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Regina Spencer
(Obituary ~ 10/18/22)
HAYWARD, Mo. — Regina Ann Spencer, 70, died Oct. 16, 2022, at Gideon Care Center in Gideon, Missouri. Visitation is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, Missouri, where services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 with the Rev. Dewayne Roberts officiating...
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Gayle Williams
(Obituary ~ 10/18/22)
SIKESTON — Gayle Edward Williams, age 77, passed away on Oct. 16, 2022, at his home in Sikeston. He was born Sept. 26, 1945, in Bement, Missouri, son of the late Daniel Williams and Lessie Mae Arnold Williams. Gayle was a devout member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Sikeston. He had been a Pipefitter for Ford Motor Company and had also worked as Mechanical Manager for Mike Rentals for many years before retiring...
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Neal Ross
(Obituary ~ 10/18/22)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — Aubrey “Neal” Ross, age 86, passed away on Oct. 16, 2022, at New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid. He was born on May 15, 1936, in Lilbourn, Missouri, to the late Aubrey Oren and Ora “Ve” Nuckolls Ross.
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Williams named to lead Charleston schools
(Local News ~ 10/18/22)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Following the retirement of longtime Charleston R-1 Superintendent Jeremy Siebert at the end of this school year, the district has named Charleston High School graduate and current principal as his replacement. During the Thursday, Oct. 13 regular meeting of the Charleston R-1 Board of Education at Central Office, the Board voted to hire Jamarcus Williams as superintendent of schools starting July 1, 2023, upon the retirement of Siebert...
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SCC holds mock fatal crash to inform students about dangers of pairing drug/alcohol use and driving
(Local News ~ 10/18/22)
SIKESTON — Scott County Central high school and junior high school students learned a firsthand lesson about the dangers of texting while driving and driving under the influence through a mock fatal car crash Monday on their school parking lot. “We’re looking at educating students about not texting while driving and not drinking while driving,” said SCC Student Council adviser Sarah Cline who helped organize the event. ...
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Man arrested after stabbing mother in domestic disturbance
(Column ~ 10/18/22)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - On the afternoon of Oct. 5, officers responded to an address on Mott Street for a domestic disturbance where someone had been stabbed. When they arrived, the victim said she and her adult son had an argument and he stabbed her in the abdomen with a small knife. There was a small puncture wound on the woman’s side that broke the skin, but she refused treatment from EMS...
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Youth Fishing Rodeo
(Local News ~ 10/18/22)
Seventy-five youngsters lined the fishing pond off Highway U on Oct. 1 as they took part in the youth fishing rodeo hosted by the Riverbend Ducks Unlimited, H&R Block and Southeast Health. Participants received fishing poles for taking part along with a hauling in plenty of fish and having fun...
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Rodney Clayton
(Obituary ~ 10/18/22)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Rodney Dee Clayton, 67, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, at his home in Charleston. Rodney was born Jan. 27, 1955, at Providence, Kentucky, to the late Raymond Miller Clayton and Kathryn Pearl “Kitty” Teague Clayton, he was a graduate of Webster County High School in Dixon, Kentucky, and furthered his education at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky.
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