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Human trafficking continues to plague state travel corridors
(Local News ~ 01/09/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, marking the anniversary of the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. The Missouri Department of Transportation has joined forces with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and local law enforcement to combat the crime of human trafficking in the Show-Me State...
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History coming down
(Local News ~ 01/09/23)
Demolition work continues Friday, Jan. 6 at a former convenience/liquor store on Main Street in Sikeston.
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Leslie Hannig
(Obituary ~ 01/09/23)
MOUNT VERNON, Ill. — Leslie A. Hannig, 78, of Mount Vernon passed away at 12:52 p.m. Jan. 6, 2023, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon surrounded by loved ones. Leslie was born on May 19, 1944, in Sikeston, Missouri, to the late Buddy and Maxine Lair. She graduated from Sikeston High School and studied at SIU Carbondale...
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Steven Lomax
(Obituary ~ 01/09/23)
SIKESTON — Steven Billy Lomax, age 69 of Sikeston passed away Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at his home. He was born Aug. 28, 1953, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to the late Billy Braden Lomax and Troyce Ann Rollins Lomax. Steve or "Lomax" as many knew him, worked for Ralph Distributing for 28 years before retiring. ...
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Arlene Sherrod
(Obituary ~ 01/09/23)
SIKESTON — Arlene Frances Sherrod, 75, died Jan. 8, 2023, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston.å
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Community Masquerade Ball art winner announced
(Local News ~ 01/09/23)
On Dec. 9, Charleston High School art students submitted their best work to Love Galore LLC's art display at its very first charity event, "The Community Masquerade Ball." Attendees voted on their favorite piece, and Rachel Dunlap was named the winner. ...
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Wilson places in top 10 at national horse show
(Local News ~ 01/09/23)
Emma Elizabeth Wilson, 11-year-old daughter of Brian and Laura (Rolwing) Wilson of Columbia, placed in the top 10 at the National Academy Championship Horse Show Nov. 6, 2022, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Held in the Tennessee Miller Coliseum, preliminary elimination began on Thursday, Nov. 3 evening of the event with competition continuing through the weekend culminating in the finals on Sunday, Nov. 6...
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Betty Essary
(Obituary ~ 01/09/23)
ANNISTON, Mo. — Betty Jean Ferguson Essary, age 88, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, at her home in Anniston. Born Jan. 17, 1934, at Osceola, Arkansas, to the late Alvis Ferguson and Florence Matthews Ferguson, Betty was the salutatorian of her graduating class from East Prairie High School in 1954.
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