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Marilyn Kranawetter
(Obituary ~ 04/04/24)
JACKSON, Mo. — Marilyn Kaye Kranawetter, 79, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born March 31, 1945, in East Prairie, Missouri, to Harry B. and Lois Farrenburg Russell. She and Ervin Kranawetter were married July 1, 1989, in East Prairie...
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Bill Smith
(Obituary ~ 04/04/24)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — William Chester “Bill” Smith was born on April 26, 1968, to Troy Arthur Smith and Sue Hunt Smith in Charleston. Bill passed on April 2, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center after a battle with cancer. He is survived by his mother, Sue Smith of Charleston; sisters, Alice (Joel) Haddock, and Toni (Matt) McCaffrey; daughter, Aaren Barton; two grandchildren, Aubrey and Mason; and nephews, Joshua Haddock and Dalton Haddock...
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Wendell Griswell
(Obituary ~ 04/04/24)
SIKESTON — Wendell A. Griswell, 60, died April 4, 2024, at his home in Sikeston. Private services will be held. McMikle Funeral Home of Sikeston is in charge of arrangements.
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Voters approve dissolution of City of Anniston
(Local News ~ 04/04/24)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Voters in the city of Anniston have spoken, and the majority decided to dissolve the Mississippi County city during Tuesday’s municipal election. In a vote of 37 in favor of dissolving Anniston and 3 against it, the measure passed...
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Sikeston Jaycee rodeo flag girl tryouts slated
(Local News ~ 04/04/24)
SIKESTON, Mo. — The Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo will hold regular tryouts for those wanting to be a flag girl this summer as well as an informational meeting later this month. Katie Apple, coordinator of the Sikeston Rodeo Flag Girls, said the informational meeting will be at 2 p.m. April 28 at the rodeo grounds, and tryouts will take place at 3 p.m. June 8-9 at the rodeo grounds...
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ANNUAL LIBRARY BOOK SALE
(Local News ~ 04/04/24)
Ron Eifert, director of Sikeston Public Library, finishes preparations for the Library’s annual used book sale, which kicked off the evening of Thursday, April 4 evening. The sale will continue from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, April 5; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 6. On Sunday, April 7 — the final day of the sale — any remaining items will be sold for $1 per bag from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The library will provide brown paper bags...
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Truck show, Mighty Machines events will return April 19-20
(Local News ~ 04/04/24)
SIKESTON —The Swamp East Missouri Truck Show and Convoy is returning to Sikeston for the fourth year as is Sikeston Parks and Recreation’s Mighty Machines event, which is in its second year. TW McDermott of Charleston, Missouri, organizes the Swamp East Missouri Truck Show and Convoy, which will take place April 19-20...
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Poplar Bluff veteran recognized for Korean War service
(Local News ~ 04/04/24)
“He was in the Marines for four years, and he was in Korea for one of those years. Being a Marine was very important to him.” Those were the words of Clara Levart as she spoke about her husband, Paul Levart. He currently resides at Cedargate Healthcare in Poplar Bluff, and is receiving hospice care...
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