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East Prairie man pleads guilty to murder, sentenced
(Local News ~ 06/17/13)
CHARLESTON -- An East Prairie man pleaded guilty Monday to the 2010 beating death of his girlfriend. Robert Christian, 29, entered a plea of guilty to murder in the second degree for beating his girlfriend, Laura Faison, to death on Nov. 13, 2010. He appeared before Judge David Dolan in the 33rd Judicial Circuit courtroom at the Mississippi County Courthouse in Charleston...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 06/17/13)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. SYRIA, ECONOMY HEADLINE G-8 SUMMIT Obama and Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin will meet to discuss their differences on Syria's civil war, while thousands of police are securing the summit from protests...
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Kimberly Gephart
(Obituary ~ 06/17/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Kimberly Ann Gephart, 37, died June 16, 2013, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Polly Raffety
(Obituary ~ 06/17/13)
WYATT -- Pauline "Polly" Simmons Raffety, 95, died June 15, 2013, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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James Wilson
(Obituary ~ 06/17/13)
SIKESTON -- James Henry Wilson, 84, died June 14, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Sikeston Jr. Legion sweeps district DH
(Community Sports ~ 06/17/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- The Sikeston American Junior Legion Auxiliary Unit 114 baseball team took down Scott County Junior Legion in both games of a district doubleheader Saturday in Scott City. Nathan Hampton led Sikeston to a 6-4 win in game one by pitching a complete game. In game two, Unit 114 posted a 19-2 win behind another complete game effort from Drew Pikey...
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Squirrels trounce Sikeston Post 114 in semis, lose championship Sunday to Ste. Genevieve
(Community Sports ~ 06/17/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- After coming out of pool play undefeated, the Charleston Fighting Squirrels kept things rolling Saturday with a 12-0 mercy-rule win over Sikeston American Legion Post 114 in the Bleacher Bum Invitational. "We threw a snowman up in the first inning and that's always a good thing," Charleston head coach Michael Minner said. "We pitched with a lead and Doug Still doesn't give up a hit...
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Two killed in separate weekend accidents
(Local News ~ 06/17/13)
NEW MADRID - Two persons died in accidents in Southeast Missouri over the weekend. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 10:20 p.m. Sunday on Highway 61, two miles north of New Madrid, Noah A. Sprouse, 16, of New Madrid, was driving southbound when his pickup crossed the centerline. Sprouse's truck then struck headon a northbound vehicle driven by Kenneth D. Robinson, 34, of Lilbourn...
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Family Night at the Depot
(Local News ~ 06/17/13)
Katherine Unger uses a leaf to decorate her tote bag as part of Family Night at the Depot on Friday. The theme was "Grow your Garden."
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 06/17/13)
I'm calling about the lady that called in and said that she watched in East Prairie one day a steady stream of traffic coming through downtown, one car right after another. Lady, that was a funeral procession going to the cemetery or the school let out and that was the school kids. That was somebody that was wanting the one-way street in East Prairie. We don't have that much traffic in East Prairie...
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Restorative Justice: Some SECC offenders making items to assist classroom teachers
(Local News ~ 06/17/13)
CHARLESTON -- Nearly 150 offenders at the prison in Charleston are helping to make a difference in the lives of St. Louis-area children. A year ago Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston became one of 15 prisons in Missouri to have its Restorative Justice Program offenders participate in "Crafts With Conviction. Through the program, prisoners hand-make school materials to assist teachers as a way to give back for their wrong doings...
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Sikeston 9U Girls Fastpitch Softball Tournament Winners
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/17/13)
Levi's Adventure Trail 9U Fastpitch Softball Team placed 2nd in season play and 1st in tournament play for Sikeston's 2013 season. Pictured is back row - MacKenzie Warning, Ashton Wallace, Sophia Carter, Kylee Kitchen, front row - Mya Bristol, Kayleigh Butler, Gracie Brooks, Jayden Bristol, Taylor Gilliland, and Lily Chessor. Coaches for the team were Head Coach Delbert Curry, Assistant Coach Steve Kitchen, and Assistants Aaron Gilliland and Chris Brooks...
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