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Sikeston man wanted on felony warrants arrested after vehicle, foot pursuit
(Local News ~ 12/19/16)
SIKESTON -- A vehicle and foot pursuit of a Sikeston man wanted on several felony warrants resulted in his arrest Thursday. At 12:30 p.m. Thursday, officers with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety observed a vehicle in the 900 block of Davis Street being driven by Marco Tyrone Sawyer, 31, of Sikeston, according to Sgt. Jon Broom, public information officer with Sikeston DPS...
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Dunklin County murder suspect is granted a change in venue
(Local News ~ 12/19/16)
KENNETT, Mo. (SMNS) -- A suspect charged with murder in Dunklin County was granted a change of venue, with further hearings set for New Madrid County. Josue Rivera's request was granted Tuesday, with this first hearing in New Madrid County set for 1 p.m. Dec. 27...
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Eighth District representative writes to president-elect Trump urging 14 regulation changes
(Local News ~ 12/19/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - U.S. Rep. Jason Smith has asked President-elect Donald Trump to take steps to ax 14 federal rules and regulations that are "harming our congressional district and rural America." In a letter to Trump dated Dec. 5, Smith (R-Salem) wrote residents of Southeast Missouri and the south-central part of the state "are struggling under the weight of regulations created at the direction of President (Barack) Obama."...
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Bootheel receives first blast of wintry weather
(Local News ~ 12/19/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Temperatures took a nose dive in Missouri on Sunday after freezing rain blanketed roads with ice, causing scores of accidents including some fatalities. At least three deaths in Missouri were blamed on icy roads late Friday after a treacherous mix of snow and freezing rain blasted much of the state...
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Ringing out the sounds of Christmas
(Local News ~ 12/19/16)
The Sam C. and Jane Goodin Memorial Handbell Choir performs during Sunday's annual "Celebrate Christmas in Charleston" concert at the First United Methodist Church. The concert also featured the Riverbend Brass, organist Terry A. Parker, pianist Sallie Brown Goodin and solos by Anne Bird Moore-Meyer, Mary Katherine Branum and Kerry Davis...
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Wreaths and remembering
(Local News ~ 12/19/16)
Gabriel Scherer, above, places a wreath on his grandfather's grave during Wreaths Across America held Saturday at St. Denis Cemetery in Benton. Scherer's grandfather was a World War II veteran. Sheryl Robertson Smith, left, urges the crowd to research and pass on family history during her presentation at the Wreaths Across America service...
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Deborah Taylor
(Obituary ~ 12/19/16)
FLORISSANT, Mo. -- Deborah Lorraine "Debbie" Taylor, 60, died Dec. 16, 2016, at her home. Born Sept. 15, 1956, in St. Louis, daughter of Charles J. Taylor of Vanduser and Juanita D. Taylor of Florissant, she was a member of Halls Ferry Christian Church...
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Joyce Strauser
(Obituary ~ 12/19/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Joyce Levena Burton Strauser , 60, died Dec. 16, 2016, at her home. Born Feb. 18, 1956, in Hornersville, daughter of Levena Theola "Toby" Keys Burton and the late Calvin Van Burton, she had grown up in Southeast Missouri and had lived in the Advance area all of her life. She worked as a waitress and bartender, and for Walmart and Gold Bond-Unilever in Sikeston for 28 years...
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Velma Stacy
(Obituary ~ 12/19/16)
JACKSONVILLE, Ark. - Velma Ruth "Ricki" Duke Stacy, age 85, of Jacksonville, Ark., went to be with her Lord on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. She was born March 15, 1931, to the late Martin E. Duke and Stella V. Tate Duke. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her siblings, Lydia Belle Duke, Riley R. Duke, Hazel Duke Billington, Saundra Duke Presley; and two grandchildren...
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Lisa Johnson
(Obituary ~ 12/19/16)
SIKESTON -- Elizabeth "Lisa" Johnson, 60, died Dec.17, 2016, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 2, 1956, in St. Louis, to the late Frederick and Mary Anne Snyder Johnson. Survivors include one sister, Nancee Williams of Cape Girardeau...
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Phyllis Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 12/19/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Phyllis Elizabeth O'Donnell Bollinger, 97, formerly of Chaffee, died Dec. 17, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Born June 24, 1919, in Cairo, Ill., the daughter of William C. and Myrtle O'Donnell, she was a graduate of St. ...
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