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Sikeston looking for answers after Jackson deals second straight loss
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/17)
SIKESTON -- After rolling through most of the regular season, the Sikeston Bulldogs seemed primed and ready for to close out its regular season and get ready for the district tournament. But in a matter of five days, all of a sudden Sikeston seems to be a team looking for some answers...
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SD ROUNDUP: SCC, Risco advance to Class 1, District 1 title game
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/17)
GIDEON, Mo. -- Four players scored in double figures for the Scott County Central Braves during their 75-55 semifinal win over Clarkton Tuesday night during the Class 1, District 1 tournament. The second-seeded Braves (22-6) will take on top-seeded Risco on Thursday at 6:30 p.m., for a district championship at Gideon High School...
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Charleston withstands furious rally from NMCC to move into C3D1 title game
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/17)
MALDEN, Mo. -- New Madrid County Central erased an 18-point lead, had a player go off for nearly 40 points and trailed by just one possession with 25 seconds to go. And Charleston still came out on top. The Eagles threw nearly everything it could at the top-seeded Bluejays but couldn't topple The Factory Tuesday night during a Class 3, District 1 semifinal at Malden High School...
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Portageville drops to Kennett in district first round
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/17)
MALDEN, Mo. - Kennett varsity boys basketball coach Lennies McFerren left the locker room more concerned about the struggles his team experienced in the fourth period than the successes it enjoyed in the first three quarters in Saturday’s Class 3, District 1 quarterfinal. ...
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Lady Bulldogs end season in district loss
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/17)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls basketball program moved one step closer to its first district title since 2011 Monday night. No. 2 seeded Kennett outlasted the No. 3 seeded Portageville Bulldogs 31-19 in a low-scoring Class 3, District 1 semifinal that ended with no players scoring in double digits. ...
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Several Portageville residents concerned with another tax increase
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
In the January City Council meeting, an ordinance recently passed for a sales tax to be placed on April Municipal election ballot. The question of whether to impose a one-fourth of one percent tax sales tax for the purpose of providing revenue for law enforcement services. This tax would expire in 10 years...
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Backboards shatter during Wizards' event
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
Anytime you get a chance to see the Harlem Wizards perform, there will be a lot of fun and excitement. Excitement was definitely the case last Saturday, February 18, when both of the high school basketball glass backboards shattered into pieces. While performing their artistic skills and jumps, a slam dunk was performed by one of the players and the backboard shattered...
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Protecting Missouri’s Peace Officers (HB 57)
(Column ~ 02/22/17)
The Missouri House took action this week to deter crimes against law enforcement officials. House members approved legislation that would create enhanced penalties for individuals who assault officers of the law. The legislation would increase by one degree the penalty for voluntary or involuntary manslaughter; first- or second-degree property damage; unlawful use of a weapon; rioting; or first-degree trespassing; when those crimes are committed against a law enforcement officer. ...
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Sikeston girls drop regular season finale to Ste. Genevieve
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/17)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- The Sikeston girls basketball team had their three-game win streak snapped by Ste. Genevieve Wednesday in their final regular season game 59-51. The Bulldogs fell behind 29-22 at halftime and played evenly with the Dragons the rest of the way...
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High-speed chase ends in New Madrid County
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
STEELE, Mo. - A high-speed pursuit through two counties ended with the arrest of a Florissant man. James William Graham Jr., 29, is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on charges of second degree assault and resisting arrest by fleeing creating a substantial risk of serious injury or death, according to online court records. He is being held in the Pemiscot County Jail in lieu of $75,000 bond...
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Public forum for Sikeston R-6 board candidates to be Tuesday
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
SIKESTON -- A forum to introduce the candidates who have filed for the Sikeston R-6 school board will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Miner Convention Center. Sponsored by Concerned Women for America of Missouri, each of the seven candidates for the three open positions on the board has been invited to participate...
