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Sara Landers speaks at Christian Women’s Fellowship meeting
(Community News ~ 01/10/20)
SIKESTON — On Jan. 6, the ladies of Christian Women’s Fellowship were inspired by young Sara Landers who shared her excitement about working this year as a volunteer or intern with Campus Crusade for Christ (now known as CRU). Although Landers earned a degree in early childhood development from Missouri State in May 2019; she has a heart for the 26,000 students on campus there and the confusion they often experience and leaving home for the first time. ...
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Can you imagine naming a town after yourself?
(Column ~ 01/10/20)
Can you imagine naming a town after yourself? Everyone who lives here does as that is exactly what John Sikes set out to do in 1860 when he decided to call his purchased plot of ground Sikeston. Just like Sikeston is named after the founder, believers in Jesus are so named. ...
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Scott City church ready to rebuild after devestating fire
(Community News ~ 01/10/20)
In June, fire devastated the Cornerstone Wesleyan Church at 210 E. Outer Road in Scott City. The building had stood since 1947, and a fire likely started by lightning burned the church beyond rebuilding. Several months later, with a new name -- Restoration Community Church -- and a new pastor -- Bob Lenz -- a new vision and plans for a new building are in full swing...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 01/10/20)
Speak out by calling 471-6636.
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Letter: Stop the animal abuse
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/10/20)
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to Andrew Nipper who has been sentenced to nine years in prison after he stole a dog and stabbed it 11 times, killing the animal. Judge Michael Gardner sentenced Nipper to four years on a felony animal abuse charge, two years for stealing the dog and three years for stalking...
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Margaret Sebourn
(Obituary ~ 01/10/20)
NEW MADRID, Mo. —Margaret Sebourn, 75, died Jan. 9, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardaeu. Born Jan. 29, 1944, in Campbell, daughter of the late John S. and Evelyn Miller Nolen, she was employed for many years at the Bank of New Madrid until her retirement...
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Mike Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/10/20)
BENTON, Mo. — Everett Michael “Mike” Smith, 57, died Jan. 8, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Oct. 7, 1962, in Rosiclare, Ill., son of Frances Januska Smith and the late Everett Wendell Smith, he was a material handler at Verdesian Life Sciences and attended Morley Baptist Church...
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Harold Morse
(Obituary ~ 01/10/20)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Harold Eugene Morse, 76, died Jan. 9, 2020, at his home in Morehouse. Born Oct. 11, 1943, in Morehouse, Mo., son of the late Harvey and Rosie Mcanelly Morse. Survivors include: three brothers, Steve Morse of Benton, Dale Morse of Idalia and Raymond Morse of Dexter; four sisters, Maxine Newell and Bonnie Hughes of Dexter, Ann Copeland of Sikeston and Brenda Condict...
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Missouri Delta Home Health earns top ratings
(Business ~ 01/10/20)
SIKESTON – Missouri Delta Home Health recently received top-tier rankings from two national third-party evaluators of home health agency quality, patient satisfaction, and overall performance – the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Five-Star Quality Rating System and the 2019 HomeCare Elite...
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Scott County fire truck involved in accident Thursday
(Local News ~ 01/10/20)
BENTON, Mo. — A Scott County Rural fire truck was involved in an accident Thursday night while responding to a fire. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a fire truck driven by Zak E. Haskin, 34, was northbound on Route H, one mile south of Benton at 6:47 p.m. Thursday. The fire truck ran off the right side of the roadway, overcorrected and then ran off the left side of the roadway, striking a guardrail and a vehicle driven by Deborah S. Wilson, 62...
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Sikeston summer street program gets approval
(Local News ~ 01/10/20)
SIKESTON — Sikeston is already preparing to fix city streets this summer as the Sikeston City Council approved the 2020 Street and Drainage Improvement Program on Monday. The list of projects include drainage projects, spot repairs, overlays and preventative maintenance. The cost of the projects is estimated at $736,044.73 with the current budget for the items at $750,000...
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New Madrid balances budget, readies for a new year
(Local News ~ 01/10/20)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - For the city of New Madrid, the year ended with good news: the 2019 budget was in the black, the 2020 budget forecasts a surplus and the possibility remains for industrial expansion. As the city council readied for a new year, they made final adjustments to the 2019 budget. The budget showed total revenues of $2,234,833.88 and expenditures of $2,189,269.90 leaving a balance of $45,563.98...
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Night to Shine returning to Sikeston for third year
(Local News ~ 01/10/20)
SIKESTON — Dressing up, dancing, and pictures are all a part of Night to Shine, a prom event for people with special needs sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. But the lasting impression from the night is all of the smiles from the kings and queens...
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Tallapoosa man sentenced to 10 years for Butler murder
(Local News ~ 01/10/20)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — A Tallapoosa man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the 2006 killing of Teresa Butler. Melvin Ray Hufford Jr., 42, was sentenced Friday to seven years for the Class C felony of manslaughter and three years for the Class D felony of tampering with physical evidence. ...
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