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City elected officials take oath of office
(Local News ~ 05/05/17)
Basically, there were two City Council meetings held Monday night during the monthly meeting at City Hall. The first council was with the current administration finishing up old business. One of the items of discussion dealt with a computer and software problem at the police department. ...
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2017 PHS Prom Royalty
(Local News ~ 05/05/17)
The Junior-Senior Prom for Portageville High School was held last Saturday night, April 22 at Rone Hall. The 2017 Prom Queen and her maidens are from left, Queen Amber Stafford, Taylor Morefield, Alexis Glidewell, Adrienne Duncan, and Emily Brown. -submitted photo...
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Portageville FFA holds banquet
(Local News ~ 05/05/17)
The Portageville Future Farmers of America (FFA) held their annual banquet last Thursday, April 27, in the high school cafeteria. Several students were recognized for the Greenhand and Chapters Degrees, and for the area district and state contest awards. Plus, new officers for next year were installed. they are, from left, Meridyth Benthal, treasurer; Sarah Prince, secretary; Madison Livingston, president; Liz Compere, reporter; Maggie Frakes, vice-president; and Mallory Crafton, sentinel...
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Scams and fraud add insult to injury after a disaster
(State News ~ 05/05/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – When storms, floods and other disasters leave damaged homes in their path, local contractors often get more business than they can handle. In many cases, out-of-town contractors will arrive in force to pick up the slack. Think twice and exercise caution before accepting the services of an out-of-town contractor, advises a University of Missouri Extension family financial education specialist...
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Heavy rains prompt rescues, closes roads
(Local News ~ 05/05/17)
PORTAGEVILLE - On Sunday, several volunteers and city workers began filling sand bags. In the aftermath of the rains, several city blocks and homes began to get water in them. “People of Portageville came together to help out once again sunday afternoon. This is why I love this town,” said Alderman Vince Berry. “Thanks to the city workers and volunteers. They are true heros. A LOT more houses would have been flooded without their help.”...
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Skeeter team wins
(Community Sports ~ 05/05/17)
Way to go Skeeters! This young team won the championship in the USSSA Spring Showcase in Hopkinsville, KY last weekend! They have played in three tournaments since April 1. They also have two second place wins and one first place. The team plays every weekend through the end of June except Easter and Memorial Day...
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Fighting for What’s Yours
(Column ~ 05/05/17)
Our tax code is a mess, and that’s putting it lightly. Multiple brackets. High rates. Special interest breaks everywhere. Rules and regulations that are too complicated to understand. It costs more and more each year just to do your taxes, let alone pay them. ...
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Why I Hold Town Halls
(Column ~ 05/05/17)
When my mom was alive, she would sometimes travel with me to public town halls I held across the state. She sometimes introduced me by saying, “I call this the dog and pony show—I’m the dog, and she’s the pony.” My mom—never at a loss for something sharp and witty to say—raised me in rural Missouri. ...
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The Faithfulness of God
(Column ~ 05/05/17)
The Psalmist writes in Psalm 74:12, “For God is my king of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.” In Psalm 74 the psalmist expresses the agony of the people in the midst of the most terrible and trying of circumstances. Israel's enemies had destroyed the Temple (2 Kings 25). ...
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Why God Loved David
(Column ~ 05/05/17)
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me” - Psalm 51: 10.
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SEMO Food Bank's disaster relief mobiles to provide aid for flood victims
(Local News ~ 05/05/17)
SIKESTON -- In the wake of the current devastating floods in Southeast Missouri, Disaster Relief Mobiles will be held throughout the impacted areas, Southeast Missouri Food Bank announced Thursday. Carter County Food Pantry, the only food pantry that serves Carter County, is underwater and is unable to store and distribute food. One of the only two grocery stores is destroyed. Approximately 165 homes and 35 businesses are destroyed as well...
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Area high school graduations underway
(Local News ~ 05/05/17)
SIKESTON -- Some area seniors are saying goodbye to their respective high schools and hello to a new chapter in their lives as graduation ceremonies are underway in Southeast Missouri. Portageville High School is among the first to graduate the class of 2017. ...
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Benton man charged with sexual assault of two juveniles
(Local News ~ 05/05/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Scott County man faces multiple felony charges for allegedly assaulting two juveniles. Mark Friend, 59, of Benton is charged with two counts of felony second-degree child molestation for aggravated sexual offense of a child less than 17 year old; five counts of felony first-degree statutory sodomy; and three counts of felony statutory rape...
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Several community leaders, county and local officials, send Libla letter asking economic development bill to be considered
(Local News ~ 05/05/17)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. – With few remaining legislative days left in the session, Southeast Missouri county commissioners, mayors, and chamber officials penned a letter to Sen. Doug Libla, R-Poplar Bluff, regarding SB 190. The group is hoping he would not necessarily vote yes on the bill, but allow the bill to come to a vote. The bill has been amended to include a “Smelter Amendment,” which supporters hope will bring Noranda back to the area...
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1,370 to Receive Degrees at Spring 2017 Commencement Ceremonies
(State News ~ 05/05/17)
Southeast Missouri State University will hold its spring commencement ceremonies May 13 during which 1,370 students – 1,036 undergraduates and 334 master’s degree and specialist candidates – will receive their degrees. For the first time, Southeast will hold two commencement ceremonies — both a morning and afternoon event, both in the Show Me Center. ...
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Sikeston Jaycees collect supplies for flood victims at Van Buren
(Local News ~ 05/05/17)
SIKESTON -- Sikeston Jaycee President John Leible knows how generous the Sikeston community can be, but the support the Jaycees received in their effort to help flood victims in Southeast Missouri even surprised him. Leible explained Sikeston Jaycee and National Guardmember Sgt. Zach Petty was contacted by a fellow Guardsman seeking donations for flood victims in Van Buren. The Jaycees readily agreed, planning to donate cases of water and trash bags...
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SEMO Food Banks disaster relief mobiles to provide aid for flood victims
(Local News ~ 05/05/17)
SIKESTON -- In the wake of the current devastating floods in Southeast Missouri, Disaster Relief Mobiles will be held throughout the impacted areas, Southeast Missouri Food Bank announced Thursday. Carter County Food Pantry, the only food pantry that serves Carter County, is underwater and is unable to store and distribute food. One of the only two grocery stores is destroyed. Approximately 165 homes and 35 businesses are destroyed as well...
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Lorene Cain
(Obituary ~ 05/05/17)
BERTRAND, Mo. - Lorene Taylor Cain died Friday, May 5, 2017, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home
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Mary Foulk
(Obituary ~ 05/05/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Mary Alice Foulk, 70, died May 4, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 18, 1947, in Benton, to the late Claude and Rebecca Harp Slayton, she was a retired seamstress for Thorngate LTD in Cape Girardeau and a member of Assembly of God Ministries and attended Christian Missions in Benton...
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Sam Brown
(Obituary ~ 05/05/17)
ANNISTON, Mo. - Sam A. Brown, 71, died May 5, 2017, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. Born April 3, 1946, in Monroe, La., to the late Henry and Zirada Price Brown, he was a laborer on an oil rig while in Louisiana. He moved to Little Rock, Ark., then to Anniston in 1989. A member of the Anniston Christian Church, he also attended Pine Street General Baptist Church in East Prairie...
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