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Sikeston blanks Cape Central on Senior Night
(High School Sports ~ 05/11/11)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs soccer team put together an aggressive performance on Tuesday night and dominated the Cape Central Lady Tigers 2-0 on Senior Night. The Lady Bulldogs dominated from the opening kick, scoring their first goal on a corner kick from Katherine Inman with 33:37 remaining in the first half...
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Red Devils survive late scare from East Prairie
(High School Sports ~ 05/11/11)
CHAFFEE -- Although the East Prairie Eagles provided a scare in the seventh inning, the Chaffee Red Devils were able to lean on their guys on the mound to help pull out a 4-2 win on Thursday at Harmon Field in Chaffee. Chaffee starter Daniel Dooley kept the visiting Eagles scoreless through six innings while freshman Cody Payne was able to close the door on a surging East Prairie late...
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Harper silences Poplar Bluff bats as Sikeston takes fifth place game
(High School Sports ~ 05/11/11)
SIKESTON -- After Monday's disappointing loss to Fredericktown, Sikeston head coach Kevin Self was hoping, almost pleading, for somebody on his struggling team to provide a spark. On Tuesday, Self got his wish as sophomore Drew Harper took the mound and gave the Bulldogs arguably their best pitching performance of the season in a 5-0 victory against Poplar Bluff at VFW Stadium...
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Scott Central wins school record 10th game
(High School Sports ~ 05/11/11)
SIKESTON -- The Scott County Central Braves baseball team did what no other has done before them. On Tuesday, the Braves won their 10th game of the season -- a first for any team in the school's history -- by defeating the Hayti Indians 16-0 in five innings...
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Graduation gift for our students
(Editorial ~ 05/11/11)
With graduation just around the corner, I have tried to think of something unique for this year's eager-eyed graduates. And, at long last, I have finally arrived at the ideal gift to give the millions of young and not-so-young grads who are about to begin a critical phase of their lives...
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Three Scott County residents are jailed on drug charges
(Local News ~ 05/11/11)
BENTON --- A joint investigation by the Scott County Sheriff's Office and the city of Benton Police Department led to the drug-related arrests of three Scott County residents. David Cornelius, 26, of Oran along with Rana Pullum, 42, and Randy Ziegler, 50, both of Benton, are each charged with attempt to manufacture, possession of chemicals, possession of precursors, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of an imitation controlled substance, according to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter. ...
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Public advised school activity will include the sounds of gunfire
(Local News ~ 05/11/11)
SIKESTON - The Sikeston Department of Public Safety is alerting the public they may hear gunfire today from a planned school program. According to Sergeant Jim McMillen, public information officer with the Sikeston DPS, the Sikeston Junior High's eighth grade social studies class will participate in a small Civil War reenactment Wednesday at the Sikeston Junior High. ...
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R-6 board briefed on graduation festivities
(Local News ~ 05/11/11)
SIKESTON -- With the graduation of Sikeston High School's class of 2011 two weeks away, school officials are already preparing for the seniors' big night. High School Principal Tom Williams briefed the Sikeston R-6 Board of Education on graduation procedures during its monthly meeting Tuesday. Graduation is set for 7 p.m. May 26 at the Field House with doors opening at 6 p.m. Students will receive 10 tickets -- four for floor seats and six for bleacher seats, he said...
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Nixon pledges to help area rebuild
(Local News ~ 05/11/11)
SIKESTON -- "We are in this for the long haul," said Gov. Jay Nixon as he pledged $25 million in state funds to help counties and communities with their costs of responding to flooding that has affected much of southern and southeast Missouri. The money will help local governments with rebuilding efforts and also will help pay the costs of deploying nearly 800 members of the Missouri National Guard to help with flood response efforts, Nixon said. ...
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Scott County looks at redistricting options
(Local News ~ 05/11/11)
BENTON -- Scott County's second district associate county commissioner may hand off a township to the first district's representative. County commissioners looked at their redistricting options during their regular meeting Tuesday. Due to population changes as found by the 2010 Census, County Commission district lines must be redrawn. State statutes require districts to be contiguous and have populations as close to equal as possible without splitting existing political townships...
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End of the year fun
(Local News ~ 05/11/11)
Sikeston Area Head Start youngsters celebrated the end of their school year Tuesday with a fun day featuring lots of games and refreshments. Some 200 youngsters along with their families attended the event. Here, two students check to see how their bean bags made it through before picking them up for the next person's turn...
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Delphia Duckworth
(Obituary ~ 05/11/11)
DEXTER -- Delphia Mae Duckworth, 98, died May 9, 2011, in the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...
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Jewell Gordon
(Obituary ~ 05/11/11)
CHAFFEE -- Jewell Gordon, 78, died May 9, 2011, at her home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.
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Myrtle T. Smith
(Obituary ~ 05/11/11)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Myrtle T. Smith, 84, died at 7:37 p.m. May 8, 2011, at her nephew's home at Bonne Terre. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...
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Kimberly Hemphill
(Obituary ~ 05/11/11)
LILBOURN -- Kimberly Wynee Hemphill, 48, died May 9, 2011, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.
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Larry Bell
(Obituary ~ 05/11/11)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Larry Park Bell, 64, died May 9, 2011, at the John J. Pershing Veterans Hospital in Poplar Bluff. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...
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Edward Stanley
(Obituary ~ 05/11/11)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Edward E. Stanley, 76, died May 9, 2011, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...
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Opal Stone
(Obituary ~ 05/11/11)
CHARLESTON -- Opal Montell Stone, 91, a resident of Charleston, died Monday, May 9, 2011, at the Charleston Manor. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...
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Bryant Rodgers
(Obituary ~ 05/11/11)
JACKSON -- Bryant R. "Gitty Bug" Rodgers Jr., 70, formerly of Charleston, died May 7, 2011, at his home. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...
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