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Former Pemiscot County School Employee Admits Embezzling

(Cape Girardeau, Mo.) A former employee of the North Pemiscot County R-1 School District is admitting embezzling $1.46 million from the district. 64 year old Tammy Louise Barnes,of Pemiscot County, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to three counts of bank fraud. Barnes admitted that between December 13th of 2018, and June 3rd of 2024, she transferred money from the district’s bank account to her own account in about 57 different electronic transactions. According to her plea she stole a total of $1,467,247.49. As an employee, Barnes had access to the district’s bank account in order to pay legitimate school expenses. The Missouri United School Insurance Council (MUSIC) covered $1 million of the loss. At sentencing, Barnes will be ordered to repay the money. She’ll first have to reimburse the district $467,247 and then repay the Insurance Council. Barnes is scheduled to be sentenced on February 18th. Each charge carries a potential penalty of up to 30 years in prison, a fine of up to $1 million, or both prison and a fine.

Pemiscot County, MO · 4d
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Caruthersville School District announces AMI day due to increased illness

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. (KBSI) — The Caruthersville School District will hold an Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) day Friday, Nov. 13, due to an increase in illness among students and staff. According to a district announcement, Friday will be designated AMI Day 1, and students will be required to complete...

Caruthersville, MO · 2d
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Ameren plans three more Missouri battery plants

Utility company Ameren has received the green light to add a new-to-Missouri type of infrastructure to the electric grid: batteries. The utility is expanding energy storage in the state. It is currently building its first battery facility in Missouri and recently received approval from state regulators for three more. Last...

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This Missouri Cafe Is Famous For Hot Dinner Rolls Tossed Across The Dining Room

At this Missouri restaurant, you don’t have to wait for the bread basket. The rolls come flying straight across the dining room. Raise your hand and hope your catching skills are better than mine. It all started in 1976, when a server couldn’t get through a packed dining room....

Sikeston, MO · 1d
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Ancient Earthen Mounds Still Rise Above The Farmland At This Overlooked Missouri Historic Site

A 16-foot temple mound, built by hand one basket of dirt at a time, still stands in the middle of farm country. Nobody even knows what its builders called their town. Six earthen mounds remain from a fortified village that thrived roughly 1000 to 1400 AD. Log walls with bastions once wrapped around it.

East Prairie, MO · 1d

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Wilkes, Festus Defense Shines in Tiger’s District Title Win

(Festus) The Festus Tigers football team used late turnovers to push past Sikeston 33-13 in Friday’s Class 4 District 1 Championship. Sikeston quarterback Ty Murry struck first on the scoreboard with a 10 yard touchdown run. That score would hold until late in the first half, when Tigers quarterback Parker Perry went to the play action.

Festus, MO · 1d