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Stories from Monday, August 15, 2016

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NMC R-1 to seek tax hike to balance budget (Local News ~ 08/15/16)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - At the Aug. 26 tax rate hearing, New Madrid County R-1 school officials will ask the Board of Education to approve a 15 cent increase in the District's tax rate. According to Dr. Sam Duncan, superintendent, after the New Madrid County R-1 School District lost some $3.1 in revenue, or 29 percent of its revenue that is generated from local taxes, with the decision by Noranda Aluminum not to pay its property taxes in 2015 and the company's subsequent closing, the district has worked to to balance its budget while continuing to provide the quality of education the district's patrons expect. ...
Portageville woman visits Peru to help become better teacher (Local News ~ 08/15/16)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Southeast Missouri State University graduate student Heather Ray of Portageville, Missouri, has traveled to Peru and back this summer and participated in the Southeast Regional Professional Development Center's Migrant and English Language Learner (MELL) summer school program, all in an effort to immerse herself in the Spanish language so she can better connect with her students in Hornersville, Missouri, when classes reconvene this fall...
Rodeo finale (Local News ~ 08/15/16)
Tim O'Connell rides "Jesse's Girl" in the Bareback Bronc competition Saturday night during the final night of the 64th Annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo.
Kenneth Comfort (Obituary ~ 08/15/16)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Kenneth James Comfort, 51, died Aug. 11, 2016, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete obituary and more, see the Monday edition of the Standard Democrat.
CowboyUp! (Local News ~ 08/15/16)
Despite dreary skies, there was plenty to do at Saturday's CowboyUp! festival
Lou Nell Curtner (Obituary ~ 08/15/16)
SIKESTON -- Lou Nell Curtner, 74, died Aug. 14, 2016, at her son's home in Sikeston. For this obituary and more, see the Monday edition of the Standard Democrat.
Rod Bowling (Obituary ~ 08/15/16)
STURDIVANT, Mo. -- Rod Bowling, 64, died Aug. 12, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete obituary and more, see the Monday edition of the Standard Democrat.
Norma Porter (Obituary ~ 08/15/16)
SIKESTON -- Norma Porter, 83, died Aug. 9, 2016, at Miner Nursing Center in Miner. For the complete obituary, see the Monday edition of the Standard Democrat.
Carolyn Allen (Obituary ~ 08/15/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Carolyn Jane Allen, 83, died Aug. 14, 2016, at her home. For this obituary and more, see the Monday edition of the Standard Democrat.
Carolyn Allen (Obituary ~ 08/15/16)
SIKESTON -- Carolyn Allen, 83, died Aug. 14, 2016, at her home in Sikeston. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Peters-Penrod (Engagement ~ 08/15/16)
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