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MDC: How to help winter wildlife
(Community Sports ~ 12/14/14)
This week's cold weather caught many of us off guard. It takes quite a bit of preparation to really be ready for winter storms. We check our vehicles to make sure they're full of fluids and the tires have tread. We stock warm blankets, extra water, extra food supplies in our homes and our cars just in case we're stuck in one place for a while due to weather. ... -
WIC PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE SERVICES
(Local News ~ 12/14/14)
The New Madrid Co. Health Department has announced that a contract to continue to provide WIC services for federal fiscal year 2015 has been signed with the Missouri Department of Health. Under the terms of the contract the New Madrid Co. Health Department will be able to serve 763 persons eligible for WIC every month. This gives a total of $124,269.00 to offer WIC services to county residents... -
Terry Hequembourg
(Obituary ~ 12/14/14)
CHARLESTON -- Terry Finley Hequembourg, 79, died Dec. 12, 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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Helen Slough
(Obituary ~ 12/14/14)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Helen Marie Wilkins Slough, 78, died Dec. 12, 2014, at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Braymon Williams
(Obituary ~ 12/14/14)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Braymon Williams, 65, died Dec. 12, 2014, at the Gideon Care Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Vernell Long
(Obituary ~ 12/14/14)
MATTHEWS -- Vernell "Cracker" Long, 64, died Dec. 8, 2014, at the Close to Home Care Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Maxine Romines
(Obituary ~ 12/14/14)
MATTHEWS -- Maxine Romines, 90, died Dec. 10, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Foundation seeks donors, ways to serve
(Local News ~ 12/14/14)
jillb@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- They have had the Foundation for several years; now, board members want to start building on it. The New Madrid County R-1 School District Education Foundation Board of Directors met earlier this month, appointing new members to their board and urging Foundation Executive Director Brad Kolwyck to help them get the word out about the Foundation...
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Do conservatives still have voice in media?
(Column ~ 12/14/14)
It's safe to say I'm in the final innings of my newspaper career. Granted, I may still have a time or two to step to the plate but since my first newspaper paycheck was in 1963, the writing is on the wall. And I accept that. Which got me to thinking about changes in the newspaper business through the years and, quite frankly, the sad state of journalism today...
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