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Debate begins on immigration
(Local News ~ 03/10/10)
And now comes immigration "reform!" For a federal government that is stalled on health care, financial reform and creative ways to boost jobs, it seems an odd time to be talking about something as complex and incendiary as immigration reform. Yet in the middle of the chaos comes talks this week on ways to reform the crucial problem of illegal immigration in this country...
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Armand Wood
(Obituary ~ 03/10/10)
DEXTER - Armand Wood, 47, died March 9, 2010, at his residence in Dexter. Funeral arrangements are with the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home 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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Harold Edgar
(Obituary ~ 03/10/10)
MARSTON -- Harold Edgar, 82, died March 9, 2010, in Marston. Arrangements are with DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...
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Elsa Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/10/10)
CORDOVA, Tenn. - Elsa Smith, 96, died March 9, 2010,, in the Grace Healthcare of Cordova. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.
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Gladys Barnes
(Obituary ~ 03/10/10)
CIRCLE CITY - Gladys Barnes, died March 10, 2010, at her residence in Circle City. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.
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Betty Jo Overfelt
(Obituary ~ 03/10/10)
DEXTER -- Betty Jo Overfelt, 67, died March 8, 2010, at her home. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...
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Gene Pruitt
(Obituary ~ 03/10/10)
WAPPAPELLO -- Darris Gene Pruitt, 62, died March 8, 2010, at the John J. Pershing Veterans Administration Medical Center at Poplar Bluff. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of arrangements. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...
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Sherley Chamberlain
(Obituary ~ 03/10/10)
DEXTER -- Sherley Jane Chamberlain, 71, died March 9, 2010, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter is in charge of arrangements. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...
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John Nichols
(Obituary ~ 03/10/10)
SIKESTON -- John Wesley Nichols, 55, died March 7, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Williams Funeral Home of Sikeston is in charge of arrangements. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...
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Lawrence McCleary
(Obituary ~ 03/10/10)
DETROIT -- Lawrence E. "Big Shot" McCleary, 58, died March 2, 2010, at Detroit Medical Center. Williams Funeral Home of Charleston is in charge of arrangements. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...
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Bill Watkins
(Obituary ~ 03/10/10)
BELL CITY -- Winford "Bill" Watkins Sr., 81, of Bell City, was born Dec. 12, 1928, at McMullen, the son of the late Clarence and Geraldine Pratt Watkins, and passed away March 9, 2010, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance is in charge of arrangements...
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Ruth Elledge
(Obituary ~ 03/10/10)
CHAFFEE -- Ruth Elizabeth Elledge, 93, died March 7, 2010, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. The Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee was in charge of arrangements. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...
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James Martin
(Obituary ~ 03/10/10)
SIKESTON -- The Rev. James A. Martin, 71, died March 5, 2010, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Nunnelee Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...
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Herschel Oliphant
(Obituary ~ 03/10/10)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Herschel L. "Fat" Oliphant, 81, died at 6:43 p.m. March 8, 2010, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie is in charge of arrangements. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...
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Stingly Delta defense downs St. Elizabeth
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/10)
PARK HILLS -- The Delta Lady Bobcats' pressure was too much for St. Elizabeth Tuesday night. Delta capitalized on numerous Lady Hornet turnovers to cruise to a 61-39 win in a Class 1 Sectional game. The Lady Bobcats jumped out to a quick lead on St. Elizabeth, but it came at a price...
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SCC stings Hornets 96-46
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/10)
PARK HILLS -- Scott County Central's Dominique Porter gets a bit overlooked with the likes of all-staters Bobby Hatchett and Otto Porter usually running the show. But, he doesn't mind that though. The 5-10 sophomore knows that it's his job to help those two out any way that he can...
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Bennett leads Tigers to school's first playoff win
(High School Sports ~ 03/10/10)
POPLAR BLUFF -- When Brandon Bennett is shooting with confidence, he can give opponents fits. Just ask the Dora Falcons. Sitting on the bench with four fouls, the Risco senior had to watch as Dora began mounting a final charge in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's Class 1 Sectional game at Poplar Bluff. But once back in the game, Bennett took over, leading the Tigers to a 70-63 win, the first playoff win in school history...
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Drug case brings 20 year jail term
(Local News ~ 03/10/10)
CHARLESTON -- A Howardville man was sentenced to prison Tuesday for selling crack in New Madrid. Derrick Williamson, who was born in 1966, was sentenced to 20 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections without the possibility of parole by David Dolan, 33rd Judicial Circuit judge, according to a news release from New Madrid County Prosecuting Attorney Lewis H. ...
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Technology plan is paying off for district
(Local News ~ 03/10/10)
SIKESTON -- Two years into its three-year districtwide technology plan, Sikeston R-6 has already received six times the amount it initially spent to get a project started. Michelle Gilmer, R-6 technology coordinator, provided the Board of Education with a follow-up report to the district's 2008-2011 technology plan during Tuesday's monthly meeting...
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Highway department workers will return to four 10-hour days
(Local News ~ 03/10/10)
BENTON -- The Scott County Highway Department will soon return to their summer work schedule. "On April 5, the highway department will go to four 10-hour days: Monday through Thursday, from 6 a.m. till 4:30 p.m.," Presiding Commissioner Jamie Burger said during Tuesday's County Commission meeting...
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Under investigation
(Local News ~ 03/10/10)
Officers with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety along with emergency medical personnel and the Missouri State Highway Patrol inspect the scene of an accident off Highway 60, about 1.5 miles west of Highway 61. A motorist reported the accident around 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, but when officers arrived on the scene, no one was located near the vehicle. No further information was available as of press time...
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KRCC sets a $500,000 goal
(Local News ~ 03/10/10)
SIKESTON -- Michelle Fayette knew that setting a $500,000 fundraising goal for this year's Kenny Rogers Children's Center Telethon was huge. The amount is practically double the just over $300,000 raised in 2009. So the executive director of the Center broke it into smaller "bite-sized pieces." With new fundraisers and other donation opportunities, Fayette said she is in hopes the Center will reach its goal at the 30th Annual Telethon, set for March 20-21...
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