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The search
(Local News ~ 09/10/02)
A New Madrid County Sheriff deputy searches the yard at 505 West Sarno St. in Morehouse for evidence of a shooting that occurred early Monday. The prosecutor's office reported first degree assault and armed criminal action charges have been filed on Mike Bradshaw of Morehouse for the shooting...
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Sikeston softball team clobbers St. Vincent 16-3 in final game of Notre Dame Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/02)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Sikeston's softball team finished up the Notre Dame Tournament on Saturday, losing to Ste. Genevieve 8-7 and beating St. Vincent 16-3. The Lady Bulldogs finished seventh in the tournament. In Saturday's first game, Sikeston lost to Ste. Genevieve 8-7. The Lady Bulldogs held a 7-3 lead early, but a few errors and a few Ste. Genevieve hits allowed the Lady Dragons to tie the game at 7-7...
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Proud of businesses
(Local News ~ 09/10/02)
SIKESTON - "September is Business Appreciation Month," said Missy Marshall, executive director of the Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce. "The Chamber of Commerce and Sikeston Department of Economic Development decided to team up and host the Third Annual Business Invitational Golf Classic."...
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Sept. 11 tree
(Local News ~ 09/10/02)
Runeisha Bryant, a first grader and Devin Kempfer, a fourth grader, help plant a tree on the campus of Morehouse Elementary School Monday. The tree was planted in remembrance of Sept. 11, 2001. Bizzell Lawn Care donated the tree.
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SJHS beats Charleston in opener
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/02)
CHARLESTON - The Sikeston 9th grade football team defeated Charleston's junior varsity 22-8 on Monday at Marshall Stadium in Charleston. "The kids battled hard," said Sikeston junior high coach Chris Crosby. "We fought some adversity all the way through the game, but the kids kept their composure and fought hard. Charleston's got a real good team and they play hard."...
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SpeakOut 9/10
(Opinion ~ 09/10/02)
I just wanted to SpeakOut about that dangerous eyesore on the corner of Ruth and Olive. It's still there. Also, a lot on the corner of Scott and West Gladys streets needs to be mowed. A little boy got a bunch of sand burrs in his pants, socks and tennis shoes and my husband pulled them off. ...
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Grant helps fund nurse's education
(Local News ~ 09/10/02)
SIKESTON -- Last month President Bush signed the Nurse Reinvestment Act into law. One area nurse is providing an example of how that legislation will work for nurses everywhere -- even in Southeast Missouri -- once funds are appropriated. Registered nurse Kathy White, who holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing, was recently awarded one of only 12 National League for Nursing Scholarship grants. White expects to graduate in the summer of 2003 with a master's degree in nursing...
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Motherwell leads USA team to gold
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/02)
LILBOURN - Brett Motherwell, the grandson of Lilbourn's Frank and Opal Ash and nephew of Lilbourn's Gary Ash and Shirley Estes, recently led the United States Under-17 Select Team to a gold medal in the 2002 Five Nations Tournament. Motherwell is considered one of the top defensemen in the United States for boys his age. Motherwell began skating at age 4, while visiting his relatives in Lilbourn. He was a regular at the indoor roller rink in Lilbourn...
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Local team takes second
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/02)
Big Prairie Cotton Company recently took second place in the Matthews T-ball league. The team is front row, from left: Kasey Powell, Alexis Drake, Kirk Comstock, Tori Joyce and Austin Garza; second row: Mickey Melton, Kasey Gardner, Austin Comstock, Taylor Smith and Christopher Drake...
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Meadow Heights, Richland volleyball teams post wins
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/02)
CHAFFEE -- Chaffee's volleyball team was defeated by Meadow Heights in straight sets on Monday, losing the first 3-15 and the second 3-15. While the final score was lopsided, head coach David Mirly was pleased with his team's effort. "I think we are improving in all aspects of the game," said Mirly. ...
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Looking Back in Time at Sept. 10
(History ~ 09/10/02)
SIKESTON - Mr. and Mrs. Venson Jones are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son Sept. 4 at the Sikeston General Hospital. He has been named Micheal Houston. DEXTER - On Sunday, Sept. 16, services commemorating the organization of the oldest Methodist Church west of the Mississippi River will be held at Old McKendree Chapel. ...
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Lucille Patterson
(Obituary ~ 09/10/02)
NEW MADRID - Lucille Patterson, 87, died Sept. 10, 2002, at her daughter's home in New Madrid. Born April 1, 1915, in Lamar, Ark., she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Margaret Burton Reynolds. She was a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church in Lilbourn as well as an avid and talented quilt maker...
