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Two-car collision
(Local News ~ 07/06/13)
One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident at just after 2 p.m. Friday in the 600 block of South Main Street. The accident occurred as the driver of the northbound passenger car failed to yield the right of way while making a left turn into a business parking lot, according to a spokesman with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety. ...
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Johnnie Blissett
(Obituary ~ 07/06/13)
ORAN -- Johnnie Lee Blissett, 90, died July 2, 2013, at his home. For the complete obituary, log in to the electronic edition.
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Linda Copeland
(Obituary ~ 07/06/13)
LILBOURN -- Linda Jo Copeland, age 66, died July 4, 2013, at her home in Lilbourn. For the complete obituary, log in to the electronic edition.
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Velma Harris
(Obituary ~ 07/06/13)
DEXTER -- Velma Harris, 77, died July 5, 2013, at her home in Dexter. For the complete obituary, log in to the electronic edition.
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Shirley Painton
(Obituary ~ 07/06/13)
PAINTON -- Shirley Faye Painton, 77, died July 4, 2013 at her home. For the complete obituary, log in to the electronic edition.
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Maxwell qualifies for Little Britches National Rodeo
(Community Sports ~ 07/06/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Blane Maxwell, 13, of East Prairie has qualified for his first trip to the Little Britches Nationals Rodeo to be held in Pueblo, Colo., starting July 19 and will last about a week. This is Blane's first year competing in Searcy, Ark., in the National Little Britches Rodeo Association. In order to qualify for Nationals, Blane needed to rank five times in the top seven of his events...
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Unit 114 win both pool play games during 4th of July tourney
(Community Sports ~ 07/06/13)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- Sikeston's junior legion baseball team put themselves in great position for a good finish this weekend after Friday. The Sikeston Junior American Legion Auxiliary Unit 114 team defeated both Paducah, Ky., and Springfield Republic during the pool play round at the 4th of July tournament in Paducah, Ky...
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Squirrels take down Fulton 9-2 in Elsberry Fourth of July Tournament
(Community Sports ~ 07/06/13)
ELSBERRY -- Backed by a complete-game effort from Cord Sheehy, the Charleston Fighting Squirrels opened up pool play in the Elsberry 4th of July Tournament on Friday with a 9-2 win over Fulton Legion. Sheehy want all five innings in a game that ended on a time limit, giving up two hits and three walks while striking out eight. He didn't surrender an earned run...
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Certified, support staff granted pay raises in FY14
(Local News ~ 07/06/13)
SIKESTON -- For the first time in several years, Sikeston R-6 staff members will realize an increase in their take-home pay in the new fiscal year. The Sikeston R-6 Board of Education adopted on June 25 the $31-million balanced budget for the new fiscal year, which began July 1. ...
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New K-9 officer fitting in nicely at DPS
(Local News ~ 07/06/13)
SIKESTON -- Every police officer hopes to be paired up with a partner they like. Public Safety Officer Frankie Adams, K-9 handler for the Sikeston Department of Public Safety, has ended up with three in a row. The first K-9 officer Adams worked with, Syr, died at about 6 years old due to an intestinal disorder, according to Adams...
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Prejudice is more than just one word
(Editorial ~ 07/06/13)
The brouhaha over use of the N-word more than 30 years ago by television celebrity Paula Deen has created a firestorm of racial division in an over-hyped, partisan media feeding frenzy. Deen has joined a growing list of notables - remember Jimmy the Greek? - who have unwittingly stepped into the national dialogue on race...
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 07/06/13)
To the members of the Sikeston Concert Choir and Mr. Leach, kudos to you, you do a wonderful job under not-to-wonderful circumstances. And, I'd like to say that I'm sorry your picture wasn't on the front page of the newspaper along with an article listing the many group and individual awards you won at competitions throughout the year. ...
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