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Nick White defeats longtime councilman in special election
(Local News ~ 06/30/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - In Tuesday’s special election, New Madrid Ward 2 voters returned to the polls and picked Nick White as their city council member. White received 131 votes to defeat longtime City Councilman Russell Riggs, who had 103 votes, and John Garner, who received six votes in Tuesday’s election...
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Intruder shot, wounded by Pemiscot County man
(State News ~ 06/30/17)
BRAGG CITY, Mo. - A Texas man is recovering from wounds he received after stealing and wrecking a homeowner’s car. John Tyler Simpson, 25, of Kingsville, Texas, is scheduled to be arraigned at 10 a.m. Thursday before Associate Judge William W. Carter on a charge of first degree tampering with a motor vehicle. Currently Simpson is in custody at the Pemiscot County Justice Center in lieu of a $50,000 cash bond...
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Jefferson County Democrat to run for 8th District seat
(State News ~ 06/30/17)
Jefferson County, Missouri, psychotherapist and addiction counselor Kathy Ellis has announced she will run as a Democratic candidate for the 8th District congressional seat in 2018. Ellis, who resides in Festus, Missouri, said she was “saddened and angry” about the election of Donald Trump as president...
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MORX Changes
(Column ~ 06/30/17)
Starting on July 1st 2017 over 63,000 seniors in Missouri are losing their MORx coverage. MORx is a Missouri pharmacy benefit for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities–to help them afford prescription medications. It pays half the deductibles, co-pays, and “doughnut-hole” gap expenses left behind by Medicare Part D programs. Aging Matters has enrolled many seniors into this program over the years...
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Dicamba weed control gets top spot at MU Pest Management Day, July 7
(State News ~ 06/30/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Dicamba in all its forms gets prime focus at the Pest Management Field Day, July 7 at the University of Missouri Bradford Research Center. “It’s the first year for legal use of the weed-control system in Missouri,” says Kevin Bradley, MU Extension plant scientist...
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Scott City Summer Slam
(Community Sports ~ 06/30/17)
Carson Bradley and Beau-Hunter Warren of Portagegville took part of the Benton Misfits 11u team that won the Third Annual Scott City Summer Slam 2017. They went 4-0 against participating teams: The Scott City River Bandits, St. Louis Storm, Charleston Squirrels, and the Du Quoin, Illinois Tribe. -submitted photo...
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The King of Kings
(Column ~ 06/30/17)
The gospel of Luke ends with a supremely jarring statement: "Then He led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up His hands He blessed them. While He blessed them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God" (24:50-53)...
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Annual Carter County Festival is set for July 22nd
(State News ~ 06/30/17)
Van Buren, MO - The Annual Carter County Festival will be Saturday, July 22nd, in downtown Van Buren, Missouri. Come support our community, shop with local vendors, watch live performances, and enjoy the river in downtown Van Buren, MO. The day begins with the River Rat Fun Float at 8am. Arts, crafts, vendors, music, food, and entertainment continue from 9am until 3pm on the Courthouse lawn. Enjoy dinner in town then bring the family back to the lawn for an outdoor movie night!...
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Three Rivers Takes Over LPN Program in Poplar Bluff
(State News ~ 06/30/17)
Three Rivers College has announced that it has received approval from the Missouri State Board of Nursing to take over sponsorship of the Licensed Practical Nursing program previously run by the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center (PBTCC). The college is currently accepting applications for the program’s first cohort at Three Rivers, with an application deadline of October 2 at 4 p.m. Classes for the first cohort will run from January 2018 through December 2018...
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Council creates Animal Shelter Advisory Board
(Local News ~ 06/30/17)
SIKESTON - The Sikeston City Council approved a bill creating the Friends of the Pet and Animal Welfare Services Advisory Board and appointed seven individuals to fill positions on the Animal Shelter Advisory Board. Fundraising and public awareness will be among the main functions of the advisory board...
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Caruthersville man sentenced to 4 years in prison for escape attempt
(Local News ~ 06/30/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Ten minutes of freedom earned a Caruthersville man another four years in prison. Dylan Hilburn, 20, was sentenced in New Madrid County Circuit Court to four years in the custody of the Department of Corrections on a charge of escape from confinement...
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More Fourth of July fun planned
(Local News ~ 06/30/17)
SIKESTON -- Residents have several local options of fun to spend their Fourth of July holiday on Tuesday. The annual Oran Fourth of July Picnic returns with its old-fashioned dinner with all the trimmings, games for all ages and fireworks at the Knights of Columbus Council 4311 Hall in Oran...
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Sikeston Elks fireworks provide safe finale to July 4
(Local News ~ 06/30/17)
SIKESTON - It began as a small Fourth of July celebration and in more than two decades has grown to become the favorite local ending to America's annual birthday celebration. The annual Elks fireworks display is again scheduled for July 4. The fireworks, which can be best seen from the Sikeston Recreation Complex, should begin between 9 and 9:15 p.m. Tuesday...
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Ribbon cutting held at the new Sikeston Early Head Start building
(Local News ~ 06/30/17)
SIKESTON -- Members of the community along with DAEOC employees were out in force Thursday for a ribbon cutting at the new Sikeston Early Head Start building. The building, located at 123 Arthur St., is one of four new Head Start centers that have opened recently, joining Kennett, Senath and Hayti. ...
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