The Three Rivers College Championship College Rodeo, presented by Farm Credit Southeast Missouri, will be held Oct. 5-7. The event, co-hosted by the Sikeston Jaycees, will be held at the Art Saunders Arena at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo grounds.
Kent Cullum, 61, of Monette went duck hunting for the first time on the St. Francis River with his father when he was six or sevenyears- old. The lasting memory set him on a trajectory to the duck calling world championships.
Three Rivers College Patrons of the Arts will present ‘Mutts Gone Nuts’ at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
The following materials are now available at the Rector Public Library. FICTION Cursed at dawn – Heather Graham Rock bottom – Fern Michaels Holly : a novel – Stephen King Payback in death – Payback in Death Clive Cussler: Condor’s fury – Graham Brown Things we left behind – Lucy Score Queen Charlotte – Julia Quinn Assistant to the villain – Hannah Nicole Maehrer The traitor among us – Anne Perry 23 1/2 lies : thrillers – James Patterson The Obsidian Chamber Brad Thor A little Life - Hanya Yanagihara The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller PAPERBACK Claiming his Convenient Princess – Susan Meier Wedding Planner’s Deal with the CEO – Nina Milne Sailing to Singapore with the Tycoon – Ruby Basu Parisian Escape with the Billionaire – Michele Renae To Trust a Hero – Alexis Morgan Her Hometown Cowboy – LeAnne Bristow Winning over the Rancher – Viv Royce When Love Comes Calling – Syndi Powell The Rough Rider - Maisey Yates NON FICTION Becoming free indeed : my story of disentangling faith from fear – Jinger Duggar Vuolo Sandra Lee semi-homemade slow cooker recipes 2 Good apple : tales of a Southern evangelical in New York – Elizabeth Passarella Meals she eats - Tom and Rachael Sullivan This Machine kills Secrets: Julian Assange, the Cypherpunks, and their fight to empower whistleblowers INSPIRATIONAL PAPERBACK Big Sky Secrets- Amity Steffen Mountain Abduction Rescue – Darlene L.
A commodity distribution for Clay County is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
On Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at approximately 11:10 p.m. a Clay County deputy made a traffice stop on a pickup truck pulling a trailer with no lights or license plates on the trailer. The stop was made at Casey’s in Corning. While the deputy was dealing with one of the individuals a passenger in the vehicle tried to hide and destroy a small baggy that later tested positive as methamphetamine. A search was conducted of the individuals and vehicle where illegal items were found. Arrested and trans-ported to the Clay County Detention Center were 45-yearold Kelly A. Clossen of Corning and 58-year-old Gordon K. Crosland of Walnut Ridge. Clossen was booked in for possession of controlled substance methamphetamine, felong possession of drug paraphernalia, and felony tampering with physical evidence. Crosland was booked in for possession of controlled substance methamphetamine and felony possession of drug paraphernalia. Corning Police Department assisted with the traffic stop.
Black River Technical College (BRTC) Career and Technical Center (CTC) recently hosted Clay County Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Christin Holmes as a guest speaker at BRTC @ The Armory in Piggott.
Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce recently announced the second annual Pig-gott Smoked BBQ Cook-Off set for Saturday, Oct. 21. Teams are slated to compete for cash and trophies— not to mention bragging rights. The day will also include live music, a cornhole tournament, bouncy houses for the kids, vendors and prizes as the sweet smell of barbecue will fill the air. Everyone is invited to attend.
Sometimes when we least expect it, there are moments when we long to stroll down memory lane. With the orchestrations for my high school reunion underway, an irresistible urge, perhaps even a necessity, has developed within me—an urge to revisit the abandoned, decrepit and forsaken grounds of my alma mater.