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Three arrested for murder
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
CARUTHERSVILLE - Three people are charged in the murder of a rural Portageville man and two others are in custody facing charges related to the case. Gunner Lee Pind, 28, Kevin Slayton, 17, and Cody Edward LeGrand, 18, of Portageville are charged with the death of Roy Clifton Jerrolds, 60. who lived on Route T, near Portageville. Jerrolds was found shot to death inside his burning home on April 10...
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Mark Lowry Is Excited To Host Fourth Johnny Cash Music Festival
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
JONESBORO, Ark. -- Legendary Southern Gospel music star Mark Lowry last year put out a "bucket list" album project of American Songbook standards in Unforgettable Classics, and is getting ready to follow it with another ambitious secular project. The singer/comedian is set to host the fourth annual Johnny Cash Music Festival, starring Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Reba McEntire, Bobby Bare and Loretta Lynn, and taking place once again at Arkansas State University's Convocation Center in Jonesboro, on Aug. ...
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An Empty Tomb is not an Empty Promise
(Column ~ 04/18/14)
"The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault" aired almost three decades ago this week, and at the time, it was the most watched syndicated television show in the history of the medium. The charismatic host of the show that evening kept viewers on the edge of their seats as he spoke of a recently discovered secret room at Chicago's Lexington Hotel...
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Birthday Specks
(Sports Column ~ 04/18/14)
I prayed for decent weather this past weekend, being that my wife was accompanying me to the lake, and man did the good Lord deliver! With my anniversary on Wednesday and my birthday on Saturday, I guess I had some extra mojo working, because the fish were jumping in the boat!...
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New Madrid County R-1 to add 3 New Courses to Technical Skills Program
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
The New Madrid County R-1 School Board met Thursday, April 10, 2014. The main item for information in the meeting was the Technical Skills program. Discussion of the program included information on the Enhancement Grant Application, and the 3 new courses to be added for the 2014-2015 school year. The 3 courses are Culinary Arts, Law Enforcement and Screen Printing...
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Hayti man killed in accident
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
HAYTI -- A driver was killed when his vehicle struck a concrete culvert. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the death of Robert K. Lenox, 59, of Hayti. The death brings the Troop E's fatality count for the year to 17. Lenox was driving northbound on Route J, one mile north of Hayti at 2:05 p.m. Thursday when his vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway, according to the Patrol's report. The vehicle then struck a concrete culvert...
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Members of the Sikeston Ministerial Alliance recreate Jesus' final meal
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
SIKESTON - At the original Lord's Supper, 12 men gathered with Jesus. Tonight, 13 will gather to recreate that turning point in the lives of Jesus and the 12 disciples. Members of the Sikeston Ministerial Alliance will assume the roles as they recreate Jesus' final meal with his 12 apostles in a production at Trinity Gospel Church, 901 Davis Blvd. The free presentation begins at 7 p.m...
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3 Charged with Murder in Jerrolds Shooting
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
PORTAGEVILLE- Three men have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the death of Roy Jerrolds. Gunner Lee Pind, 28, of Portageville, Kevin Slayton, 17, of Portageville, and Cody LeGrand, 18, of Hayward each face charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action, first degree burglary, theft/stealing and second degree arson...
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Portageville Elementary Students Compete in Show-Me Center Special Olympics
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
Congratulations to Ms. Jennings' Special Olympics team who competed Saturday, April 12, 2014 at the Show-Me Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. 9 students, in different age divisions, participated in the day's events that included the 50 meter run, the standing long jump and the softball throw...
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Three Rivers To Hold Ribbon-Cutting, Open House, for New Kennett Center
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
Three Rivers College will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house event for the new location of its Center at Kennett on Thursday, April 24 at 11 a.m. The ceremony will be held at the new Center building, located at 1002 Great West Drive. The ceremony is open to the public and all are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served during the open house after the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The open house will continue through 6 p.m...
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Cub Scout Pack 351 Annual Potluck Held
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
Pack 351, Cub Scouts of Portageville, held their annual blue and gold potluck banquet on April 3, 2014. They are celebrating 84 years of Cub Scouting. The cub scouts baked a cake with a male family member to work on a cake decorating patch. Scouts have been working on a lot of badges...
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Portageville, Risco and Gideon School Districts host 'It Only Takes One' Teen Distracted Driving Campaign
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
Concerned students at each school have joined ACT Missouri and Missouri SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) to stop distracted driving. 50 schools throughout Missouri are participating in the community-wide It Only Takes One campaign. The campaign was designed to educate Missouri teens about the many distractions they encounter behind the wheel. ...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Oran hands Scott Central 13-2 loss on the road
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Scoring eight runs in the first three innings, the Oran Eagles ran away to a 13-2 win over host Scott County Central Thursday in six innings via the mercy rule. Oran scored three runs in the first and another in the second before a four-run outburst in the third gave them a comfortable 8-0 lead. The Braves answered with two runs in the bottom of the third, but five combined runs by the Eagles in the fifth and sixth innings put the mercy rule in effect...
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Dexter plays small ball to beat NMCC
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
NEW MADRID -- Dexter Bearcats baseball coach Brian Becker didn't hesitate to play small ball in the final inning of a tie game against the New Madrid County Central Eagles Thursday night. After Dexter's Colton Averett started the seventh by reaching base on an error and Jason Mattison followed with a walk Becker asked his offense to move the game-winning run closer to home by bunting...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. UKRAINIAN MILITIA DENY CALLS TO FREE BUILDINGS Pro-Russian insurgents in the east who have been occupying government buildings say they will only leave them if the interim government in Kiev resigns...
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Hearing date set in Noranda v. Ameren case
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
JEFFERSON CITY -- The Missouri Public Service Commission has set the hearing schedules in complaint cases filed by Noranda Aluminum, Inc. and 37 individual customers against Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri. Noranda Aluminum, Inc. and 37 other individual customers filed a complaint against Ameren Missouri on Feb. ...
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Vicious dog mauls child, owners face felony charges
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
WYATT -- A couple faces charges after their dog attacked a mother and daughter. Richie Lee Davis, 43, and Linda Lynn "Boogie" Teague, 43, of Wyatt, are charged with one count of second degree assault after their pit bull attacked two people in Wyatt...
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Kenny Rogers tickets now available
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
SIKESTON - Tickets are now available for the June 1 concert by Kenny Rogers to benefit Sikeston's Kenny Rogers Children's Center. The 7 p.m. concert, which will also feature a performance by Anna Catherine DeHart, will be at the Sikeston Field House...
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Fern Cobb
(Obituary ~ 04/18/14)
SIKESTON -- Fern Augusta Cobb, 92, died April 16, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Barbara Moxley
(Obituary ~ 04/18/14)
CHARLESTON -- Barbara Jean Bethune Moxley, 83, died April 16, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 04/18/14)
I stopped by a restaurant after a funeral after a very stressful sad day. On my way out a young man that worked there told me to have a blessed day. He didn't hear me speaking, he didn't know anything about a funeral or anything. I just told him thank you. ...
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