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Violet Woods
(Obituary ~ 02/24/22)
LILBOURN, Mo. — Violet Stinson Woods, 76, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, at her home in Lilbourn. She was born July 17, 1945, in Parma, Missouri, to the late George Leroy Stinson and Audrey Ruth Jackson Stinson. Violet was not afraid to work. She was a longtime employee of the New Madrid nursing home, as a cook and CAN. ...
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Area impacted once again by winter weather
(Local News ~ 02/24/22)
SIKESTON — A Winter Weather Warning remained in effect Thursday after sleet and freezing rain left a layer of ice on roadways Wednesday. The Sikeston area began to see sleet and freezing rain fall about 2:30 p.m. leaving a layer of ice on roadways. Some local schools let out early Wednesday and church services were canceled on Wednesday...
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Cobb files to challenge Oesch for prosecutor in Scott County
(Local News ~ 02/24/22)
BENTON — Donald Cobb of Scott City has filed for prosecuting attorney in Scott County as candidates have just over a month left to file for county positions. Cobb, a former officer with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety and also served as the Chief of Police with Chaffee and Scott City, is a cum laude graduate of SIU School of Law. He is a managing partner at the Moss & Cobb Law Firm in Cape Girardeau...
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Projects in Oran, New Madrid to be funded by DRA’s $2.3M investments
(Local News ~ 02/24/22)
SIKESTON — Local communities will benefit from the Delta Regional Authority’s announcement it will invest $2.3 million in 10 projects across Missouri. These investments are part of the DRA States’ Economic Development Assistance Program, the agency’s primary federal funding program that invests in basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, workforce development and small business projects...
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Scott County Central School District approve bond refunding with net savings of $341,766 of future interest expense
(Local News ~ 02/24/22)
SIKESTON — Scott County Central School District’s Board of Education approved a resolution authorizing the sale of $1.57 million General Obligation Refunding Bonds to its municipal bond underwriter, L.J. Hart & Company of St. Louis, Missouri. Superintendent Brian Hukel expressed enthusiasm and support for the refunding option selected by the Board of Education...
- ‘Eat, Pray, and Love’ (Local News ~ 02/24/22)
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Heroic Act: Actions of Puxico youth save grandfather’s life
(Local News ~ 02/24/22)
“Daddy is dead.” These are the words Puxico Fire Chief Eugene Goodale heard the evening of February 2 when he picked up his phone at home. He knew the voice on the other end was that of six year-old Dakota “Kota” Doublin, the grandson of one of his assistant chiefs, Larry Doublin...
- Bluegrass band to perform (Community News ~ 02/24/22)
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Have you ever been scared?
(Column ~ 02/24/22)
Have you ever been scared? Once, a man named John living in exile for his Christianity, wrote about his vision of God, “And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead.” He was so terrified he fainted like he was dead. The response of this was the being next to him told him to “fear not.” (Revelation 1:17)...
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