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USDA Seeks Applications for Community Development Grants
(State News ~ 06/03/17)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is seeking applications for the Rural Community Development Initiative grant to support housing, community facilities, and community and economic development projects in rural areas. The grant will be provided through USDA's Community Facilities Rural Community Development Initiative Grant Program. ...
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It's time to plant summer's noon ambrosia—sweet corn
(Outdoors ~ 06/03/17)
“And pray what more can a reasonable man desire, in peaceful times, in ordinary noons, than a sufficient number of ears of green sweet corn boiled, with the addition of salt?” – Henry David Thoreau
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Trump declares emergency in Missouri after floods
(Local News ~ 06/03/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- President Donald Trump signed a major disaster declaration for Missouri in response to spring flooding on Friday. The declaration allows federal aid to be used to help state and local response efforts to flooding and allows eligible residents in 27 counties to apply for federal assistance with temporary housing, repairs and other help...
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Sikeston DPS gets FEMA grant for updated thermal imaging cameras
(Local News ~ 06/03/17)
SIKESTON -- A federal grant to purchase updated thermal imaging cameras for Sikeston Department of Public Safety's Fire Division will improve firefighters' efficiency and increase the chances of saving lives. Sikeston DPS recently received notification from the Federal Emergency Management Agency it was awarded a "2016 Assistance to Firefighters Grant" for $63,500 to replace existing, obsolete thermal imaging cameras, or TICs, for its Fire Division...
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Man of the cross: Sikeston resident receives patent for a cross guitar
(Local News ~ 06/03/17)
SIKESTON -- Lynn Akins has created any number of crosses. He has built small crosses and tall crosses. There are crosses made of wood and others of metal. Some are smooth, others have rough surfaces. Yet, of all the crosses he has created, only one is officially patented by the U.S. government...
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Work to begin on Cloverleaf Interchange on Monday
(Local News ~ 06/03/17)
SIKESTON - Improvements to the Interstate 55/57/U.S. 60 cloverleaf interchange in Sikeston will begin Monday, weather permitting. The interchange is located at mile marker 66. As work is underway, motorists should anticipate various lane and ramp closures...
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Without prayer, nation is truly without a prayer
(Editorial ~ 06/03/17)
Since this is a Sunday column - despite our Saturday delivery - it seems appropriate to talk about prayer. But the subject of prayer is no random coincidence today. Two issues surfaced this week that put prayer front and center. Let's start in Kentucky...
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Ajante Johnson
(Obituary ~ 06/03/17)
ST. LOUIS - Ajante' Kamar Johnson, 16, formerly of Charleston, died May 19, 2017, in St. Louis. Born Aug. 15, 2000, in Sikeston, to Rodney Johnson of St. Louis and the late Audrey Kay Cross, he attended Vashon High School and Gateway STEAM High School. He was a member of the Reserved Officer Training Corps program...
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