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Community-based committee formed to help pass Sikeston R-6 ballot initiative
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
SIKESTON - Two parents of Sikeston school children have volunteered to head the effort to ask voters to approve an April 4 ballot issue. Co-chairing the Better Schools Make Better Communities, a committee focused on improving Sikeston schools by constructing a new elementary building, are Michelle Worth and Bart Grant. If the issue is approved it will fund a new building that will include specialty classrooms, a separate cafeteria and a safe room structure serving as a gymnasium...
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Five arrested, charged following narcotics investigation in Mississippi County
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Five Mississippi County residents face charges following a narcotics investigation by the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office. James Michael Evans Sr., 53, and Pamela Reynolds, 43, both of Anniston, are each charged with felony delivery of a controlled substance, felony unlawful use of a weapon and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia...
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New Scott County sheriff uses experience to lead team
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- Throughout his career in law enforcement, Scott County Sheriff Wes Drury has worked nearly every position possible. He's been a dispatcher, a jailer, jail administrator and deputy for the Scott County Sheriff's Department. He also has 20 years experience as a criminal investigator for Scott County...
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Investigation continues after teen accidentally shoots self
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
SIKESTON -- An investigation continues after a teenager accidentally shot himself. The Sikeston Department of Public Safety reported at 5:41 p.m. Sunday, officers were called to Missouri Delta Medical Center in reference to a 14-year-old being treated for a gunshot wound to the leg...
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Suspect wanted for armed robbery in New Madrid County
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
KEWANEE, Mo. -- Police are searching for a man wanted in an armed robbery early Sunday at a New Madrid County business. According to New Madrid County Sheriff Terry Stevens, on Sunday deputies were dispatched to BJ's Travel Center located at 500 State Highway P in Kewanee for a report of an armed robbery...
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Farm safety specialist urges safe practices during Grain Bin Safety Week
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – This is one of the most dangerous times of the year for farmers, says University of Missouri Extension safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch. Grain Bin Safety Week is Feb. 19-25. Farmers usually check and empty grain bins during late winter and early spring. This routine job is the source of many on-farm accidents and deaths, Funkenbusch says...
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High speed chase ends in New Madrid County
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
STEELE, Mo. - A high-speed pursuit through two counties ended with the arrest of a Florissant man. James William Graham Jr., 29, is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on charges of second degree assault and resisting arrest by fleeing creating a substantial risk of serious injury or death, according to online court records. He is being held in the Pemiscot County Jail in lieu of $75,000 bond...
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Public forum for Sikeston R-6 Board candidates to be Tuesday
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
SIKESTON -- A forum to introduce the candidates who have filed for the Sikeston R-6 school board will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Miner Convention Center. Sponsored by Concerned Women for America of Missouri, each of the seven candidates for the three open positions on the board has been invited to participate...
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National media has lost public's trust
(Editorial ~ 02/22/17)
Sen. John McCain has become the face of the internal GOP opposition to many of the programs and policy proposals by newly-elected President Donald Trump. But McCain's push back should come as no surprise. The Arizona senator has never embraced Trump starting early in the campaign...
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Morley man jailed on drug, weapon charges
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
Kenneth L. Boley, 63, is charged with the felonies of trafficking drugs in the second degree, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon by possessing a firearm with a felony controlled substance.
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Lucinda Vaughn
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
ARLETA, Calif. -- Lucinda Berdean Henderson Ferguson Vaughn, 105, formerly of Cairo, Ill., died Feb. 13, 2017, in Arleta. Born Jan. 29, 1912, in Clarksdale, Miss., to William H. and Lula E. Leatherwood Henderson, she attended Shady Grove AME Church and Martin Temple CME Church. Later, she joined First Central M.B. Church where her husband was the pastor. Upon moving to Detroit, she was a member of St. Matthew M.B. Church...
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Joe Edwards
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
SHERWOOD, Ark. -- Joseph Vernon " Joe" Edwards, 89, formerly of Portageville, Mo., died Feb. 21 ,2017, at Sherwood. Born Sept. 14, 1927, in Portageville, son of the late Grace Jackson Edwards and Lindon Edwards, he was a member of the First Baptist Church in Portageville and Fellowship Baptist Church in Sherwood. He served in the U.S. Navy. He served 40 years as a Boy Scout leader and was a member of the Kiwanis Club...
