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The offices of the Delta Dunklin Democrat will be closed for the Independence Day holiday Thursday, July 2 through Sunday, July 5, so that our employees may spend the holiday with their families. Business will resume on Monday, July 6. The office lobby will remain closed, but you may call 573-888-4505 if you need assistance from the staff in getting bundles or making a payment. For your convinience, we have a drop box located to the right of our front door for your payments...

The annual Kennett Fireworks show will be held at the Kennett Municipal Airport Saturday, July 4 at 9:00 p.m.

The Hornersville Fire Department will host a Fourth of July Fireworks Show, Saturday, July 4 at the Hornersville Airport located on Highway 164. The fireworks will begin at dusk, weather permitting. The Hornersville Fire Department would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their support of this event: Farmers and Merchants, City of Hornersville, Hornersville Fire Department, Marty Moore, Ryan Moore, Stedfast, Faulkners Grocery, Moss Electric, Inc., Leonard and Vera Glueck, Sabrina Kellums, Hornersville Airport, Dr. ...

Cathy’s Designs & More, located at 103 W. Commercial Street in Senath, continues to provide unique gifts and floral arrangements. Owner Cathy Reyes purchased the business eight years ago. “When I came in here I saw a lot of potential,” said Reyes. Prior to owning her own business Reyes worked as a case manager through a grant program...

The June meeting of the Arbyrd City Council started with the clearing up of old business. Cleaning out of the ditches continues along Sycamore Street and is scheduled to advance to Elm Street soon. The sewer pump has been received at a cost of approximately $6,400...

Steele Chicf of Police Billy Joe Stanfield responded to a call about someone sleeping inside a car on Thursday, June 25. When Chief Stanfield approached the vehicle, he found two subjects asleep inside. Dispatch from the Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Department informed him that the car had been reported stolen out of Nashville, Tenn. ...

The City of Malden held its most recent monthly city council meeting at the Community Center in an effort to follow the state’s social-distancing guidelines. The past couple of months, the council members met via ZOOM, in order to adhere to state and federal guidelines on the COVID-19 pandemic...

JEFFERSON CITY—Despite traffic volumes dropping dramatically in 2020 because of the impacts of COVID-19, Missouri has actually experienced a 12 percent rise in roadway fatalities over last year. “We are alarmed by the increase in Missouri traffic fatalities, particularly since they occurred with reduced traffic due to the statewide stay at home order,” said Gov. ...

Thursday, June 25, 2020 Caruthersville officers arrested Dominic Branch on an active Scott County warrant. The warrant, which was for an original charge of Non-support, carried a cash only bond of $350. Branch was booked into the Pemiscot County Justice Center, where he later posted bond...

Earlier this year, Buckeye Acres, a farm just north of Warrensburg, Missouri, had a website but customers couldn’t use it to order online. Heather Counts, who owns the farm with her husband, didn’t see the need for that yet. But when the COVID-19 pandemic started affecting Missouri’s economy, they realized the potential of online sales...

This year’s Kindergarten Roundup in the Delta C-7 School District will be held July 13th from 8:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the school. You must bring your child’s social security card, birth certificate and immunization records with you to register them for Kindergarten...

FCC Behavioral Health was recently contacted by Proffer Wholesale Produce, a family owned and operated business based in Park Hills, MO, to distribute fresh fruits and vegetables to their consumers as part of the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box program beginning on May 15, 2020...

This week’s From the Vaults highlights the Dunklin County Sheriff’s Department in 1969. Dunklin County Sheriff Raymond Scott announced the purchase of four new 1969 Ford automobiles to be used by his office. Pictured are (left to right), Sheriff Deputies R.R. Copenhagen of Kennett, Justin Huggins of Cardwell, Radford Raines of Kennett, Sheriff Raymond Scott, and Bob McDonald of Malden...

SIKESTON — The recently released Map the Meal Gap, an annual study on the prevalence of hunger, showed southeast Missouri has some of the highest rates of food insecurity in the state. The effect of these high rates of hunger was only made worse by the coronavirus pandemic and resulting joblessness...

Blytheville police are unclear of why 36-year-old Marlon Tucker of St. Louis allegedly opened fire on family and friends at a party, killing three and injuring another late Saturday night in the 600 block of Parkway. Those losing their lives in the incident included Tucker's uncle, 54-year-old Oscar Lane, Sr., of Blytheville; 54-year-old Joyce Adams of Blytheville; and 29-year-old Virginia Bailey of Blytheville, according to Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson, who held a press conference Sunday afternoon.. ...

WASHINGTON As the 2019 tax filing and payment deadline approaches, the IRS reminds taxpayers and businesses that 2019 income tax liabilities as well as postponed April 15 and June 15, 2020 estimated tax payments are due July 15, 2020. This postponement provided temporary tax relief in response to the COVID 19 pandemic...

New cases added almost daily last week. Total now stands at 94.

Emergency crews responded to a drowning in the St. Francis River in Dunklin County on Sunday, June 28. According to Dunklin County Sheriff Bob Holder, the Sheriff's Office Communication Center received information from, Clay County, Arkansas of a possible drowning at the Chalk Bluff Conservation area near Campbell...

Roger Wheeler has left his mark on Kennett. Through his term as mayor, involvement in civic organizations, and service to the community, Wheeler has strived to make Kennett a better place. Wheeler was born in a farmhouse in Coral, Michigan. He didn’t play any sports because his family was too busy with the farm. “My dad always said, ‘You can do whatever you want, but you will have to find a way home after practice because I’ll be in the fields.’”...

The Kennett Humane Department urges pet owners to not take their pets where they will have to be left unattended in vehicles. Kennett Humane Officer Tena Petix announced her department has been receiving an overwhelming amount of calls where there are reports of animals being left unattended in vehicles...