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Arctic cold to settle in area
(Local News ~ 01/05/15)
PADUCAH, Ky. - Bundle up! The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement advising there will be an extended period of arctic cold this week bringing below normal temperatures to Southeast Missouri. "In fact the only day temperatures will be above freezing is Tuesday," according to forecasters with the National Weather Service at Paducah. ...
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Rone ready to serve 149th District
(Local News ~ 01/05/15)
SIKESTON -- Having served as a mayor and public administrator, Portageville resident Don Rone said he's ready to begin his next phase of service -- representing constituents of Missouri's 149th District. The newly elected state representative will take oath of office when the first regular session of the 98th General Assembly convenes at noon Wednesday in Jefferson City...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 01/05/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. JURY SELECTION TO GET UNDERWAY IN BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING CASE Seating jurors in the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is set to begin Monday under tight security at the federal courthouse in Boston and could take several weeks...
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Area woman teaches English to the potential successor to the Dalai Lama
(Local News ~ 01/05/15)
NEW DEHLI -- Even after living out of the United States for half of her life, Mary Catherine Frazier can't escape her Southern roots. She has spent decades devoted to volunteer work, teaching English, publishing books, consulting with international schools on six of the seven continents and even teaching a world religious leader. Her knowledge of teaching English and understanding the way a language is taught and processed has lead her to write two books about it...
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Students test robotics skills at Show Me Center event
(Local News ~ 01/05/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Victoria Blue knows the majority of the children at her school in Chaffee aren't spending their weekends building robots and that it's not traditionally the "coolest" thing a senior does with her time. But she doesn't care; she's having fun...
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2 injured attempting to flee from local deputy
(Local News ~ 01/05/15)
STEELE - Two people were injured when their vehicle struck a ditch as they were fleeing from a Dunklin County deputy. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's report, at 10:06 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Pemiscot County Road 461 with Pemiscot County Road 448, approximately five miles northwest of Steele, a northbound vehicle driven by James P. ...
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A second time around
(Local News ~ 01/05/15)
Sikeston residents still have a few days to recycle their real Christmas trees. Trees can be taken today through Wednesday to the fenced-off area on the east parking lot next to the Little League baseball fields just off Campanella Drive in the Sikeston Recreation Complex. On Thursday, the trees will be "recycled" into fish habitat at Lake Wappapello. If enough trees are brought to the recycling lot, fish shelters will also be created in the fishing lakes in Sikeston's city parks...
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Russ Chadd
(Obituary ~ 01/05/15)
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Russell Lee "Russ" Chadd, 68, died Jan. 1, 2015, at the Gateway Medical Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Brenda Vanover
(Obituary ~ 01/05/15)
SIKESTON -- Brenda Lucille Vanover, 65, died Jan. 4, 2015, at her home near Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Alfred Hill
(Obituary ~ 01/05/15)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Alfred Hill, 74, died at 9:40 a.m. Jan. 4, 2015, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Maxine Crider
(Obituary ~ 01/05/15)
SIKESTON -- Alma Maxine Crider, 85, died Jan. 2, 2015, at the Hunter Acres Caring Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Micah Givens
(Obituary ~ 01/05/15)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Micah S. Givens, 40, died Jan. 4, 2014, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Ronnie Carter
(Obituary ~ 01/05/15)
VANDUSER -- Ronald Steven "Ronnie" Carter, 54, died Jan. 3, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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William Beaty
(Obituary ~ 01/05/15)
HARLINGEN, Texas -- William Robert Beaty, 94, died Dec. 30, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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SPEAKOUT (471-6636)
(Opinion ~ 01/05/15)
This is to the person that was talking about Obama and his vacations. He better start checking his history books. President Bush took more time off than President Obama ever has. Besides that, Bush was always a president with a pedal. Cheney was actually the president. ...
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St. Charles man arrested on felony traffic charge
(Local News ~ 01/05/15)
BENTON - The Scott County Sheriff's Department reported the arrest of a man on a felony traffic charge. Curtis Lee Winchester, 31, of St. Charles is charged with driving while revoked, a felony. At approximately 6:17 a.m. Saturday, Scott County Deputy Zac Harris was called to a residence on U.S. ...
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Road reduced for repairs
(Local News ~ 01/05/15)
SIKESTON - Route 80 in New Madrid County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform edge rut repairs. This section of roadway is located between Route AA and County Road 706. Weather permitting, work will performed from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today through Thursday...
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Stella Peters
(Obituary ~ 01/05/15)
PUXICO -- Stella V. Peters, 96, died Jan. 4, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico.
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Danny Gregg
(Obituary ~ 01/05/15)
DEXTER -- Danny R. Gregg, 60, died Jan. 4, 2015, at the Cancer Treatment Center in Tulsa, Okla. Arrangements are incomplete with Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
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Harold Schlitt
(Obituary ~ 01/05/15)
ORAN -- Harold Anton Schlitt, 89, died Jan. 4, 2015, at his home. Arrangements are incompletewith Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran.
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Berbage Bryant
(Obituary ~ 01/05/15)
DEXTER -- Berbage D. Bryant, 95, died Jan. 5, 2015, at Crowley Rige Care Center in Dexter. Visitation is from 12:30 p.m. until time of service at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter with Tim Russell officiating. Burial will follow in the Hagy Cemetery...
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