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Memorial Day ceremony set for Monday in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
SIKESTON – The community of Sikeston will observe Memorial Day with a service at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 29 at Sikeston Veterans Park. In the event of rain, the service will be held at the First Christian Church. Local veterans from the Sikeston Veterans Park Committee, American Legion and VFW will participate in the service. Perry Harper, minister of...
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Vehicle crashes into store
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
SIKESTON — A grocery store building was damaged after a vehicle crashed into a wall early Wednesday, May 24 in Sikeston.
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Decision Day: EPHS among schools to celebrate seniors’ choices after graduation
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — High school seniors are filled with excitement as they prepare themselves for college, and this year, some schools in the area celebrated their graduation by holding a “decision day.” Decision day is a day dedicated to announcing future plans after high school. Students wear stuff from their next adventure, whether they are entering the workforce or attending a university or trade school...
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NMCC Class of 2023 celebrates graduation
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — New Madrid County Central High School teacher Paige Kimball had a simple message for the Class of 2023: Just do right, yourself. Kimball, who was chosen by the graduates as the speaker for the 43rd annual commencement ceremony, explained those four words were a lesson passed down through her family and now, she was sharing it with them...
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MDC proposes adjusting permit prices and wants public input
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is proposing adjusting prices for most hunting, fishing, trapping, and commercial permits in an effort to keep up with rising costs of goods and services it uses to manage its more than 1,000 conservation areas along with nature centers, shooting ranges, fish hatcheries, and other facilities...
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Sikeston City Council holds public hearing for the budget
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
SIKESTON — A public hearing on the City of Sikeston’s fiscal year 2024 budget was conducted Monday, May 22 during council’s regular meeting. There were no questions or remarks from the public. The June 5 meeting will include a final public hearing...
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Man charged with degree domestic assault, armed criminal action following shooting
(Column ~ 05/24/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - On the night of May 15, officers received a call about shots fired in the 200 block of Tennessee Street. A woman said the driver of a car fired a shot at her while she was standing in her front yard, and an officer at the scene found a spent shell casing in the street. Another officer found the suspect vehicle on Highway 61 and after initiating a traffic stop placed the driver under arrest...
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Honors, scholarships awarded to Central’s graduating seniors
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Honors and awards for the members of the New Madrid County Central High School Class of 2023 were announced May 15 in a special ceremony. The following students were recognized: Hunter Apodaca - Missouri National Guard Award Kayleigh Austin - Hope Exchange Scholarship, Honor Graduate, College English Award...
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FBLA team earns trip to national conference
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - It was an opportunity for Missouri’s future business leaders to expand their knowledge and for members of New Madrid County Central High School’s FBLA to show what they have learned. More than 5,000 members of Missouri’s nearly 400 Future Business Leaders of America chapters attended the largest State Leadership Conference in the nation April 17-18. Among those attending were 18 students from New Madrid County Central High School along with two advisers...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 05/24/23)
Well, well, well, hear we go again. I like presidents that don’t steal from the taxpayers. I like presidents that don’t let millions and millions of illegals come into the country illegally to kill Americans and push their drugs. I like presidents that don’t have sons that steal billions from the country. I like presidents that don’t lie every day. I like presidents that have news conferences every day. Are you ready for me to stop? Cause I could go on all day about this? Biden is a corrupt puppet of George Sorrels. Period. Anyone that votes democrat is brain-washed.
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Mary Gleason
(Obituary ~ 05/24/23)
MONTGOMERY, Texas — Mary Ellen (Smith) Gleason peacefully went to be with Jesus May 22, 2023, at her home in Montgomery. In the days preceding her death, Mary was visited by family, friends and caregivers who came to shower this beloved lady with love and affection...
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Andrew Essner
(Obituary ~ 05/24/23)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. — Andrew Michael “Smacky” Essner, 65, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at his home in New Hamburg following a courageous battle with cancer. Born Sept. 17, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, son of Corona “Coonie” Bucher Essner of New Hamburg and the late Leon Essner, he was a 1976 graduate of Thomas W. Kelly High School in Benton, Missouri...
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