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Late touchdown lifts Piggott, Ark. over Portageville
(High School Sports ~ 09/12/15)
Piggott's Logan Dixon reenters game after suffering an asthma attack to score the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds during 32-26 win over Portageville.
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Hayti stuns state-ranked East Prairie 45-16
(High School Sports ~ 09/12/15)
Hayti ran around, past and through East Prairie for over 300 yards giving the state-ranked Eagles its first loss of the season with a resounding 45-16 win.
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Sikeston forces seven turnovers in 62-14 win over Dexter
(High School Sports ~ 09/12/15)
Sikeston senior running back Victwon Riley scored four touchdowns and senior quarterback Nathan Hampton threw for a season-high 121 yards and two touchdowns.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Caruthersville rolls Charleston, Chaffee gets win on the road
(High School Sports ~ 09/12/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com CARUTHERSVILLE -- Caruthersville quarterback Peyton Faulkner scored four first quarter touchdowns as the Tigers rolled past Charleston 51-6 on Friday night for their first win of the season. Faulkner had touchdown runs of 66, 4, 5 and 1 in the first quarter as the Tigers jumped out to a 24-0 lead and never looked back. Faulkner finished the game with 127 yards rushing on 11 carries while completing 4 of 9 passes for 76 yards...
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J-turns are a safer, more affordable option for highway crossings
(Local News ~ 09/12/15)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Are you willing to go the extra mile to arrive safely? A public hearing will be held later this fall by the Missouri Department of Transportation's Southeast District to gather comment on two J-turn projects listed in MoDOT's Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan...
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Dry weather in August may decrease yield of crops
(Local News ~ 09/12/15)
COLUMBIA -- It's the worst-case scenario for crop yields--a wet spring and a dry August. After abundant rains in spring and summer, late-planted crops now face droughtlike conditions, said University of Missouri Extension agronomist Bill Wiebold. Typically, July weather affects corn yield and early to mid-August weather affects soybean yield, Wiebold said. Not so this year...
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Playground equipment donated to local school
(Local News ~ 09/12/15)
news@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- One by one, preschool and kindergarten students on Friday took turns going down one of the three new slides recently added to the playground at SEMO Christian Academy in Sikeston. Children smiled and laughed as they whooshed down the slide and as they watched their friends enjoy the newest addition to their playground...
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Marston man wanted by New Madrid County Sheriff's Office
(Local News ~ 09/12/15)
NEW MADRID -- The New Madrid County Sheriff's Department is looking for a Marston man wanted on multiple warrants. Larry Wayne Tarver Jr., 25, of Marston is currently on parole for second degree burglary, theft/stealing of firearms, forgery and second degree assault, according to the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department. Probation and Parole currently has a warrant on Tarver for violating his parole...
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Removal of Miner mayor once again placed on meeting agenda
(Local News ~ 09/12/15)
scottw@standard-democrat.com MINER -- Members of the Miner Board of Aldermen who want to get rid of the mayor Tuesday will have to talk him into resigning as impeachment is not an option. At the request of Janet Williams, "Removal of Mayor from Office" appears on toward is the bottom of the agenda for the Board's regular monthly meeting set for Tuesday...
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SPEAKOUT (471-6636)
(Opinion ~ 09/12/15)
Slushers' has the best surveillance cameras I have ever seen. This picture on Aug. 27 of this man that had robbed Slusher's looks like it was taken with a real good camera. When we fill out paperwork and applications for assistance, why do we have to put race on there? If you qualify for it, you qualify. What does race have to do with anything?...
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