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Kennett, Missouri is located in Dunklin County. Zip codes in Kennett, MO include 63857. More Kennett information.

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Plea Deal in Heather Ellis Trial

After a week at trial, a plea deal was reached in the case of Heather Ellis. She's the woman who was charged with assaulting two police officers after a fight that started in the checkout line at a Kennett, MO, Walmart.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Hays Daily News

KENNETT, Mo. (AP) -- Plea agree reached in case ...

Plea agree reached in case of Missouri woman in racially charged store scuffle case.

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KSDK NewsChannel 5

Trial begins for woman who cut in line at Missouri Wal-Mart

The trial is underway for the woman at the center of a controversy that started when she allegedly cut in line at a Kennett, Missouri Walmart.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Police officer testifies in Kennett trial

Nov. 16, 2009 - Supporters of Heather Ellis gather on the Dunklin County Courthouse steps on in Kennett, Mo.

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WCCO

Woman Arrested After Cutting Line Claims Racism

Share + Nov 19, 2009 2:40 pm US/Central ST. LOUIS 1 of 1 A Missouri woman was arrested after a line-cutting altercation at a Wal-Mart in 2007.

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MyFoxMemphis

KKK Shows at Kennett March for Ellis

Observers of a march in support of Heather Ellis hold signs with KKK emblems in Kennett, Missouri November 16, 2009.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Daily Dunklin Democrat

Billings offered role as Superintendent of Kennett Public Schools

The Kennett Board of Education made the decision to offer the district's open superintendent position to current Kennett Middle School Principal Ward H. Billings, following his interview during the executive session of the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

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St. Louis - riverfronttimes.com

Fifteen Years For Cutting In Line At Wal-mart....Does Race Have a Place in Kennett Dispute?

A 24-year-old woman from Kennett , Missouri , is slated to go on trial tomorrow for alleged crimes stemming from a bizarre-o incident at Wal-mart more than two years ago.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Rally held in downtown Kennett, charges of racism against city

KENNETT, MO Supporters from across the country converged on the Dunklin County Courthouse Monday to voice public outrage against the Kennett Police Department and Dunklin County Prosecutor's Office.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

WREG

Protesters Support Heather Ellis In Line Cutting Dispute

Hundreds of people marched through the small Missouri town of Kennett, as racial tension remains thick after a woman's 2007 altercation with police.

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Kansas City Star

Arrest at Walmart leads to charges of racism

Nearly three years after Heather Ellis switched checkout lines at a southeast Missouri store and touched off what she calls a racially charged dispute with white customers and authorities, the young black schoolteacher faces a trial that could send her to prison for 15 years.Witnesses have told authorities that Ellis cut in front of waiting ...

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

Daily Dunklin Democrat

Honoring a humanitarian

Mayor Roger Wheeler, left, congratulates Leonard Younger, right, following the ceremony to rename a portion of Third Street in Kennett to Younger Drive in May 2009.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Southeast Missourian

Kennett Drama Club presents Dracula

Halloween may be over, but for the students at Kennett High School, the horror is about to begin as the drama department presents "Dracula: The Vampire Play." Based on the novel by Bram Stoker, the play tells the story of Professor Van Helsing, played by Will Caldwell, who discovers that Lucy Seward, played by Katie Briscoe, has become the victim ...

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Daily Dunklin Democrat

MIssing Person search ends with discovery of body

The Dunklin County Sheriff's Department recently ended a missing person's search with the discovery of a body on the Varner River ditch bank.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

KPLR-11

Special prosecutor appointed in case of woman charged of Wal-Mart peace disturbance

A southeast Missouri county prosecutor has voluntarily removed himself from a 2007 case that began with a woman switching checkout lines at a Wal-Mart in Kennett.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Southeast Missourian

Defense asks for prosecutor's removal from racially charged Dunklin County case

A motion filed in a Dunklin County courtroom brings a new twist to the case against Heather Ellis, a case that has garnered national media attention.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

Daily Dunklin Democrat

On the ballot

Residents will vote on trash hauling debate during April election The Kennett City Council approved four ordinances during the City Council meeting hosted on Tuesday.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Daily Dunklin Democrat

Suspended driver of accident involving six children to receive court summons

Six children and three adults were involved in an accident occurring at the intersection of Kennett and Seventh Streets on Thursday afternoon.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Daily Dunklin Democrat

Select members of KHS band will perform with United States Army Field Band

When the U.S. Army Field Band performs for the crowd on Thursday evening, 12 students from the Kennett High School band will join them in the performance of the "Chesapeake Bay March," a selection written by U.S. Army Field Band Conductor Col.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

News.ncmonline.com

Shopper Faces 15 Years for Cutting Walmart Checkout Line

A former college student faces up to 15 years in prison for allegedly cutting the line at a Walmart, and the NAACP and ACLU have stepped in to generate support for her case.

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