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PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston soccer falls 1-0, NMCC downed by Cape Central
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston girls soccer team dropped a 1-0 match to Cape Central on the road Tuesday at Cape Central High School. The game was halted with nine minutes to go in the second half due to rain after rain pushed back the start time...
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Weather halts Sikeston-Charleston Pink Out in fifth inning
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- With storm fronts moving in just over an hour apart, Charleston and Sikeston came a half-inning short in their bid to get in the required five innings Tuesday afternoon at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. Sikeston took a 3-0 lead into the top of the fifth where a sudden downpour caused a stoppage in play, leaving the two squads to pick back up at a later date...
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Your local weather forecast for April 21
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
Increasing clouds today with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. with a high near 67 and a southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph then becoming mostly cloudy tonight with a chance of showers and a low around 50. ...
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Road closed due to pipe replacement
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
SIKESTON - Route U in New Madrid County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under roadway. This section of roadway is located between County Road 732 and County Road 725. Weather permitting, work will performed Tuesday, April 21 through Friday, April 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily...
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Ozzie Smith explains how he became the Wizard
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Folks went crazy for Ozzie Smith at the Show Me Center when the legendary St. Louis Cardinals shortstop capped off Southeast Missouri State University's Speaker Series on Monday night. The program, titled "An Evening With Ozzie Smith," began with a video montage of classic Ozzie Smith moments -- the double plays, signature acrobatics and, of course, tge walk-off home run from the 1985 National League Championship Series before Smith emerged to lecture about the three principles that helped him go to the top of the "Mount Everest of baseball," the Baseball Hall of Fame.. ...
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Meat processor says pollution was unintentional
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
FRUITLAND -- Owners of a Cape Girardeau County meat processing company accused of illegal water pollution by the Missouri attorney general's office say any release of slaughterhouse waste that may have affected a nearby creek during the past few years was unintentional...
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Father on trial in connection with son's shooting death
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
BLOOMFIELD -- Jury selection is set to begin today in the trial of a Catron father accused of fatally shooting his son while apparently high on bath salts. Court officials say about 100 Stoddard County residents are expected to report to the courthouse to begin the selection process at 2 p.m. today in the trial of 40-year-old Charles C. Goforth...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. UN SAYS MIGRANT BOAT DISASTER IS THE WORST ON RECORD IN MEDITERRANEAN The United Nations refugee agency estimates more than 800 people drowned when a boat packed with refugees trying to reach Europe sank on Saturday...
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Bud Stephens Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
DEXTER -- T.J. "Bud" Stephens Jr., 78, died April 18, 2015, at his home. Visitation is from noon until time of service at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. Burial with full military honors will follow in the Bloomfield Cemetery...
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William Haley
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
POPLAR BLUFF -- William Wesley Hailey, 57, died April 18, 2015, at St. Louis University Hospital. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until noon Thursday at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville. Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery. For the complete obituary, see the Wednesday edition of the Standard Democrat...
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Thelma Schade
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Thelma Sue Schade, 71, died April 20, 2015, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation is from 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, followed by graveside services at 2:45 in the IOOF Cemetery. For the complete obituary, see the Wednesday edition of the Standard Democrat...
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Repairs will reduce road to one lane
(Local News ~ 04/21/15)
SIKESTON - Route 80 in New Madrid County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. This section of roadway is located on the I-55 overpass. Weather permitting, work will be performed from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday...
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Willa Gaede
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
DEXTER -- Willa M. Gaede, 80, died April 19, 2015, at her home. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until time of memorial service at 11 a.m. Thursday at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter with the Rev. George Nite officiating. Burial will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...
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