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Pep Club Spirit
(Local News ~ 09/07/16)
The Portageville High School Pep Club is stepping out in style showing support for the Portageville Lady Bull-dawgs last Thursday night. spelling the Dog Pound are, from left, D. Tatum Howard; A. Luke Darst; W. Ryan Priggel; G. Bryce Lowman; P. Emily Brown; O. Amber Stafford; U. Mary Katherine Brandenburg; N. Ali Laws; and D. Alexis Glidewell...
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Area priest met Mother Teresa, will attend canonization
(State News ~ 09/07/16)
Although he met her only once, the Rev. David Hulshof found his fleeting encounter with Mother Teresa profoundly memorable. At the time, the priest of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Cape Girardeau was a 23-year-old theology student serving at a soup kitchen near the Circus Maximus in Rome, and the famous nun was there visiting a group of novices soon to take the veil...
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Sikeston rallies to defeat Puxico in three sets
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/16)
Behind Annie Ensor's serve, Sikeston rallied from the 17-9 deficit, rattling off point after point by using aggressive play that head coach Steve Beydler had been encouraging all game.
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SD ROUNDUP: Sikeston softball falls flat against Cape Central, Sikeston tennis picks up first win
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/16)
SIKESTON -- It was simply one of those days for the Sikeston softball team. Although grabbing an 2-0 lead put them in the driver's seat early, the Bulldogs committed nine errors and allowed Cape Central to rally for an 11-3 win Tuesday at the Sikeston Sports Complex...
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Larry Kitchens
(Obituary ~ 09/07/16)
DEXTER, Mo. - Larry Kitchens, 50, died Sept. 6, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday in the Dexter Church of Christ with Clyde Jacques officiating...
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Ivery D. Mhoon
(Obituary ~ 09/07/16)
SIKESTON - Ivery D. Mhoon, 97, died Aug. 31, 2016, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of services at noon Thursday at the First United Methodist Church, 1307 N. Main. His grandson, the Rev. Kevin Coleman, will officiate...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 09/07/16)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. OBAMA HONORS LAO CULTURE Aiming to cement closer ties with the Southeast Asian nation, the U.S. president tours a Buddhist temple and takes questions from young people at a town hall-styled event...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 09/07/16)
The release of Hillary's emails has exposed her fraudulent, lying and deceptive behavior to the United States citizens. Her emails were so classified that even Congress did not have the authority to open them. Those emails that she had on a private server in her basement proves that she was doing nothing more than trying to keep American people from knowing about her fraudulent behavior with foreign governments, and the money that she got in return that went into the Clinton Foundation that has made them $140 million richer in only 15 years. ...
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America doesn't need same failing policies for another four years
(Editorial ~ 09/07/16)
I'm uncertain if "conventional wisdom" applies to the upcoming presidential election but, if so, then conventional wisdom gives an edge to Hillary Clinton. But for the super delegates, the former Secretary of State might not even be the Democratic nominee...
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Heart to Heart International offering free medical checkups in September
(Local News ~ 09/07/16)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Local residents, of any age, who are uninsured or struggling with high insurance costs will have the opportunity for a free medical checkup this month. Heart to Heart International, a BBB accredited worldwide charity, is implementing "Health in the Heartland," a new initiative to promote health and improve health access in local rural communities...
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Downtown improvements
(Local News ~ 09/07/16)
Employees with Lappe Cement Finishing use the cool and quiet of the early morning hours Tuesday to work on improvements to the streets in Downtown Sikeston. Bill Hazel, left, and Todd Taylor put the finishing touches on a handicap access to the sidewalks on Center Street. Work on the projects is expected to be completed this week, a company official said...
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America doesn't need same failing policies for another four years
(Editorial ~ 09/07/16)
I'm uncertain if "conventional wisdom" applies to the upcoming presidential election but, if so, then conventional wisdom gives an edge to Hillary Clinton. But for the super delegates, the former Secretary of State might not even be the Democratic nominee...
