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Hunter Education Classes
(Sports Column ~ 07/03/15)
There are two ways of doing most things- the hard way and the smart way. Completing hunter education early is definitely the smart way! A surprising number wait till the last minute to sign up for hunter education. By that time most hunting seasons have started, school is in full swing, and it gets harder and harder to work one more thing into your already busy schedule. So get in before the rush and get your certification!...
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Looking Beyond Accolades
(Sports Column ~ 07/03/15)
In our competitive sports driven culture it is easy to become enamored and transfixed with external rewards such as: blue ribbons, trophies, medals, plaques, and all other forms of accolades. Yet external rewards are but a small portion of what our young sons and daughters should take away from the ball fields and pools and other sports venues across our nation. If you are focused solely on the awards you are missing the point of athletics altogether...
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County Ambulance district to ask for additional tax rate increase
(Local News ~ 07/03/15)
The New Madrid County Ambulance District will be going to the voters in August to ask for an increase in the sales tax rate for the district. They are asking to increase from its current one-fourth (¼) percent to one-half (1/2) of one percent. The August Primary Election is August 4, 2015...
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Crossing the street
(Column ~ 07/03/15)
A man had been crossing a street when a car slammed into him. The pedestrian sued the motorist, whose lawyer made the following statement at the end of the trial. "Your honor, my client was not at fault. She has been driving a car for thirty years, and has never had an accident, nor gotten so much as a speeding ticket. ...
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Your local weather for July 3
(Local News ~ 07/03/15)
Today will be cloudy with a 60 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms mainly after 2 p.m. with a high near 81 then becoming mostly cloudy tonight with a 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11 p.m. with a low around 67. Mostly cloudy for Independence Day with a 20 percent chance of showers and a high near 83 while...
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Human remains discovered near Kennett
(Local News ~ 07/03/15)
KENNETT - Dunklin County authorities are investigating the discovery of human remains. According to a news release from Sheriff Bob Holder, at approximately 10:17 p.m. July 1 a Dunklin County deputy received a phone call from two individuals who were frogging on a drainage ditch south of Kennett which runs parallel with County Road 551, commonly called the Johnson Island Road. The caller stated they had come across what they believed to be a body...
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Brick's Off Road Park: Group offers fix for events
(Local News ~ 07/03/15)
POPLAR BLUFF - A group of "stakeholders" are discussing ways to make future events held at Brick's Off Road Park safer and less problematic. Part of the mission of the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Com- merce is tourism for the "greater Poplar Bluff area," according to a synopsis provided by the chamber of a meeting held earlier this week regarding the park...
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Flooding causes July Fourth headaches at Missouri parks
(Local News ~ 07/03/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Flooded areas in nearly a dozen rain-soaked Missouri parks are closed to visitors for the July Fourth weekend, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has urged campers with reservations to verify that campgrounds are still open...
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Python found on Cape porch
(Local News ~ 07/03/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU - The Cape Girardeau Police Department received an unusual call just after midnight Thursday, when someone found a python on the front porch of a home in the 1500 block of Whitener Street. The python -- about 2 feet long -- first was taken to the police department until it could be transported to the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, said Sgt. Adam Glueck, a spokesman for the police department...
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Stoddard County to start issuing same-sex marriage licenses Monday
(Local News ~ 07/03/15)
BLOOMFIELD -- In the week since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality, Stoddard County Recorder Kay Asbell's office has been ringing off the hook. "I would say I've gotten at least 25 different calls since Friday," Asbell said. "Most of the callers don't identify themselves. They just want to know if I'm issuing same-sex marriage licenses yet."...
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Sikeston Jaycees prep for upcoming rodeo
(Local News ~ 07/03/15)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Jaycees are decking out the rodeo grounds for the large crowd anticipated at this year's annual Bootheel Rodeo. Ticket sales for the 2015 Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo are good so far, according to Sikeston Jaycee Ryan Lindsey, general chairman for the Rodeo...
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Miner church's mission team making difference in El Salvador communities
(Local News ~ 07/03/15)
MINER -- For 10 years now, members of Miner Baptist Church have taken mission trips to El Salvador to offer ministry and to help residents there establish churches. Their efforts seem to be making a difference to all involved. "Throughout the years, we have been working together with schools and different missions points, and this year we're working to the establishment of planting another church in El Salvador," said Jim Barnhart, associate pastor at Miner Baptist Church...
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Officials will mull property valuations
(Local News ~ 07/03/15)
CHARLESTON -- Unless something changes, Mississippi County Commission members will be meeting toward the end of the month to rule on property valuation appeals and nuisance violations. The Board of Adjustments will begin considering appeals of the County Assessor Office's property valuations at 9 a.m. July 20, County Clerk Junior DeLay advised the Commission during their regular weekly meeting Thursday...
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James Templeton
(Obituary ~ 07/03/15)
SIKESTON -- James Glendon Templeton, 81, died June 30, 2015, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Peaches E. Rogers
(Obituary ~ 07/03/15)
BEND, Ore. -- On Sunday, June 28, 2015, Peaches Eleanor Auraellen Carroll Rogers passed away due to complications of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. She was cared for by her family at the time of her death. She is now sitting at the feet of Jesus upon being reunited with her heavenly family...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 07/03/15)
I wish I knew what SpeakOut comment the caller was referring to as he seems to take up for Mike. If it is my comment, I have to wonder what kind of drugs he is on. I wasn't really giving Mike a hard time, except for maybe being a little wishy-washy on whether or not he agreed or disagreed with the donation in question. ...
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Woman faces child endangerment charges
(Local News ~ 07/03/15)
CARUTHERSVILLE - A woman will face charges of endangering the welfare of child in connection with a spanking which left marks on a toddler. On June 10, the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office received a complaint from a parent about her 3-year-old son being spanked by the their babysitter. The spanking left welts and a handprint on the child's leg and bottom...
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Murder under investigation in Pemiscot County
(Local News ~ 07/03/15)
HOLLAND, Mo. - The body of a Hayti man, who was apparently shot multiple times, was discovered early Friday. Larry Wayne Turner, 30, was found lying in the front yard of a house on Highway F west of Halland in Pemiscot County at approximately 6:55 a.m. Friday, according to a news release from the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Department...
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