🌱 Kennett caregivers have a place to turn for support
Kennett, Missouri Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Kennett! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Kennett caregivers have a place to turn for support
- Kennett man pleads guilty to gun charge after cross-state chase
- Kennett's Crafton Binkard returns to state with Bootheel runners
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 46 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 60, low: 36.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 52 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Care Compass meeting in Kennett to offer caregiver support a... (dddnews.com) — Kennett caregivers can get help navigating Medicaid, preventing falls and caring for someone with dementia at a Care Compass meeting Nov. 23. The Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri will host the session from 10 to 11 a.m. at 1124 Independence Ave., with time for group discussion and private questions. 
• Missouri Man Takes 100-MPH Detour To Arkansas, Forgets To Leave His Gun Behind (tampafp.com) — A Kennett man pleaded guilty Tuesday to being a felon in possession of a firearm after a January 2025 police pursuit from Dunklin County into Arkansas. Joel A. Hancock, 52, faces up to 15 years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for Feb. 15, 2027, in federal court.
• Campbell cross country girls make history at first state mee... (dddnews.com) — Kennett junior Crafton Binkard finished 78th in the Class 3 state cross country race, running 17:32 on his second consecutive trip to state. He joined a strong Bootheel contingent at Gans Creek in Columbia, where Campbell's girls finished 15th in their first team appearance at the state meet.
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USATF Missouri Valley Association Junior Olympic Championship →
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Sunday November 15
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KMS BB v Jackson
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KMS BB v Hayti
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KMS BB @ Portageville
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Veterans Day Parade
Caruthersville 18 Caruthersville, MO 63830
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MS Boys Basketball vs Cape Central
Caruthersville High School, 1708 S Ward Ave, Caruthersville
4:30 pm
Wednesday November 11
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🗞 Nearby News
Malden
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites near Town Center sells for $18.5M (jaxdailyrecord.com)
Dexter
- Ezekiel's Closet moves to larger building to support foster families (kfvs12.com)
- Muriel Dean McRoy (ky-leadernews.com)
Poplar Bluff
- Poplar Bluff Giving Circle awards record $18,930 in grants t... (darnews.com)
- Contrasting Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) & Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) (watchlistnews.com)
- Missouri education board member resigns, citing ‘time constraints' (ktvo.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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