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Tis the Season, to be Alert
(Column ~ 11/10/16)
The Holidays are coming and I for one am very excited about it. I love to cook and bake and watch football and just spend quality time with my family. Luckily for me this year I will have help in the kitchen; my twins are 10 and have already started asking to help bake different things. Other than the mess, we have had great success. Two batches of yeast rolls, some cinnamon rolls and several kinds of cookies, all from scratch. I know who is in charge of desserts at my house this year...
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The answer for America
(Column ~ 11/10/16)
A Frenchman came to America over a hundred and fifty years ago to see what made her great. He said, "I sought for America's greatness and I found it not in her fields and forests, mines and factories, fleets and commerce, nor in her congress and tribunals. It was when I entered her churches and heard her preachers preaching righteousness that I discovered her greatness." He added: "America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good America will cease to be great."...
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Wal-mart closing expected to have a $100k impact sales tax
(Local News ~ 11/10/16)
(CARUTHERSVILLE) - Walmart--people either love the company or hate it. Eighty-five people are employed by the company in either full or part-time positions. For Caruthersville and Pemiscot County, the company is a major source of revenue. In Caruthersville, Mayor Mike McGraw shared the possibility of some $100,000 in loss in sales tax revenue from the store's closing...
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Tips for getting deals for the Black Friday weekend
(Business ~ 11/10/16)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Serious deal-seekers are already planning their Thanksgiving weekend shopping, and experts believe that once again the holiday itself may offer better deals than Black Friday the day afterward. Amid the clutter of deals clamoring for attention, smart and careful shoppers can come out ahead...
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Scott Central celebrates academic achievement
(Local News ~ 11/10/16)
SIKESTON -- Standing in the middle of the floor of the Ronnie Cookson gymnasium, Scott County Central Superintendent Al McFerren moved his head as he followed the numerous banners representing the achievement the district's athletes have had on the basketball court...
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Blodgett man jailed on drug charges
(Local News ~ 11/10/16)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Blodgett man is in jail on drug-related charges. According to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter, Dusin E. Dollins, 27, is charged with two felony county of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. As a result of a drug investigation, officers went to the Dollins residence on Wednesday evening and during a consent search, officers located articles of a controlled substance and paraphernalia used to ingest the substance. ...
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KRCC purchases WalkAide System with help of grant
(Local News ~ 11/10/16)
SIKESTON -- Through a new grant, the Kenny Rogers Children's Center was capable of purchasing a new device that would further help children walk more efficiently. The new device is called the WalkAide System, a treatment option for children with a condition of weakness or motor control that interferes with a person's ability to flex the ankle, lift the foot and walk with a normal heel-to-toe pattern (known as "drop foot"). ...
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Sikeston DPS investigates residential burglary
(Local News ~ 11/10/16)
SIKESTON -- Police are investigating a residential burglary reported Tuesday in Sikeston. At 7:48 p.m. Tuesday, officers with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to the 700 block of North West Street in response to a burglary in progress, according to incident reports...
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Number of fatal crashes on the increase in region, state
(Local News ~ 11/10/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Fatal vehicle crashes are increasing in Southeast Missouri, and about 60 percent of fatal accidents in Missouri involved drivers or passengers not wearing seat belts, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Cape Girardeau County is not immune from this reality...
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Taxes? Trade? How Trump could affect key areas of economy
(Business ~ 11/10/16)
(AP) -- Donald Trump won the presidency by pledging to restore a vanished and golden economic era, when growth roared, factory jobs flourished and America sat unchallenged atop the global economy. Yet he never offered much of a roadmap. Which is why it's far from clear how Trump will affect the economy, even though his agenda enjoys the advantage of Republican control of both the House and Senate. ...
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Ronald Scobey
(Obituary ~ 11/10/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Ronald E. Scobey died Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. Born March 7, 1937, in Marston, he was the son of the late Homer and Grace Scobey. He was the beloved husband of Janet Scobey (nee Hastings); dear father of Datra (David) Herzog and David L. Scobey; dear grandfather of Reilly and Griffin Scobey; dear brother of Bobbie Arneson, Mona Carol (Edwin) Higdon and Sue (Bob) Avery and the late William A. "Dub" (Dorothy) Scobey; and our dear uncle and friend...
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Scott County Central High School: First quarter efforts receive recognition
(11/10/16)
SIKESTON -- Scott County Central High School has announced the honor roll and the students who achieved perfect attendance for the first quarter of the 2016-2017 school year. Honor roll Seventh grade Colin Avance, Jayden Bilderback, Shelby Bryant, Kobie Burton, Levi Glueck, Zoe Harrison, Ezekiel Johnson...
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NMC R-1's Red Ribbon Week events
(11/10/16)
Each day the students were presented with an activity and themed dress up days.
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