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Morehouse woman sentenced to life in prison for grandmother’s death
(Local News ~ 09/07/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — A Morehouse, Missouri, woman who was found guilty of murdering her grandmother will spend the rest of her life in prison. On Wednesday, Sept. 6, Ashley M. Riggins, 37, was sentenced to life without parole for a first-degree murder charge; 30 years for armed criminal action; 10 years each for two counts of abuse or neglect of child, all to run consecutive with each other; and seven years each for abandonment of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence.
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Parson requests federal disaster declaration in response to severe storms, tornadoes, flooding
(Local News ~ 09/07/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday, Sept. 6 requested that President Joe Biden approve a major disaster declaration to provide federal assistance in 33 counties in response to multiple severe weather systems that impacted Missouri from July 29-Aug. 14...
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Jeffrey Davis
(Obituary ~ 09/07/23)
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. — Jeffrey Scott Davis, age 58, of Wappapello, formerly of East Prairie, Missouri, passed away Sept. 4, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born Oct. 7, 1964, in Sikeston, to Bill Davis and Alberta Furlong Davis, who survive of East Prairie. ...
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Glenda Sue Tidwell
(Obituary ~ 09/07/23)
KIRKWOOD, Mo. — Glenda Sue Tidwell passed away at Missouri Baptist Hospital on Aug. 23, 2023. Born to the late Jay and Violet Holifield Tidwell, she graduated Sikeston Public Schools in 1956. She was employed by AT&T for 37 years. She is survived by three brothers, Ralph and Patty Tidwell of Germantown, Tennessee, Phil Tidwell of Sikeston, Missouri, and Dennis and Beverly Tidwell of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; one sister, Maxine Winters of Sikeston; longtime friend, Jackie Oker of the home; and several nieces and nephews.. ...
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Hazel McDonald
(Obituary ~ 09/07/23)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Hazel Mae McDonald, age 77, of Springfield, formerly of Sikeston, Missouri, departed this life on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, at Cox Health Hospital in Springfield. Hazel was born Sept. 5, 1946, in Sikeston, a daughter to Warrick W. Miller and Frances Irene (Samford) Miller. ...
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DED awards nearly $11M in grants to 22 communities
(Local News ~ 09/07/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Department of Economic Development announced on Tuesday, Sept. 5 it has awarded a total of nearly $11 million to 22 communities through its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program to assist with various improvement projects...
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Substitute teacher training offered at SEMO in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 09/07/23)
SIKESTON — The Sikeston Southeast Missouri State University campus will host a brand-new in-person substitute teaching program. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, or DESE, authorized curriculum was developed by Dr. Rodney Pensel, director of Field Experiences at SEMO, and covers 15 modules in the 20-hour, three-day course, which costs $180. The SEMO-Sikeston campus will host a training from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 12-14...
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Walls for new MBRC building go up
(Local News ~ 09/07/23)
Work continues at the construction site of the new Missouri Bootheel Regional Consortium Inc., or MBRC, currently located at 903 S. Kingshighway, Suite A. Ground was broken July 7 on the stand-alone building next to the former Plaza Tire building in Sikeston. Work is expected to be complete by January 2024...
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Family of slain dog sues Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department deputies
(Local News ~ 09/07/23)
A Stoddard County family is suing members of the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department following the death of their 9-year-old lab mix, Parker. Court documents filed by The Oliver Firm, run by former prosecutor Russ Oliver, ask for the body camera footage of the incident, as well as a civil penalty in the amount of $5,000 and attorney fees. ...
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Thomas Bogue III
(Obituary ~ 09/07/23)
SIKESTON — Thomas Jefferson Bogue III died peacefully Sept. 5, 2023. A man of strong Catholic faith, Jeff was a devoted husband, father, so, and friend.
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