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Sikeston woman faces charges of drug theft during yard sale
(Local News ~ 09/07/16)
SIKESTON -- A Sikeston woman faces felony charges after allegedly stealing cash and prescription drugs from her yard sale customer. Amy Joan Mayberry, 37, is charged with two counts of felony theft/stealing of a controlled substances and misdemeanor of theft/stealing of property valued at less than $500, according to online court records...
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Sheriff warns of scam
(Local News ~ 09/07/16)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - It might look like a call from the Pemiscot Sheriff's Department, when the department's phone number shows up on the caller ID. However, if the caller demands money and threatens arrest, it is a scam. Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Green reported his office and the Caruthersville Police have received several calls this week from citizens stating they received a call from the Sheriff's office phone number, 573-333-4101...
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Three suspects sought in Dunklin County robbery
(Local News ~ 09/07/16)
CARDWELL, Mo. - Police are searching for three men accused of robbing a convenience store at gunpoint Tuesday night in Dunklin County, according to Dunklin County Sheriff Bob Holder. The alleged robbery happened at around 9 p.m. at the Lucky Mart on Highway F in Cardwell. The suspected robbers reportedly stole $479 in cash and around $58 in cigarettes. They reportedly left the store in a silver and gold van with an Arkansas license...
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Building peace at Matthews
(09/07/16)
The August Peace Builders of the Month for Matthews Elementary in Matthews were announced recently. Pictured front row are: Casey Hornburg, Madilynn Colbert, Abby Polk and Zariah Smith; back row: Hunter Strebler, Melanie Smith, Sherry Bost (kitchen manager), and Ryder Sindle...
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Mary Snizek
(Obituary ~ 09/07/16)
DOVER, Ark. - Mary Lou Waldo Snizek, 68, of Dover, Ark., formerly of Vanduser, Mo., died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at UAMS in Little Rock. She was born Aug. 17, 1948, in Vanduser to Gene and Katy Wornica Waldo. She was a Free Will Baptist and had formerly worked as a waitress, Head Start teacher and a nurse's aide. She enjoyed writing letters and keeping journals and was the coordinator of the Waldo Family Reunion for many years...
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Bettie Futch
(Obituary ~ 09/07/16)
GOREVILLE, Ill. -- Bettie Sue Glass Futch, 79, died Sept. 6, 2016, at her home in Marion. Born Feb. 15, 1937, in East Prairie, Mo., to the late Leonard David and Nancy Lucille Mason Glass, she worked at Seibolds Bakery in Granite City for many years and attended First Presbyterian Church in Marion where she was a deacon...
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Vernon Patterson
(Obituary ~ 09/07/16)
MALDEN, Mo. -- Vernon Eugene Patterson Sr., 71, died Sept. 4, 2016, at his home. Born May 8, 1945, in Langston, Ala., to the late Arval and Luvie Kelley Patterson, he was a self-employed carpenter and of the Pentecostal belief. On Sept. 15, 1962, in Auburndale, Fla., he married Betty LaVerne Nance, and she preceded him in death on Nov. 23, 2002...
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Ivery D. Mhoon
(Obituary ~ 09/07/16)
SIKESTON - Ivery D. Mhoon, 97, died Aug. 31, 2016, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Jan. 2, 1919, in Crawfordville, Ark., to the late Adolphus and Bessie (Ward) Mhoon, he was a resident of the Sikeston community since 1965 and was employed by Malone and Hyde until his retirement in 1982. He was a member of the Murray Lane Baptist Church in Sikeston and later joined the St. John Baptist Church...
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Larry Kitchens
(Obituary ~ 09/07/16)
DEXTER, Mo. - Larry Kitchens, 50, died Sept. 6, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Sept. 24, 1965, in Poplar Bluff, son of Billy Joe and Joyce Erlene Allstun Kitchens, he was an employee at Stoddard County Sheltered Workshop in Dexter from 1982 to 2016. A 1984 graduate of Dexter High School, he was a lifelong resident of Dexter and attended the Dexter Church of Christ...
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