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Beware of heat
(Local News ~ 07/09/13)
PADUCAH, Ky. - The National Weather Service is warning the public about the hot temperatures expected locally. Heat Index Values will top out between 100 and 105 degrees this afternoon and Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service at Paducah...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 07/09/13)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. MORSI ALLIES CALL FOR UPRISING The Muslim Brotherhood pushed for retaliation after security forces killed more than 50 supporters of Egypt's ousted president...
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Sikeston VA clinic reopens
(Local News ~ 07/09/13)
SIKESTON - The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center announced the Sikeston Community-Based Outpatient will reopen today after a power was restored at the Sikeston clinic Monday afternoon. All systems are operational, according to officials, and normal operation is expected...
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Edward Underhill
(Obituary ~ 07/09/13)
SIKESTON -- Edward Underhill, 66, died July 8, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Chester Brewer
(Obituary ~ 07/09/13)
MATTHEWS -- Chester Brewer, 50, died July 4, 2013, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Russell Chaney
(Obituary ~ 07/09/13)
ORLANDO -- Russell R. Chaney, 94, died June 26, 2013, in Orlando. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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James Stout
(Obituary ~ 07/09/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- James Marion Stout, 74, formerly of Oak Ridge, died at 10:55 p.m. July 7, 2013, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Betty Phillips
(Obituary ~ 07/09/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Norah Elizabeth "Betty" Phillips, 87, formerly of Kissimmee, Fla., died at 3 a.m. July 8, 2013, at East Prairie Nursing Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Paul Moore
(Obituary ~ 07/09/13)
NEW MADRID - Paul Moore, 62, died July 8, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Wayne Wood
(Obituary ~ 07/09/13)
DEXTER -- Dr. Wayne Wood, 86, died July 3, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Johnnie Blissett
(Obituary ~ 07/09/13)
ORAN -- Johnnie Lee Blissett, 90, died July 2, 2013, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Post 114 takes down Scott Co. in nine innings
(Community Sports ~ 07/09/13)
CHAFFEE -- The Sikeston American Legion Post 114 baseball team scored six unanswered runs in the final five innings to defeat Scott County American Legion Post 369, 10-4. Scott County rallied for two runs in the bottom of the fourth to close within a run at 4-3. Post 114 rallied for four runs quickly after taking advantage of four walks given up by Scott County to go up 7-3...
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Wizards sign Porter to four year deal
(Professional Sports ~ 07/09/13)
WASHINGTON -- The Washington Wizards have signed No. 3 overall draft pick Otto Porter and second-round selection Glen Rice Jr. Under the NBA's scale for rookie salaries, Porter was expected to sign a deal that could pay him up to $19.4 million over four seasons, with the first two seasons guaranteed...
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High stakes
(Community Sports ~ 07/09/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- In a game that decided the No. 1 seed for the upcoming district tournament, the Sikeston Junior Legion Auxiliary Unit 114 baseball team didn't have the start they were hoping for. Giving up seven runs in the first two innings, Sikeston eventually fell to Jackson's Junior Legion squad 16-6 in six inning via the mercy rule...
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Squirrels defeat Thunder by mercy rule
(Community Sports ~ 07/09/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Fresh off a third-place finish at the Elsberry 4th of July Tournament, the Charleston Squirrels kept things rolling with a 12-2 win over the Poplar Bluff Thunder Monday in the first game of a doubleheader. "We're coming off a good weekend again," Charleston head coach Michael Minner said. "We've been hitting with wood bats for a week so it's nice to have the aluminum bats back. We hit the ball around the field."...
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Annual picnic is a family affair for many
(Local News ~ 07/09/13)
leonnah@standard-democrat.com NEW HAMBURG -- As a child growing up in New Hamburg, Chris Grojean remembers getting excited every year as the town's annual picnic approached. The youngest of eight children, Grojean would help his dad, the late Charles Grojean Sr., who chaired the hamburger stand for many years...
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 07/09/13)
I am calling about the political sign on the north end of Sikeston on North Main. It was my belief, that the law goes for everyone, that after a certain amount of time the signs must come down. Does he think just because he has a big house that he doesn't have to follow the law? That sign needs to be taken down like all the others...
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Officials working to replace bad bridge
(Local News ~ 07/09/13)
scottw@standard-democrat.com BENTON --Scott County commissioners are looking to make a deal so they can replace another bridge. Commissioners met during their regular meeting Tuesday with Elquin Auala, transportation project designer for the Missouri Department of Transportation's Southeast District, and Jay Lancaster, transportation planning coordinator for the Southeast District, to discuss what they hope will be the next county bridge replaced...
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