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NMCC baseball team sees lead slip away after back to back homers from Kennett
(High School Sports ~ 04/20/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles baseball team enjoyed a two-run lead over the Kennett Indians with three innings to play. But, with two swings of the bat, it was a brand new game. Back to back solo home runs by Kennett's Brenton Tidd and Heath McHaney turned the tide, then Ty'Reik Thomas delivered the deciding blow later on to complete the Indian's 9-6 comeback win Thursday in New Madrid, Mo, during a SEMO Conference tilt...
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Sikeston couple waives preliminary hearing
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston woman and her boyfriend charged with the murder of her son after allegedly using pepper to silence the crying toddler waived their rights to a preliminary hearing and will return to court in June. Louis A. Hollis, 30, and Kayla M. Williamson, 23, are both scheduled to be arraigned at 1 p.m. June 2 before Circuit Judge David Dolan in the Circuit Division of Scott County...
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Sikeston Little Theatre production of 'Little Women' will debut tonight
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Little Theatre will present the adaption of the Louisa May Alcott classic, "Little Women," as its youth production with the first of four performances beginning tonight. Set for 7 p.m. today, Friday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, this adaptation Gary Peterson follows the four sisters -- each with a distinctively different personality -- as the audience sees them grow up to experience life's joys and disappointments...
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Firearm, drugs found during routine traffic stop in Scott County
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man faces multiple felony charges following a traffic stop in Scott County. Tiwan Tite Paige, 29, of Sikeston is charged with felony unlawful possession of a firearm; two counts of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid; and the misdemeanor of operating a vehicle on highway without a valid license, second offense, according to online court records...
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Millions at stake over Ameren fight with property tax assessments
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Sixteen counties, including Cape Girardeau County, have been in a legal battle with Ameren Missouri since 2013 over the assessment of natural-gas distribution lines. At issue are millions of dollars in tax money that local governments, particularly school districts, can't touch while the money sits in escrow...
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Ex-ministers appeal heard after being convicted of trying to have wife killed; defrauding mother
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- An appellate court heard oral arguments last week in the case of a former Bloomfield, Mo., pastor who is serving a 50-year sentence after being convicted of attempting to kill his former wife and defrauding nearly $87,000 from his now deceased mother...
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Mississippi County sheriff appears in court; prelim set for June 20
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Embattled Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson was arraigned Thursday in Charleston. Hutcheson, appearing before Cape Girardeau County Associate Circuit Judge Gary Kamp with his attorney N. Scott Rosenblum, entered pleas of not guilty to 18 charges that include second degree assault, first degree robbery, making a false declaration, forgery, tampering with computer data and misconduct by notary...
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Irene Davis
(Obituary ~ 04/20/17)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Irene Rose Davis, 83, died April 14, 2017, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter. Born May 18, 1933, in Webster Groves, she had lived in St. Louis before moving to Dexter 24 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of the Lutheran Church...
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Stephen Lawson
(Obituary ~ 04/20/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Stephen W. Lawson, 60, died April 19, 2017, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Blanchard Funeral Chapel.
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Busy Bums
(04/20/17)
On April 4 the Sikeston High School Bleacher Bums hauled up boxes of priced books from Sikeston Public Library's storage room to the McAmis Community Room for the Annual Used Book Sale. The Book Sale helps fund new purchases by the Library annually...
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Young leaders honored
(04/20/17)
Richland's FBLA recently competed at the Missouri FBLA-PBL Leadership Conference in Springfield. Receiving awards were, from left: senior Preston Tilley finished Fourth in Sales Presentation, sophomore Kate Wyman received First Place in FBLA Principals and Procedures and eighth in Introduction to Business Communication, and junior Aaron Wells finished ninth in Network Concepts. Tilley and Wyman qualify to compete at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California, in late June...
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