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Michele Bell from Caruthersville, Missouri, has been missing since Monday night according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol missing persons list. The 36-year-old woman was last seen Monday night from an overpass north of Haiti, Missouri, where she was reported to have been travelling south on Interstate 55, according to Caruthersville Police Department assistant chief of police Jerry Hudgens...

Marybeth Byrd sang for a spot in The Voice finals, Monday night, performing Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” in the NBC show’s semifinals. Now it’s up America to decide whether the Armorel product is one of the four that advances. Before singing the powerful song, Byrd said she was going back to her roots...

Kennett Middle School educator Tina Brown has been awarded the Teacher of The Year for District 15 from the VFW. The VFW annually recognizes the nation’s top teachers who teach at least half of the school day in a classroom environment and promote America’s history, traditions and citizenship education effectively...

The Senath Ministerial Alliance along with the Dunklin County Health Department and SEMO Food Bank held a food pantry event on Thursday, December 5 at the Senath Community Center. Rich Oliver, pastor at First Assembly of God in Senath, and Chris Hicks, pastor at the Senath First Baptist Church were on hand to help distribute the grocery items...

The Kennett Schola Cantorum will offer its annual concert on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at 5:00 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church, 222 N. Main St., in Kennett, Missouri. Admission is free, and the public is cordially invited. The concert is presented by Friends of Music...

“Carols at the Dunklin County Library” in Malden will be held on Monday, December 16, 2019, at 5:30 pm. The community is invited to listen to students from Malden School at this holiday event and to participate in a carol sing along. The Malden location of the Dunklin County Library will be open for an extended time on this date to welcome the community to share the holiday spirit...

It’s not every day that a pastor returns to his hometown to pastor the church he grew up in, but that’s exactly what Kennett native Steven Scherer has done. “I went back and forth,” said Scherer. “I fluctuated a lot, from being very interested, to not being interested at all.”...

The Kennett Veterinarian Clinic and Dr. Everett Mobley are known to be avid supporters of the Kennett Humane Department, so it’s no surprise that each year just before the Christmas holiday season, KVC puts up a very special kind of tree, which they refer to as, ‘The Fur Ball Tree.’...

The Dunklin County Health Department has announced that a contract to continue to provide WIC services for federal fiscal year 2020 has been signed with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Under the terms of the contract, the Dunklin County Health Department will be able to serve 1098 persons eligible for WIC every month. ...

Phoenix, AZ – Small and medium-sized businesses in NewWave communities can now enjoy internet speeds up to 1 gigabit per second with the launch of NewWave Business’ new 1 Gig high-speed internet plans. “Gigabit internet service provides enhanced operational speed for companies involved with server hosting, constant cloud computing, integrated call centers/customer service management systems and much more,” said Chris Boone, Vice President of Business Services for NewWave. ...

Once again children can can visit Santa on the Square in Kennett. After missing last year due to illness Dink Billington will return as the right jolly old elf. “It’s one of the brightest memories from when I was a little kid,” said Billington. “It’s one of my favorite memories, standing in line waiting to see Santa and tell him what I wanted and just being a kid.”...

The Senath State Bank will once again sponsor an Angel Tree. Bank employees contacted area nursing homes and were given the names of angels. The Angels are able to be adopted at the bank's Kennett branch located at 1112 1st Street in Kennett. Gifts must be returned to the branch from where the angel was adopted, no later than Wednesday, Dec. 18...

The Dunklin County Caring Council has launched a new program to assist families in need during this holiday season. The Heart of Christmas program affords the opportunity for community members to adopt a local family in need and purchase their christmas presents...

The Kennett Chamber of Commerce announced at Tuesday night’s city council meeting that Kennett City Light, Gas & Water is sponsoring a Christmas Lighting contest for residences in each ward. Melissa Combs, Executive Director of the Kennett Chamber office said that she and Mayor Chancellor Wayne had just discussed the idea of reviving the old Christmas lighting contest here in Kennett...

Local early education programs are doing their part to fight the increasing obesity rate in preschool children. Belinda Dollins and Patricia Voyles, two family child care programs from Kennett, graduated on November 20, 2019 from the Taking Steps to Healthy Success-Missouri learning collaborative that addresses prevention of childhood obesity...

The Southland School District Board of Education has named Mrs. Misty Galloway as the next superintendent of schools starting July 1, 2020, to succeed Mr. Thomas Gotsch who is retiring at the end of the school year. Mrs. Galloway is currently The Director of Academics at Southland...