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Election results
(Local News ~ 11/04/14)
Scott County Election: Burger defeats Yates 4,312 to 3.269.
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Boundary woes: Local families learn homes are located in R-1 District
(Local News ~ 11/04/14)
SIKESTON -- A discovery that some students attending Sikeston R-6 School District legally live in the New Madrid County R-1 School District has forced school officials to explain boundary guidelines. Sikeston R-6 Superintendent Tom Williams acknowledges the district's boundaries can be confusing. It doesn't follow the Sikeston city limits and it crosses county lines, he pointed out...
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Man charged with stealing $8,000 in jewelry
(Local News ~ 11/04/14)
BENTON - A Jackson man is facing charges in connection with the theft of an estimated $8,000 worth of jewelry. Alex Anthony Ressel, 20, is charged with the felonies of second degree burglary and stealing. On Sunday, Corporal Justin Wooten with the Scott County Sheriff's Department took a delayed report of a burglary that occurred in early October at a residence on State Highway PP near Scott City...
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Your local weather forecast
(Local News ~ 11/04/14)
Showers tonight, mainly before midnight with a low around 49. Wednesday will have a 90 percent chance for showers with a high near 56 then becoming partly cloudy Wednesday night with a low around 45. Mostly sunny on Thursday with a high near 56 and a northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph while Thursday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 35. ...
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Six arrested after marijuana growing operation discovered
(Local News ~ 11/04/14)
NEW MADRID - A two-month investigation has ended with the arrest of six people in connection with a marijuana growing operation. New Madrid County Sheriff Terry Stevens reported the joint investigation between the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department and the New Madrid Police Department concluded Sunday evening when a search warrant was served in Catron with the assistance of the SEMO Drug Task Force...
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Stoddard County Roller Girl to Compete on National Level
(Local News ~ 11/04/14)
DEXTER - "I was a hyperactive kid, bouncing off the walls at all times," says DeArman. "If mom would let me sign up for a sport, I wanted to do it. Dexter didn't have a lot of sports for girls back then but I was into everything: soccer, track, tee ball, softball, volleyball, and basketball. I really enjoyed softball, but in middle school and high school the emphasis got put on volleyball."...
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Police: Phone security is growing concern
(Local News ~ 11/04/14)
DEXTER -- "We've gone from the pen and paper, to the typewriter and every technology step in between to computers and now smart phones. Everyone has." Those words have been spoken regularly by Dexter Police Department Detective Trevor Pulley. Recently, Pulley has been emphasizing the need for more personal vigilance in guarding information on smart phones...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 11/04/14)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. SENATE CONTROL IS TOP MIDTERM PRIZE President Obama isn't on the ballot but his policies are--and the GOP says this election is a referendum on his administration...
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Boundary woes: Local families learn homes are located in R-1 District
(Local News ~ 11/04/14)
SIKESTON -- A discovery that some students attending Sikeston R-6 School District legally live in the New Madrid County R-1 School District has forced school officials to explain boundary guidelines. Sikeston R-6 Superintendent Tom Williams acknowledges the district's boundaries can be confusing. It doesn't follow the Sikeston city limits and it crosses county lines, he pointed out...
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Albert Crader
(Obituary ~ 11/04/14)
JACKSON -- Albert Jack Crader, 83, died Nov. 3, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, where services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Alvie Surface officiating...
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Shoulder repair work planned on I-57
(Local News ~ 11/04/14)
SIKESTON - Southbound I-57 in Mississippi County will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews perform shoulder repairs. This section of roadway is located from Route 105 to County Road 401. Weather permitting, work will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday...
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Kathleen Secoy
(Obituary ~ 11/04/14)
CHARLESTON -- Kathleen Herwig Secoy, 62, died Nov. 3, 2014, at her home in Charleston. Visitation is from 12:30 p.m. until memorial service at 2 p.m. Thursday at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston with the Rev. Steve Johnson, pastor of the Victory Baptist Church in East Prairie, officiating...
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