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Award-winning baseball historian to speak in Sikeston
(Community Sports ~ 08/24/15)
KANSAS CITY -- When award winning baseball historian Phil S. Dixon began his 90 City "Monarchs In Our Hometown" tour to honor Kansas City's 1924 World Champion Monarchs -- winners of a national title 90 years ago, he never imagined where it would take him...
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Lemonade for a cause: 9-year-old helps raise money for child with cancer
(Local News ~ 08/24/15)
SIKESTON - The saying goes: If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When Libby Alcorn learned about the lemons in 2-year-old Emme Lankheit's life, the 9-year-old decided lemonade would be just the thing. Emme, the daughter of former Sikeston resident Justin Lankheit and his wife, Melissa, was diagnosed last fall with medullablastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. ...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 08/24/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. AMERICANS, BRITON WHO THWARTED TRAIN ATTACK GET FRANCE'S TOP HONOR French President Francois Hollande presents the men with the Legion of Honor and praises them as an example of the need for action when faced with terrorism...
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Rare disorder requires girl to shield herself from sun
(Local News ~ 08/24/15)
BLODGETT -- It was a Friday afternoon, a few hours before the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, and Graycen Beardslee had a lot of decisions to make: what saddle she wanted her horse, Red, to wear, whether to braid his mane, and which pair of boots best matched her shirt...
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Staying on top of changes is topic at Field Day
(Local News ~ 08/24/15)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Staying current with the rapid movement of agriculture can be a chore. The 54th annual Fisher Delta Research Center Field Day, set for Wednesday, Sept. 2, will look to help farmers wade through those changes with discussions on several agricultural topics...
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Sikeston man facing charges for choking, hitting woman
(Local News ~ 08/24/15)
BENTON - A Sikeston man, who reportedly choked and repeatedly struck a woman, is in jail. Justin B. Rapert, 31, is charged with felony domestic assault in connection with an incident Saturday at a residence on Estate Drive, outside of Sikeston. According to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter, deputies spoke with the victim who stated she had argued with Rapert, who then assaulted her. ...
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Chaffee man jailed for rape of pregnant woman
(Local News ~ 08/24/15)
BENTON - A Chaffee man is accused of raping and holding a pregnant woman captive while threatening her with a machete . Landon J. Klaffer, 21, is charged with first degree rape, first degree sodomy, second degree domestic assault, felonious restraint and unlawful use of a weapon, following an investigation by Scott County deputies, after they were called to the Klaffer residence near Chaffee shortly after 8 p.m. Friday...
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Brynleigh Botkin
(Obituary ~ 08/24/15)
SIKESTON -- Brynleigh Botkin, 6 months, died Aug. 22, 2015, at St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Willard Morrison
(Obituary ~ 08/24/15)
SIKESTON -- Willard Morrison, 86, died Aug. 21, 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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Rodger McCoy
(Obituary ~ 08/24/15)
DEXTER -- Rodger Dale McCoy, 64, died Aug. 21, 2015, at Southeast Health of Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Wanda Ogden
(Obituary ~ 08/24/15)
MORLEY -- Wanda R. Bennett Ogden, 79, died Aug. 22, 2015, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Sharron Black
(Obituary ~ 08/24/15)
CHARLESTON -- Sharron V. Friend Black, 75, died Aug. 22, 2015, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Esther Hann
(Obituary ~ 08/24/15)
MOREHOUSE -- Esther Annie Hann, 100, died away Aug. 21, 2015, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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SPEAKOUT (471-6636)
(Opinion ~ 08/24/15)
I watched the debates. It's with no doubt Trump won. I wouldn't vote for any of the others. They are for the rich. Rand Paul is a smart ass. He needs to quit trying to be president. We didn't want him last time, and sure don't want him now. Rubio is for war. ...
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Rita Bentley
(Obituary ~ 08/24/15)
ANNISTON -- Rita Louise Bentley, 61, died Aug. 23, 2015, at SSM Saint Clare Health Center in Fenton. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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