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Mr. Paul Stout was honored on February 17, 2019 by the First Baptist Church of Senath for 50 years of service. At the same time, a surprise celebration was held for his 96th birthday.

Riverside Rice In Caruthersville, Mo. and Tractor Supply in Kennett have teamed up to donate puppy food, adult dog food, blankets and laundry soap for the Kennett Humane Department. Riverside Rice manufactures brown rice as a pet food ingredient and Diamond dog food is one of several companies Riverside Rice supplies with brown rice...

The Arbyrd City Council focused on the relocation of municipal court and selected a date for the City Spring Clean-up during their February meeting, among other topics. Mayor Jeff Wilson reported to the board that he had been in contact with Judge mark Pryer concerning the relocation of the Arbyrd Municipal Court to Kennett...

Poplar Bluff police are seeking information on suspects involved in a shooting that occurred about 5 p.m. Saturday when a passenger in a vehicle was shot in the left arm. Detective Corey Mitchell said an incident at a local business escalated after both parties left...

Blytheville Chief of Police Ross Thompson discussed the BPD’s implementation of a policy regulating the operation of Proactive Policing Street Crime Units, which is described as officers who either full-time or in addition to the normal duties will conduct surveillance, proactive preventive patrol, and investigate street crime activity in Blytheville without calls for service interruptions...

According to research, heart disease was the leading cause of death in the world during the twentieth century and scientists were desperately trying to find out why. However, those scientists focused men, and women were not included in the studies conducted...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Tractor Supply Company store, located at 1780 First Street, will host a backyard poultry event on Saturday, February 23, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  This event will provide customers with the opportunity to learn how to care for and manage an at-home flock...

O’Keena General Assembly Church will host a Singing Saturday, March 2 at 6:00 p.m. The church is located eight miles east of Kennett on Highway 412. The singing is free and open to the public.

Steele Police Chief Joe Stanfield reports that on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, Steele Police Officers along with the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, SEMO Drug Task Force, Caruthersville Police and Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) executed a State issued search warrant at a residence on Ponderosa Street in Steele...

Almeta Hendricks entered the room to the sound of Elvis Presley crooning “Can’t help falling in love” as friends and family gathered to watch her marry Mr. Harold Young. These kinds of wedding scenes happen all the time, but what makes this one so special is the fact that Hendricks and Young are residents at NHC HealthCare in Kennett...

The Malden High School Commons area will be transformed into a beautiful ballroom filled with Disney Princesses, sweet treats and magical surprises. The MHS Beta Club will be hosting “A Royal Celebration” on Saturday, Feb. 23. Three different time options are available at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. to limit the party sizes so each guest can interact with the princesses...

According to published and broadcast reports, the medical marijuana dispensary recently announced for Rector will instead be located north of Brookland. The company made the request to the state recently, and were granted the change. The ownership group is NEA Full Spectrum Medicine LLC, which had also sought a license to operate a grow facility. ...

The La Femme Club is brining back the Sweetheart Pageant, Saturday, February 16, 2019. It will be held at the SEMO Little Theatre with a $30 entry fee and the option of three additional categories at five dollars each. Each contestant is allowed one guest to enter for free, all other bystanders will be required a $3 entry...

The City of Cape Girardeau is expected to take a procedural step that will move forward a much-discussed 102-bed psychiatric hospital in Cape Girardeau. The planning and zoning commission will consider a plat for the hospital; the property up for consideration is near the Southeast Cancer Center. The new hospital comes with a $29.2 million price tag...

A 17-year-old has surrendered to Blytheville police in connection with Monday night’s slaying of 35-year-old Travis Pearson at Pear Tree Apartments, according to Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson. Around 4:30 p.m. Monday, Blytheville officers responded to a shooting at Pear Tree Apartments in the 800 block of Ruddle Road, finding Pearson deceased...

Bernie, MO – Chief of Police Justin K. Allen confirms tests were positive for the presence of Fentanyl in powder filled capsules obtained in an investigation that began as a shoplifting case at Dollar General in Bernie on Monday, Feb. 11. According to a Probable-cause Affidavit filed Tuesday, Tanya Nichole Rankin, 37, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., was being questioned on suspicion of shoplifting when the officer noticed capsules in her wallet as she searched for identification. ...

Laura Beaton has many friends and after twenty-five plus years of volunteering a majority of them are at Heritage Nursing Center in Kennett. “I’ve made good friends here,” said Beaton. “I get very attached.” Beaton, a Kennett native, attended school in New York and upon returning home began volunteering at Heritage...

The City of Campbell met Monday evening to discuss the City’s improvements and how they can get the residential areas cleaned up in order to match their revitalized downtown. Campbell Mayor Raymond Gunter said this is something they plan to enforce to the fullest...