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Shooting, gunfire at intersections investigated
(Local News ~ 03/09/15)
news@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- A non-fatal shooting during the weekend and shots fired Monday morning may be connected, according to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety. A Sikeston public safety officer responded to the intersection of Lora and Branum at about 2:46 a.m. Saturday after hearing gunfire, according to Capt. Jim McMillen, public information officer for DPS...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 03/09/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. INTELLIGENCE REPORT AN EXCEPTION IN CIA OVERSIGHT The Senate's conclusions on the spy agency's post-Sept. 11 interrogations show that such examinations are quite unusual, raising questions about other programs it oversees...
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Homer Parker Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/09/15)
NEW MADRID -- Homer Lee Parker Sr., 72, died March 6, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Wilma Owen
(Obituary ~ 03/09/15)
NEW MADRID -- Wilma Flynn Owen, 82, died March 3, 2015, at The Golden Living Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Alice Hammon
(Obituary ~ 03/09/15)
SIKESTON -- Alice Nadine Hammon, 80, died March 9, 2015, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Florence Davis
(Obituary ~ 03/09/15)
NEW MADRID -- Florence McConnell Davis, 93, of New Madrid, died March 8, 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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Mattie Dobbs
(Obituary ~ 03/09/15)
BERNIE -- Mattie Sue Dobbs, 71, died March 6, 2015, at Bernie. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Martha Kurtz
(Obituary ~ 03/09/15)
SIKESTON -- Martha Kurtz, 96, died March 8, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Winston Williford Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/09/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Winston Oliver Williford Sr., 56, formerly of Charleston, died March 6, 2015, of injuries sustained in a car accident. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Dana Jenkins
(Obituary ~ 03/09/15)
SIKESTON -- Dana Jenkins, 69, a resident of Sikeston, died Friday, March 6, 2015, at her home following an extended illness. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Screenings can help parents assess youngsters' school readiness
(Local News ~ 03/09/15)
leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- School districts in the area are looking ahead to next school year and have scheduled preschool and kindergarten screenings in the coming weeks. "The purpose (for screenings) is to help kids get ready when they come into kindergarten," said Oran Elementary Principal Travis Spane...
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$4,000 worth of marijuana discovered, two in custody
(Local News ~ 03/09/15)
BENTON -- Two Sikeston men were arrested over the weekend after marijuana valued at over $4,000 was discovered at their residence. Dennis L. Garrett, 19, and Brandon L. Goodwin, 20, both of Sikeston, are each charged with the felonies of possession of controlled substance with the intent to distribute and possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor...
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Author, photographer recounts 2,400-mile journey along the Mississippi
(Local News ~ 03/09/15)
Author Gayle Harper gives a copy of her new book, "Roadtrip With a Raindrop: 90 Days Along the Mississippi River," to Suzanne Burch during a book signing Saturday at the Sikeston Depot Museum.
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Signs of spring
(Local News ~ 03/09/15)
Warmer temperatures melted the snow Sunday revealing a sign of spring - the shoots of daffodils. Temperatures will reach into the 60s by Wednesday and, along with the rain, should banish the snow from Southeast Missouri.
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SPEAKOUT (573-471-6636)
(Opinion ~ 03/09/15)
I'd like to say how proud Sikeston is of the Sikeston Bulldogs girls and boys. The girls are doing awesome. The boys have had a few cases of the nerves when they play teams like Jackson and Notre Dame. When they go out of town, they just blow them away. We are a better team than Cape, Jackson or Notre Dame ever thought about being. Drop the nerves. You guys are awesome. Stomp them!...
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Two seriously injuried in vehicle rollover Monday
(Local News ~ 03/09/15)
VANDUSER -- A Caruthersville teen and Chaffee woman were seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash early Monday morning. The accident happened at about 5 a.m. on Route Z just east of Vanduser and Scott County Highway 459, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, when the eastbound vehicle driven by Elizabeth A. Phelps, 23, cross the centerline, overcorrected and slid off the right side of the roadway. The vehicle then overturned and ejected the passengers...
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Jay Sommers
(Obituary ~ 03/09/15)
PUXICO -- James Ralph "Jay" Sommers, 77, died March 8, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. Wednesday at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Graveside service will follow at 1 p.m. in the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter...
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