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One in custody after stabbing on Sunday
(Local News ~ 07/17/17)
SIKESTON -- One suspect is in custody after a stabbing in Sikeston on Sunday. Sikeston Department of Public Safety Sgt. Jon Broom said three people were injured in an incident that took place in the 100 block of North Handy Street at around 3 p.m. According to DPS, a broken beer bottle was the weapon in the incident that appears to have been a domestic assault...
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Two women killed in I-55 crash
(Local News ~ 07/17/17)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Two Jamaican women were killed and four others injured in a crash after the vehicle they were traveling in had a tire blowout Saturday in New Madrid County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 4:20 p.m. on northbound Interstate 55 at the 34.0 mile marker, the van driven by Mauricio Lopez, 30, of Arcadia, Fla., had a tire blowout, causing the vehicle to slide off the right side of the road and overturn, ejecting one of his passengers...
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Local counties are now eligible to receive FEMA assistance
(Local News ~ 07/17/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Seven additional Missouri counties are now eligible for reimbursement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Public Assistance grant program for expenses incurred as a result of the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding between April 28 and May 11...
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Public is warned of heat-related illnesses; urged to watch for signs
(Local News ~ 07/17/17)
Public warned of heat-released illnesses COLUMBIA, Mo. ― A University of Missouri Health Care physician suggests that people take precautions to protect themselves against high temperatures and humidity levels. "Heat-related illnesses that we treat most often at Mizzou Urgent Care include dehydration, heat rash and heat exhaustion," said Karli Urban, medical doctor and assistant professor of family and community medicine at the MU School of Medicine and a physician at Mizzou Urgent Care. ...
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Crossing the finish line
(Local News ~ 07/17/17)
Mallory Burger, Eli Holman and Kassen Riley watch the finish of the turtle races Saturday at the annual New Hamburg Picnic.
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Flood response: County officials can learn about state, federal assistance available
(Local News ~ 07/17/17)
SIKESTON -- Local government and nonprofit agencies in those seven counties recently designated for inclusion in the federal disaster declaration for historic flooding in Missouri from April 28 to May 11 can take part in applicant briefings from the State Emergency Management Agency...
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Fred Roberts
(Obituary ~ 07/17/17)
MINER, Mo. - Charles Frederick "Fred" Roberts, 59, died July 13, 2017, at his home in Miner. Born in Encino, Calif., July 1, 1958, to the late Clarence Allen and Marylyn Antionette Malcolm Roberts, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army. A resident of the Sikeston area for the past 40 years, he had served as a fireman at Miner and was a mechanic at Hope Auto Electric...
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Ilene Anglin
(Obituary ~ 07/17/17)
SIKESTON -- Ilene Anglin, 84, died July 15, 2017 at her home in Sikeston. Born March 14, 1933, in Blue Island, Ill., to the late Walter and Cora Foushee Thompson, she attended Old Bethel Baptist Church and had worked as a housekeeping supervisor for Missouri Delta Medical Center before retiring...
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Karen Hanor
(Obituary ~ 07/17/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Karen Sue Hanor, 63, of East Prairie, died July 16, 2017, at her home. Born Dec. 30, 1953, in Festus, to the late William and Phyllis Clough Turner, she was employed as a school teacher for over 25 years for the East Prairie R-2 Public School System. She was a member of the First Church of God of East Prairie...
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Bryce Lewer
(Obituary ~ 07/17/17)
SIKESTON -- Donald "Bryce" Lewer, 64, after a heroic fight with cancer, was received into the arms of the Great I Am, Jesus Christ, on July 15, 2017, in his home, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born March 23, 1953, in San Benito, Texas, to Donald Alvin and Elizabeth Lewer. ...
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Brenda Kay Estes
(Obituary ~ 07/17/17)
LILBOURN, Mo. - Brenda Kay Estes, 61, died July 12, 2017, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born Dec. 13, 1955, in Dexter to the late Winford Cecil and Maxine Berry Richmond, she was a resident of Dexter most of her life. She had worked as a nurse at several nursing homes in the area...
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Alice Burke
(Obituary ~ 07/17/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Alice C. Burke, 86, died July 17, 2017, at her home in Charleston. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church in Charleston. McMikle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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