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Strong winds and cold temps reach area
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- A compact winter storm has brought gusty north winds and much colder air to the area, along with periods of light snow this morning. According to the National Weather Service, the potential does exist for up to an inch of snow in areas along and east of the Mississippi...
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Dorena-Hickman Ferry is closed
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
DORENA -- The Dorena-Hickman Ferry is closed due to a mechanical issue with a landing ramp. Captain Ed Floyd says the length of the closure will depend on the availability of a steel fabricator to make repairs to the ramp. We will attempt to provide timely notice when the ferry is ready to resume operation...
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Speeches, marches honor Martin Luther King Jr.
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
ATLANTA (AP) -- Hundreds of people filled Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday to remember and reflect on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., one of many events across the nation to honor the slain civil rights leader. The service at Ebenezer featured prayers, songs, music and speakers. Across the country, there were also speeches, parades, marches and community service projects to honor King, an Atlanta native...
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Guilty plea by local animal shelter director raises concerns
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Lying about having a service dog is something a shelter director shouldn't do, according to critics of the local shelter director. Trace White, director of the Sikeston Area Humane Society, pled guilty Jan. 15 before Associate Judge Scott T. Horman in Division 5 of the 33rd Judicial Court to a misdemeanor charge of lying about his pit bull being a service dog...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. RUSSIA, IRAN CRITICIZE TEHRAN SNUB FOR SYRIA TALKS Both countries criticize the U.N. chief's decision to withdraw Iran's invitation to join this week's peace conference on Syria...
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9-1-1 meeting to be held in New Madrid
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
NEW MADRID - Changing technology and declining funding has prompted a Missouri legislator to propose new 9-1-1 legislation and to seek the public's input. Missouri State Representative Jeanie Lauer of Blue Springs, who sponsored H.B. 635 in 2013, has scheduled a series of seven meetings, including one in New Madrid, in preparation for the 2014 legislative effort to pass comprehensive 9-1-1 legislation. ...
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Terry Redfering
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Terry Edward Redfering, 62, died at 2:55 a.m. Jan. 21, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Mildred Keller
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
CHAFFEE -- Mildred I. Keller, 90, died Jan. 20, 2014, at a family home in Chaffee. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Melvin Curtis
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
MORLEY - Melvin Curtis died at Jan. 21, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Maxine Brown
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Maxine Brown, 69, died Jan. 16, 2014, at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Jimmy Haynes
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
SIKESTON -- Jimmy Russell Haynes, 79, died Jan. 19, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Irene Dugan
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
PARMA -- Muriel Irene Dugan, 92, died Jan. 18, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Jimmie Tucker
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Jimmie Tucker Jr., 84, of Cape Girardeau, died Jan. 17, 2014, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Linda Harris
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
SIKESTON - Linda Joann Harris, 66, of Sikeston, died Jan. 17, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Eric Martin
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
CAMPBELL -- Eric Dewayne Martin, 33, died Jan. 15, 2014, at his home near Campbell. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Norma Johnson
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
SIKESTON -- Norma Lorene Johnson, 91, formerly of East Prairie, died at 6:26 p.m. Jan. 18, 2014, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Barbara Belt
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
DEXTER -- Barbara Payne Belt, 70, died Jan. 18, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Steele man arrested for assaulting officer
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
STEELE -- A Steele man was arrested for assaulting a police officer and possession of a stolen gun on Friday. According to a release from Steele police chief Billy Joe Stanfield, officer Richard Altice approached a suspicious acting subject walking on Bellevue Street at around 1 a.m. Friday...
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 01/21/14)
I don't know about y'all, but I am so tired of getting all this junk mail. So I have started a campaign of sending them back their letters and telling them to take me off their mailing list, especially to the ones that have prepaid stamped envelopes. That is gonna cost them money. If they get enough people that send them back their envelopes that are prepaid, they might quit sending out all this junk mail...
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Moved to Justice
(Column ~ 01/21/14)
New Madrid has had three courthouses--that we know of. Early days in the county's history, being what they were, it didn't need a courthouse. When the Spanish were here in the 1790s they conducted government business in New Orleans. The only local public official was the Commandant and he conducted business in a local fort or from his home. ...
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