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Missouri cornfields escape bacterial leaf streak disease
(Outdoors ~ 10/08/16)
USDA confirms disease for first time in U.S.
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NRCS Announces November 18 Application Deadline for Financial Assistance
(Outdoors ~ 10/08/16)
(COLUMBIA, MO) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced November 18 as the first cut-off date to apply for fiscal year 2017 funds through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). "EQIP provides a wide range of opportunities to help Missouri farmers, ranchers, and landowners improve the quality of natural resources on their land," State Conservationist J.R. ...
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Hayti hangs on in Battle of the Bootheel against Caruthersville 40-33
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/16)
HAYTI, Mo. -- Just two weeks ago the Hayti Indians watched victory slip away as a pass into the end zone sailed just out of reach of their receiver in the final minute against Malden. The roles were reversed Friday night while Hayti watched as a Caruthersville pass went just over a leaping receiver in the end zone with 27 seconds remaining, securing a 40-33 Indians win...
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Faulkner returns in big way to lead Sikeston past NMCC 54-6
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/16)
NEW MADRID -- On the team's first play from scrimmage, Justus Faulkner showed what the Sikeston football team had been missing for the past three games. The 5-foot-7 senior scored on his first carry of the game and continued to run wild throughout the entire game as Sikeston rolled past New Madrid County Central 54-6 on a blustery Friday night at NMCC High School...
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East Prairie wins Battle of Mississippi County over Charleston 39-20
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/16)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- East Prairie hasn't had much luck in the "Battle for Mississippi County" against Charleston historically, but when the Eagles break through they do it in bunches. In a tale of two halves, the Eagles went from not stopping Charleston to almost shutting them down completely scoring 25 unanswered points in the second half and rallying past Charleston 39-20 Friday at Marshall Stadium in Charleston, Mo...
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State-ranked Park Hills Central pummels Dexter 45-7
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/16)
DEXTER -- Undefeated and state-ranked, Park Hills Central is a team few schools want to encounter this late in the season as the Rebels look to build momentum heading into the postseason. Dexter was the most recent recipient of Park Hills' wrath, losing 45-7 on Friday in the Bearcats final home game of the season...
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Public input sought on building needs
(Local News ~ 10/08/16)
SIKESTON -- Sikeston R-6 Board of Education members and the district's superintendent want to hear from community members regarding building needs. Patrons will have a chance to do just that during a town hall meeting set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Sikeston High School cafeteria...
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Annual event draws thrills, chills, prayers
(Local News ~ 10/08/16)
MINER, Mo -- "59 minutes ago, these people were alive" -- the words Mitch Jackson, pastor of Miner Baptist Church, first used to describe the beginning scenes of this year's Judgement House presentation. Miner Baptist Church has hosted Judgement House for the last 16 years. ...
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Man faces drug charges after traffic stop
(Local News ~ 10/08/16)
BENTON, Mo. -- A traffic stop led to the arrest of a Sikeston man on drug-related charges Thursday afternoon. According to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter, Lee Michael Griggs, 27, is charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia...
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Chaffee man in custody on drug charges
(Local News ~ 10/08/16)
BENTON - A Chaffee man is in jail on drug-related charges. Joshua Franklin Baker, 34, is charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute, and possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana. Scott County Sheriff Rick Walte said investigators with the Sheriff's Office obtained a search warrant for Baker's residence after receiving information that illegal narcotics were inside. ...
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Police seek clues into two strong-armed robberies
(Local News ~ 10/08/16)
STEELE, Mo. - An elderly Steele resident was the victim of a strong-armed robbery Steele Police Chief Billy Joe Stanfield said that on Oct. 6 he received a report of a robbery which occurred on the parking lot of the Deerfield Travel Center located off Interstate 55...
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Two facing charges in business robbery
(Local News ~ 10/08/16)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - A third person is in custody in connection with an armed robbery of a Charleston business. Curtis Farmer, 36 of Charleston is in custody on a warrant charging him with first degree robbery, armed criminal action, resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance and property damage...
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Judgement House: Annual event draws thrills, chills, prayers
(Local News ~ 10/08/16)
MINER, Mo -- "59 minutes ago, these people were alive" -- the words Mitch Jackson, pastor of Miner Baptist Church, first used to describe the beginning scenes of this year's Judgement House presentation. Miner Baptist Church has hosted Judgement House for the last 16 years. ...
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A Blue Ribbon visit
(Local News ~ 10/08/16)
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon talks with students in high school history teacher Paul Arnold's class during his visit to Richland R-1 School on Friday. Nixon visited the Southeast Missouri school to commend them on being the only high school in Missouri to receive the 2016 Blue Ribbon School Award by the U.S. ...
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Woman arrested after attempting to stab family members
(Local News ~ 10/08/16)
BERTRAND, Mo. - A woman armed with a knife allegedly tried to stab her daughter and husband. Tammy Crowley was charged Friday with two counts of domestic assault and unlawful use of a weapon following an assault at a Bertrand residence. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore, Deputy Marc Tragesser responded to a report of a female brandishing a knife and yelling. ...
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Neighborly day
(Local News ~ 10/08/16)
The Kenny Rogers Children's Center's landscaping was improved by volunteers.
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Edsel Kem
(Obituary ~ 10/08/16)
SHAWNEE, Kan. - Edsel Eugene Kem, 90, of Shawnee, Kan., peacefully passed away on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Merriam, Kan. Ed was born in Matthews, Mo., on Oct. 19, 1925, to Louis R. and Rosa (Bohannon) Kem. He graduated from Canalou High School, class of 1943...
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Devona Harmon
(Obituary ~ 10/08/16)
PUXICO, Mo. - Devona Harmon, 91, died Oct. 7, 2016, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Born March 5, 1925, in Desha, Ark., the daughter of the late David E. and Dora E. Simmons Harmon, she had lived in Arkansas and Texas but had spent most of her life in Missouri and the Puxico area. A member of the Duck Creek Missionary Baptist Church near Puxico, she worked at Inland Shoe in the production department and was a homemaker...
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All-District singers
(10/08/16)
On Sept. 24, 35 Sikeston High School students auditioned against more than 500 other Southeast Missouri students for the All-District Choir auditions. Students sang a prepared solo then sang two pieces they had never sung before. The students have practiced daily since the beginning of school for the event with 12 students qualify for All-District Choir. ...
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Attending Area 16 FFA Leadership Conference
(10/08/16)
Sixteen New Madrid County Central FFA members attended the 2016 Area Leadership Conference in Holcomb on Sept. 28. During the conference area FFA members discussed their reasons for being in FFA, how FFA members can help their communities and how to interact with people. ...
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