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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 10/29/22)
COVID affected billions of people all over the world. Governments spent trillions for COVID research, vaccine design, and testing, as well as hospitalization for hundreds of millions of COVID patients. This year, it is vaccinations for COVID’s Omicron subvariant. The COVID Pandemic affected the world-wide economy with companies’ closings, supply chain delays creating shortages of essential products, with the result that companies raised prices extensively higher. These are the true causes of the inflation we’re experiencing. Trump and Biden both sent out checks to people (which was just a bandaid). I just don’t understand why the Federal Reserve thinks raising the interest rate is the solution to the problems we’ve go right now.
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Local bicyclist races over 1,000 miles in seven days
(Local News ~ 10/29/22)
For many, riding a bike over 1,000 miles in a week seems impossible. But that is how Joseph Harp spent his second week in October. Harp took part in the Arkansas High Country Race, a challenging race where the terrain and surface as well as the hills test the body and mind. The race featured 1,015 miles and over 80,000 feet of elevation gained...
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Unclaimed remains ceremony will be held Tuesday
(Local News ~ 10/29/22)
At every funeral home there is a number of unclaimed remains. The congregation at St. Paul’s Episcopal wants to remember those lives at a memorial service Tuesday.
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National Title & Escrow ribbon cutting
(Business ~ 10/29/22)
National Title & Escrow celebrated their ribbon cutting at their office located on 807 North Main in Sikeston, which is the company’s fifth location. National Title has locations in Dexter, New Madrid, Charleston and Little Rock, Arkansas. The company specializes in real estate title searches, title insurance, and closing services...
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Award of Merit
(Business ~ 10/29/22)
Quentin Overbeck, BMU Wastewater Plant foreman, recently received the Award of Merit from the MWWC (Missouri Water Wastewater Conference). To be eligible for this award Overbeck had to be recognized as a wastewater superintendent that has shown exemplary leadership in the field of wastewater operation, inspiring loyalty and devotion to the citizens of the community...
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Sexual offender complaince check results in arrests
(Local News ~ 10/29/22)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - A compliance check of 94 sex offenders in the New Madrid County area resulted in arrests, with additional charges pending. At approximately 10 a.m. Thursday, officers with the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department conducted the compliance check...