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Public's help sought in locating missing man
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
SIKESTON - The Sikeston Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing elderly man. Jimmy Eugene Payne, 84, who resides on Broadway Street in Sikeston, was reported missing Monday by his daughter. "The daughter reported that she last spoke with her father Thursday morning by cell phone. Other family members reported the same difficulty in reaching their father," said Capt. Jim McMillen, Sikeston Department of Public Safety public information officer...
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SEMO's Sikeston campus opening delayed to 11 a.m.
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Classes at Southeast Missouri State University's Sikeston campus begin at 11 a.m. today.
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Alice Kiefer
(Obituary ~ 03/04/14)
CHAFFEE -- Alice Kiefer, 82, died March 3, 2014, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Patsy Farmer
(Obituary ~ 03/04/14)
DEXTER -- Patsy Dean Farmer, 78, died Feb. 28, 2014, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will follow in the Caroline Dowdy Cemetery...
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Express providing non-emergency health care
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
SIKESTON - Missouri Delta Express Care is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today for non-emergency care. Hospital officials said that due to many local physicians' offices closed by the weather, a number of people were coming to the emergency room for non-emergent problems resulting in a backlog. They asked those with non-emergency problems to take advantage of the Express Care...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. PUTIN HALTS WAR GAMES NEAR UKRAINE'S BORDER It's not clear if his order is an attempt to heed the West's call to de-escalate the crisis that has put Ukraine's future on the line...
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Local weather forecast: Thaw is coming
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
Tonight will be mostly clear with lows around 14. Partly sunny on Wednesday with highs in the upper 30s then becoming mostly cloudy Wednesday night with a 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight and lows in the mid 20s. Thursday will be partly sunny with highs in the lower 40s while Thursday night will be mostly clear with lows in the mid 20s. ...
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Henry D. Coffer
(Obituary ~ 03/04/14)
CHARLESTON - Henry D. Coffer, 83, died March 2, 2014, at his home in Charleston. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at 2 p.m. Mike McKinney will officiate...
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Alice Kiefer
(Obituary ~ 03/04/14)
CHAFFEE -- Alice Kiefer, 82, died March 3, 2014, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Traffic delayed on I-55
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
STEELE - The MIssouri Department of Transportation reports traffic on southbound Interstate 55 in Missouri is currently backed up to Steele due to the incident that occurred in Arkansas.
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Man arrested for felonious assault with beer bottle
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
news@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- A Sikeston man is facing felony charges after allegedly cutting two roommates with a broken beer bottle. Marcalino Martinez, 22, has been charged by the Scott County Prosecuting Attorney's Office with first degree assault, which is a class A felony; a felony second degree assault charge; and two felony counts of armed criminal action...
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Age of buildings among focuses of Sikeston R-6 bond issue
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
Editor's note: The Sikeston R-6 School District is proposing a $32.3 million bond issue for the construction of a First and Second Grade Center, Third and Fourth Grade Center, High School "C" Building and a multipurpose room at the Kindergarten Center for voters to decide during the April 8 election. ...
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Road crews, police, patrol kept busy by storm
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
SIKESTON -- Tuesday's sunny skies continued melting the snow, sleet and ice left behind by the most recent storm, but officials are continuing to urge the public to be careful. Warm daytime temperatures may be melting the snow, but the cool nights are causing it to refreeze...
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No buyer's remorse for emergency snow plow
(Local News ~ 03/04/14)
scottw@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- Scott County officials aren't exactly welcoming the snow and ice this winter but it sure has eliminated the possibility of buyer's remorse. "If the county was ever going to spend money on a snow blade, this is the year for it, so we got that right," Presiding County Commissioner Jamie Burger said Tuesday...
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