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Peggy Frohock
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Margaret "Peggy" Lovel Frohock, 70, of Jackson, died at 2:32 p.m. Feb. 20, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 22, 1946, in Sikeston, daughter of Claude and Velma Lovel. She was employed 29 years at Procter and Gamble of Cape Girardeau as a line technician on the Pampers and Luvs lines. Also, she worked in the raw materials lab...
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Linda Collier
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Etha Linda Kellett Collier, 79, a resident of Charleston, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Aug. 21, 1937, in Sikeston, to the late Ferrell H. and Clara LaNell Jamieson Kellett. ...
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Q.B. Fondren Jones
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
LILBOURN, Mo. -- Q.B. Fondren Jones, 87, died Feb. 18, 2017, at her home in Lilbourn. Born July 4, 1929, in Taylor, Miss., she was the daughter of the late Mossie and Frenchie Martin Fondren. Her husband, Robert T. Jones Sr., preceded her in death. Survivors include: four sons and two daughters-in-law, Robert T. ...
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Linda Collier
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - Linda Kellett Collier, 79, died February 22, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau . Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home.
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Margaret Konopka
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Margaret Ann Konopka, 55, died Feb. 20, 2017, at her daughter's home. Born Feb. 2, 1962, in Salem, N.C., to Eugene and Helen Kauffelt, she was a retired certified nursing assistant with Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was preceded in death by her father, a brother and a son...
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Connie Turner
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Connie Yvonne Turner passed away Feb. 18, 2017, at Cape Girardeau at the age of 42 years. She was born Sept. 28, 1974, in Sikeston, daughter of Namon E. Pearson of Sikeston and Connie Lee Stone of Jackson. She was a hometown girl, graduating from Sikeston High School in 1992...
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Debbie Baker-Bennett
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Deborah Jo "Debbie" Baker-Bennett passed away Feb. 20, 2017, at her home in New Madrid at the age of 61 years. She was born March 11, 1955, in Kennett, to Dr. Charles Baker who survives of New Madrid and the late Joann Bass Baker...
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Carrie Henzi
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
SALEM, Ill. - Carrie Stallings Henzi, 94, of Salem, Ill., formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died Feb. 21, 2017, at The Manor at Salem Woods, PC. Born June 23, 1922, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., she was the daughter of Robert N. and Josephine (Harenberg) Hopper, who preceded her in death...
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Evelyn Diaz
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Evelyn Diaz, 89, died Feb. 19, 2017, at North Kansas City Hospital in Kansas City. Born Nov. 2, 1927, in Essex, daughter of the late Carl Edgar and Opal Clara Hawley Needham, she grew up in Essex, lived in St. Louis from 1946 to 1990, then lived in Dexter and Sullivan before moving to Kansas City. She had worked in garment manufacturing and was a member of the Women's Amalgamated Garment Union...
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Cooperative characters
(02/22/17)
The Christian Academy has named its January characters. The word of the month was "cooperation" which means working with others in a friendly, sharing way to reach a goal. The winners are: front row, Dalton Frazier, Abby Shelby, Lakelynn Hastings and Mia Slipis; middle row, Connor Lawrence, Cody Stengler, Halyn Munday and Thaylen Abernathy; and back row, Mallory Jaynes, Breanna Beardsley and Claire Whitehead...
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New Madrid County R-1: Tax settlement money pays debt, funds infrastructure work
(02/22/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - The money the New Madrid County R-1 School District received following the sale of Noranda Aluminum is being put to work. Dr. Sam Duncan, R-1 superintendent, said the $1.75 million which the District received late last year as its portion for the taxes Noranda owed was used to pay down debt, restore funding for salaries and provide needed improvements...
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Student yard sale fundraiser
(02/22/17)
Sikeston Career and Technology students will have a Dollar Day Yard Sale from 8 -11 a.m. Feb. 25 in the Sikeston High School Field House. All proceeds will go to support a family with cancer and the remaining funds donated to Relay For Life. Individuals who have items they'd like to donate should contact Gloria Houston at 573-521-9022 or email her at gghouston@gmail.com. ...
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