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New Madrid County named among 'Opportunity Zones'; could get incentives
(Local News ~ 04/20/18)
New Madrid County could soon see some added incentives after being names an "Opportunity Zone" in Missouri. Last Wednesday, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens and Senator Roy Blunt announced the locations of 161 “Opportunity Zones” in Missouri—low-income areas that will see added incentives for investment. ...
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Motorists Asked To Buckle Up, Put Phones Down in Work Zones
(State News ~ 04/20/18)
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Department of Transportation Senior Maintenance Worker Justin Sundell recalls a time he was flagging vehicles through a work zone on Route 68 when he noticed a car that wasn’t slowing down. Sundell says the next thing he heard was the sound of squealing tires and locking brakes...
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Park Board funds discussed at City Council meeting
(Local News ~ 04/20/18)
From the February Portageville City Council minutes, Street and Solid Waste Department Head Joey Walters, that he had been in contact with a company who recommended instead of switching the former trash truck beds like previously discussed, the Street Dept should investigate fixing the shoes on the Freightliner trash truck. ...
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Christ’s Love Commands, Part 1
(Column ~ 04/20/18)
Love Your Enemies “But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” Matthew 5:44-45
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MDC encourages people to help returning hummingbirds
(Outdoors ~ 04/20/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages people to discover nature this spring by learning about the ruby-throated hummingbird. Missourians will begin seeing these birds this month as the tiny long-distance fliers return to the state as part of their spring migration...
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Young turkey hunters harvest 1,723 birds during youth weekend
(Outdoors ~ 04/20/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – According to preliminary data from Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), young turkey hunters harvested 1,723 turkeys during the 2018 spring youth season, April 7-8. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 51 turkeys harvested, Miller with 43, and Maries with 43...
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The Unbalanced Books
(Column ~ 04/20/18)
Your farm cannot survive by spending more than you make, neither can your business nor your household - the truth is, neither can your government, but politicians seem disinterested in fixing that problem regardless of what the repercussions may be. ...
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Southeast mass media students' talent airs on ABC's 20/20
(Local News ~ 04/20/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Southeast Missouri State University students Branson Cusack and Spencer McGruder joined the ranks of notable photojournalists when their work was featured in ABC's recent episode of “20/20.” The 60-minute special edition hosted by Diane Sawyer was the first national broadcast company's investigative journalism piece to include Southeast student talent and was scheduled to air at 9 p.m. Friday...
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Local woman part of 20/20 special report
(Local News ~ 04/20/18)
Diane Sawyer reporting 'My Reality: A Hidden America' aired Friday with interview of Dexter woman who works in Sikeston
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Just for kicks
(Local News ~ 04/20/18)
The YMCA Youth Soccer League is currently in full stride as children from pre-school age through sixth grade are taking part. The season will continue through April with May 5 scheduled to be the final games.
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Bootheel farmer honored for agriculture advocacy by Missouri Corn Growers Association
(Local News ~ 04/20/18)
MATTHEWS, Mo. — Mike Geske’s efforts on behalf of farmers has taken him into the St. Louis Cardinals’ stadium to meet with food bloggers, to a free range chicken farm on the outskirts of Sacramento, Calif., and halfway around the world to lobby the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland...
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Malden man gets 30 years for 2015 shooting death
(Local News ~ 04/20/18)
KENNETT, Mo. — A Malden, Mo., man was sentenced to a total of 30 years in prison Thursday in connection to the 2015 shooting death of another man. Accompanied by his attorney, Charles Moreland with the Capital Public Defender’s Office, Floyd Mantel Young Jr., 25, appeared before Presiding Circuit Judge Robert Mayer for sentencing after having pleaded guilty in February to the Class B felony of voluntary manslaughter and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action (ACA), according to Casenet.. ...
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