Stories from Thursday, January 25, 2024

VAN BUREN, Mo. — Walter W. “Bill” Prindle of Van Buren passed away on Jan. 24, 2024, after battling Alzheimer’s and cancer. Bill was a Union Carpenter out of Washington, D.C., and St. Louis, Missouri. He loved running Current River in the summer and going to Florida for the winter...

SIKESTON — Varsity cheer squads in the area finished in the top 10 at the National Cheerleaders Association championships with all teams successfully performing in Dallas, Texas.  Andrea Sanders, East Prairie High School varsity cheerleader coach, said this was the school’s first appearance at the NCA nationals since the 1990s...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has launched a new campaign encouraging the public to make Every Day Take Back Day  y utilizing year-round collection sites to dispose of unneeded and unwanted medications. DEA has now registered a record 17,000 pharmacies as authorized collectors to help Americans dispose of unused prescription drugs any day of the year. These safe disposal receptacles, in addition to DEA’s annual Take Back Day events, provide the public with an easy, no-cost opportunity to anonymously dispose of medications that are no longer needed.  . ...