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Malden soldier dies in Afghanistan (11/03/09)
Little is known at this time regarding the incident that claimed the life of a Malden soldier deployed to Afghanistan less than a year ago. In a press release issued by the Fort Drum, N.Y., Public Affairs Office, the Department of Defense announced on Friday that Spc. Robert K. Charlton, 22, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident that occurred on Oct. 23 in Wardak, Afghanistan...

Board holds meeting to discuss options on replacing superintendent (10/29/09)
The Kennett Board of Education held a special closed session meeting on Wednesday afternoon to discuss filling the superintendent position after current superintendent, Jerry Noble, resigns at the end of the current academic year. According to Noble, the board decided to try to fill the position from within the district first, before seeking outside applicants...

Delta Children's Home Auction (11/03/09)
The annual Delta Children's Home Auction proved to be a success this year, raising a total of $42,710.97, including funds from auction sales, auction related cash donations, and the amount donated from the Kennett Cup Golf Tournament. Auction Chair, Audrey Brannan said, "I thought the event was great and appreciate the community showing support. It is great to have a community like Kennett to support our cause and effort."...

Celebrating Soccer (11/01/09)
The Kennett Kiwanis Club recently hosted a ribbon cutting for the completed concession stand at the soccer field, followed by the donation of the concession stand to the City of Kennett. Kiwanis President, John Spielman, said, "When I joined Kiwanis, many years ago, an idea was bantered around Kiwanis Club to build a soccer park."...

Taking Time for Traditions (10/29/09)
A tradition that is more than a quarter of a century old continued once again on Wednesday, as representatives from McCaul Tire and Appliance visited Masterson Elementary to distribute pumpkins to the kindergarten class. At approximately 11:30 a.m., Jim and Flo Colhouer, owners of McCaul, along with Nancy Faulkner, wife of the late J.D. Faulkner, pulled up to the elementary school with a truckload of pumpkins...

Student donates Halloween treats for hospitalized kids (11/01/09)
While other kids are trick-or-treating on Halloween night, thanks to the generosity and thoughtfulness of a local 10-year-old, pediatric patients at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center will have a special treat. For the past couple of weeks, most kids have been looking forward to donning their Halloween costumes and collecting candy. Instead of anticipating the treats she would receive, Whitney Miller, worried how others kids might be spending their holiday...

Vehicle crashes through Masonic Lodge fence, hits utility pole near playground (10/28/09)
The Kennett Police Department responded to an accident on Carter Street on Tuesday where a Pontiac Grand Am, traveling west, crossed the opposite lane and crashed through the fence of the Masonic Lodge and into a utility pole, next to a local playground...

Dexter denies Tribe trip to playoffs (10/30/09)
The Tribe has not beaten the Dexter Bearcats since former Kennett assistant Aaron Pixley took the reins of the program in 2000, and that did not change Thursday night as Dexter handed the Indians a 35-8 loss at Metz Cherry Stadium.

On the ballot (11/04/09)
The Kennett City Council approved four ordinances during the City Council meeting hosted on Tuesday. The ordinances places two subjects on the April election ballot, along with establishing fees for the compost facility and authorizing the mayor to accept a grant for the airport...