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Top-seeded Sikeston baseball drills Kennett 10-2 to reach district championship game
(High School Sports ~ 05/15/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Kennett baseball team had no answer for Sikeston's offense. The top-seeded Bulldogs shelled out 13 hits and knocked around Kennett's pitching staff for a 10-2 win Monday during a Class 4, District 1 semifinal at Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo...
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Portageville, Scott City baseball teams zoom into Class 3 district title game
(High School Sports ~ 05/15/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A monster 11-run first inning propelled top-seeded Portageville 13-0 over fifth-seeded Kelly Monday in the semifinals of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament. "Sometimes you just sit back and let it come to you," Bulldogs head coach Tyler Trover said. ...
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Two die in accidents over weekend
(Local News ~ 05/15/17)
WARDELL, Mo. - Two drivers were killed in two separate accidents in the Troop E area over the weekend. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 7:52 p.m. Sunday on the east outer road, two miles east of Wardell, Steven A. Fisher, 56, of Portageville was driving northbound when his vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway. The vehicle overturned multiple times, ejecting Fisher...
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Feeding children
(Local News ~ 05/15/17)
Rejena Presley, Phil Shoemaker, and Cheryl Parker fill meal packets during the Feed My Starving Children Mobile Pack Event held this weekend at the National Guard Armory in Sikeston.
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Oran police officer resigns amid accusations of timecard fraud
(Local News ~ 05/15/17)
ORAN, Mo. -- The son of the Oran police chief has resigned his position as a part-time police officer for the city amid accusations of timecard fraud. The accusations were raised by two women with current or past ties to Oran city government: former city clerk Debra Phillips and Cindy Seyer, wife of Alderman Neal Seyer...
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Dexter man charged with sex crime against minor
(Local News ~ 05/15/17)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A Dexter, Mo., man has been charged with having deviant sexual intercourse with a child. Robert Lewis Phillips, 71, was released Friday from Stoddard County Jail on a $25,000 bond after his arrest on two felony charges related to statutory sodomy involving a minor less than 12 years old...
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Fishing Derby
(Local News ~ 05/15/17)
A large crowd took part in the annual Kids Fishing Derby held Saturday morning at the Sports Complex lake.
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Preparing for Memorial Day
(Local News ~ 05/15/17)
Cliff Payne and Josh Burns prepare to paint the flag poles at Veterans Park in preparation for the 2017 Memorial Day service scheduled for May 29 at 10:30 a.m. The VFW, American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Warren Harber and Scott Matthews all made donations to fund this project...
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Ripley man free on bond after lying to federal agent
(Local News ~ 05/15/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A Ripley County man is free on bond after his recent arrest on a federal indictment accusing him of lying to a federal agent about a missing helicopter, which authorities found in his hanger. Lonnie Wayne Reid, 77, made his initial appearance Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Abbie Crites-Leoni on a four-count indictment, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Sorrell...
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New Madrid Ward 2 voters return to polls on June 20
(Local News ~ 05/15/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - The court has set the date to elect the New Madrid alderman from Ward 2. New Madrid Ward 2 voters will be able to cast ballots from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 20 at the New Madrid County Courthouse. Candidates are Russell Riggs, Nick White and John Garner...
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Lester Garner
(Obituary ~ 05/15/17)
CANTON, Ill. - Lester Garner, 58, died May 11, 2017 in Canton. He was born on Dec. 5, 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Edgar Lee Garner and Betty Sue Reynolds, who proceeded him in death. He is survived by one daughter, Faith Altamirano, of Bertrand, Mo.; three brothers, Wayne Garner of Rabbit Hash, Ky., Stephen Garner, of Lodi, Ohio, and Tim Garner of Medina, Ohio; and three grandchildren...
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Betty Jaynes
(Obituary ~ 05/15/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - A "celebration of life" memorial service for Betty Jaynes, 70, formerly of Sikeston and Chaffee, who died May 5, 2017, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at Ray's Banquet Center, 3257 Williams St. in Cape Girardeau. Randy Thomas will officiate...
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