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Common Core debate continues
(Local News ~ 04/17/14)
SIKESTON --Whether for or against Common Core, one thing both sides agree on is they want parents and community members to educate themselves about the issue. "Part of the confusion is from how schools are going about the implementation, and there's confusion about how to implement these standards," said Angie Hanlin, teaching methods coach for New Madrid County R-1 School District. "How you implement the standards is by changing your instructional practices."...
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12 Year Old Girls
(Column ~ 04/17/14)
According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington recently was faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. ...
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New Madrid Power Plant employees receive awards
(Local News ~ 04/17/14)
Associated Electric Cooperative honored 13 current and former employees at its New Madrid Power Plant during its 20th annual Excel employee recognition ceremony in Springfield. The recipients of these prestigious Excel awards were nominated by their peers at the power plant...
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Slaves and Prisoners In Eqypt
(Column ~ 04/17/14)
The situation was dire enough for the Hebrews who were held as slaves and prisoners in Egypt. They had no hope for escape and as far as the promised land was concerned, they had no hope of that. Moses had come but nothing had changed. Egypt had been leveled to the dust by plague after plague but Pharaoh remained unbroken, unbelieving and determined to not let his captive Hebrews go. That was the situation and it was dire enough...
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Bulldogs fall to Kennett on the road 3-1
(High School Sports ~ 04/17/14)
SIKESTON -- The Kennett Indians only managed three hits off of Doug Still and the Sikeston Bulldogs on Wednesday -- but two of them came at just the right time for the Tribe. Tyson Campbell's sixth-inning base hit off of Still tied the score, then Bud Hilburn's hit three batters later chased home the go-ahead runs to give Kennett at 3-1 win over the Bulldogs in a key district and SEMO Conference game at Indian Park...
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Nichols resigns as Dexter head basketball coach
(High School Sports ~ 04/17/14)
DEXTER -- Dexter's Rob Nichols has resigned as the head basketball coach at Dexter High School. Nichols made the decision to leave Tuesday after staying with the school for the past seven seasons. He left with a record of 75-99. An official announcement has not been made yet of who his replacement will be, but rumors have been circulating of current Dexter junior high basketball coach Josh Dowdy taking the position. Dowdy has also coached at Advance and Puxico...
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Charleston snaps losing skid, beats East Prairie 5-2
(High School Sports ~ 04/17/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- After losing their last nine games, the Charleston Bluejays picked an opportune time to get on track Wednesday as they played rival East Prairie in their annual Red/Blue game. Jumping out to a four-run lead early, the Bluejays were able to withstand several late Eagle threats for a 5-2 win that brings the hardware back to Charleston after a two year absence...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Oran edges Cooter 4-3, Sikeston tennis downed by Dexter
(High School Sports ~ 04/17/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Rally for a pair of runs late, the Oran Eagles downed Cooter 4-3 on Wednesday. Both teams came out of the first inning with a pair of runs and the Braves scored again in the third to go up 3-2. That lead held until a two-run rally in the seventh gave Oran the come-from-behind win...
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Charter office staying busy following change to all-digital
(Local News ~ 04/17/14)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- As TVs hooked up straight to the cable from the wall in this area now show only a black screen, the Sikeston Charter office is staying busy distributing extra cable boxes. The all-digital conversion for Charter Communications customers in Sikeston and Cape Girardeau areas was made Tuesday...
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Dexter's Hannah Noe signs with Southeast Missouri State
(High School Sports ~ 04/17/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- There is one thing that Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Ty Margenthaler appreciated about both of the players he added to his program on the first day of the spring signing period Wednesday. Both were part of winning programs in high school, and that's what Margenthaler is looking to build at Southeast...
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J.T. Jones signs with SEMO as preferred walk-on
(High School Sports ~ 04/17/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU (SMNS) -- Sikeston High School senior J.T. Jones will join the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks basketball team as a preferred walk-on. Jones follows in the footsteps of Will Holifield and Michael Porter, who both played at Sikeston and are currently at Southeast, although Porter's career was cut short by injury...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 04/17/14)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. CLASHES AT UKRAINIAN BASE KILL THREE PRO-MOSCOW MILITANTS As international talks get underway in Geneva, tensions in eastern Ukraine flare. 2. FEARS RISE OVER DEATH TOLL IN KOREAN SHIP SINKING...
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Search continues for woman who vanished in 1979
(Local News ~ 04/17/14)
By Samantha Kluesner and Emily Priddy SEMO News Service EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a two-part series on the 1979 disappearance of Cheryl Scherer. SCOTT CITY -- Cheryl Scherer's parents were relieved when her work schedule changed...
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FFA Members Compete at District Contests
(Local News ~ 04/17/14)
The Portageville FFA competed in the District Career Development Events at Cape Girardeau on Thursday, April 3 and Saturday, April 5. Members also collected gently used shoes for the Soles 4 Souls campaign and added their collections to those of other FFA chapters around the district...
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Free Poetry Contest
(Local News ~ 04/17/14)
Poetryfest announces that $5,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded this year to amateur poets. Poets, especially beginners, are encouraged to enter for their chance to win. To enter, send one poem of 21 lines or less to: Free Poetry Contest, PO Box 3561, Ashland, OR 97520, or enter online at www.poetryfest.tv. A winner's list will be sent to all entrants. The deadline for entering is Friday, May 16, 2014...
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Barbara Moxley
(Obituary ~ 04/17/14)
CHARLESTON - Barbara J. Bethune Moxley, 83, died April 16, 2014, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Fern Cobb
(Obituary ~ 04/17/14)
SIKESTON -- Fern Cobb died April 16, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Chris Hicks
(Obituary ~ 04/17/14)
BELL CITY -- Nellie Christine "Chris" Hicks, 73, died April 15, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Genevieve Lathum
(Obituary ~ 04/17/14)
EADS, Tenn. -- Genevieve Smith Lathum, 72, died April 16, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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$5,000 reward is offered in arson investigation
(Local News ~ 04/17/14)
PORTAGEVILLE -- A $5,000 reward is being offered for information concerning the death of a Pemiscot County man found murdered in his burning home. Roy Jerrolds, 60, was found dead inside a fire-engulfed two story house, located south of Portageville at 33 State Highway T, the evening of April 10...
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 04/17/14)
I am impressed by those who voted in Tuesday's Sikeston R-6 School Bond election. They are far more intelligent than some people gave them credit for. It is a shame so many thousands of dollars were spent before someone checked out what the voters would approve. ...
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Rotation for tow companies will begin in May
(Local News ~ 04/17/14)
scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Towing companies will take turns getting calls from Mississippi County. Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore agreed during the regular County Commission meeting Thursday to start using the county's three towing companies on a monthly rotating basis starting May 1...
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