Stories from Sunday, May 9, 2010

You can't help but make some comparisons between the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the billion dollar flash floods that ravaged Nashville last weekends...

SIKESTON - James L. Killian, 70, a former resident of Holland, Mich., and a resident of Sikeston since February 2007, died May 5, 2010, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- Sikeston sophomore Luke Keefer only had one at bat but he made it count. Keefer, batting for himself after being hit for the previous innings, sent a 3-1 fastball soaring over the scoreboard in left field in the bottom of the fifth inning, putting an exclamation point on the Bulldogs' 9-3 win over South Pemiscot Friday afternoon at VFW Memorial Stadium...

SIKESTON - The annual community clean-up campaign will be held for nine days beginning May 15 and concluding May 23. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.
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scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Having waded through a mire of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requirements, Sikeston's Neighborhood Stabilization Program is ready to take action. The Neighborhood Stabilization Program is a HUD program to improve housing funded through the Missouri Department of Economic Development...

leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary defines the word mother as "a female parent" and "a woman in authority." Few would disagree with those statements, but some students at Scott County Central Elementary recently took time to dig a little deeper and explain -- in their own words -- what it means to be a mother...

BLOOMFIELD -- An Oran woman was killed at a railroad crossing in Stoddard County Friday. The fatal accident happened at about 6:30 p.m. on Highway Y, six miles northeast of Bloomfield, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.
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The Sikeston Bulldog track and field team placed second in both the boys and girls squads in the SEMO North Conference Tournament.