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Authorities search for Morley bank robbery suspects
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
BENTON -- Police are searching for two suspects involved in an armed bank robbery early Thursday in Morley. According to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter, the robbery occurred around 8 a.m. as an employee was opening the First Commercial Bank on U.S. Highway 61 in Morley...
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Prep Roundup: Oran takes step toward district title
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com POPLAR BLUFF -- Aubrianna Jones put the Oran Lady Eagles softball team in the Class 1, District 1 championship game Thursday earning a 3-0 win over Neelyville in Poplar Bluff. Jones struck out seven in a complete game effort and walked just one...
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Dock outduels Tiffany in Class 2, District 1 battle
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- Thursday's Class 2, District 1 semifinal matchup of Kelly and Portageville featured two of the top pitchers in Southeast Missouri as Alexis Dock and Taylor Tiffany squaring off to keep their teams' season alive...
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Inmate charged with possession of weapon in jail
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
CHARLESTON -- A Mississippi County inmate is facing additional charges after officers discovered a weapon made from a drinking glass. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore, the investigation began when a corrections officer noticed a drinking cup had not been returned by an inmate in C-pod of the Mississippi County Detention Center...
- Sikeston Job and Career Fair (Local News ~ 10/10/13)
- Railroad crossings closed (Local News ~ 10/10/13)
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Maxine Choate
(Obituary ~ 10/10/13)
AIKEN, S.C. -- Maxine Choate, 93, died Oct. 9, 2013, at Pepper Hill Nursing Center in Aiken. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Robbie Blasingain
(Obituary ~ 10/10/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Robbie Clarence Blasingain, 34, died Oct. 9, 2013, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Lawrence Gates
(Obituary ~ 10/10/13)
CAMPBELL -- Lawrence Daniel Gates, 36, died Oct. 7, 2013, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Juanita Howard
(Obituary ~ 10/10/13)
SIKESTON -- Juanita Howard, 61, died at 9:15 a.m. Oct. 2, 2013, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Jenny Palmer
(Obituary ~ 10/10/13)
DEXTER -- Beulah "Jenny" Palmer, 93, died Oct. 8, 2013, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Jerry Albritton
(Obituary ~ 10/10/13)
SIKESTON -- Jerry R. Albritton Jr., 51, died Oct. 5, 2013, in Albuquerque, N.M. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Nina Kimes
(Obituary ~ 10/10/13)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Nina Mae Kimes, 74, died Oct. 8, 2013, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Sikeston woman reports rape to DPS
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
SIKESTON -- A rape is under investigation by the Sikeston Department of Public Safety. At 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, DPS officers were called to a residence in the 400 block of North Ingram. The 25-year-old victim told officers a black male had gained entry to the home and raped her, according to Capt. Jim McMillen, DPS public information officer...
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 10/10/13)
My biggest fear about the government shutdown is that it will start up again. Our drug enforcers and drug testers need to get their education up with the druggies. These girls being tested go in and test with someone else's urine. DEA needs to do a cavity search on every female being tested, plus no purses allowed in the test room, and with the males buying someone else's urine has a whizzinator to extract the urine. ...
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Miner Police arrest Caruthersville man for drugs
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
MINER -- A Caruthersville man was arrested on drug charges by the Miner Police after a routine traffic stop. According to a news release, officers with the Miner Police Department stopped a speeding southbound vehicle on Interstate 55. The officers made contact with the occupants and after speaking with the driver and conducting a field investigation, it was determined that the driver didn't have a valid driver's license...
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Nuisance properties discussed by Commission
(Local News ~ 10/10/13)
scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Mississippi County may need to lien on a bank to get action out of them. County officials discussed during the regular County Commission meeting Thursday what action to take on a foreclosed home that is not in compliance with the county's nuisance ordinance...
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