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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 08/28/20)
I love when people complain of those that leave there trash containers out too long. My complaints are nothing this childish, but mowing grass and blow the clippings to the street, having a broken down car for months on front of your house, parking your car and blocking the sidewalk so you have to walk into the street to get around it. I’m sure all these are against some regulation here in Sikeston. One final thing is that I have contacted Sikeston DPS and Sikeston code enforcement. That was a waste of time.
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Cornelia Grigsby
(Obituary ~ 08/28/20)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Cornelia Ruth Grigsby, 81, died Aug. 27, 2020, at her home in East Prairie. Born Aug. 16, 1939, in East Prairie, daughter of the late Herbert “Jake” and Loweta Stevenson Gulledge, she had worked as a beautician for Model Beauty Shop. She was a member of First Baptist Church of East Prairie...
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Sudden death syndrome appearing across Missouri soybean fields
(Local News ~ 08/28/20)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension agronomists reported during their weekly teleconference that sudden death syndrome (SDS) is showing up in soybean fields across the state. MU Extension plant pathologist Kaitlyn Bissonnette says she is not surprised that the yield-robbing disease has reared its ugly head...
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MoDOT concerned over alarming rise in work zone and TMA crashes
(Local News ~ 08/28/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —As the state attempts to return to normal amid the global pandemic, the Missouri Department of Transportation is dealing with a surge in work zone crashes despite decreased traffic volumes. MoDOT has already had 39 truck/trailer-mounted attenuators, or TMA, hit in work zones across the state this year. ...
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New ambulance station will serve north New Madrid County
(Local News ~ 08/28/20)
SIKESTON - In March, coronavirus halted construction on the New Madrid County Ambulance District’s newest building. Now, the hammers are pounding again. Dubbed Station 4 Sikeston, the building is located at 186265 Highway 61, just outside Sikeston’s southern city limits. ...
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LCRA helping to revitalize blighted areas in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 08/28/20)
SIKESTON — In 2001, Sikeston voters authorized the creation of the Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority (LCRA) and the work of the organization can be seen all around Sikeston. Charged with identifying blighted areas within Sikeston, the commission is then responsible for developing and implementing a plan to provide well-organized residential neighborhoods of decent homes...
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Area sees increase in number of coronavirus active cases
(Local News ~ 08/28/20)
The number of positive COVID-19 cases are increasing in the area. The Scott County Health Department reported 21 new positive COVID-19 cases on Thursday. One recovery was also reported by the health department, leaving the county with 131 active cases with 466 recovered. There have been 13 deaths in the county related to the virus...
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Donald Harris
(Obituary ~ 08/28/20)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — Donald David Harris, 80, formerly of Oran, Missouri, died Aug. 26, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Nov. 22, 1939, in Oran, son of the late Robert Harris and Ada Jane Welch Harris, he retired from Nestle Purina Kitty Litter Plant in Bloomfield, Missouri, and was a veteran of the United States Navy...
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