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Exhibit evolves into Levi's Children's Charity
(05/22/13)
SIKESTON -- A Scott County family's desire to remember 3-year-old Levi Collom while coping with his death has helped the hundreds of people who've reached out to them over the past year -- and will continue to do so through a newly formed charity. Levi's Children's Charity, a nonprofit corporation, recently established following a year of fundraising efforts to support the construction of Levi's Adventure Trail, an outdoor Discovery Playhouse exhibit comprised of things the preschooler enjoyed doing.. ...
SEMO Health Network's Emergency Response Team gets call to help survivors in Oklahoma
(05/22/13)
NEW MADRID --Today, members of the Moore, Okla., community are struggling to find bits of their past in the rubble left by Monday's devastating tornado. On Friday, when the members of the SEMO Health Network's Emergency Response Team arrive, they hope to help survivors to rebuild for their future...
Miner will keep volunteer fire dept.
(05/22/13)
MINER -- Miner will keep its volunteer fire department. The Miner Board of Alderman voted during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday to not enter a contract with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety for fire protection services. Mayor Frank Tatum opened the discussion by inviting DPS Director Drew Juden to make a proposal...
Decorated Marine will speak at Memorial Day service
(05/22/13)
SIKESTON - A decorated Marine commanding officer will speak during Sikeston's annual Memorial Day observance. Colonel Mitchell E. Cassell, a native of Charleston, is the featured speaker for the Memorial Day service set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Veterans Park. Also participating will be veterans from the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars along with members of the Sikeston National Guard...
Roofers to start early on courthouse if weather cooperates
(05/22/13)
BENTON -- Scott County commissioners are fine with the roofer starting early. Now if the weather will only cooperate. Jamie Burger, presiding commissioner, said during the regular Scott County Commission meeting Tuesday that the Commission has given Drury Company the OK to start today on the reconstruction of the roof over the south wing of the Scott County Courthouse...
Israel releases Palestinian cleric
(05/08/13)
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli police say they have released the top Muslim cleric in the holy land after several hours of questioning over disturbances at a disputed Jerusalem holy site. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says the mufti of Jerusalem, Mohammed Hussein, was released on Wednesday afternoon...
Italy cargo ship slams into Genoa port, kills 7
(05/08/13)
ROME (AP) -- Rescue workers in diving gear found seven bodies Wednesday in the wreckage after a cargo ship slammed into the dock at Genoa, toppling the busy Italian port's control tower into the harbor. Four people were hospitalized and two others remained unaccounted for, Luca Cari, spokesman for the fire rescue teams at the scene, told The Associated Press... The Latest from our Columnists
Administration fails to give us the truth
A White House senior advisor said Sunday that it was "irrelevant" where the President was during the raid on the Benghazi compound where four Americans were killed. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asked with great indignation "What difference, at this point, does it matter," when questioned about the "talking points" of the Benghazi raid...
In the race to get news wrong
Like many, I spent the last week glued to my television and smart phone watching the happenings in Boston. But as one news outlet after another made misstep after misstep, I became increasingly embarrassed to say I was a member of the media, no matter how far removed...
To Tell the Truth
Back in the 1950s and '60s there were several popular game shows revolving around telling the truth or telling a lie. "To Tell the Truth" with Bud Cullyer and the panel of Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean and Kitty Carlisle was my favorite, but we also watched "I've Got a Secret" and "What's My Line."... |
10 Things to Know for TodayYour daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. DIGGING OUT FROM OKLAHOMA TORNADO Rescuers are nearly finished searching for victims, but most Moore residents are just starting to find out whether their homes were destroyed. 2. STAR WITNESS IN IRS HEARINGS NOT TALKING Lois Lerner, who revealed the agency's targeting of conservative groups, has said she will invoke the Fifth Amendment when called to testify before Congress today. 3. IMMIGRATION CLEARS ITS FIRST HURDLE The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 to pass a key priority for Obama's second term, creating a pathway to citizenship for millions. 4. WHAT JODI ARIAS SAID FROM PRISON After begging a jury to let her live, Arias tells the AP that she didn't get a fair trial and her lawyers should have called witnesses to support her claims that her boyfriend abused her. 5. BREAKTHROUGH IN BENGHAZI PROBE The U.S. says it has ID'd five suspects in the deadly attack in Libya, though it doesn't yet have enough evidence to try them. 6. ANTHONY WEINER LAUNCHES COMEBACK CAMPAIGN The ex-congressman whose career imploded over raunchy tweets two years ago announced in a video that he's running for New York City mayor. 7. NORTH KOREA SENDS SPECIAL ENVOY TO CHINA The trip is the highest-profile visit by a North Korean official to China this year as Beijing is showing more frustration with Pyongyang over nuclear threats. 8. SUICIDE AT NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL A 78-year-old historian put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old French monument, pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head. 9. WHAT THE NEW XBOX CAN DO The console seamlessly switches back and forth between watching live TV, listening to music, watching a movie and browsing the Internet.
10. WHO WON'DANCING WITH THE STARS' Country singer Kellie Pickler edged out Disney Channel star Zendaya and football pro Jacoby Jones.
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