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Patricia Uptain
(Obituary ~ 05/04/21)
ORAN, Mo. — Patricia Louise Howell Uptain was born in West Frankfort, Illinois, on May 4, 1925. She passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at the age of 95. She was the daughter of U.R. and Ruth Howell. She grew up on the Howell Farm near Lone Rock between Oran and Chaffee. ...
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Janice Brackney
(Obituary ~ 05/04/21)
SIKESTON – Janice Ann Brackney, age 79, passed away May 1, 2021, at her home in Sikeston. She was born Jan. 30, 1942, in Sikeston, daughter of the late Clyde and Inez Andres Freeland. She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Sikeston...
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Alma Talley
(Obituary ~ 05/04/21)
WICKLIFFE, Ky. — Alma Jane Wright Talley, 59, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died April 28, 2021, at St. Louis, Missouri. Private services will be held at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery near Charleston at a later date with McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston in charge of arrangements...
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Three injured in shooting at Pink Pony
(Local News ~ 05/04/21)
Three people sustained gunshot wounds in a shooting early Sunday at the Pink Pony nightclub in McClure, Illinois. According to the Illinois State Police investigative report, District 22 troopers responded to a reported shooting at 2:48 a.m. The three injured people were transported to area hospitals...
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Sikeston Jaycees create scholarship at TRC for students on rodeo team
(Local News ~ 05/04/21)
The Sikeston Jaycees have created an endowed scholarship with the Three Rivers Endowment Trust. Scholarship funds will be awarded annually to a member of the TRC Rodeo Team. “We love rodeo and want to help advance the sport,” said Ethan Vazquez, who served as the 2020 Jaycee Club president. “We are all proud to endow this scholarship as another part of our partnership with the Three Rivers College Rodeo team.”...
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Sikeston, Charleston communities taking part in National Day of Prayer
(Local News ~ 05/04/21)
Two local communities have planned events for the National Day of Prayer on Thursday. The Sikeston Area Ministerial Alliance will be sponsoring an online event Thursday. The event will begin at noon on Facebook at the Sikeston Area Ministerial Alliance page. Ten Sikeston pastors are scheduled to take part...
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VA director talks future of facility
(Local News ~ 05/04/21)
The director of the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center on Monday discussed what it means to be a rural hospital, serving a population across Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas. Director Drew DeWitt was the guest speaker at the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon, held at the Holiday Inn ballroom...
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Council: No plans yet for American Rescue Plan funds
(Local News ~ 05/04/21)
Sikeston, along with other cities and counties in the area, will soon be getting their first payment from the American Rescue Plan and some residents are interested in how the City of Sikeston plans to spend the money...
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Sikeston residents speak out on FY22 city budget
(Local News ~ 05/04/21)
Sikeston residents had their first chance to speak out on the City of Sikeston’s budget for fiscal year 2022 at Monday’s City Council meeting. “We’ve been working on the budget for a couple of months,” said Sikeston City Manager Jonathan Douglass, who noted the Council still has the opportunity to move the budget up or down or move funds from one place to another before it is finalized on June 7...
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May Calendar Girl
(Local News ~ 05/04/21)
Lilly Beth Sutton is the Standard Democrat’s May calendar Girl. She is the daughter of Jeff and Tracey Sutton and plans to attend the University of Mississippi where she will major in biology this fall.
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Seniors ready for graduation
(Local News ~ 05/04/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - With May’s arrival, it is a whirlwind of activities for graduating high school seniors. Gideon High School The 15 members of the Gideon High School graduating class returned from their senior trip to Gulf Shores, Ala., on April 30...
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More now to see at New Madrid Historical Museum
(Local News ~ 05/04/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - As COVID restrictions are being eased, Jeff Grunwald, administrator of the New Madrid Historical Museum, is welcoming more and more visitors. Like so many other historic sites, 2020 was a tough year for the museum, which is tucked next to the Mississippi River levee at the end of New Madrid’s Main Street...
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Beta Sigma Phi names Gloria Houston ‘Woman of the Year’
(Local News ~ 05/04/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - “A true giver” were the words used to describe the 2021 Beta Sigma Phi’s Woman of the Year Gloria Houston. Houston was honored April 24 by the local chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, an international women’s sorority. The organization has named a woman of the year from the area since 1975...
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New Madrid Police Chief looks to add chaplain program to police force
(Column ~ 05/04/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Recently I’ve been speaking with other police chiefs and sheriffs in the area about how we can better serve our citizens as well as our employees and several of them have mentioned their chaplain program. Law enforcement chaplains serve a variety of roles in a police organization, from counseling employees and community members, to assisting in death notifications and critical incidents...
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Tree damaged by storm
(Local News ~ 05/04/21)
A strong thunderstorm with high winds, lightning and heavy rains tore through southeast Missouri early Tuesday morning. A tree at the New Madrid County Club was one of the casualties, splitting during the storm.
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