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Do You Know for Sure?
(Column ~ 02/09/17)
We live in a very uncertain world. There are many uncertainties associated with life. None of us knows what the future may bring. While no person knows the future, we can be certain whether or not we will go to heaven when we die. The Bible says, "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life,” (1 John 5:13)...
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MDC encourages people to help prevent wildfires
(Outdoors ~ 02/09/17)
Main cause of wildfires is improper burning of debris such as trash and brush piles.
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SD ROUNDUP: Sikeston wrestlers close out regular season with win over Kennett
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/17)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Sikeston wrestling team competed in its final regular season dual Wednesday night and finished with a bang. The Bulldogs handled Kennett 54-18 on the road to finish with a 23-11 dual record for the season. Sikeston won all by three matches against Kennett...
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Missouri Soybean Expanding Grassroots Efforts with Ryan Gill
(Local News ~ 02/09/17)
Jefferson City, Mo.) – Missouri’s soybean organizations are raising the bar on farmer-focused programs for 2017 with the addition of a new team member. Ryan Gill, a Portageville, Mo. native, is set to lead grassroots efforts for soybean farmers and their agribusiness partners across the state’s seven soybean districts...
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Grain Marketing Commentary
(Column ~ 02/09/17)
Rice Meeting – February 15, 2017 – Rone Hall at Lee Farm, Fisher Delta Research Center
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Sikeston girls basketball team finishes strong, edge out Scott County Central
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/17)
SIKESTON -- There wasn't much difference in the totals, but Sikeston's rebounding effort when it mattered most proved too much for Scott County Central in crunch time. The Sikeston girls basketball team climbed over SCC late in the fourth quarter with big shots and bigger rebounds to seal a 64-61 win at Scott County Central High School on Thursday...
- Sikeston's Johnson inks with MidAmerica Nazerene (High School Sports ~ 02/09/17)
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Flu cases on the rise
(Local News ~ 02/09/17)
SIKESTON -- Flu and flu-like illnesses are on the rise locally with medical providers seeing an increase in confirmed cases and even forcing some schools to close due to low student attendance. "It's definitely flu season," said Walter Johnston, family nurse practitioner for Express Care in Sikeston...
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Stoddard County may adopt drug tracking program
(Local News ~ 02/09/17)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (SMNS) -- The Stoddard County Commission discussed the recently approved county budget for 2017 and possibly implementing a prescription-drug monitoring program at a recent meeting. Presiding Commissioner Greg Mathis said he had talked with Circuit Judge Joe Satterfield about the county implementing a prescription drug monitoring program...
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SEMO Drug Task Force sees rise in hydrocodone, meth Xanax seizures
(Local News ~ 02/09/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The SEMO Drug Task force seized significantly larger amounts of methamphetamine, hydrocodone and Xanax in 2016 than in 2015. The task force consists of 15 law-enforcement officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Cape Girardeau Police Department, Sikeston Department of Public Safety, Perry County Sheriff's Office, Stoddard County Sheriff's Office and New Madrid County Sheriff's Office...
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Preschool story hour
(Local News ~ 02/09/17)
Preschool age children at Wednesday's preschool story hour at the Sikeston Library listened to stories about Valentine's Day before completing a craft, having refreshments and sharing Valentines.
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'Collie' Crouthers
(Obituary ~ 02/09/17)
LILBOURN, Mo. -- Paul C. "Collie" Crouthers passed away Feb. 7, 2017, at Cypress Point Nursing Center in Dexter at the age of 83 years. He was born Jan. 27, 1934, in Cooter, to the late Paul Burwell and Illa Bixler Crouthers. He was a lifelong farmer in New Madrid County, having owned and operated Crouthers Farms...
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Willie Joe McDaniel Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/09/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Willie Joe Kelly McDaniel "Jo Jo" Jr., 45, died Jan. 30, 2017, at Baptist Hospital East in Memphis, Tenn. Born June 13, 1971, in Lansing, Mich., to Juanita Thompson and Willie Joe Kelly Sr., he was later adopted and raised by his late grandmother, Pairlee McDaniel. A member of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, he was a Navy veteran and member of detachment 1221st Transportation National Guard Co. of Portageville...
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Ellen Dickie
(Obituary ~ 02/09/17)
SIKESTON -- Ellen Dickie, 99, died Feb. 8, 2017, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 17, 1917, in Whitewater, to the late Napolean Dallas Cook and Martha Ann McIntyre Cook, she was a member of Murray Lane Baptist Church and had worked as a waitress for Daugherty's Cafe and Britt's Cafeteria before retiring...
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Ricky Lee Witty
(Obituary ~ 02/09/17)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Ricky Lee Witty, 60, died Feb. 4, 2017, at Charleston Manor Nursing Home in Charleston. Born Nov. 26, 1956, in Cairo, Ill., son of Carmon T. Smotherman Witty of East Prairie and the late Owen A. Witty, he was of the Baptist belief and had lived his entire life in East Prairie...
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Patricia Durbin
(Obituary ~ 02/09/17)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Patricia Gertrude Durbin, 59, died Feb. 8, 2017, at her home in Morley. Born Feb. 21, 1957, in Matthews, to the late Pierce and Ila (Luke) McCoy, she worked as a seamstress in a factory before retiring. Her husband, Thomas Cole, preceded her in death...
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'Pank' Waldo
(Obituary ~ 02/09/17)
DOVER, Ark. - Paschel H. "Pank" Waldo, 70, a resident of Dover, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at his home. He was born Aug. 10, 1946, near Dover to Noel Eugene and Kathryn Wornica Waldo. He was a United States Marine Corps veteran of Vietnam War and retired as a master gunnery sergeant. ...
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Jack Waggener
(Obituary ~ 02/09/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Major General (Ret) John "Jack" Waggener, 91, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau after a brief illness. Jack was born Aug. 17, 1925, in Gideon and grew up in Charleston where he graduated from high school before joining the U.S. ...
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