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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...

Southeast Missouri State University will hold its fall commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Dec. 14 in the Show Me Center during which 702 students – 581 undergraduates, 113 master’s degree candidates and eight specialist candidates -- will be graduating...

For all its holidays and celebrations, winter can be a tough time for many people. The long nights and cold, gray days can knock us off our regular routines and just leave us feeling a bit down. And that’s to be expected from time to time. For some people, though, the changes in mood they experience in winter can be more severe and lasting, pointing to a serious condition called seasonal affective disorder...

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Marybeth Byrd of Armorel earned the dramatic instant save on The Voice, Tuesday night, advancing to the NBC show's semifinals. After singing "You Are the Reason," Byrd made the final spot in the Top 8, after winning enough votes from America to stave off the other two contestants in the five-minute voting window...

Monday, December 2, 2019 Marybeth Byrd of Armorel sang a beautiful rendition of Selena Gomez’s hit “Lose You to Love Me” Monday evening on NBC’s The Voice. She made a strong case to continue as she faced the rest of the Top 10. Now it's up to America to decide whether she advances...

First General Baptist Church in Malden along with other local churches are reaching out to the area youth through a ministry program called IMPACT. “It’s a revival for young people,” said First General Pastor Stewart Allen-Clark. “Our culture is a sewer. There is a lot of hopelessness. There’s not a lot of happiness in youth anymore. Everything is broken.”...

Thanksgiving is a time for family to get together and give thanks. Hosie Hawkins Jr had a reason to be extra thankful this year. Hawkins and his 38-year old son, Anthony Lewis, shared Thanksgiving as father and son for the first time. Lewis is a resident of Elkhart, Indiana. ...

A swift-water rescue team responded to multiple incidents Saturday in Bollinger County, where flafloods swept two different vehicles off of roadways, leading to three deaths. The first incident occurred in the morning, when a vehicle traveling on County Road 356 was swept into Little Whitewater Creek with all four of its occupants entering the water at approximately 9:15 a.m., according to a boat/drowning incident report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol...

Authorities say a suspected drunk driver crashed his car into the side of the Butler County Sheriff’s Department early Thursday morning. At about 12:45 a.m., Sgt. Aaron Pratt was completing a report in his office when he heard “a loud, thunderous boom that shook the building,” explained Butler County Chief Deputy Wes Popp...