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SLT presents 'true-to-life' southern story
(Local News ~ 05/31/14)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Little Theatre will serve up some laughter and possibly even tears during its upcoming production of the comedy, "Southern Fried Funeral." Performances are set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. June 8 at the Sikeston Little Theatre located at S. Kingshighway...
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Court date set on child rape charge
(Local News ~ 05/31/14)
CHARLESTON - A Mississippi County man will be arraigned Wednesday for sexually assaulting a child. Kevin Lee Banks, 35, of Wilson City is scheduled to appear before Associate Judge T. Lynn Brown at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday in Division II of Mississippi County Circuit Court on charges of first degree statutory sodomy and first degree statutory rape. Both charges involve a victim less than 14 years old...
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Woman is hurt during assault
(Local News ~ 05/31/14)
BENTON - A rural Sikeston man is in jail for numerous charges including attempted rape. Charles Wallace Bell, 33, is charged with the an unclassified felony of first degree attempted rape, the class B felony of first degree assault, the class C felony of unlawful possession of a firearm and the class A misdemeanor of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia...
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June Calendar Girl
(Local News ~ 05/31/14)
Kalli Williams, a finalist in the 2013 Miss Sikeston Contest, is the June Standard Democrat Calendar Girl. The daughter of Jeff and Kristi Williams, Williams is a 2014 graduate of Sikeston High School and plans to attend Missouri State University this fall...
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Angela Bisans
(Obituary ~ 05/31/14)
CENTRALIA -- Angela Bixler Bisans, formerly of New Madrid, passed away May 26, 2014, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis at the age of 44. She was born June 6, 1969, in Cape Girardeau, to Jack and Carol Kimball Bixler For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition. ...
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Donald Smith
(Obituary ~ 05/31/14)
WYATT -- Donald Ray Smith, 68, died May 28, 2014, at his home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Terry Clark
(Obituary ~ 05/31/14)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Terry Clark died May 31, 2014, at his home in East Prairie. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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KRCC's expansion is result of continued generosity of Rogers
(Editorial ~ 05/31/14)
Kenny Rogers and Sikeston have a long and wonderfully successful relationship. The country music mega-star "adopted" the children's center that today bears his name way back over 35 years ago. And through those years of association, the local center has expanded beyond anyone's imagination...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 05/31/14)
About Common Core, the teachers have not even taught my grandchildren to write in cursive? They want to put them on computers that we have here at home. So why do we need the teachers for? You can just hire a couple of robots to run the school and fire the teachers. A few of them are really mean and they need to be fired...
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