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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 04/22/22)
Food Giant has a poor ad policy. After purchasing Town and County supermarket in Bloomfield, prices have soared above competitors prices and items featured in ads are not available. That’s right, featured but don’t contain inventoried item.
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Candy Wright
(Obituary ~ 04/22/22)
MARSTON, Mo. — Candy Dorene Wright, 63, died April 10, 2022, at her home in Marston. Visitation is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 22 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, Missouri. Burial will be in the Mounds Park Cemetery
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Roger Walls
(Obituary ~ 04/22/22)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Roger C. Walls, 80, died April 19, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 24 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24 at the Hayward Baptist Church in Hayward, Missouri, with the Rev. George DeRousse officiating...
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Doris Wheatley
(Obituary ~ 04/22/22)
ANNISTON, Mo. — Doris E. Wheatley, age 86, of Anniston, died Friday, April 22, 2022, at Bertrand Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 10, 1935, at Anniston, Missouri, to the late John and Pearl Dodge Combs. Doris was a homemaker and lived in the area her whole life. She attended the First Christian Church in Anniston. Doris loved quilting, fishing and fighting the squirrels for her pecans.
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Children’s musical offers youth opportunity
(Local News ~ 04/22/22)
SIKESTON — Each year the Sikeston Little Theatre holds a children’s musical, offering youth around the area an opportunity to experience the theater. This year, 55 children from third grade through eighth grade will be participating in “Peter Pan Jr.,” which debuts April 29...
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Taking flight: "Peter Pan Jr.” goes to new heights for Sikeston Little Theatre
(Local News ~ 04/22/22)
SIKESTON — When “Peter Pan Jr.” debuts April 29, those in attendance will see something they’ve never seen before at the Sikeston Little Theatre — flying children. “It’s pretty exciting,” said Brock Thornsbrough, who is directing the play with his wife, Amie. “We brought in a flight group from Indianapolis. They have trained us and we are actually going to be able to have kids actually fly across the stage, which is a first for Sikeston Little Theatre. We’re thrilled to be able to do that.”...
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Incident involving gunshots under investigation
(Local News ~ 04/22/22)
SIKESTON — An incident involving gunshots fired Thursday afternoon in Sikeston is under investigation. At 1:58 p.m. Thursday, officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to the corner of Magnolia and Sunset streets in reference to a report of shots fired, according to Sgt. ...
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R-6 building projects on budget
(Local News ~ 04/22/22)
SIKESTON — Sikeston R-6 School District’s building projects are on schedule and budget for completion this summer. Jere Sheehan with Navigate Building Solutions presented updates on the construction of the new Lee Hunter Elementary building and Bulldog Hall on the Sikeston High School campus during the April 12 regular monthly school board meeting...
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Drug Take Back Day will be April 30
(Local News ~ 04/22/22)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30. This bi-annual event offers free, anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide...
- Spring yard work (Local News ~ 04/22/22)
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Scott City’s new police chief says city jail reopening will be soon
(Local News ~ 04/22/22)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. — The top law enforcement officer in Scott City, Police Chief Rick Walter, told the Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday he wants to reopen the municipal jail within the next three months. The now-closed lockup at 618 Main St. is currently undergoing remodeling...
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Bernie man facing drug-related charges
(Local News ~ 04/22/22)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — A Bernie, Missouri, man faces drug-related charges following his arrest Wednesday in Stoddard County. James Edward Jankowski, 56, is charged with delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana, possession of marijuana of 10 grams or less and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, according to online court records...
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Walmart, Sam’s Club taking part in annual Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign
(Business ~ 04/22/22)
SIKESTON – Inflation and supply chain disruptions are presenting families with more challenges to put food on the table. With one in six people in southeast Missouri experiencing food insecurity, Walmart and Sam’s Club are supporting the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks, including Southeast Missouri Food Bank through the ninth annual Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign...
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10 new troopers to graduate from Missouri State Highway Patrol’s first accelerated Law Enforcement Academy
(Business ~ 04/22/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 10 troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, April 29, 2022. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. in the Academy gymnasium, 1510 East Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO. ...
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Dogwood-Azalea Pageant winners
(Local News ~ 04/22/22)
Winner of the Dogwood-Azalea Festival held April 14, 2022, in Charleston, Missouri.
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