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Budweiser Clydesdales to have big presence at rodeo events
(Local News ~ 07/29/17)
SIKESTON -- The Budweiser Clydesdales will be big part of the 2017 Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo. The Clydesdales will take part in the grand entrance on Aug. 9 and 10 and will attend the Rodeo Clowns and Royalty Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 11 at the Sikeston Bootheel Clubhouse...
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New Madrid woman charged with felony stealing
(Local News ~ 07/29/17)
MINER, Mo. - A woman on probation now faces additional charges after she was caught shoplifting. Kimberly Kay Mathis, 55, of New Madrid is charged with felony stealing. According to Miner Police Chief Chris Griggs, his department received a call Thursday about a woman, later identified as Mathis, going in and out of stores at the Sikeston Outlet Mall and possibly shoplifting...
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Gearing up for tax-free weekend
(Local News ~ 07/29/17)
SIKESTON -- As Missouri's annual tax-free weekend approaches, shoppers should take note back-to-school items sold in Sikeston will be completely tax-free during the three-day period. The three-day shopping event begins at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 4 and runs through Aug. 6. Back-to-School items such as clothing, school supplies, computers and other items defined by the Missouri statute are exempt from state and county sales tax...
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Former Sikeston educator to be honored by DESE as 'Pioneer'
(Local News ~ 07/29/17)
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. - A former Sikeston educator and administrator will be honored by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Robert Buchanan is one of six educators named as "Pioneers in Education" for their commitment and contributions to public education in Missouri. He will be recognized Monday during the 56th Annual Cooperative Conference for School Administrators at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach...
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Scott County farmer delivers watermelons straight to store for sale
(Local News ~ 07/29/17)
BLODGETT, Mo. - Blake Wade of Wade Farms is in his third year of growing watermelons which are picked by hand and delivered straight to the store for sale to the public. "We provide about 2,000 melons per week to Food Giant stores in Missouri and Tennessee," said Wade. "The watermelons go from the field to the store."...
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Scott County farmer delivers watermelons straight to store for sale
(Local News ~ 07/29/17)
BLODGETT, Mo. - Blake Wade of Wade Farms is in his third year of growing watermelons which are picked by hand and delivered straight to the store for sale to the public. "We provide about 2,000 melons per week to Food Giant stores in Missouri and Tennessee," said Wade. "The watermelons go from the field to the store."...
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Federal bureaucracy brings unwelcomed changes to our world
(Column ~ 07/29/17)
Our world is changing in so many ways, it's impossible to keep track.
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Wanda witt
(Obituary ~ 07/29/17)
BERTRAND, Mo. - Wanda Witt, 83, died July 28, 2017, at Bertrand Nursing and Rehab Center in Bertrand. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Jerrie Yarbrough
(Obituary ~ 07/29/17)
SIKESTON - Jerrie Marie Yarbrough, 77, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Born Aug. 21, 1939, in Doniphan, Missouri, to the late Luther and Bernice (Pond) Hudson, she had worked for the original Lambert's Cafe, Harris Drug Store, was a seamstress for Sikes Sporting Goods, worked at Anchor Toy, Todd Laundry and retired from Pyramid Home Health Care...
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Ressie Hendrix
(Obituary ~ 07/29/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Ressie Caldonia Hendrix, 85, died July 26, 2017, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born June 8, 1932, in Union City, Tenn., to the late Walter and Callie Wilson Moore, she was a member of First Baptist Church of Bertrand, and was employed in the housekeeping department for Charleston Manor before retiring...
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Ricky Wilson
(Obituary ~ 07/29/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Richard Rome "Ricky" Wilson, 63, died July 28, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston of an apparent heart attack. Born May 2, 1954, in Sikeston to Rome "Poodle" Wilson who survives of New Madrid and the late Pearline Hessling Wilson, he was a farmer and truck driver and had served in the U.S. Army...
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