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One arrested following alleged stabbing in Charleston
(Local News ~ 04/27/21)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — One person is in custody following an alleged stabbing of another person early Sunday in Charleston. At 8:40 a.m. Sunday, officers with Charleston Department of Public Safety responded to a report of an assault/stabbing in the 600 block of West Marshall where they located a subject who was stabbed in the back and received treatment by EMS. A subject was detained a short time later at another location and was taken into custody...
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Ruth Schaffer
(Obituary ~ 04/27/21)
SIKESTON — Ruby "Ruth" Schaffer, 91, died April 26, 2021, at her daughter's home in Sikeston. Private services will be held at a later date with Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston in charge of arrangements.
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Marydell Marson
(Obituary ~ 04/27/21)
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — Marydell Delois (Hoxworth) Marson, 87, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2021, after a tragic fall and week of fighting her injuries. Marydell was known best for her kind and sweet disposition with a generous heart, steadfast in her faith despite life’s many challenges. ...
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Tony Dickson
(Obituary ~ 04/27/21)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Tony Lee Dickson, 54, resident of East Prairie, died April 21, 2021, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Sept. 6, 1966, in Sikeston, to the late James Lee Dickson, Sr., and Althea Maxine Thomas Dickson of East Prairie...
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Tyson Foods awards $40,000 to SEMO Food Bank for mobile food distributions
(Local News ~ 04/27/21)
SIKESTON – Tyson Foods has awarded a $40,000 grant to Southeast Missouri Food Bank to help fight food insecurity. The funds will be used to support nutritious food distributed through Truck to Table Mobile Food Pantries in Stoddard, Scott and Dunklin counties...
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Charleston R-1 hires school case worker, focuses on meeting student needs
(Local News ~ 04/27/21)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — School leaders are continuing to make strides to support the needs of Charleston R-1 students. For the first time ever, Charleston R-I School District will have a school case worker. Superintendent Jeremy Siebert said the new position is a major need for the school and students...
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Missouri’s population climbs above 6 million
(Local News ~ 04/27/21)
There were nearly 166,000 more Missourians living in the Show Me State in 2020 than there were in 2010, according to data released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The state’s population, the Census Bureau reported, went from 5,988,927 as measured in the 2010 census count to 6,154,913 as of April 1, 2020, the nation’s most recent “Census Day.”...
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R-1 SkillsUSA advisor earns state and regional honors
(Local News ~ 04/27/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — Gloria Houston admits she would much rather talk about her students and their success, yet it is their success that brought her recognition. On April 15, Houston, the health science instructor at the New Madrid County R-1 Technical Skills Center, was named the 2021 SkillsUSA Missouri Advisor of the Year. The next day, she received an email naming her the SkillsUSA Region 4 Advisor of the Year...
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R-1 TSC to graduate certified phlebotomists
(Local News ~ 04/27/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — You might say it was a shot in the arm for the New Madrid County R-1 Technical Skills Center’s Health Science Program. This year’s Health Science students, under the direction of instructor Gloria Houston, not only earned their certified nursing assistant licenses but by May will receive national certification in phlebotomy. Phlebotomists are technicians who draw blood...
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Sikeston City Council OKs bids for street improvements
(Local News ~ 04/27/21)
SIKESTON — Work will soon begin to improve some Sikeston streets. The Sikeston City Council awarded some street improvement bids during Monday’s meeting, as part of the 2021 Street Improvement Program. Council awarded the bid for the cold milling, pavement replacement and bituminous overlay on Adams, Jefferson and Osage to Apex Paving of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for $160,210.12. ...
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R-1 boosts salaries for 2021-22
(Local News ~ 04/27/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Salaries are going up for New Madrid County R-1 School employees. During the April Board of Education meeting, approval was given to increase the 2021-2022 salaries. According to Dr. Sam Duncan, R-1 superintendent, the increase equates to a 5.88 percent hike for all employees. It will bring the base salary for starting teachers to $36,000; the base salary previously was $34,000...
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Memorials added to the New Madrid Library
(Community News ~ 04/27/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - The following books were funded by gifts to the New Madrid Memorial Library: “God is in the Rescue” by Manon Lessard given in memory of Ralph Barnwell by Glenda Barnes. “Faith, Farming and Family” by Caitlin Henderson given in memory of Fred and Goldie Barbre and their deceased children by Ravenna Grissom...
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Hill and Adams honored
(Community News ~ 04/27/21)
Longtime Portageville Police Capt. Freddie HIll, left, and Portageville Police Chief Ronnie Adams are retiring from their positions with the police department. The two men were honored on April 17 with a reception at the Portageville Community Building...
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Man charged with stealing ATV from just outside city
(Column ~ 04/27/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - On April 20 at around 7:30 a.m., an officer was called to Femmer Drive for found property. The officer found a black and yellow ATV parked in the backyard of an empty residence with no one around. He ran the serial number on the ATV, got the registered owner’s name, and made contact with him over the phone...
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