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Dortys Novella McAnulty
(Obituary ~ 09/09/21)
SIKESTON — Dortys Novella “Ms. Dot” McAnulty, age 94, died Sept. 6, 2021, at Delta South Skilled Nursing & Rehab, in Sikeston. Born March 6, 1927, in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Homer C. Henderson and Dora Henderson (nee Holt). ...
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Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
(Local News ~ 09/09/21)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant that is killing thousands each week and jeopardizing the nation’s economic recovery...
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MDMC seeing increase in COVID hospitalizations
(Local News ~ 09/09/21)
Local hospitals continue to see a high number of patients with COVID-19 according to information released from the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. According to information released from MDMC, there are no staffed COVID beds available at the Sikeston hospital or at Saint Francis Medical Center or Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. There are also no non-COVID ICU beds available at the three hospitals as well...
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Local lawmakers showing a united front on abortion
(Local News ~ 09/09/21)
There is no dissension among area legislators when it comes to tougher restrictions on abortion in Missouri. All look forward to what may be a pivotal court date in late September, which may forbid abortions after the eighth week of pregnancy. The Missouri General Assembly passed House Bill 126, the “Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act” by 108-46 vote May 24, 2019. ...
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Wine Fest returns on Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/09/21)
SIKESTON — After not being able to be held in 2020 due to the pandemic, the popular Downtown Sikeston Wine Festival will return Saturday. “Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, we were not able to do the event last year because the wineries were not able to come,” said Jason Davis, executive director of Historic Downtown Sikeston. ...
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Poplar Bluff Police: Rash of shootings are related
(Local News ~ 09/09/21)
A rash of shooting incidents in Poplar Bluff over the last several days is being blamed on two groups battling each other. The first incident occurred Friday night, when one person was shot at 750 S. Westwood Blvd. “According to the people on the scene, there were two individuals out front of the business at Full Tilt when a black Audi drove up and the occupants began firing at them,” said Poplar Bluff Police Lt. Josh Stewart...
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Born free: Bald eagle returned to wild
(Local News ~ 09/09/21)
PUXICO — Officials from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service were joined by John Watkins and volunteers from the Watkins Wildlife Rehab community to release a bald eagle Saturday at the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge. The eagle was found March 2 at Mingo in poor condition and taken to the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility. The eagle was sent to rehabilitation due to an extremely high dosage of lead poisoning, officials said...
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The Importance of Fellowship: Behind the scenes at church picnics
(Community News ~ 09/09/21)
With long, sunny days and an abundance of free time, summer is the perfect season to slow down, breathe and enjoy the simplicity of existence. Summer is also the season to appreciate the company of those around us, and for many churches in Southeast Missouri, summer is the time for hosting community picnics. Here, three churches show what it takes to host their summer picnics...
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How to deal with suicide
(Column ~ 09/09/21)
Disclaimer: I am not a licensed counselor so this is my perspective as an ordained pastor. September is National Suicide Prevention Month. As a pastor I have seen a lot of stigma with these this and mental health. Although many don’t want to talk about suicide, it is the 10th leading cause of death with 47,511 deaths in 2019 (American Foundation for suicide Prevention)...
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