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PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston wrestlers finish fourth at 141 Rumble, Dexter girls rout Miller Career
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/16)
FENTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston wrestling team finished in fourth place during the 141 Rumble on Saturday at Rockwood Summit High School in Fenton, Mo. Sikeston, who had 10 of their 12 wrestlers place in the top eight, missed third place by a point and a half during the 12-team tournament...
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Weather service warns of a "mixed bag" of wintry weather ahead
(Local News ~ 01/18/16)
PADUCAH, Ky - While it is very cold outside this morning more wintry weather is ahead. The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement noting low pressure will develop over the southern plains on Tuesday and then move east into eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee by noon Wednesday...
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Your local weather for Jan. 18
(Local News ~ 01/18/16)
Sunny today with a high near 24 then increasing clouds tonight with a low around 14. Mostly cloudy on Tuesday with a high near 33 and an east southeast wind 5 to 7 mph while Tuesday night will haven an 80 percent chance for snow before midnight, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet with a low around 28 and a southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. ...
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Teen sentenced for making threats against high school
(Local News ~ 01/18/16)
KENNETT, Mo. - A 17-year-old charged with making a terroristic threat was sentenced in Dunklin County Circuit Court. Deonte Stracener was sentenced by Circuit Judge John Mayer Tuesday to four years in the Department of Corrections. Stracener will serve 120 days of shock incarceration in DOC then be placed on probation...
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Eight-year-old Elvis tribute artist will release first single
(Local News ~ 01/18/16)
BERNIE - Elvis Tribute Artists are found all over the world and one of the youngest lives in the Bootheel. Finley Watkins is an 8-year-old from Bernie, and he is set to release his first single -- "First Train to Memphis." "We were traveling through Memphis on our way to Florida for vacation," said his mother Tcheanina Watkins, "When Finley saw a billboard advertising Elvis."...
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Man sentenced to 30 years for killing stepdaughter
(Local News ~ 01/18/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Ricky Lee Schweain was sentenced Friday to 30 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for the second-degree murder of his stepdaughter, the maximum sentence possible. Circuit Court Judge Benjamin Lewis said sometimes a defendant's lack of a criminal record can be a determining factor in sentencing, but not in this case...
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Job fair set to help Noranda employees
(Local News ~ 01/18/16)
SIKESTON - A community resource and job fair is planned to assist those who were recently laid off from or face layoffs at Noranda Aluminum in New Madrid, Missouri. The job fair will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Sikeston, Missouri, Three Rivers College Campus...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 01/18/16)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. CLINTON, SANDERS ENGAGE IN FIERCE DEBATE The confrontation underscores their tightening primary race as the Iowa caucuses draw near. 2. WHICH U.S. DETAINEES IN IRAN ARE HEADED HOME...
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Ruth Couch
(Obituary ~ 01/18/16)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. - Ruth Evelyn Couch, 86, died Jan. 14, 2016, in the Missouri Delta Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at a later date. For the full obituary, see Wednesday's Standard Democrat.
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Claude Lovel
(Obituary ~ 01/18/16)
MORLEY, Mo. - Claude Arthur Lovel, 67, died Jan. 16, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be Monday, Jan. 18, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Ponder Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Jim Matthews, pastor of Cape County Cowboy Church, will officiate...
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Carl Cates
(Obituary ~ 01/18/16)
CHARLESTON - Carl Henry Cates, 66, died Jan. 18, 2016, at the Charleston Manor. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of services at noon Wednesday at the McMikle Funeral Home. Bill Bradley, minister of the Church of Christ, will officiate. Private burial will follow at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery near Charleston...
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Dobey Parr
(Obituary ~ 01/18/16)
HERNANDO, Miss. - Robert "Dobey" Parr, 61, died Jan. 16, 2016, in Sikeston, Mo. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until time of services at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven. Burial will follow at the Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens in Southaven...
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