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Christian Johnson has joined the news team at the Delta Dunklin Democrat as Sports Editor. The Kennett native stated he is excited and anxious to get to work in his new role. “I’m extremely excited to join the team at the DDD,” said Johnson. “I’m coming in at an exciting time in Kennett sports history, with Kennett’s football, baseball, softball and tennis all coming off of impressive seasons.”...

“I want to help as many people as I can.”

The City of Kennett has been discussing Wright Acres and the difficulties with past road grading and street repairs, as those are still gravel roads. The problem is that some of the properties are considered City of Kennett, where others are still County residences...

John Welch has been practicing law in Malden for years, but in the last few years he’s also providing services to those in the area that he considers to have super powers. Welch, through his business, Sage Creek, and the help of his staff, assist the developmentally disabled...

The Kennett Humane Department has worked relentlessly to not only change the number of stray dogs wandering about the City, but to also help those who do find themselves unfortunate enough to end up at the shelter, a forever loving home. Since becoming the Humane Officer Tena Petix has worked extremely hard to change what was known as a kill shelter to a totally no-kill shelter and operate solely on donations from the community...

Equine Assisted Therapy has been around for years and is showing a surge in popularity in Southeast Missouri. Evidence of that can be found at the Hope Therapeutic Horsemanship Center and it’s three locations throughout the region. Program Director Kelly Seiler recently shared on the business and the benefits of using horses in the healing process...

Ham radio operators will be participating in a nationwide event June 25 – 26 called the ARRL Field Day event, which is an annual amateur radio activity that’s been organized since 1933 by ARRL, the National Association for Amateur Radio in the United States...

The Kennett City Council met Tuesday night in a brief session where they heard from department heads and gave confirmation on a few agenda items that will be touched on at their July 5th meeting, but really hope to receive input from locals who have solutions to the problems, not just more questions...

Christian Johnson has joined the news team at the Delta Dunklin Democrat as Sports Editor. The Kennett native stated he is excited and anxious to get to work in his new role. “I’m extremely excited to join the team at the DDD,” said Johnson. “I’m coming in at an exciting time in Kennett sports history, with Kennett’s football, baseball, softball and tennis all coming off of impressive seasons.”...

Each month Kennett Business Women recognizes a business in Kennett that is owned and operated by a woman. July is a sizzling hot month and for it, Jackie Tice, owner of The New Image Consignment Shop and Boutique, as well as Kennett Opera House on the Square will have the beautiful black and pink sign recognizing her talents and entrepreneurship in the business community...

The Kennett Humane Department has changed drastically over the years. Going from being known as a total euthanasia department to one that is widely known for its rescue efforts. There’s no fairytale ending for every single animal though. Some have just been neglected too badly for too long and cannot be saved. Some have injuries from being hit or run over and they too, cannot be saved. For those animals, the only humane option is to have them put down so that they do not suffer...

The City of Kennett has been discussing Wright Acres and the difficulties with past road grading and street repairs, as those are still gravel roads. The problem is that some of the properties are considered City of Kennett, where others are still County residences...