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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 05/06/20)
I have some excess junk to dispose of and lo and behold I find out that Scott County nor the City of Sikeston either one has a landfill. No wonder this county is so trashy and junky.
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Chief James McMillen: Requirement extended to enlarge DPS applicant pool
(Column ~ 05/06/20)
One thing that continues to amaze me is the training that our officers need to do the jobs they do. It is extensive to say the least and it only seems to increase as time goes on. The SEMO Law Enforcement Academy class is 800 hours and takes five months to complete. ...
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Glenn Stewart
(Obituary ~ 05/06/20)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Lloyd Glenn Stewart, 72, died May 2, 2020, at Memphis, Tenn. Born Jan. 11, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, son of the late Mary Ruth Phillips Stewart and Lloyd Stewart, he graduated from Portageville High School in 1966. He attended Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, where he graduated in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science in history and social studies. ...
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Vivian Burch
(Obituary ~ 05/06/20)
SIKESTON — Vivian Brasier Burch, 92, died May 5, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Born Oct. 19, 1927, in Essex, daughter of the late Louie and Minnie Trotter Brasier, she was a member of the Taylor Baptist Church in Essex. She moved to Sikeston in 1989 and was employed with the International Shoe Company in Sikeston and later with the Missouri Diagnostic Center in Sikeston...
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Jim Hall
(Obituary ~ 05/06/20)
LAFORGE, Mo. — James “Jim” Carrol Hall of LaForge, Mo., passed away at home on May 5, 2020, surrounded by his loving family and very special friend, JoAnn Buck. He was 84 years old. Jim was born Dec. 12, 1935, to Matt and Ethel Flowers Hall in Center Ridge, Ark...
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Missouri to receive $66 million for child care assistance, $1.5 million for food banks under federal CARES Act
(Local News ~ 05/06/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — During Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing, Gov. Mike Parson announced that Missouri will receive $66 million for child care assistance and $1.5 million for food banks under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act...
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MERS Goodwill to reopen some stores Thursday; Sikeston location will open
(Local News ~ 05/06/20)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — MERS Missouri Goodwill Industries will reopen 23 of its 44 retail stores and donations centers on Thursday in accordance to and under the direction of federal, state, and local guidelines. The stores in outlying Missouri areas where the order has been lifted including stores in St. ...
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UPDATED NUMBERS: 4 more staff members, another inmate test positive at prison
(Local News ~ 05/06/20)
The Missouri Department of Corrections reports one additional inmate and four staff members at the Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston have tested positive for the coronavirus as of Wednesday. This brings the prison’s total number of confirmed cases to 31 inmates and nine staff members...
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