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Kenneth Wheetley
(Obituary ~ 05/18/21)
SIKESTON — Kenneth Wheetley, age 86, passed away on May 16, 2021, at Delta South Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sikeston. He was born Dec. 15, 1934, in Clay County, Arkansas, to the late Edward and Becky Payne Wheetley. On July 31, 1957, in St. Louis, he married Barbara McDaniel Wheetley, who preceded him in death on Aug. 29, 2018...
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Susan Luedke
(Obituary ~ 05/18/21)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Susan K. Luedke, 68, died Sunday, May 16, 2021, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. No services planned. McMikle of Charleston is in charge of arrangements.
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John Bohannon
(Obituary ~ 05/18/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — John S. Bohannon, age 73, passed away on May 15, 2021, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 30, 1947, in Perryville, to the late William and Willa Menz Bohannon. He was a 1965 graduate of Sikeston High School; he graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Business degree in accounting. He worked a number of years at Steward Steel before retiring in 2005...
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Brian Shelton
(Obituary ~ 05/18/21)
SIKESTON — Brian Lee Shelton, 53, died Sunday, May 16, 2021, at his home in Sikeston. He was born March 2, 1968, in Sikeston, to Donald R. Shelton and Mary Ann Seiler Shelton, who survive of Sikeston.
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Annual kid’s fishing derby draws big crowd
(Local News ~ 05/18/21)
SIKESTON — A large crowd filled the banks of the lake at the Sikeston Recreational Complex Saturday afternoon for the annual Kid’s Fishing Derby. The winners of the Derby were: AGES 11-15: • Zach Hileman with the overall biggest fish at a whopping 7.4 pounds and 27 inches...
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Sikeston’s Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit marks one year
(Local News ~ 05/18/21)
SIKESTON — Since opening a year ago this month, the Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston has served over 500 patients in need. “We really are seeing a lot of patients from this area, and it’s working and there’s a need for the Unit,” said Sarah Garner, behavioral health community liaison for Missouri Delta...
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SEMO Food Bank receives grant for summer feeding program
(Local News ~ 05/18/21)
SIKESTON – When schools dismiss for summer, many students lose their most reliable source of nutritious food. With a $50,000 grant awarded by Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation, Southeast Missouri Food Bank will be able to provide healthy food to children who may otherwise miss meals this summer in Mississippi, New Madrid and Pemiscot counties...
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RV parks approved in New Madrid
(Local News ~ 05/18/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - New Madrid will soon have two more recreational vehicle parking facilities. At the May 10 city council meeting, approval was given to variance requests made by Joey Causey and Hayden Dawson. Causey has proposed constructing an RV park just within the city limits at the south Interstate 55 interchange while Dawson plans to create a lot for campers at the former carwash on Kingshighway...
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Man jailed for domestic assault after running from officers
(Column ~ 05/18/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - On May 8, a woman came to the police department to report that she had been assaulted by her boyfriend. She stated that he had pushed her down, punched her and stole her cell phone before running from their house. An officer took the woman’s statement and completed a report. Later in the day, the officer went to a house on Pinnell Lane where he found the suspect...
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