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DPS responds to social media video of domestic violence arrest
(Local News ~ 08/23/19)
SIKESTON — A video circulating on social media regarding a domestic violence arrest on Wednesday in Sikeston has prompted a response from Sikeston Department of Public Safety. “I understand that any arrest involving violence is never pretty, but I feel it necessary to explain what led up to this incident,” said Sikeston Department of Public Safety Acting Director Jim McMillen...
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TCA announces 3 new teachers for 2019-2020
(08/23/19)
SIKESTON — The Christian Academy in Sikeston will have three new teachers for the 2019-2020 school year. Daniel Schaefer has a bachelor’s degree in Bible from Southwest Baptist. He is the new second grade teacher and leads chapel each Wednesday morning for the entire The Christian Academy student body and staff. He and his wife have three students, and he is a youth leader at Unity Baptist in Benton, Mo...
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Stone takes over as principal at Portageville Middle School
(08/23/19)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — While he has been seen by many on the girls basketball sidelines, BJ Stone will be more behind the desk this year as the new Portageville Middle School principal. “One of my goals this school year is to build strong personal relationships with the student body and develop strong working bonds with the staff,” said Stone...
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Portageville teacher receives check from MRTF
(08/23/19)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - A Portageville High School teacher recently received a grant from the Missouri Retired Teachers Foundation (MRTF). Christina Brands submitted an application for a specific use focused on robotics for a $500 grant from the MRTF. On Aug. 13, Brands was presented with her check...
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Two join Saint Francis Healthcare System Board of Directors
(Business ~ 08/23/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System welcomes two new members to the Saint Francis Healthcare System Board of Directors. Adam Kidd and Laura Younghouse joined the Board. Adam Kidd is the president of Kidd Oil Co. He has served on the Saint Francis Health Develop-ment Board since 2015. ...
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Keith Evans
(Obituary ~ 08/23/19)
DOGWOOD, Mo. — Rondal Keith “Fat Boy” Evans, 68, died Aug. 21, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Feb. 19, 1951, in Bells, Tenn., to the late Jimmie Jackson Evans and Myrtle Irene Laferney Evans, he was formerly a dispatcher for Hall Trucking Co. in Charleston and of the Baptist belief...
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A Full Slate: Fisher Delta Research Center Field Day will feature tours on soybeans, cotton and weeds
(Local News ~ 08/23/19)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — The Fisher Delta Research Center Field Day will showcase more than 10 presentations related to a variety of subjects, including soybeans, cotton and weeds from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 30 at the Center in Portageville. The Field Day, as well as lunch served around noon, is free and open to the public...
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Missouri Budget Project to host group discussion in Miner
(Local News ~ 08/23/19)
SIKESTON — Missouri Budget Project will host two group discussions about Missouri’s children and families Aug. 27 in Southeast Missouri. The first session will be from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at Drury Inn in Miner. Refreshments will be provided. The discussion will be with children’s advocates, service providers and grassroots organizations...
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Portageville City Council repeals alcohol ordinance
(Local News ~ 08/23/19)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - It took a vote from Portageville Mayor Floyd Simmons to repeal the city’s alcohol ordinance at the Portageville City Council meeting Aug. 19. Several members of the Portageville Jaycees, Chamber of Commerce and the Ministerial Alliance nearly filled the court room which was moved from Portageville City Hall due to no air conditioning...
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Mississippi County commissioners, sheriff discuss law enforcement budget
(Local News ~ 08/23/19)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — The Mississippi County Commission and Sheriff’s Office are working together to ensure the county’s $1.8-million law enforcement budget is a balanced one by year’s end. The county’s Presiding Commissioner James D. Conn, First District Commissioner Mitch Pullen and Second District Commissioner Darrell Jones discussed the current status of the budget with Sheriff Britton Ferrell and Capt. ...
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Out with the old, in with the new: Morehouse gets new water system as old water treatment facility, water tower come down
(Local News ~ 08/23/19)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. — After many years of Morehouse residents complaining of drinking water being brown, a new water system is hoping to solve that problem. Being financed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, a new water system is being installed...
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Janet Spitler
(Obituary ~ 08/23/19)
BERTRAND, Mo. — Janet S. Spitler, 80, died Aug. 21, 2019, at Bertrand Nursing and Rehab Center in Bertrand. Born Jan. 9, 1939, in Sikesston, daughter of the late Charles Krauss and Lois Ray Krauss, she was a former assistant administrator for Sikeston Health Care for 36 years. She was a member of the Sikeston Elks Lodge 2319 and the Sikeston American Legion Post 114...
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William Hahs
(Obituary ~ 08/23/19)
SIKESTON — William Asa “Bill” Hahs, 95, died Aug. 23, 2019, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Etta Mayberry
(Obituary ~ 08/23/19)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. — Etta Lee Mayberry, 87, died Aug. 23, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Dec. 6, 1931, in Advance, daughter of the late George Herman and Laura Golden McNamee Winemiller, she was a saw operator at Havco Wood Products...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 08/23/19)
Trump guaranteed us that Mexico was going to pay for the wall. Tariffs have risen from 21 to 28 percent in the past three years and just like that Mexico paid for the wall.
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