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Shooting death of teenager under investigation in Scott County
(Local News ~ 11/22/23)
BENTON, Mo. — Police are investigating the shooting death of a Scott County teenager. Scott County Sheriff Wes Drury said at about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, deputies with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a residence where an 18-year-old male suffered a gunshot wound. With the assistance of the Miner Police Department, responding deputies were notified that the subject had succumbed to his injuries, Drury said...
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Sikeston High School student Sam Lancaster to march in Macy’s Day Parade
(Local News ~ 11/22/23)
SIKESTON — Sikeston High School senior Sam Lancaster will participate in the Macy’s Great American Marching Band during the 97th annual Macy’s Day Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Lancaster, son of Jay and Camille Lancaster, is part of a group of select students from across the United States that will make up the Macy’s Great American Marching Band (MGAMB) and take part in the annual parade on Thursday, Nov. ...
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Running the show: Haddon welcomes challenge as New Madrid County R-1’s athletic director
(Local News ~ 11/22/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — As a child, Jonathan Haddon knew his future was in sports. “Like every kid I wanted to have a career as a professional athlete. Well, that didn’t work out” he said with a laugh. “But I knew sports was still something I wanted to do with the rest of my life.”...
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Upcoming event to look at future of Southeast Missouri’s economy
(Local News ~ 11/22/23)
Kennett still struggles with the loss of health care access, as well as 300 jobs, from the closing of the county’s only hospital in 2018. Poplar Bluff sees a need for both more people in its workforce and developable land for new enterprises. Affordable childcare impacts Sikeston families...
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Prepping for Sikeston Community's Thanksgiving Day meal
(Local News ~ 11/22/23)
SIKESTON — To-go only Thanksgiving meals for senior citizens may be picked up from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23 at the VFW Hall in Sikeston. There are no deliveries, and dine-in is not an option. The meal is made available through volunteers and donations from the Sikeston community.
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Joseph Halsted
(Obituary ~ 11/22/23)
SIKESTON — Joseph Patrick Halsted, age 67, passed away on Nov. 17, 2023, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born on July 9, 1956, in West Memphis, Arkansas, to the late Abner E. and Bette Belle Halsted. Hs is survived by one sister, Susie Scarlett of Florence, Alabama; and two brothers, Michael S. Brown of Phoenix, Arizona, and John Richard Brown of Morristown, Tennessee...
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Mike Taylor
(Obituary ~ 11/22/23)
SIKESTON — Charles “Mike” Michael Taylor Jr., age 61, passed away on Nov. 21, 2023, at his home in Sikeston. He was born on Nov. 30, 1961, in Sikeston, to the late Charles Michael and Mary Lou Lovett Taylor Sr. On June 26, 1981, in Sikeston, he married Carla Chapman Taylor who survives of the home in Sikeston...
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Johnny White Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/22/23)
SIKESTON — Johnny White Jr., 66, resident of Sikeston, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Johnny was born June 18, 1957, in Sikeston to the late Johnny White Sr. and Pearlie Mae Tate White. He was a 1975 graduate of Sikeston High School...
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Cynthia Sharkey-Freeman
(Obituary ~ 11/22/23)
SIKESTON — Cynthia LaNese Sharkey-Freeman, 56, resident of Sikeston died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born Dec. 14, 1966, in Chicago, Illinois, to Mary Louise Sharkey-Smith of Sikeston, Missouri and the late Billy Claybon...
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Thankful: Family reunites with dog missing for 3 years
(Local News ~ 11/22/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — As Thanksgiving week unfolds, one family is feeling extra thankful as they celebrate the return of their beloved dog, Charle, lost for almost three years, all thanks to the miracle of microchipping. Donna Whitworth of New Madrid said her family adopted Charle, a female beagle mix breed, from the humane society in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, when she was 2 years old on Dec. 26, 2020...
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Byrd estate gifts endowments to Charleston city, school district
(Local News ~ 11/22/23)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Two $1-million gifts from James L. Byrd III’s estate have established financial endowments that will benefit the City of Charleston and the Charleston R-1 School District. On Tuesday, Nov. 14, the new funds were announced at the law office of Reginald E. Young, personal representative of the James L. “Jim” Byrd Estate...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 11/22/23)
Glad to see that Scott County voters rejected another half-cent sales tax increase. Between the cities, counties and state...
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Architecture firm hired as New Madrid City Council considers building new city hal
(Local News ~ 11/22/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - In a brief City Council meeting Nov. 13, efforts to build a new city hall were put into motion. A resolution was unanimously approved authorizing New Madrid Mayor Kevin Lyons to sign an agreement with Dille Pollard LLC, a Cape Girardeau architectural firm...
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New Madrid Police investigate assaults
(Local News ~ 11/22/23)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — On Oct. 3, at around 4 p.m., officers responded to a business in the Villa Shopping Center for an assault. When they arrived, they found one man bleeding profusely with injuries to his mouth. According to several witnesses, the man who was injured had attempted to get into the locked office of the building. When an employee stopped him from going into the office, the man threatened to assault the employee...
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