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Candidate Filing is Open for August Primary
(State News ~ 03/01/18)
Jefferson City, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft reminds Missourians that candidate filing for the August 7 primary election opened Tuesday, February 27. Filing for these positions will take place in the County Clerk's office in the New Madrid County Courthouse...
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February Fire Reports
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/01/18)
February Incident Report 5 total 0 city 5 rural Rural Incident 1 On 02/03/2018 at 13:28 Fire Department was paged for a mutual aid call over near Gideon. Rural Pumper 1, Tanker Truck & Supply Truck responded to 5420 West State Hwy 162. Upon arrival they found a structure that was detached from the main home structure that was fully involved, they requested more water from Wardell Fire Dept. ...
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TOMORROW'S OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALS SKILLS CHALLENGE
(Local News ~ 03/01/18)
The Arkansas Northeastern College Technical Center host the T.O.P.S. competition annually. Technical Center students are offered the opportunity to train for this competition, and then compete against other secondary centers and school districts in their technical education program area. The first place winner in each category wins a one-year scholarship to Arkansas Northeastern College...
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Severe Weather Awareness Week and Statewide Tornado Drill help Missourians prepare for deadly severe weather threats
(State News ~ 03/01/18)
JEFFERSON CITY – In 2017, Missourians were reminded once again of the deadly, unforgiving force of severe weather. The state suffered its first tornado death in five years; with nine flooding fatalities, Missouri also experienced its second deadliest year for flooding in almost a decade...
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Patrol's Division Of Drug & Crime Control Announces Promotion
(Local News ~ 03/01/18)
Captain Paul D. Kerperin, director of the Division of Drug & Crime Control, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, MO, announced the following promotion effective March 1, 2018: Trooper J. David Patton, Q/DDCC, is being promoted to the rank of corporal and will remain assigned to the Division of Drug and Crime Control...
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Legislative Update: Bills Moving to the Senate
(Column ~ 03/01/18)
HB 1940 would establish the "Cronkite New Voices Act," which provides that in both public high schools and public institutions of higher education a student journalist has the right to exercise freedom of speech and of the press in school-sponsored media. Supporters say current law permits school administrators to unduly restrict student journalist expression. The bill would grant additional protection to ensure student journalists are free to learn and practice responsible journalism...
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Obrey Cogdill Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/01/18)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. Obrey E. Cogdill Sr., 87, died March 1, 2018, in Sikeston.
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Barbara McAfee
(Obituary ~ 03/01/18)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. Barbara McAfee, 79, died Feb. 27, 2018, at her home in East Prairie.
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Martin Kennedy
(Obituary ~ 03/01/18)
NEW MADRID, Mo. Martin Kenneth Kennedy, 72, died Feb. 28, 2018, at Hunter Acres Care Center in Sikeston.
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Darrell Brown
(Obituary ~ 03/01/18)
SIKESTON Darrell Brown, 70, died Feb. 28, 2018, at Westfield Nursing Center in Sikeston.
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