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Pemiscot County Farm Family of Year
(Local News ~ 09/26/19)
The Bradfield Family for being chosen as Missouri Farm Family for Pemiscot County for 2019! Toby and Kelli Bradfield and family of Portageville were among the families honored during the 61st annual Farm Family Day, Aug. 12 at the Missouri State Fair. They live just south of Portageville...
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Come meet the new University Extension agent
(Local News ~ 09/26/19)
PORTAGEVILLE - With the many changes being made within the University of MIssouri Extension Services, there are more new agents coming to help fulfill the needs of the Bootheel three county area: Dunklin, Pemiscot and New Madrid. Samantha (Sam) Anderson is the new county engagement specialist in health and nutrition...
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Rate change approved for Liberty Utilities Natural Gas customers
(State News ~ 09/26/19)
JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved tariffs filed by Liberty Utilities (Midstates Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities which change the natural gas rates of Liberty Utilities customers effective October 1, 2019. The rate changes reflect the Weather Normalization Adjustment Rider (WNAR) which...
- Trey Rone talks with JAG students (Local News ~ 09/26/19)
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Albert Cox
(Obituary ~ 09/26/19)
SIKESTON - Albert Lee Cox, age 72, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born January 4, 1947, in Sikeston, Missouri to the late J.F. Cox, Jr. and Alberta Masters Cox. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church of Sikeston, graduated from Sikeston High School in 1964, received a degree in accounting from Southeast Missouri State University, as well as a law degree from Memphis State. ...
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Maxine Daniel
(Obituary ~ 09/26/19)
DEXTER, Mo. — Maxine Daniel, 95, died Sept. 19, 2019, at the Winchester Nursing Center in Bernie, Mo. Born March 24, 1924, in St. Louis, Mo., to the late Leslie Harrison and Frona Francis Stuart, she lived in Dexter most of her life where she worked as a bank teller and bookkeeping department supervisor and caseworker with the Stoddard County Family Service office. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Dexter where she taught youth and adult Sunday School, sang in the...
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Heidi Hall, former writer at Sikeston newspaper, dies
(Obituary ~ 09/26/19)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Heidi Neiland Hall, 49, a former employee of the Democrat Advertiser in Sikeston, died Sept. 25, 2019. Born Dec. 18, 1969, in Wilmington, Delaware, to the late George Travis Nieland and of Claudia Dunne Haley and Randy Haley, her stepfather, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, she was raised in Sikeston, beginning her rise through the newspaper industry at the Democrat Advertiser. ...
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SEMO sees enrollment decline even with record retention rate
(Local News ~ 09/26/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Southeast Missouri State University has fewer students this year than last, fueled by a 9.3% drop in the number of high school students taking college classes. Overall, Southeast’s enrollment, as of the fourth week of classes, declined by 3.9% from fall 2018 to fall 2019, school officials said...
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VA to become smoke-free on Tuesday
(Local News ~ 09/26/19)
POPLAR BLUFF - The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff announced it will be implementing national smoke-free campus policies beginning October 1. This will include the Poplar Bluff facility as well as the clinics in West Plains, Farmington, Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, and Salem, Missouri, and Paragould and Pocahontas, Arkansas...
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Deadline to be included in new Scott County bicentennial book nears
(Local News ~ 09/26/19)
Those wanting to be a part of the Scott County Bicentennial Celebration in a new book about the county have until November to do so. In celebration of the Scott County bicentennial in 2021, the Scott County Bicentennial Committee is sponsoring, compiling, and publishing a new book, “Scott County, Missouri History & Families — Bicentennial Edition.” The book will include the history of Scott County, including family histories, communities, churches, schools, businesses, farms, memorials, tributes, clubs, organizations, and more.. ...
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Conservation agent speaks at Sikeston Regional Chamber luncheon
(Local News ~ 09/26/19)
SIKESTON — Scott County Conservation Agent Andrew Mothershead gave a presentation on the Missouri Department of Conservation Thursday at the Sikeston Regional Chamber luncheon held at the Clinton Building. Mothershead discussed his job as a law enforcement officer, saying many times the conservation agent’s work is “shrouded in mystery.”...
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Religion briefs
(Community News ~ 09/26/19)
MINER, Mo. — A benefit auction will be held at 5 p.m. on Oct. 5 at Chapel By the Lake. All proceeds will go to Nicholas Simmons for medical supplies and bills after he was injured in an accident. There will be food and drink as well. SIKESTON — LIFE CHAIN 2019 will be held from 2:30-3:30 p.m. ...
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Known for red doors, church has storied history in Charleston
(Local News ~ 09/26/19)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Known as the church with the red doors, the Charleston First Christian Church has a storied history in Charleston, dating back to the 1800s. Located at 324 E. Cypress at the corner of Cypress and Virginia, the church has a unique feature with red doors leading into the sanctuary. According to pastor Joe Mooney, the red doors are a representation or symbol of the blood of Christ...
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