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TRC Dexter Center offering certification in welding
(Local News ~ 10/24/17)
DEXTER, Mo. -- In an effort to meet an increased demand for skilled workers, the Three Rivers College Dexter Center began offering a one-year certification in welding in the fall semester. The college also offers a two-year associates degree in welding...
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DAEOC Homeless Shelter: Fresh start for a better life for families
(Local News ~ 10/24/17)
SIKESTON -- It is a letter Joel Evans keeps framed at his Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation office. Sketched at the top is a building with six doors. Printed in pencil are the words: "Dear Shelter I'm glade you gave us a place to lay my head and give us food and drinks and I'm glad that ya'll put us in a place and exually for my mom thank you so much god will bless you pepal thank you so much"...
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Tax credit purchases benefit donors and homeless shelter
(Local News ~ 10/24/17)
Funding cuts have DAEOC officials scrambling to keep a roof overhead for the homeless families in Southeast Missouri. Joel Evans, president and CEO for the Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation, estimates annually it takes more than $250,000 to operate the local shelter which provides temporary housing for up to five families at a time...
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Jennet Blair
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Jennet Dovie Blair, 75, formerly of Lilbourn, died Oct. 19, 2017, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Born Aug. 21, 1942, in Lilbourn, daughter of the late Eddie and Savannah Owens Blair, she was a member of Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church...
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Lidia James
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Lidia Odessa James, 73, died Oct. 21, 2017, at her home in Portageville. Born Jan. 4, 1944, in Portageville, daughter of the late Mae Fannie Ward Durden and Love Durden, she was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and retired from Plastine Supply Co. where she worked for over 30 years...
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Vanita Jaynes
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
SIKESTON -- Vanita Elizabeth Jaynes, 96, died Oct. 24, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born July 12, 1921, in Bertrand, daughter of the late Robert and Martha Fenimore, she was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Sikeston for 70 years and worked as a sales clerk at Buckner-Ragsdale until she retired in 1978. She also enjoyed playing golf with her friends at the Sikeston Country Club...
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Robert Foster
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Robert Earl Foster, 65, formerly of Charleston, died Oct. 20, 2017, at St. Louis University Hospital. Born May 25,1952, in Kansas City, son of Collier and Dorothy Swapshir Foster of Detroit, he attended and graduated from Charleston High School. He worked for Wyatt Levy District for many years...
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Lamontaye Williams Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Lamontaye Cortez Williams Jr., 2 months old, died Oct. 14, 2017, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Born Aug. 4, 2017, in St. Louis, he was the son of Lamontaye Cortez Williams Sr. and Burnadett Jones of Charleston. In addition to his parents, survivors include: one brother, Armonty Quinn of Charleston; one sister, Lameria Renee Williams of Charleston; his grandparents, Bradford Garland of Charleston and Beverly Jones of Charleston...
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Walter Whitney Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/24/17)
WILSON CITY, Mo. -- Walter Whitney Jr., 84, died Oct. 19, 2017, at Charleston Manor Skilled Nursing Facility in Charleston. Born June 4, 1933, in Clarksdale, Miss., son of the late Walter Whitney Sr. and Susie Mix Whitney, he was of the Baptist belief. He as an auto mechanic and retired from Soloman's Savage Yard in Cairo, Ill...
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