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Scott County third graders learn about agricultureBENTON, Mo. — Scott County third graders received an agricultural lesson as part of the Scott County Women in Agriculture’s 19th Annual Farm Day Tuesday, April 30 at the St. Denis Parish Center in Benton. According to Donna Thompson, president of the Scott County Women in Agriculture, Farm Day is a significant learning day for the children in the county...
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School teaches ‘If you see something, say something’ - lesson being learnedPOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — If you see something, say something. That is the overwhelming sentiment regarding safety issues everywhere — and most recently in the local public school system. “We always encourage the students to say something,” Poplar Bluff R-I Superintendent Dr. Aaron Cornman remarked. “That’s kind of the mantra we’ve instituted at every level, and we’re happy to see that our students will say something.”...
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Governor signs order in response to severe weather and floodingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday, May 2 signed Executive Order 24-06 activating the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan in response to severe weather and flooding. Parts of Missouri have already sustained storm and flood damage with additional storms and rain forecast over the next several days...
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Fishing derby for kids set for May 11SIKESTON — The annual Kids Fishing Derby is next weekend for those who are ready to cast their lines and reel in some fun at the Sikeston Complex. Set for 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 11 at the Sikeston Complex lake, the event is open to all children ages 15 and under. There are three divisions: 5 and under, 6 to 10, and 11 to 15...
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Search continues for missing boater in New Madrid CountyNEW MADRID, Mo. - Multiple agencies are continuing their search for a man whose empty boat was found floating in the Mississippi River. At approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday, the New Madrid Police Department received a call from the New Madrid Harbor Service about an empty fishing boat floating in the Mississippi River about two miles south of New Madrid. ...
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Lilbourn VFW 7183 recognizes academic, artistic excellenceLILBOURN, Mo. — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7183 and its Auxiliary presented $23,900 in scholarships and awards to students from throughout Southeast Missouri at its spring awards banquet on April 23. Honored during the event were students in kindergarten through 12th grade who took part in the post’s Young American Creative Patriotic Artist contest; an area student entering the military upon graduation and 20 graduating high school seniors. ...
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Search gets underway to find new superintendent to lead New Madrid County R-1NEW MADRID, Mo. —Newly elected Board members were sworn in and the search began for a new superintendent during the April meeting of the New Madrid County R-1 School Board. Following the acceptance of the official results of the April municipal election, incumbent Mary Kay Davis and new board member Aaron Griffin were sworn into three-year terms. Kathy Daniels, who was appointed earlier to the Board and ran unopposed in April, was sworn into an unexpired term...
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South Scott Ambulance donates to SCTCKen Dicus and the Board of the South Scott County Ambulance District recently donated a 2009 ambulance along with two stretchers to the Sikeston Career and Technology Center. The ambulance will be used as a training vehicle for SCTC’s new EMT Program, according to Natalie Bohannon, marketing and communications specialist for Sikeston Public Schools. ...
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- Sikeston’s goal-scoring explosion caps off memorable senior night (5/2/24)
- Scott City routs Oran to pick up 20th win (5/1/24)
- Redhawks' tribute to St. Louis Browns spoiled by Purple Aces (5/1/24)
- Adams, others lift Portageville to 3rd straight Bootheel title (5/1/24)
- Mules make short work of Kelly (5/1/24)
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A Concord Minute: Family matters (5/3/24)“Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, “Make everyone go out from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. And he...
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Letter: Native American facts (5/3/24)Dear Editor: In 1923, a Native America named Minnie Spotted-Wolf was born. She was of the Black Foot Tribe. In 1943, she served in the United States Marine Corps, four years as a heavy equipment...
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Editorial: Newspapers provide authenticity for public notices (5/1/24)Standard DemocratTransparency has become a buzzword for those who spend our tax dollars. Especially for those who are running for an elected position that controls how those tax dollars are spent. They promise to be...
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Fire destroys mobile home in New Madrid (5/1/24)NEW MADRID, Mo. — In the evening hours of April 13, the fire department was paged to a house fire on the corner of Church and Waters streets in New Madrid. A passerby called in that an unoccupied...
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A Concord Minute: Dys-connected to the vine (4/26/24)“I am the true vine, and my Father is the Vinedresser… I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” -...
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Letter: Proposed ‘right to an abortion’ amendment is misleading (4/26/24)Dear Editor: The Catholic Church supports and defends society’s most vulnerable, especially women and children, through accompaniment, social services, and material assistance. A misleading proposed...
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Kelly Kellams (5/2/24)PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Kelly Mason Kellams passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on April 30, 2024. He was 84 years old. He was born to the late Wallace and Mabel Hawkins Kellams on Sept....
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Wanda Dill (5/1/24)CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Wanda Nicholas Dill, age 94, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Sept. 19, 1929, in Alicia, Arkansas, to the...
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James ‘Rick’ Phillips (5/1/24)BENTON, Mo. — James “Rick” Phillips, son of Katherine “Granny” Bacchus Phillips of Chaffee, Missouri, and the late Sherman Vick Phillips, was born on Jan. 20, 1950 in Elgin, Illinois, and departed...
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Linda Faye McCoy (4/30/24)CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Linda Faye Wood McCoy, 80, of Cape Girardeau returned to her Heavenly Father on Saturday, April 27, 2024, after a valiant and short battle with cancer. Her devotion to her family members and friends and her firm belief in God supported her in her struggle and ultimately gave her peace...
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Brenda Stacy (4/30/24)EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Brenda Sue Ivie Stacy, 73, died April 30, 2024, at Aspire Nursing Center in East Prairie. Visitation will be from noon until service time at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. Martin Lucas will officiate...
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Eddie Moore (4/30/24)HOWARDVILLE, Mo. — Eddie Lee Moore, 72, of Howardville passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born June 1, 1951, in Catron, Missouri, to J.W. Moore and Laura (Gregory) Moore. He is survived by four siblings and a host of other relatives and friends...
- Cracked windshield leads to Sunday shooting incident on I-55 that injured three; Sikeston man faces multiple felony charges
- Benton man faces murder, armed criminal action charges following deadly stabbing in Scott County
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