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R-6 parents speak out on temporary mask mandate
(Local News ~ 09/16/21)
SIKESTON — The Sikeston R-6 Board of Education heard from community members, parents, teachers and medical professionals regarding the district’s COVID-19 procedures, specifically its recently implemented temporary mask mandate, during the Board’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday in the Sikeston High School cafeteria...
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Amber Dawson
(Obituary ~ 09/16/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — Amber Nicole Dawson, 40, of New Madrid passed away Sept. 8, 2021, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Amber was born Dec. 20, 1980, in Hayti, Missouri, to Pam Jones Hampton and Harold Pruitt. She is survived by her husband, Hayden Kevin Dawson; her parents, Pam Hampton and Harold (Lois)...
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Sikeston fourth graders learn about local history
(Local News ~ 09/16/21)
SIKESTON — From learning about the unique history of Sikeston founder John Sikes, the importance of farming in the region and the digging of the Little River Drainage District, Sikeston fourth graders learned about the history of their hometown at the annual Fourth Grade Historical Interpretive Tour...
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Larry Eftink
(Obituary ~ 09/16/21)
ORAN, Mo. — Larry G. Eftink, son of the late Leo Eftink and Josephine Eftink, was born on June 19, 1945, in Chaffee, Missouri, and departed this life on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, at the age of 76...
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New C building at Sikeston High School named Bulldog Hall
(Local News ~ 09/16/21)
SIKESTON — The new C Building under construction on the Sikeston High School campus has a name: Bulldog Hall. The Sikeston R-6 Board of Education approved the name at the recommendation of the administration during Tuesday’s regular monthly board meeting at the high school cafeteria...
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Portageville Fire Department fights two fires Monday
(Local News ~ 09/16/21)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — At 6:56 a.m. Monday, the Portageville Fire Department was paged to a semi-trailer on fire on U.S Highway 61 south of Portageville in the city limits. Engine 1 was joined by Engine 3 and Tanker 1 due to the fire being in an area without hydrants. Upon arrival firefighters found an old semi-trailer in a vacant lot was on fire...
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Alma Bechtold
(Obituary ~ 09/16/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Alma Mothershead Bechtold’s life ended Sept. 1, 2021, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She leaves two brothers, Hoyt Mothershead and Merlin Mothershead. Only family members gathered at the burial site due to the COVID pandemic...
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