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Ramona Yates
(Obituary ~ 09/21/21)
SIKESTON — Ramona Jean Yates, age 92, died Sept. 17, 2021, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. She was born Oct. 21, 1928, in Paragould, Arkansas, daughter of the late Harmon Franklin Maag and Hester Rowena Bales Maag. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, where she had been a Sunday school teacher and member of WMU, and was a member of Sikeston Art League where she won many art awards...
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Pat Pulliam
(Obituary ~ 09/21/21)
DONIPHAN, Mo. — Patricia (Pat) Jane Henderson Pulliam was born Dec. 13, 1944, in Doniphan, to Roy and Verna Henderson and passed away Sept. 12, 2021. On Oct. 31, 1964, Pat married Robert (Bob) Pulliam in Doniphan. They made their home at New Madrid, Missouri, for over 50 years, returning to their hometown of Doniphan in December 2015...
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Lisa Burns
(Obituary ~ 09/21/21)
SIKESTON — Lisa Sue Burns, age 53, passed away on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at her home in Sikeston. She was born on Oct. 18, 1967, to the late Jessie Dozier and Carolyn Sue Dozier James who survives of the home. She retired from Brown Shoe after 17 years of service...
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Deloris Hanks
(Obituary ~ 09/21/21)
SIKESTON — Deloris Kay Hanks, age 70, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born on Sept. 2, 1951, to the late Archie and Lela Gasser McCoy. She retired from Hunter Acres Caring Center as Activity Director after 30 years of service...
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Perry Yount
(Obituary ~ 09/21/21)
SIKESTON — Perry Yount, age 73, passed away on Sept. 17, 2021, at his home in Sikeston. He was born on Jan. 7, 1948, in Sikeston, to the late Elbert and Irene Moss Yount. He was a member of Old Bethel Baptist Church in Sikeston. He retired from Landshire Food Co. in 2011 after 39 years of service...
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Kathleen McWhirter
(Obituary ~ 09/21/21)
SIKESTON — Kathleen McWhirter, 75, died Sept. 18, 2021, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Nunnelee Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Amy Oliver
(Obituary ~ 09/21/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Amy DeWitt Oliver, age 51, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Missouri. Born Sept, 16, 1970, in Cape Girardeau, to Gary and Debi (Lawrence) DeWitt of Sikeston, she attended Sikeston High School. She then earned a Bachelors of Science in psychology from Southeast Missouri State University and went on to receive her MBA in healthcare administration from Tennessee State University...
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Evelyn VanWinkle
(Obituary ~ 09/21/21)
BERTRAND, Mo. — Evelyn Heppe VanWinkle, 57, died Sept. 20, 2021, at her home in Bertrand. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Missouri.
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Lisa Marshall
(Obituary ~ 09/21/21)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Lisa K. Marshall, 57, died Sept. 20, 2021, at the Effie Shurtz Group Home in East Prairie. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Missouri.
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Ida Applewhite
(Obituary ~ 09/21/21)
SIKESTON — Ida Applewhite, 61, passed away at her home on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. She was born in Sikeston on March 15, 1960, to the late Albert and Hazel McCauley Applewhite. She attended Sikeston Public Schools and was employed in Health Care Service in the area for many years. She was an active member of St. John Baptist Church...
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Causie Robinson
(Obituary ~ 09/21/21)
SIKESTON — Causie Lee Robinson was born May 28, 1949, in Bragg City, Missouri, to the late Major and Elizabeth Chandler Robinson. He was one in a family of 16 children, six boys and 10 girls. Causie attended Bell City High School graduating. After high school, he married Bessie Gross, and four children were born from this union. He was employed by the Crowder Gin and Bright Farms for many years. He also worked for Stockade Building until his retirement...
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Annual Cotton Carnival to return next week
(Local News ~ 09/21/21)
SIKESTON — Residents of all ages will once again fill the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Grounds as the 77th Annual American Legion Cotton Carnival is slated to begin Tuesday. The Cotton Carnival will run through Saturday, Oct. 2, with gates opening at 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and at noon on Saturday...
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Four more COVID-19 deaths reported locally
(Local News ~ 09/21/21)
Four more deaths related to COVID-19 were reported in the area as the virus continues to spread locally and across the globe. On Monday, the Scott County Health Department said two deaths due to COVID-19 were reported over the weekend, a resident in their 60s and a resident in their 70s. According to the health department, there have been 98 deaths in the county...
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Hayti man escapes from custody in Pemiscot County
(Local News ~ 09/21/21)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — The Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a Hayti, Missouri, man who escaped on Monday from a deputy while being escorted from the courthouse to the county jail. Sheriff Tommy Greenwell said Jonathan Stewart, 23, of Hayti escaped from a deputy around 4 p.m. Monday after being sentenced to 120 days in the Missouri Department of Corrections on a probation violation original charge second-degree burglary...
