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Four charged after drug bust at Lilbourn residence
(Local News ~ 02/11/15)
LILBOURN - Four people are in custody on drug-related charges after law enforcement officers served a warrant at a Lilbourn residence. Eric Wayne Roberts, 43, of Lilbourn is charged with felony possession of a controlled substance. He is currently being held in the Pemiscot County Jail with a $50,000 cash or surety bond...
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Chaffee downs Portageville
(High School Sports ~ 02/11/15)
CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee girls basketball team won its seventh game in a row defeating Portageville 61-35 last Thursday at Chaffee High School. Jordan Pruitt led Chaffee (18-5) with 19 points. Kylie Wilhite added 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists while Lindsey Harrell had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Julia Sutterfield scored five points and had seven assists, five rebounds and five steals...
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Oran's late foul trouble spells 60-47 loss to Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 02/11/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Erasing an eight-point lead midway through the second half, the Oran Eagles looked prime to play the role of spoiler Tuesday night as they took on Bloomfield on its senior night. Plagued by late foul trouble, however, the Eagles watched a strong fourth quarter by the Wildcats seal a 60-47 win to close out Bloomfield's home schedule...
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On and off court, Bogan makes big splash against Malden
(High School Sports ~ 02/11/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- In typical fashion, Delfincko Bogan made a big splash Tuesday night. His near double-double wasn't the cause. Neither was his team's 83-69 win over Malden. No, Bogan saved his biggest news until after the court was cleared and everyone had left Charleston High School...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Richland takes down Delta, Tri-County tournament finals set
(High School Sports ~ 02/11/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com ESSEX -- Richland defeated Delta 63-49 on Tuesday at Richland High School. Josh Thorton scored a game-high 30 points for the Rebels (6-12). Marcus Grayson and Preston Tilley contributed 12 and 11 points respectively. Jeremy Perry paced Delta (0-19) with 22 points and Destin Carroll pitched in 14 points...
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East Prairie resident jailed on stealing and forgery charges
(Local News ~ 02/11/15)
CHARLESTON -- A Mississippi County resident was arrested following a theft investigation by the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department. Tara Cade, 35, of East Prairie, is charged with theft/stealing of more than $500 and four counts of forgery, all class C felonies punishable upon conviction by up to seven years in the Department of Corrections...
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Richland to return as sending school to SCTC
(Local News ~ 02/11/15)
SIKESTON -- A Stoddard County school will once again receive services from Sikeston Career and Technology Services next school year. The Sikeston R-6 Board of Education accepted Richland R-1 School District in Essex to the SCTC's sending school program for the 2015-2016 school year...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 02/11/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. FIGHTING CONTINUES IN EASTERN UKRAINE AHEAD OF TALKS Russia's Putin and Ukrainian President Poroshenko will meet in Belarus to try to hammer out a peace deal that's brokered by Germany and France...
- Sharing a story (Local News ~ 02/11/15)
- Fill the Field House (Local News ~ 02/11/15)
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Governor has yet to appoint new county commissioner
(Local News ~ 02/11/15)
JEFFERSON CITY - It still may be several weeks before New Madrid County has a first-district commissioner. When First District Commissioner Mark Baker was sworn in as presiding commissioner on Jan. 2, following his election to the office last November, a vacancy was created. Now, it is up to Gov. Jay Nixon to name the person to fill the unexpired term as first district commissioner...
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Sikeston R-6 is hit with e-mail virus on Tuesday
(Local News ~ 02/11/15)
SIKESTON -- Sikeston R-6 School District was hit with an email virus Tuesday morning, but the issue was resolved quickly, according to the superintendent. Superintendent Tom Williams said there was an attachment sent in an email that affected the district email system. The virus was quarantined, and the tech staff was able to resolve the issue, he said...
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January temperatures went from bitter cold to mild
(Local News ~ 02/11/15)
COLUMBIA -- Temperatures in January 2015 had a split personality. "The first half of the month was unusually cold, with some areas 10 degrees below normal," said Pat Guinan, climatologist for the University of Missouri Extension Commercial Agriculture Program. "Then we had a pattern change right in the middle of the month and parts of Missouri averaged 10 degrees above normal."...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 02/11/15)
My name is Darrel Cates and I am trying to locate Mickey Baker. I used to play music with him. I am scheduled to record in Branson and I would like to talk to him about using some of his songs. He can contact Edward Lesley or call me at 417-554-2218...
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Slow news week still had its bombshells
(Editorial ~ 02/11/15)
By Washington, D.C., standards, this past week was fairly quiet. The week before, we joined with the whole of civilized humanity in mourning the barbaric murder of a downed Jordanian pilot by the junior varsity group ISIS. But this last week, the focus had turned to Bruce Jenner's "he-to-she" transformation and the well-earned departure of Brian Williams and Rosie O'Donnell from the airwaves...
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So much to learn about women
(Column ~ 02/11/15)
Spending the last couple years around my girlfriend and her daughter has been quite the learning experience. The saying is "you can't teach an old dog new tricks," but I have been learning more than a few new tricks. The more I am around women the more I realize that there is a ton of things that I know nothing about. Especially when my girlfriend and her daughter were chatting with my mother recently...
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Jimmie Warf
(Obituary ~ 02/11/15)
SIKESTON -- Jimmie Paul Warf, 63, passed away Feb. 9, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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T'Kiya Green
(Obituary ~ 02/11/15)
SIKESTON -- T'Kiya Ambria Green, 7-month-old daughter of T'Kyra Green of Sikeston, died Feb. 5, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition. ...
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Marie Forrest
(Obituary ~ 02/11/15)
GRAND BLANC, Mich. -- Margaret "Marie" Forrest, 83, died Feb. 5, 2015. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Iva Shannon
(Obituary ~ 02/11/15)
SIKESTON - Iva Shannon, 73, died Feb. 10, 2015, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Harriet Cento
(Obituary ~ 02/11/15)
SIKESTON - Harriet Cento, 77, died Feb. 10, 2015, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Charleston High School JROTC
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/11/15)
On Jan. 24 Charleston High School JROTC went to Pilot Knob Historic Site (Fort Davidson). Cadets first toured the museum then the Fort Davidson site. Cadets learned how in 1864, a smaller Union force was able to out maneuver the much larger Confederate forces. Additionally, they learned about the impact of the iron ore industry and rail serve on the area, during in the mid-1800s...
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PAT honorees
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/11/15)
The Sikeston Parents as Teachers Program honored its January students recently. Pictured from left are Jack Lee Jr., Rebecca Salmon holding Bentley Demonia and Joshua Salmon.
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Sharing love with cancer patients
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/11/15)
Students from Gloria Houston's health occupation class at Sikeston Career and Technology Center wanted to give back to those affected by cancer and recently made blankets and delivered them to the Missouri Delta Cancer and Infusion Center. "Cancer has affected someone in our family at some point in time," Houston said. ...
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