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Tigers crush Malden 60-18 for sixth straight district title
(High School Sports ~ 11/12/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CARUTHERSVILLE -- It'd be an honest mistake for not realizing the Tigers were missing one of the top players in Southeast Missouri Monday after taking on Malden for the Class 2, District 1 championship. That's because even with the absence of star running back Darrell Monroe to an ankle sprain, the Tigers still managed to put up over 400 yards of total offense in a 60-18 rout of the Green Wave to claim their sixth straight district title...
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Veterans remembered at Sikeston ceremony
(Local News ~ 11/12/13)
SIKESTON - For 20 years now, Sikeston-area veterans have gathered with students at Sikeston High School to observe Veterans Day. While the day may have its origins reaching back to World War I, Monday's ceremony sought to bring the meaning of service and sacrifice into context for the young people from their involvement by greeting guests at the door with small American and POW flags to the performance by students of the patriotic music and holding the service flags as the anthems were played for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard when the members stood for recognition.. ...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 11/12/13)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. THOUSANDS SWARM AIRPORT, HOPING TO ESCAPE Relief, including flights out, proving slow to arrive for survivors of the typhoon in the Philippines...
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Cemetery dedication is also celebration of life
(Local News ~ 11/12/13)
NEW MADRID - While it was the dedication of a small cemetery, it was a very big celebration of life. The cemetery marks the Missouri beginnings of the Amos and Lucy Riley family, which now spans coast-to-coast. Its dedication on Saturday brought many of their descendants back "home."...
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Veterans Ceremony held in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 11/12/13)
A Veterans Ceremony was held in Bloomfield on Monday.
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Richland Family Fun Night
(Local News ~ 11/12/13)
Family Fun Night was held Friday night at Richland High School.
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Sikeston DPS reports carjacking on Monday
(Local News ~ 11/12/13)
SIKESTON -- Recovering a car stolen Monday will be a lot easier once the license plate number is tracked down. A Sikeston man reported at about 9:09 p.m. Monday that after leaving the YMCA he stopped at the intersection of Lake Street and Moore because a black male was waving his arms like he needed help...
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William Laub
(Obituary ~ 11/12/13)
BENTON - William Harold Laub, 86, died Nov. 11, 2013, at his home in Benton. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Mary Ketchum
(Obituary ~ 11/12/13)
CHARLESTON - Mary Genevieve Ketchum, 80, formerly of East Prairie, died at 6:10 p.m. Nov. 9, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Norma Gisi
(Obituary ~ 11/12/13)
DEXTER -- Norma Ann Gisi, 88, died Nov. 11, 201,3 at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Eugene O'Guin
(Obituary ~ 11/12/13)
EAST PRAIRIE - Eugene O'Guin, 79, died at 5:50 a.m. Nov. 11, 2013, in the East Prairie Nursing Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Mary Stewart
(Obituary ~ 11/12/13)
BLOOMFIELD -- Mary Elizabeth Long Stewart, 84, died Nov. 10, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Wilson G. Ross
(Obituary ~ 11/12/13)
SIKESTON -- Wilson Granville Ross, 78, died Nov. 9, 2013, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 11/12/13)
Drawing disability when you can work is stealing from our senior citizens. It comes out of Social Security, which was meant for them, not to make a living off of. There is a statute in disability law that says if you are capable of any type of work, you are not eligible for benefits. ...
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Visible addresses are important
(Local News ~ 11/12/13)
scottw@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- Addressing is still not where it needs to be in rural areas of Scott County, according to the county emergency management director. "If people want emergency services to be able to find them, they need to have an address that can be seen from the road," said Tom Beardslee, county emergency management director. "They just need to ask themselves, 'If I was an ambulance driver, could I find this house?'"...
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Sikeston R-6 school board approves employment of underwriter for 2014 bond issue
(Local News ~ 11/12/13)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston R-6 School District took another step in the process to put a bond issue proposal before voters in the upcoming April election. During its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, the Board of Education approved the employment of Piper Jaffrey of St. Louis as the underwriter for the 2014 general obligation bonds...
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