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Sikeston man sentenced to 84 months for cocaine and firearms charges
(Local News ~ 12/13/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A Sikeston man was sentenced to prison Wednesday on drug and firearms possession charges. Shalimar M. Ross, 38, was sentenced to 84 months on one felony count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and one felony count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, according to U.S. Attorney's Office. He appeared before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr...
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Wanted Sikeston man turns self in to police
(Local News ~ 12/13/17)
Maurice Newman, 31, of Sikeston called and turned himself in to Sikeston detectives in Sikeston following a weekend incident where he allegedly fired gunshots at a vehicle and fled, according to Sgt. Jon Broom, public information officer with Sikeston Department of Public Safety. Newman was apprehended just after 1 p.m. Wednesday at 835 William St..
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Help me understand the new harassment limits
(Column ~ 12/13/17)
Let me start with a confession. I am a serial hugger. But in the current social climate, perhaps I need to rethink my absolutely innocent actions. When is an innocent hug inappropriate? Or a peck on the cheek? Or a wink? If there is a line not to be crossed, please help men understand those new limits.No means no and unwanted gestures are always unwanted. I get that and every sane man alive should get that. But we seem to be moving the goal line and the rules of social interactions are increasingly murky. What once passed for both parties as friendly banter or an innocent touch is now viewed as a predatory action.
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Juanita Lee
(Obituary ~ 12/13/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- Juanita Mae Lee, 89, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Dec. 11, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 23, 1928, in Marmaduke, Ark., daughter of the late Holland and Lillie Hickson Herndon, she was a member of the Unity Baptist Church of Benton. She was a department manager for Wal-Mart in Poplar Bluff for over 17 years...
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George Reed
(Obituary ~ 12/13/17)
PUXICO, Mo. -- George Reed, 75, died Dec. 12, 2017, at Poplar Bluff Regional Center in Poplar Bluff. Born Dec. 2, 1942, in St. Louis, son of the late Anthony Leroy and Eva Marcella Clodfelter Reed, he had lived in St. Louis where he worked in sales at a gun store. He moved to Puxico in the early 1990 and had worked at Bill's Market before he retired. He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard and attended the Duck Creek Baptist Church...
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