It's time to telethon

SIKESTON -- Most everyone in the Bootheel area knows the Kenny Rogers Children's Center exists. But not everyone knows what it does -- or the children it helps.

So, along with the fundraising efforts, the annual telethon, set for this weekend, helps to educate people -- with some help from patients chosen as poster children.

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