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Kennett School Board installs officers (4/19/24)KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett School Dist. No. 39 Board of Directors met Tuesday and appointed veteran members to continue their service to district students and personnel. Both newly appointed president Matthew Shetley and vice president Matthew Poole were appointed to serve as directors for three-year terms...
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Chamber holds ribbon cutting ceremony for Palma Academy (4/19/24)
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Wing Ding returns this Saturday (4/18/24)The United Way Wing Ding is returning to the Kennett Square this Saturday, April 20 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The charitable event returned last year after a long hiatus and was quite successful. “It was a really good event for the community,” said United Way Chair Leticia Jarred...
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Attorney General Bailey files suit to shut down illegal casino in Dunklin County (4/20/24)Attorney General Bailey files suit to shut down illegal casino in Dunklin County JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed suit against T.J. Entertainment, an illegal casino operating in Dunklin County, for acting as a public nuisance to Missourians. ...
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Child predator sentenced to 50 years in prison (4/18/24)KENNETT — A Kennett man described by a judge as a “child predator” has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Matthew Prewett, 43, pleaded guilty to one count of first degree statutory rape and eight counts of invasion of privacy, according to a press release Wednesday from Dunklin County Prosecutor Nicholas Jain...
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Kennett Council approves resolutions for sidewalk repairs (4/18/24)The April 16, 2024 session of the Kennett City council began with committee reports starting with Street Department Chair Bill Palmer. Palmer shared a solution from a citizen’s request last meeting involving an alley adjacent to her business. “The committee has met and recommended we allow a fence to be built and not abandon the alley,” informed Palmer...
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Cannon Attends Commercial Property Seminar (4/18/24)Kennett, MO – Judd Cannon with Baker • Welman • Brown Insurance & Financial Services, attended the Certified Insurance Service Representatives’ Insuring Commercial Property Institute. Topics at the seminar Fundamentals of Commercial Property Insurance, Building and Personal Property Coverage Form, Causes of Loss Forms, Basics of Time Element Insurance and Basics of Commercial Inland Marine Insurance. ...
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Bootheel Regional Community Foundation awards first four grants (4/18/24)The Bootheel Regional Community Foundation has awarded four grants of $1,200 each to non-profit organizations in Southeast Missouri to support programs with health-related purposes. Grant recipients include: Dunklin County Caring Council for its Hygiene for Health Program; SEMO Food Bank for its Build a Better Childhood Mobile Pantry Program; Advance School District R-4 for its Personal Care Cart Program; and the Bootheel Youth Museum for development of an exhibit on Historical Medical Practices of the Bootheel.. ...
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Kennett Board of Public Works honored with national award for Outstanding Safety Practices (4/20/24)WASHINGTON, D.C., April 15, 2024 – Kennett Board of Public Works has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2023. The utility earned Diamond award in the category for utilities with 60,000-109,999 worker-hours of annual worker exposure...
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Senath Council discusses dog issues (4/19/24)The April session of the Senath City Council started with a discussion on the ongoing dog issues in certain neighborhoods. Street Department Supervisor Brandi Gipson informed on the latest efforts to correct the problem. “I’ve got two more since last Monday,” stated Gipson. “We’ll be down to having just two at the property and the State deemed them not to be unhealthy, they are good dogs and they will not take those two dogs from them.”...
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