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SIKESTON—Route MM in Dunklin County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. This section of the roadway is located from Route J to County Road 692. Weather permitting, work will take place from Tuesday, Sept. 28, and Wednesday Sept. 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily...

The Kennett City Council is now searching for an interested party to join them to represent Ward Three, since Councilman Charlie Mattix announced his resignation during the last city council meeting. Mattix advised during the Sept. 7 meeting that he and his family would be moving from the area and therefore, he would no longer be able to serve in this capacity with the City of Kennett...

The DAEOC Early Head Start in Kennett joined a growing number of Missouri businesses by becoming a Missouri Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite. Juli Helfer, breastfeeding coordinator at the Dunklin County WIC office in Kennett, along with Kaylyn Helfer, Breastfeeding Peer Counselor at WIC, met with Tina Jenkins, the Early Headstart Center Director, as well as, Stephanie Ezell, the DAEOC Region Three Education Specialist, to thank them for their participation in this program...

The Dunklin County Library invites children to connect with September Story Time online. “Fair Fun” is the theme for all the Story Time posts for children this month on Facebook. Children may visit any location of the Dunklin County Library and request a treat bag. ...

Sparklight®, along with the other Cable One family of brands, will open fall applications for the company’s Charitable Giving Fund, which annually awards $200,000 in grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, from October 1, 2021 through October 31, 2021...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The consequences are dire for the health of a premature baby — too much oxygen can cause blindness, and too little oxygen can cause brain damage and other negative health effects. Some premature babies need the help of life-saving machines in a neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, to provide oxygen that eases the struggle to take their first breaths. ...

MU study explores impact of multiple father figures on infant neurodevelopmental delays. COLUMBIA, Mo. -- While assessing a pregnant woman with premature labor in 1983, Linda Bullock noticed bruises on the woman. When she asked what happened, the woman told Bullock a refrigerator had fallen on her while cleaning the kitchen...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – A Blytheville, Arkansas, man was sentenced to over three years in prison after a traffic stop in Steele led to his arrest in 2019. On Wednesday, United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. sentenced Timothy Sweet, 36, to 37 months in prison. Sweet pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon...

When the Wake Foundation organizes a Veterans Honor Tour from Southeast Missouri to Washington, D.C., the vets normally must board a flight out of St. Louis. Next month, they’ll be flying out of Cape Girardeau Regional Airport in northern Scott County...

UNIVERSITY, MS (09/22/2021)-- University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy student Kayton Harris of Kennett received the traditional white coat at a ceremony at the Gertrude C. Ford Center in Oxford. Harris was one of 102 students to don the white coat and recite the Pledge of Professionalism that binds them to the responsibilities of the profession. The white coat is a symbol of professionalism, and this ceremony marks the beginning of their professional journey toward becoming a pharmacist...

The 2021 Delta Fair Parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28. Line-up will begin at 4:30 p.m. near Kennett High School. All parade entries should enter the lineup area by traveling South down North Bypass/Homecrest (near Baker Implement Co. going toward Kennett High School). Follow North Bypass/Homecrest until you reach the intersection at Lester St. At this intersection all entries will be stopped by Parade Personnel and directed to their destination...

Nelda Morgan and William Mowrer, Delta Fair Board members presented to the Senath Lions Club at their September 15 meeting. The Delta fair has been an annual event since the 1940s. 25-30,000 people visit the fair each year to enjoy carnival rides, games, live music, fair food, tractor pulls and demo derbies. They can see fair exhibits including but not limited to photographs, livestock, art, baked goods, garden items and crafts...

The Carl Townsend Memorial Golf Tournament held Monday at the Malden Country Club was a huge success. Thirteen teams signed up and enjoyed the comradeship that comes with joining others for a good cause and in honor of someone who was well respected throughout the community, which included area businesses, schools, civic groups and individuals...

The Delta Fair 2021 will begin next Tuesday, Sept. 28 and run through Saturday, Oct. 2. It all kicks off with the Delta Fair Parade on Tuesday. The parade will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. and will follow the normal parade route ending at the Delta Fairgrounds...

The Malden City Council meeting was held Monday evening at the City Hall. Several residents of Ward One addressed the council, expressing their concern about several properties that have extremely tall grass and weeds, some of which are possible safety concerns...

There will be a few returning photo competitions at the Delta Fair in Kennett, as well as, a new one, with proceeds from the photo competition going to the Kennett Humane Department. Kennett Humane Officer Tena Petix said she is thrilled that the Fair Board does what they can to help the Humane Department...

Nashsville, TN – Lifeway Women presents the Going Beyond Simulcast with Priscilla Shirer, and event that brings women together for a day of powerful teaching, worship with Anthony Evans, and prayer that will take place on September 25. First Southern Baptist Church in Malden will be the host church for the Bootheel...

On Saturday, Sept. 11, several pianists performed at the Dunklin County Library. Emma Lebo played three themes - The Mimic, The Nowhere King and Nothing I’ve Ever Known. Alivia Lewallen played a few of her favorites – The Harp by Ludwig Schytte, The Bass Singer, also by Schytte, and Skeleton Stomp...

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...

In September, Kennett Business Women (KBW) recognize Sarah Jo Morgan, CPA P.C. another business owned and operated by a woman in the Kennett Area. For the past several months, KBW has honored women in business by placing a large black and pink-lettered sign in front of their establishments...