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New gun laws won't tackle real problems
(Editorial ~ 02/06/13)
David Axelrod, President's Obama's former senior advisor and patriarch of the Chicago connection with the White House, this week addressed the sad crime wave that engulfs the Windy City. And Axelrod said the words that Obama will not. Axelrod said there are upward of 150,000 active gang members in Chicago and those gangs are responsible for the 500-plus murders in the city last year...
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A look at those Superbowl picks
(Column ~ 02/06/13)
Every year I look forward to the Super Bowl. It's one of the best days of the year filled with football, great friends, good food and bad commercials. This year was like every year leading up to Super Bowl Sunday. For two weeks men who look like WWE wrestlers in suits dissect every little aspect of the game while men soak in as much as possible so we can regurgitate it to our friends like it is our own knowledge...
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John Jenkins
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
SIKESTON -- John Lee Jenkins, 73, died Jan. 31, 2013, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born Jan. 24, 1940, in Twist, Ark., son of the late Robert and Alberta Spank Jenkins I, he moved from Blytheville, Ark., in January 2005 and was a member of Free Will Baptist Church in Sikeston...
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Shirley Jones
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Shirley Jean Aldrich Jones, 77, formerly of Sikeston, died Feb. 4, 2013, at St. Louis. Born Oct. 20, 1935, in Sikeston, to the late Everett P. and Eunice Kamplain Aldrich, she was a member of Valley Park United Methodist Church. She married Glenn T. Jones who survives of the home...
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Buddy Dock
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
SIKESTON - Buddy Hardin Dock, 73, died Feb. 5, 2013, at his home near Sikeston. Born May 7, 1939, at Malden to the late William A. and Audrey E. (Hardin) Dock, he was a resident of this area most of his life and had worked as a bricklayer, a route salesman for Swift Premium, Sealtest and Hart's Bakery; a truck driver for Reliable Freight, and most recently as a driver for Scott County Transit. ...
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Danny Byrd
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Danny Lee Byrd, 60, died at 12:25 p.m. Feb. 4, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 20, 1953, in St. Louis, to the late Daniel Earl and Jane Lee Ferguson Byrd, he lived in East Prairie most of his life and was a blackjack dealer at the Lady Luck Casino in Caruthersville until retiring in 2009...
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Bobby Conley
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
SIKESTON -- Bobby R. Conley, 81, died Feb. 4, 2013, at his home. Born May 9, 1931, in New Madrid, son of the late Palmer and Maeola Tucker Conley, he was a member of The Sanctuary and the Sikeston Masonic Lodge. He worked as a carpenter for many years before retiring...
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Velton Taylor
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
BENTON -- Velton Loyd "Pap" Taylor, 68, died Feb. 3, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Feb. 14, 1944, in Morehouse, to Luner "Rass" and Nettie Pearl Sharkey Taylor, he was a maintenance man with Bunny Bread for 20 years and later was owner/operator of an appliance shop in Benton. He was a volunteer firefighter in Morehouse, where he was fire chief for four years...
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Virginia Simmons
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
DEXTER -- Virginia Ruth Simmons, 64, died Feb. 4, 2013, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Born Oct. 28, 1948, in Foreman, Ark., to the late Rev. Curtis Lester and Willie Lucille Lancaster, she was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Dexter where she sang in the choir...
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John Houchin
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
SIKESTON -- John Marty Houchin, 76, died Feb. 3, 2013, at his home. Born Aug. 12, 1936, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Roy and Beryl Freeman Houchin, he and his wife owned and operated Houchin's Donut Shop for 45 years and Houchin Fire Extinguisher Service. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Elks Lodge and the Eagles Club. He served on the Sikeston City Council, was a volunteer fireman and a licensed realtor...
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Sharon Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
MATTHEWS - Sharon Annette Smith, 61, died Feb. 2, 2013, at her daughter's home in Matthews. Born March 9, 1951, in Oak Park, Ill., to Alvis Smith, who survives of Mesa, Ariz., and the late Sarah Montoya Smith, she had served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Sikeston...
