Stories from Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Our Missouri Lawmakers just passed bill SB139. We now have a state rifle. The Hawkin rifle. I guess this was something our elected lawmakers thought we needed.I guess it could have been an AR15.

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Students in the New Madrid County R-1’s Career and Technical Education Program have a new option next year. Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved the school offering Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician program for the 2023-24 school year...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — The New Madrid County Library System was honored recently by Modern Woodmen of America as a “Hometown Hero.” Regina Halterman with Modern Woodmen visited the New Madrid Memorial Library to present Susan Newman, director of the county library system, with a certificate and a $100 check to be donated to a charity of choice. Newman said the staff decided to use the funds to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital...

NEW MADRID, Mo. —As the days of summer vacation tick down, school officials are looking to the start of the 2023-24 school year. Classes for New Madrid County R-1 students in kindergarten through 12th grade begin Aug. 21. For youngsters in pre-kindergarten, the first day of class is Aug. 23...

BENTON, Mo. — Roy William “Muleskinner” Moore Sr., 86, of Benton died Monday, July 24, 2023, at his home. He was born Dec. 12, 1936, in Charleston, Missouri, to Connie Lawrence and Ethel T. Burkett Moore. He married Frances “Becky” Hensley on May 20, 1956, in Benton. She preceded him in death on June 6, 2022, after 66 years of marriage...