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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 02/04/22)
The Standard Democrat has been posting on Speakout that politicians don’t get paid for giving speeches. This is true, but a lot of money is contributed to politicians PACs and super PACs for giving their speeches, which is then given to these same politicians...
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Ice princess
(Local News ~ 02/04/22)
Raygan Ryan, the 2 1/2 year old daughter of Cody and Jessica Ryan, enjoyed the ice and snow, donning her Elsa gown for a photo session Thursday.
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Winter weather impacts travel
(Local News ~ 02/04/22)
SIKESTON — Snow, ice and freezing temperatures that made their way into Southeast Missouri late Wednesday and Thursday created dangerous driving conditions, forcing schools, businesses and government offices to close for the remainder of the week. On Friday, roadways remained mostly covered and driving conditions remained dangerous as temperatures remained in the 20s throughout the region, according to the National Weather Service...
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Anthony Scheffer
(Obituary ~ 02/04/22)
SIKESTON — Anthony Keith Scheffer, age 62, passed away on Feb. 4, 2022, at his home in Sikeston. He was born in Charleston, Missouri, to the late Clement O’ Dine Scheffer Jr. and Evelyn Pauline Triplett Scheffer who survives of the home in Sikeston...
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Some Sikeston residents still having AMI meters read manually
(Local News ~ 02/04/22)
SIKESTON — Some Sikeston residents are still having their water meters read manually after an issue with their AMI meters. In 2020, BMU installed new AMI meters that are able to report and pinpoint the exact location of outages more quickly, meaning faster outage response, identify potential water leaks, allowing them to be repaired more quickly and potentially avoiding excessive bills and improve billing accuracy, eliminating misreads or inaccurate readings...
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Sikeston set to get six outdoor pickleball courts
(Local News ~ 02/04/22)
SIKESTON — Sikeston will soon be getting new outdoor pickleball courts. On Monday, the Sikeston City Council approved turning two tennis courts at the Sikeston Recreation Complex into six pickleball courts. Pickleball is a sport that combines the elements of tennis, badminton and ping pong and has been gaining interest in the community in recent years...
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Sikeston DPS investigating shots fired incident on Kathleen St.
(Local News ~ 02/04/22)
SIKESTON — Police are investigating an incident late Thursday when shots were fired at a vehicle in Sikeston. According to Sikeston Department of Public Safety Chief James McMillen, at 12:10 a.m. Friday, officers responded to the 500 block of East Kathleen Street in reference to shots fired...
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McFarland honored
(Business ~ 02/04/22)
Steward Steel Inc. recently honored Sean McFarland for 20 years of outstanding service to the company. Chris Steward (pictured right) states…”Sean’s knowledge of our industry, work ethic, attention to detail, and relationship with our customers make him an invaluable employee to the company. We appreciate his service and contribution to Steward Steel over the past 20 years.”...
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