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Bob Dickerson
(Obituary ~ 05/13/21)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Robert “Bob” Dickerson Sr., 84, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Monday, May 10, 2021, at Oakdale Care Center. Mr. Dickerson was born Dec. 13, 1936, to James Sylvester and Myrtle Irene (Morse) Dickerson in Morehouse. He married his one and only love, Mary Joan Kane, on July 27, 1957, in Morehouse. She survives...
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Peggy Artrip
(Obituary ~ 05/13/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Peggy Ann Artrip, age 63, passed away on May 12, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 4, 1957, in Akron, Ohio, to the late Frank and Marjorie Dudley Estes. On March 15, 1985, in Cambridge, Ohio, she married Terry Artrip who preceded her in death on Jan. 10, 2020...
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Emma Johnson
(Obituary ~ 05/13/21)
SIKESTON — Emma L. Johnson, age 98, passed away on May 12, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 22, 1923, in Essex, to the late Charles F. and Minnie English Wamble. She was a member of Illinois Avenue General Baptist Church in Sikeston...
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Student recognized as ‘Sikeston R-6 Hero’
(Local News ~ 05/13/21)
SIKESTON — A Sikeston R-6 student was recognized by the district for his act of heroism when a teacher recently suffered a medical emergency in the classroom. Kyler Jordan, a student at the Sikeston Alternative Center, received the “Sikeston R-6 Hero” award during Tuesday’s regular Board of Education meeting in the cafeteria at Sikeston High School...
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Gas prices still high but no shortage locally
(Local News ~ 05/13/21)
Across Missouri the average cost of regular unleaded fuel increased by seven cents last week, as some Missourians begin to worry about fuel availability. However, officials warn the fuel availability locally is good. According to the AAA Missouri Weekend Gas Watch, Missourians are paying $2.76 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, a price that is $1.24 higher than a year ago...
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Witnesses report 15-20 shots fired in Poplar Bluff shooting
(Local News ~ 05/13/21)
Witnesses report hearing upwards of 20 shots Tuesday in an incident that left three people with gunshot wounds, and at least one seriously injured. Monshun J. Johnson, 32, of the 800 block of Vine Street and the 1500 block of Coolidge Street, was taken to a St. Louis hospital for treatment after an incident near the intersection of Garfield and Mary streets, according to police. Names for the other two victims have not been released, but they were treated locally, officials said Wednesday...
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Free food distributed
(Local News ~ 05/13/21)
The Sikeston Alternative Center gave free food to Sikeston residents on Wednesday afternoon. The school gave boxes of produce, a box of dry goods and some beef sticks donated by the SEMO Food Bank.
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Memorial Day: Part 1
(Column ~ 05/13/21)
Memorial Day is May 31 and is established to remember those who were killed serving our country or they are called Killed in Action (KIA). I want to highlight one generation that needs special acknowledgment and that is our Vietnam generation. That generation was treated so poorly and called terrible names as they returned to an ungrateful nation. ...
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