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Sikeston falls to Riverbend 5-2
(High School Sports ~ 07/06/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- Unable to rebound from a couple rough innings late in Monday's game against the Riverbend Ducks, the Sikeston Silver Sox fell 5-2 in a nine-inning contest. After four scoreless innings Sikeston struck with a run in the top of the fifth to take a 1-0 lead...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 07/06/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. GREEK FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS AFTER 'NO' BAILOUT VOTE "I shall wear the creditors' loathing with pride," Yanis Varoufakis says in his announcement as Greeks awake to shuttered banks and ATMs with little cash...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 07/06/15)
I would like to speakout about the person who was talking about slavery, that God invented it. That is a bunch of lies. The people that shouldn't be in slavery are the ones that had people in slavery. God didn't intend for anybody to be in slavery, and whoever said that lied. They need to stop lying on God. Nobody has a right to be in slavery. If God meant for people to be in slavery, it would be all people black and white, not just one color...
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Billie Ray
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
BENTON -- Maria Yvonne "Billie" Ray was born in Poplar Bluff on July 24, 1951. She entered Heaven's gate at the age of 63 on July 4, 2015, with her children and loved ones surrounding her. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition. ...
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Robert Presson
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
CHARLESTON - Robert Spencer Presson, 98, died July 3, 2015, at the Charleston Manor. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Reba Laster
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
SIKESTON - Reba V. (Smith) Laster, 84, of Sikeston, was born Oct. 22, 1930, in Tuscumbia, Ala., the daughter of Samuel Ervin and Neva Virginia Smith. Reba passed away July 3, 2015, at Clearview Nursing Home in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition. ...
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Frances Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
DEXTER - Frances J. Houart Mitchell, 76, died July 4, 2015, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Bill Ethridge
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
SIKESTON -- William Wayne "Wild Bill" Ethridge, 65, died July 2, 2015, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Marie Medcalf
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
DEXTER - Marie Louise Medcalf, 90, died June 30, 2015. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Farrell Jackson
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
DEXTER -- Farrell A. Jackson, 84, died July 4, 2015, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Dolly Jackson
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
DEXTER - Dolly Jackson, 73, died July 3, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Jimmy Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
ORAN - Jimmy C. Abernathy, 76, died July 5, 2015, at his home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Winging it: Women's pink flamingo puts the fun in fundraiser
(Local News ~ 07/06/15)
SIKESTON - Flamingo Floyd has some of the top names in the country music business as his fans and he has the autographs to prove it. More followers, both in and outside of the country music, are flocking around the bright pink, inflatable bird, following his Twitter account and viewing his YouTube video...
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Farmers eager for drones, but most can't legally fly them
(Local News ~ 07/06/15)
CORDOVA, Md. (AP) -- Mike Geske wants a drone. Watching a flying demonstration on Maryland's Eastern Shore, the Missouri farmer envisions using an unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor the irrigation pipes on his farm -- a job he now pays three men to do...
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Jessy Walker
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
DEXTER -- Jessy Hobert Walker, 58, died July 3, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation is from 12:30 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Burial will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...
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Jimmy Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
Jimmy C. Abernathy, 76, died July 5, 2015. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will follow at the New Morley Cemetery in Morley...
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Dennis Earnest McGinley
(Obituary ~ 07/06/15)
Dennis Earnest McGinley of Gideon passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the age of 90 years old. He was born August 14, 1924 in Dyersburg, TN to Dennis Dulen McGinley and Pearl Ennis McGinley. He was married to Sue McIntosh November 27, 1943 in Piggott, AR. She survives of the home...
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