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Bankruptcy Court allows Noranda to keep operating
(Local News ~ 02/17/16)
ST. LOUIS - Approval of its initial bankruptcy motions by the court will allow Noranda to continue its operations. Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation reported Tuesday the Company has received approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri for its first day motions related to its Chapter 11 restructuring. ...
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IOU: Twenty-Seven Trillion
(Column ~ 02/17/16)
Whether it's your business, your farm or your family, there is one constant responsibility which holds true -- you simply can't spend more than you take in. Continually running a deficit would require the doors of your business to close, your farm to stop producing, and the house your family lives in to be seized by creditors...
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Sikeston earns conference title outright with bounce back win over NMCC
(High School Sports ~ 02/17/16)
Sikeston finished 7-1 in the conference to win the conference title for the first time since 2013 and its first outright title since 2011.
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Charleston bounces Cape Central from SEMO Conference title hunt
(High School Sports ~ 02/17/16)
By Chris Pobst sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON, Mo. -- It's not too often the Charleston basketball team does something nice for its arch-rival to the west. And though the Bluejays handed Sikeston an outright SEMO Conference regular season championship Tuesday night with its 75-60 win over Cape Central, the Bluejays certainly didn't leave empty-handed...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Dexter shocks Poplar Bluff, Bloomfield downs Portageville
(High School Sports ~ 02/17/16)
DEXTER, Mo. -- For the first time since 2011 the Dexter Bearcats can say they own a win over Poplar Bluff. Dexter pulled off a 61-57 SEMO Conference shocker at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, Mo. Dexter has beaten Poplar Bluff just three times since 1999 and stifled one of the Mules' best young talents to do so Tuesday night...
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Margaret Wagner
(Obituary ~ 02/17/16)
PUXICO, Mo. -- Margaret Lee Wagner, 93, died Feb. 14, 2016, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation is from 9 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Friday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter with the Rev. John Buttry officiating...
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Truman Garrett
(Obituary ~ 02/17/16)
SIKESTON - Truman Leon Garrett, 74, died Feb. 16, 2016, at the Southeast Health Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Allen Frazier
(Obituary ~ 02/17/16)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Allen Eugene Frazier, 80, died Feb. 16, 2016, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 02/17/16)
You people that believe in ol' Bernie Sanders better think again. He promises a lot, changes that he's gonna make and do. It has to go through Congress and be okayed. He will be just like Obama. Obama tried to get things done. Most of Congress is Republican and a Democrat is not going to get nothing done. ...
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Trump's success is due to Obama's failures
(Editorial ~ 02/17/16)
Were it not for the massive failures and utter ruin of Barack Obama, Donald Trump would not exist. Trump took to the Republican debate stage Saturday night and by any normal measure, his remarks and demeanor should have been the final straw for his boorish campaign behavior and outlandish comments...
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Officials discuss options for displaced Noranda workforce
(Local News ~ 02/17/16)
SIKESTON -- Federal, state and local officials will work together to find ways of keeping workers laid off by Noranda in the Southeast Missouri community. Around 60 local and state government officials, business and education leaders and representatives of a variety agencies responded to a call from U.S. ...
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New Madrid County R-1 looking at cost-saving measures
(Local News ~ 02/17/16)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Facing cutbacks in revenues, the New Madrid County R-1 School Board is looking at cost-saving measures for the 2016-2017 school year. With the possible loss of the more than $3 million in property tax revenue as the county's largest employer considers closing its doors, during the February meeting board members approved freezing salaries for all certified and non-certified staff for the 2016-2017 school year...
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Program aims to help caregivers take care of themselves
(Local News ~ 02/17/16)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Local caregivers will learn to focus on themselves while helping loved ones through a new program offered by the University of Missouri Extension. "Powerful Tools for Caregivers" classes will be conducted from 1:30-3 p.m. every Thursday from March 3 to April 7 at the Charleston Library...
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Miner meeting postponed
(Local News ~ 02/17/16)
MINER -- The Miner Board of Alderman's regular monthly Tuesday was cancelled due to a lack of a quorum and will be held instead Feb. 23. Two Board members were unable to attend due to illness, according to Darrin Skinner, city clerk.
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 02/17/16)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHY OBAMA CHIDES SENATORS The president is challenging Republicans to live up to their avowed adherence to the Constitution and agree to vote on his nominee to replace the late Antonin Scalia...
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