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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 11/22/19)
Yes, I’m calling in about KFVS-12. Does anybody know why their over-the-air signal is so weak? It’s like in the 20s. WPSD Channel 6 is in the 90s. I just wondered if someone knew why Channel 12’s signal is so weak?
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After over 13 years, arrest made in Teresa Butler case
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — Over 13 years after Teresa Butler went missing from her Risco, Mo., home that left many questions for family, friends and law enforcement, an arrest has been made. On Thursday, Melvin Ray Hufford Jr., 42, of Tallapoosa, Mo., was charged through New Madrid County with first degree involuntary manslaughter and tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution for his role in the Butler disappearance...
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Lewis Phillips
(Obituary ~ 11/22/19)
SIKESTON — Vester “Lewis” Phillips, age 96, passed away on Nov. 20, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born April 3, 1923, in Fort Douglas, Ark., he was the son of the late Jesse and Susie Maggard Phillips. On Sept. 15, 1945, in Lamar, Ark., he married Thelma Irene Breedlove Phillips who preceded him in death on July 1, 2016...
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Darrell Barnett
(Obituary ~ 11/22/19)
SIKESTON — Darrell Calvin Barnett, 77, died Nov. 22, 2019, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born Oct. 9, 1942, near Sikeston, son of the late Bennie and Verlin Barnett, he was raised by Myles and Johnnie Stone who have also preceded him in death. He served as a private in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era. ...
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Business Notebook
(Business ~ 11/22/19)
Pinkston promoted to loan officer at First State Bank and Trust SIKESTON — First State Bank & Trust Co., Inc. recently promoted Callie Pinkston to loan officer at the Sikeston branch. Her new responsibilities include evaluating and approving real estate, auto and personal loans...
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Kathy Medley selected to take part in Delta Leadership Program
(Business ~ 11/22/19)
SIKESTON — A Sikeston resident will be taking part in a leadership academy. Kathy Medley will participate in the Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) Delta Leadership Institute (DLI.) where she and others from the seven other Delta states to participate in the 10-month DLI Executive Academy to help further her skills in community leadership, policy development, and regional collaboration to drive economic growth across the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions...
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Business spotlight: Holmes has interesting path to becoming owner of Security Locksmith
(Business ~ 11/22/19)
SIKESTON — For Joshua Holmes, owner of Security Locksmith Shop and Door Service, the path to his career wasn’t a normal one. “Fascinating story,” Holmes said. “My dad wanted a retirement plan from the highway department, so he agreed to spend everything he had saved on the locksmith company that his brother in-law worked at, with no intention of actually learning the trade.”...
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Winter agricultural conferences prep farmers for upcoming season
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
SIKESTON — As local farmers near the end of their harvest seasons, several agriculture conferences are planned in the coming weeks and even into the new year. “Right now, farmers are just trying to finish this year up as quick as they can and start planning for next year pretty quickly,” said David Reinbott, agriculture business specialist for the University of Missouri Extension Benton...
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Lula Cravens
(Obituary ~ 11/22/19)
SIKESTON — Lula Cravens, 90, died Nov. 21, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Oct. 31, 1929, in Oklahoma, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Edna Allred Flowers. Her husband, Ray S. Cravens, preceded her in death on June 11, 1991...
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Miner residents getting new water meters and water bills
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
MINER — Residents of Miner will soon be seeing changes to their water meters and water bills. Letters have been sent out to Miner residents, informing them of the project to replace old analog water meters with new cellular read digital water meters...
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Sikeston man sentenced to 10 years for drug, gun crimes
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A Sikeston man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal court on drug and gun crimes. Robert Dylan Sitzes-Mason, 24, received a prison sentence of 120 months from United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. Sitzes-Mason had previously pled guilty to one count of possession of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. ...
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Sikeston man wanted for Carbondale shooting still at large
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
SIKESTON — A Sikeston man wanted for his role in the shooting death of a Carbondale, Ill., man remains at-large. Olando/Orlando “T.J.” Sheron Jr., 24, of Sikeston, who was acquitted on Oct. 18 of the 2016 murder of a Sikeston man, is wanted on a murder warrant stemming from the Nov. 3 shooting death of 27-year-old Keon Cooper of Carbondale...
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Keeping warm: The Warming Center is place for those who have nowhere to go to get warm on cold nights
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
SIKESTON — As winter nears with falling temperatures, many turn up the heat in their homes or curl up under a warm blanket. But unfortunately, not everybody has that option. That is where Spread Hope Now steps in. Through Spread Hope Now, Sikeston now has The Warming Center, an overnight warming facility for those who have nowhere to go to get warm on cold nights. The Warming Center, located at 915 S. Kingshighway, is open when the forecasted overnight temperature reaches 35 degrees or below...
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Samantha Wilkinson
(Obituary ~ 11/22/19)
NEW MADRID, Mo.— Samantha Wilkinson, 33, died Nov. 10, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Nov. 2, 1986, in Sikeston, she was the daughter of David Wilkinson of Poplar Bluff and Elizabeth Green of New Madrid. Other survivors include: one daughter; one sister, Angela Wilkinson of New Madrid; and a niece and nephew.
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