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Harold Huggins
(Obituary ~ 09/10/02)
SIKESTON - William Harold Huggins, 69, died Sept. 7, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Born May 2, 1933, in Greenville, Tenn., son of the late Talma Huggins and Ethel Richmond Huggins Garner, he worked for a fertilizer and feed plant in Sikeston and had been a machine operator for the Anchor Toys factory in Sikeston. He was of the Baptist belief...
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Mary Smith
(Obituary ~ 09/10/02)
PORTAGEVILLE - Mary E. Smith, 89, died Sept. 5, 2002, at the Portageville Nursing Center. Born June 9, 1913, in Russellville, Miss., she was the daughter of the late Henry and Minnie Mosby. Also preceding her in death were one daughter, three aunts and two uncles...
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Peggy Sue Wells
(Obituary ~ 09/10/02)
SIKESTON -- Peggy Sue Fletcher Wells, 66, died at 8:02 p.m. Sept. 6, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Born July 27, 1936, in Missouri, she had lived in Sikeston most of her life and was of the Baptist belief. On Dec. 18, 1965, in Bloomfield, she married William Cecil Wells who preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 1985...
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Mary Gentry
(Obituary ~ 09/10/02)
HANNIBAL - Mary F. Gentry, 75, died at 11:05 a.m. Sept. 9, 2002, at the Hannibal Regional Hospital. Born Feb. 6, 1927, in Lamar, Ark., daughter of the late Fred and Alberta Bradley Harmon, she graduated from Oran High School, received her degree from Culver-Stockton College at Canton and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Iota Chapter. ...
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Martin - 50th
(Anniversary ~ 09/10/02)
FLUSHING, Mich. - Theodore and Dorothy Martin will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary as they renew their wedding vows on Saturday. The couple was married Sept. 11, 1952, in a small ceremony in the original First United Methodist Church chapel in Sikeston, Mo...
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Menz - Santy
(Wedding ~ 09/10/02)
SIKESTON - Cynthia Anne Menz and Michael Scott Santy were married Jan. 5, 2002, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sikeston before the Rev. Stephen Schneider. The bride is the daughter of Richard and Judy Menz of Sikeston and the bridegroom is the son of Paul and Donna Santy of East Alton, Ill...
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Births (published 9/10)
(Births ~ 09/10/02)
BLOOMFIELD - Michael and Malinda Willard are the parents of their first child, a son, born at 6:43 p.m. Aug. 7, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Michael Anthony Willard II weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was 18 1/2-inches long. Mrs. Willard is the daughter of Louis Dean Borders and the late Annabelle Borders...
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Bustos - Merideth
(Engagement ~ 09/10/02)
SAN ANTONIO - Mr. and Mrs. John Robert Bustos of San Antonio, Texas, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Jaime Vanessa to Kenneth Dean Merideth, son of Mary Merideth of Sikeston, Mo., and Mr. Kenneth Merideth of Essex, Mo. Bustos attended Incarnate Word High School in San Antonio and the University of Houston and is employed as a power scheduler at Calpine Energy Services in Houston...
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Norton - Stowe
(Engagement ~ 09/10/02)
SIKESTON - Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Smith Norton have announced the engagement of their daughter, Alexandria, to Stephen Stowe, son of Jackie Olson of Springfield. The future bride is a 1995 graduate of Sikeston High School and received a master of business administration degree in 2000 from Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield. She is employed with Global Transportation Systems Inc., a logistics management firm in Springfield...
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Whitlock - Breedon
(Engagement ~ 09/10/02)
SIKESTON - William and Betty Whitlock have announced the engagement of their daughter, Barbara Joyce, to Jeffrey Wayne Breedon, son of Billie Clayton of Rector, Ark., and Alfred Breedon of Kennett. A graduate of Sikeston High School, Whitlock received a bachelors degree from William Woods University and is employed by Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau...
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Child's death brings procedure questions
(Column ~ 09/10/02)
A 2-year-old foster boy in Springfield died last month from injuries apparently inflicted by his foster father. And this week a prosecuting attorney declined to implicate the Division of Family Services which had been called about potential abuse of the child...
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Sikeston runners place at invite
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/02)
JACKSON -- The Sikeston cross country team was one of 23 teams that participated in the Jackson Invitational on Saturday along with some of the top teams from St. Louis like Parkway West, Kirkwood, Fox, Herculaneum and Lindberg. The meet was divided into four classes (freshman, sophomore, junior and senior) and two Sikeston runners finished strong. ...
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Soccer team falls to Marion, 7-2
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/02)
CAPE GIRARDEAU - The Sikeston soccer team dropped to 0-3 on the season with a 7-2 loss to Marion, Ill., in the Notre Dame Tournament on Saturday. Both of the Bulldogs' goals were scored by Tanner Fritz. Richard Landers and Brad Deere each had assists. Sikeston will host Marion today at 4 p.m...
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