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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 05/27/22)
I wish the Sikeston police department would start issuing tickets for parking cars on the wrong side of the street. It’s everywhere in town including BMU vehicles.
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Mike Gentry
(Obituary ~ 05/27/22)
SIKESTON — Michael “Mike” Gentry, age 62, passed away on May 30, 2021, at his home in Sikeston. He was born on Oct. 23, 1958, in Blytheville, Arkansas, to the late William "Bill" Henry and Dorothy Lorene Mullis Gentry. Survivors include: three brothers, Billy Gentry of Wausau, Wisconsin., Garry (Marilyn) Gentry of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Jerry (Terisa) Gentry of Sikeston; four sisters, Barbara (Roy) Smith of Bertrand, Missouri, Debbie White of Sikeston, Tammy Heavener of Sikeston and Lisa Gentry of Anniston, Missouri.. ...
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Judith Birk
(Obituary ~ 05/27/22)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Judith Ann Birk, 80, of Charleston passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022, while surrounded by her loving family in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born on Nov. 14, 1941, in Sikeston, Missouri, to the late Lyman and Monteen McCann Dame. ...
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BMU noticing impacts of labor shortage in train industry
(Local News ~ 05/27/22)
SIKESTON — All across the country supply chain issues are impacting all walks of life. Even the utility industry isn’t immune. A severe labor shortage in the train industry has strained getting coal from mines to power plants, causing fewer trains and some delays. Sikeston BMU, which relies on coal delivery by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway from a mine in Wyoming for the power plant, has noticed some of the impacts...
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Sikeston looking to future as clean energy revolution ramps up
(Local News ~ 05/27/22)
SIKESTON — As the clean energy revolution picks up steam, communities like Sikeston, who rely on coal power to generate energy, are looking for responsible alternatives. “The BMU board and staff, in consultation with energy experts, are looking at alternative sources to power our future needs,” said Rick Landers, general manager of Sikeston BMU. “When you look at the process of getting coal to our current plant and the forces placed on the industry, we are trying to balance a strategic process.”...
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Health is wealth: Lincoln University Extension holds heart health event
(Local News ~ 05/27/22)
SIKESTON — Lincoln University Cooperative Extension in Sikeston extended its heart health education into May, which is High Blood Pressure Education Month, by offering free weekly blood pressure checks and a community education event Thursday. High blood pressure—also known as hypertension—is a major risk factor for heart disease, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. ...
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Remembering a fallen Scott County Marine this Memorial Day
(Local News ~ 05/27/22)
Michael Boardman, a 1966 graduate of Sikeston (Missouri) High School, had a dream of becoming a draftsman or an architect. It was a vision of the future tragically cut short at age 19 when the Marine lance corporal was killed in action in Vietnam, nearly 55 years ago...
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