sisters, Shirley (George) Rucker of Sikeston, Diane Palmer of Alabama, Christine Blagg of Kennett, Missouri, and Sue Nelson of Popular Bluff, Missouri; and two grandchildren, Kristin Perkey and Alexis Perkey.. ...
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Lee Delplane (5/14/24)May 22, 1973-May 8, 2024 Loving son, brother and uncle Preceded in death, mother Carolyn Delplane Left behind is father, Lee Delplane; sister, Kerrie Taylor; brother, Jeff Taylor; niece, Chesley Taylor and husband Mouath Smadi; nephew, Preston Gilmore; great-nieces, Camille Helton and Allison Gilmore; great-nephews, Colton Helton and Adi Smadi...
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Grayson Loomes (5/14/24)SIKESTON — Grayson Shain Loomes, 3-month-old son of Daelin Shain Loomes and Raleigh Nicole McDonald of Sikeston, died May 9, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Private services will be held at McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston with Jason Davis, pastor of Anchor Church, officiating...
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