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Matos throws no-hitter during Sikeston's 12-2 win over Charleston

By Derek James - Standard Democrat

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston and Charleston baseball teams have developed a tradition of raising money for cancer awareness the past few years. While a baseball game is always played, there are... >>
Kuykendall scores a hat-trick, Sikeston takes down Cape Central 4-2

By Brent Shipman - Standard Democrat

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Not only did the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs pick up a big SEMO Conference win on Tuesday, but they raised money for a good cause in the process. Playing Cape Central in the inaugural... >>
Jones, many others make media all-state basketball team

Staff Reports - Standard Democrat

Sikeston senior J.T. Jones made the media all-state Class 4 basketball team for the second straight year after the 2014 list was released making him one of many southeast Missouri players to make the cut. Jones, who recently... >>
Struggles continue for Sikeston as they fall to Marion 8-2

By Chris Pobst - Standard Democrat

SIKESTON -- Sikeston head coach Alan Scheeter was at a loss. He wasn't sure how or what direction to take next with his struggling Bulldogs baseball team, who's 8-2 loss to Marion, Ill., Monday was their fourth in their last... >>
Dexter falls short to undefeated Poplar Bluff

By Brent Shipman sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- They brought the tying run to plate in the seventh inning on Monday, but the Dexter Bearcats couldn't deny Polar Bluff its 10th straight win to start the season. Fueled... >>

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Bids opened on Scott County Courthouse roof project (04/22/14)
news@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- Another fiscal year, another roof project for the Scott County Courthouse. Scott County commissioners opened bids for reconstruction of the roof over the courthouse's central, main structure during their regular weekly meeting Tuesday...

MDMC offers new option for heartburn (04/22/14)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Getting rid of heartburn for most people just takes a pill. For those that need another option, Missouri Delta has good news. Gastroesophageal reflux disease, also known as GERD, is a condition where the contents of the stomach come back up into the esophagus. ...

10 Things to Know for Today (04/22/14)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1. US TO RUSSIA: TIME SHORT TO HEED UKRAINE ACCORD Moscow has "days, not weeks" to comply with the agreement aimed at stemming the Ukraine crisis _ or face further sanctions, a U.S. official says...

Man sought in theft of Oregon County deputy vehicle (04/22/14)
ALTON - The Oregon County Sheriff's Department is searching for Jeffrey Wegener, 26m from Platte Center, Neb. Wegener is wanted in the theft of an Oregon County Deputy's vehicle at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Wegener allegedly took the vehicle from a Myrtle, Mo., gas station and ran it into the river, completely submerging the 2014 truck the department had recently purchased...

Armed men enter nursing home (04/22/14)
STEELE -- Two masked men armed with gun entered a nursing home, possibly in search of narcotics. The Steele Police Department officers received a 911 call from the River Oaks Nursing Center early Monday morning. According to a news release issued by Steele Chief of Police Billy Joe Stanfield, staff members stated two black men both wearing masks and one armed with a handgun entered the nursing home; ordering them inside a bathroom. ...

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