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Train derails in Scott County; no injuries or hazardous material spills reported
(Local News ~ 09/15/23)
PERKINS, Mo. — Eighteen train cars fully derailed early Friday, Sept. 15 in Scott County, forcing an extended closure of a portion of a state highway. No injuries or hazardous material spills were reported. According to Scott County Sheriff Wes Drury, around 1:45 a.m. Friday, a Union Pacific train derailed on Highway P, near county highway 266 just north of Perkins. Eighteen cars came off the tracks, he said...
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Keep praying, ask God to dwell in our hearts
(Column ~ 09/15/23)
I have long admired the life of a modern-day saint – Mother Teresa of Calcutta. One of my favorite quotes of hers is: “Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God’s gift of himself.” In other words, it is through prayer and the marching of time that our soul’s are able to hopefully, one day, be completely filled by God. ...
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First Christian Church donates to Bulldog Pantry
(Local News ~ 09/15/23)
The First Christian Church of Sikeston presented $1,558 and bags of food, school supplies and body care items to the Bulldog Pantry. Pictured are, from left: church member Joann Sullivan; Brent Mullin and Lynne DeWitt from the Bulldog Pantry; and Lisa Old, chair of the First Christian Church Outreach Committee. “The church is very happy to help the Bulldog Pantry,” Sullivan said...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 09/15/23)
I hope our local, venom-spewing, Kool-Aid drinking liberal Democrat doesn’t forget to take their meds. It sounds like they could possibly be dangerous if they forgot.
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Letter: Call to Gov. Parson
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/15/23)
To the Honorable Gov. Parson, Abortion, it brings many different thoughts and emotions to people. It’s a trigger word for many. Some are for, some are against. In God’s eyes, it is evil and wrong. Why does man want to kill innocent babies who have either not been born yet, or who are newborns as there are some who are advocating being able to kill babies after so many days past birth...
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John Steven Launius
(Obituary ~ 09/15/23)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Obituaries are typically a dry, dissertation in which the grieving family members report (matter-of-factly), the “death” of a loved one; A brief synopsis of their ancestry, their survivors, and a fleeting glimpse of deeds and a “nod” to past achievements. I have chosen to relieve my family of this unpleasant task by penning my own obituary. ...
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‘Bob’ Todt
(Obituary ~ 09/15/23)
ORAN, Mo. — Robert “Bob” Todt, son of the late John and Bertha Hoehn Todt, was born on Jan. 23, 1934, in Morehouse, Missouri, and departed his life on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in The Lutheran Home at Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 89 years...
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