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New Madrid man arraigned on arson, assault charges
(Local News ~ 11/07/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - A family of five is homeless and the man accused of setting their house on fire is currently in jail. Larry E. Law, 48, of New Madrid was arraigned Monday on five counts of first degree assault, two counts of first degree arson and tampering with a motor vehicle. Judge Joshua D. Underwood set bond at $50,000 and ordered Law to return to court at 9 a.m. Nov. 20...
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Local merchants plan holiday open houses this weekend
(Local News ~ 11/07/17)
SIKESTON -- Some local merchants will showcase their goods through sales, promotions and activities during their holiday open houses this weekend. Historic Downtown Sikeston's Holiday Open Houses will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday...
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'The King and I': Sikeston Little Theatre brings classic musical to stage
(Local News ~ 11/07/17)
SIKESTON -- Like so many, it is the music that drew director Terry Jones to "The King and I." For more than 60 years, the songs from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical have had people "Whistling a Happy Tune" or singing along with "Getting to Know You" or just humming "Shall We Dance." Everyone, Jones said, has a favorite song from the show which opens Thursday at the Sikeston Little Theatre...
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Morse wins special election for state representative
(Local News ~ 11/07/17)
Herman Morse was elected to serve the unexpired term as state representative of the 151st district in a special election held Tuesday.
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Louise Bobo-Tate
(Obituary ~ 11/07/17)
PITTSBURGH, Penn. -- Virgil Louise Bobo-Tate, 76, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died Oct. 6, 2017, in Pittsburgh. Born March 22, 1941, daughter of Capitola Henderson of Pittsburgh and the late Virgil Lee Dortch, she was a native of Hughes, Ark., and moved from Chicago to Sikeston in 1965. ...
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Edward Emerson I
(Obituary ~ 11/07/17)
GULFPORT, Miss. -- Edward Murial Emerson I, 73, died Nov. 2, 2017, at Oschner Hospital in New Orleans, La. Born Aug. 14, 1944, in Benton, Mo., he was the son of the late John Mac Emerson and Ossie Mae Pratt Emerson. His wife, Marilyn Sue Greenough Emerson, survives of the home...
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Gene Cummins
(Obituary ~ 11/07/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Oravill E. "Gene" Cummins, 80, died Nov. 6, 2017. Born Nov. 11, 1936, in Fornfelt, son of the late Oravill Perry "Wiggles" and Bernice Katherine Coombes Cummins, he was a retired plant manager for Columbia Sportswear in Chaffee and a member of Cape First Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Thomas Sadler
(Obituary ~ 11/07/17)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Thomas Brown Sadler, 84, died Nov. 5, 2017, at his home in Portageville. Born Feb. 2, 1933, in Kentucky, son of the late Faris Snedegar and Thomas Collins Sadler, he graduated from Murray State University and held three degrees. ...
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Robert Cooper Sr.
(Obituary ~ 11/07/17)
SIKESTON -- Robert Wesley Cooper Sr., 88, died Nov. 6, 2017, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Feb. 15, 1929, in Crowder, to the late Charles D. Cooper and Laura Bacon Cooper, he worked as a roofer before retiring. On Dec. 20, 1952, he married Mary Lee Summerlott Cooper; she preceded him in death in him in May 1994...
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