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September Calendar Girl
(Local News ~ 09/21/21)
Brittany Bryars is the Standard Democrat’s Calendar Girl for September. Bryars, who is the daughter of Donald Bryars and Gail Groves, is a 2021 graduate of Sikeston High School and attends Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri, where she plans to major in psychology and minor in social work. “One day, I hope to be able to help children who have lived a similar life that I have, giving them some hope that it’s possible to persevere through tough situations,” Bryars said...
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SEMO to distribute $10.4M in direct student aid for COVID-19 relief
(Local News ~ 09/21/21)
Southeast Missouri State University students will see an increase in their bank accounts Wednesday, as the university begins distributing $10.4 million in coronavirus relief funds. Southeast received the money in Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEERF) III funds from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to distribute directly to students, according to a university news release...
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Completion of Center Junction project delayed by “dirt problems”
(Local News ~ 09/21/21)
”Dirt problems” have caused a minor delay in the diverging diamond interchange (DDI) project at Center Junction between Cape Girardeau and Jackson, pushing the project completion back by more than a week. The project’s general contractor, Penzel Construction of Jackson, had hoped to finish the $17.4 million interchange project at the junction of Interstate 55 and U.S. 61 by the end of next week. That would have been a full month ahead of the original completion deadline of Nov. 1...
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Inquest: Conflicting accounts of how young Black man died near Fredericktown
(State News ~ 09/21/21)
Audio from an inquest into the shooting death of Derontae Martin offers widely conflicting accounts of how the young Black man died inside a rural Missouri home during a party in April. One witness said someone confessed to killing Martin; another said he saw Martin shoot himself...
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Stars and Stripes Museum is always evolving
(Local News ~ 09/21/21)
The National Stars and Stripes Museum Library, located adjacent to the Missouri Veterans’ Cemetery in Bloomfield, is an ever-evolving work-in-progress. Sitting on the site of the former Stoddard County Farm, the Museum is home to living history reenactments, as well as community educational/social activities...
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Noe, Lape named Students of the Month for September
(09/21/21)
SIKESTON — Jay Lape and Ellie Noe were named Sikeston High School Students of the Month for September Sikeston Public Schools Foundation, which sponsors the monthly program, names two seniors each month for the honor during the 2021-2022 school year...
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R-6 School Board recognized Noe, Lape as stand out students
(09/21/21)
SIKESTON — The Sikeston R-6 Board of Education recognized two seniors as the Senior High Stand Out Students of the Month for September during its regular monthly meeting Sept. 14 at the high school cafeteria. Seniors Jay Lape and Ellie Noe were recognized by the Board...
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Kelly band has big day
(09/21/21)
The Kelly High School Marching Band had a big day at the Murphysboro Applefest on Saturday, bringing home plenty of hardware. The band placed third in the Grand Parade and placed first in drums at the Appletime Field Competition with awards for Best...
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DKG donates to Bulldog Pantry
(Community News ~ 09/21/21)
Tammy Eifert of Beta Gamma of Delta Kappa Gamma, right, drops off donations of food, school supplies and money to Lynne DeWitt with the Bulldog Pantry at the Pantry. DKG is a professional honor society of key women educators worldwide. Their mission is to promote professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education. Their vision is leading women educators impacting education worldwide...
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Traffic picking up on local roads
(Column ~ 09/21/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Since school has started back and corn harvest is starting, traffic on local roads has picked up, especially in the mornings. On Sept. 15, officers responded to the south New Madrid overpass where a car was struck by a grain truck. The driver of the car initially got off the interstate, then attempted to cross Highway 61 to get back on the interstate. A grain truck traveling south on Highway 61 struck the back of the car and spun it around in the roadway...
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State extends monoclonal antibody treatment contract
(Local News ~ 09/21/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Mike Parson announcedTuesday that Missouri’s six state-contracted monoclonal antibody treatment sites will be operational for an additional 30 days. “Monoclonal antibody treatments have been successful for many COVID-19 patients and have allowed us to lessen the strain on Missouri’s health care systems,” Parson said. ...
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Search warrant leads to arrest of three in Mississippi County
(Local News ~ 09/21/21)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Three people were arrested after a search warrant was served in East Prairie Monday. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Britton Ferrell, on Monday, deputies executed a search warrant on Spring Lane resulting in the arrests of Angie Abner, 60, Roam “Lenny” Britt, 61 and Nancy Sylvester, 41, of East Prairie on charges of possession of controlled substance with bonds set at $5,000 cash/surety. Abner and Sylvester subsequently bonded out, awaiting a court date...
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Robert Merrell
(Obituary ~ 09/21/21)
SIKESTON — Robert Lenard Merrell, age 56, of Sikeston, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
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