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James DeLay
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
BELL CITY -- James Wright DeLay, 90, departed this life for his heavenly home Feb. 4, 2013. Jim was born July 14, 1922, in Tilman, son of Zelma W. and David C. DeLay. He is survived by: one son, Darrell J. DeLay of Advance; and three daughters and two sons-in-law, Avis and Wally Holloway of Springfield, Peggy Beck of Sikeston and Diane and Chaunce Frank of Nixa...
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Alberta Henderson
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
DEXTER -- Alberta I. Henderson, 95, died Feb. 5, 2013, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Born Sept. 14, 1917, in Bebee, Ark., to the late Frank and Mildred Proffer Casey, she had been employed as a seamstress with Elder Manufacturing in Dexter...
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Gwendolyn Crumpecker
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Gwendolyn Jane Crumpecker, 97, passed away Jan. 31, 2013, at Trezevant Manor in Memphis. She was a longtime resident of Sikeston, Mo., and Wappapello, Mo. In later years, she lived in Naples, Fla., where she enjoyed warmer climes, the Gulf waters and the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2007, as her health began to decline, she moved to the Village at Germantown in Memphis to be near her daughter...
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Harold Schaefer
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Harold Edward Schaefer, 80, died Feb. 1, 2013. Born Dec. 7, 1932, in Kelso, son of the late Marcus and Clara Schaefer, he joined the Army where he served in the Korean War as a military police officer. He worked in the automotive industry for over 30 years until he retired...
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Edith Calbert
(Obituary ~ 02/06/13)
SIKESTON - Edith Calbert, 90, died Feb. 5, 2013, at her home in Sikeston. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete.
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Dress code being drafted for court appearances
(Local News ~ 02/06/13)
BENTON -- Appropriate dress will soon be a requirement for court appearances in Benton. Christy Hency, circuit court clerk for Scott County, advised the County Commission during their regular meeting Tuesday that she is drafting a dress code for the 33rd Circuit Court in Benton...
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Pre-owned formal dress sale set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 02/06/13)
SIKESTON -- A "pre-owned" formal dress sale Saturday will benefit both a group of Sikeston High School students planning a senior trip but also area girls in need of dresses for prom or another special occasion. The "Say Yes to the Dress" sale will be from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Tanner Street Church of God Cafe, 619 Tanner St., in Sikeston...
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Rebels breeze by Kelly 79-39
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/13)
ESSEX -- Getting a combined 56 points from senior Richard Forshee and sophomore Marcus Grayson, the Richland Rebels rolled to a 79-39 win over the Kelly Hawks Tuesday at Richland High School. "I was much happier tonight with the way we got out and covered the perimeter than I was our last game," Richland head coach Matt Cline said. "We didn't give up things lazy and we had them a little outsized inside...
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NMCC survives Kennett scare
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/13)
KENNETT -- As Willie Jimerson goes, so goes New Madrid County Central. That's been the Eagles' theme this season. But one of the questions for the Eagles is who steps up when Jimerson isn't scoring in bunches? On Tuesday, NMCC got its answer as senior guard Armondo Thatch scored a season-high 22 points in leading his team to a thrilling 79-77 road victory over Kennett...
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Stinnett, Middleton reach 100-win mark for careers
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/13)
SIKESTON -- As they prepare for this weekend's Class 3, District 1 Tournament, Sikeston's Jacob Stinnett and Cody Middleton have already put one major accomplishment behind them. Both Sikeston seniors entered rarified air earlier this season when they pushed past the 100-win mark on their Bulldogs wrestling careers...
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Bulldogs preparing for districts
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/13)
SIKESTON -- This weekend the Sikeston wrestling team will descend upon Farmington with hopes of building on the success the program has attained the past two seasons. Once there, Sikeston will take part in the Class 3, District 1 Tournament -- their final stop before reaching the state wrestling meet...
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Oran outlasts Wildcats
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/13)
BLOOMFIELD -- The Oran Eagles stood firm in the fourth quarter thwarting a late push by Bloomfield during a 67-63 win Tuesday at Bloomfield High School. Alex Heuring paced Oran with 21 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He also grabbed seven rebounds. Five Eagles players finished in double figures...
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