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Juvenile in custody after firearm discharged at Charleston High School football field
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — A 14-year-old male is in custody after a firearm was discharged Tuesday, March 26 at the Charleston High School football field. According to Chareston Department of Public Safety Director Robert E. Hearnes, at about 3 p.m. Tuesday, his agency was notified a student had fired a gun at the Charleston High School football field. Responding officers were able to take the suspect into custody without incident, and the firearm — a handgun — was found nearby, he said...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 03/27/24)
I have always been a supporter of Israel and Netanyahu, but I am now wondering how many helpless, innocent women and children Netanyahu plans to kill before he declares victory. There has to be a truce.
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Officers face many difficult situations
(Column ~ 03/27/24)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — On the afternoon of March 19, officers responded to a house on Davis Street for a disturbance in progress, with one party possibly armed with a gun. When officers arrived it became clear that some type of family dispute had taken place and one subject was possibly having a seizure. The man having the seizure was transported by ambulance to a local hospital and was later found to have facial injuries that were not immediately apparent to the officers...
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New Madrid mayoral candidates address citizens’ questions, concerns
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — Citizens turned out in person and viewed the Facebook feed as two of New Madrid’s three candidates for mayor spoke to voters. Current Mayor Kevin Lyons and longtime City Councilman Nick White addressed the public in a forum sponsored by the New Madrid Chamber of Commerce on March 19. Former Mayor Dick Bodi, who is seeking to return to the mayoral post, declined to take part in the event...
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Jonnie Fennell
(Obituary ~ 03/27/24)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Jonnie Lee Fennell, 75, died March 24, 2024, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Mozelle Hager
(Obituary ~ 03/27/24)
SIKESTON — Mozelle Nellie Mays Hager, 98, died March 25, 2024, at her home in Sikeston.
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