Belief Systems

Iris Sheehan (05/02/08)
Iris Wilkey Sheehan, 99, of Malden, Mo., died Thursday, May 1, 2008, at her residence. Born Sept. 12, 1908, in Gideon, Mo., daughter of the late Arch William and Maude Sarff Wilkey, she was a school teacher and guidance counselor at Dexter High School. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Malden...

Recognizing and addressing public health concerns of wastewater (05/02/08)
Migrant Whole Health Outreach (MWHO) of Kennett is asking residents of Dunklin County to recognize the environmental public health concerns of wastewater. Recently, the organization hosted a series of educational meetings covering the subject which featured Jill Shugart, Environmental Health Officer with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR-CDC), Region VII, who provided in-depth information regarding the hazards of waste water pollution...

Farmers Market: Spring tradition begins Saturday (05/02/08)
It is an annual tradition for locals to get their home-grown produce and plants at the Farmers' Market in Kennett in late spring, early summer. This year will be no different, as the Kennett Farmers' Market celebrates its 29th year of operation on Saturday, May 3...

Lew Maddox dies at 84 (04/30/08)
L.W. "Lew" Maddox served as a State Representative for 18 years, according to long-time friend and associate Rep. Terry Swinger, D-Caruthersville. Maddox passed away Monday, April 28, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital at Cape Girardeau, Mo. "Lew was probably the most positive person I ever met in my life," Swinger added. "His mind was always thinking about how to do things more positively."...

Educator, scientist, history buff, religion guru, published author - hard to find one title for Gill (04/27/08)
Educator, scientist, history buff, religion guru, published author, the list goes on and on really when it comes to giving Robert Gill of Kennett an official title. What many may not realize about Gill is that, in addition to his known list of accomplishments and interests, Gill is also a talented musician who has a true love for the bagpipes...

Officers released from duty and charged (04/24/08)
In a statement released by Sheriff Bob Holder the sheriff said the Dunklin County Justice Center Administration has dismissed one full-time and one part-time corrections officer. The officers were dismissed, according to Holder, after an internal investigation revealed that one of the two men had taken nude photos of three female inmates and the other had knowledge of the photos and did not report it to the sheriff...

Residents airlifted from floods (03/21/08)
Neelyville second-grader Dakota Hall got a unique view of Butler County flooding Thursday afternoon -- from the air after a Coast Guard helicopter rescued him, his mother and his 18 month old brother from high ground at Coon Island General Baptist Church...