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Local girls finish strong at state track meet
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/14)
JEFFERSON CITY -- The Sikeston girls speed relay teams finished its season on a high note during the final day of the MSHSAA Class 3 state track meet in Jefferson City Saturday. Sikeston's 4x200-meter relay team consisting of Antravia Green, Tyra Bonner, Ailena Stovall and Brandy Peet finished in fourth place with a time of 1:44.21. It was the team's second strong finishing time after qualifying a day early with a 1:44.13, which was just shy of the school record of 1:43.94 set in 2009...
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Experts: Be Sun Smart This Summer; May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month
(Local News ~ 06/02/14)
ST. LOUIS- Now that summer has unofficially kicked off, more and more Missourians will be soaking up the sun in the months ahead, but doctors urge caution as the incidence of skin cancer continues to rise. Dr. Wei-Wei Huang, a dermatologist at Mercy Clinics in St. ...
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Missourians Urged to Keep Up Budget Battle In Summer
(Local News ~ 06/02/14)
JEFFERSON CITY- State lawmakers have wrapped up their work at the Capitol for the year and, as they now head back to their home districts, analysts say this is the time for Missourians to make sure their voices are heard about the session. Traci Gleason, communications director of the Missouri Budget Project, a public policy group, says the good news is that lawmakers passed a budget that begins to restore funding for critical services and infrastructure cut during the recession. ...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 06/02/14)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT WHITE HOUSE WANTS TO CHOP BY ONE THIRD The Obama administration will roll out a plan to cut earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2030...
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Scott City man jailed for vehicle assault on police officer
(Local News ~ 06/02/14)
BENTON -- A Scott City police officer is recovering after being struck by a vehicle, and his assailant is in custody. Mikell D. Abraham, 27, was arrested by a Cape Girardeau Police Department officer and turned over to Scott County deputies after a pursuit shortly after midnight Sunday...
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Home invasion suspect arrested arrested in Charleston
(Local News ~ 06/02/14)
CHARLESTON -- A Charleston man suspected in a home invasion and robbery is in custody. DeCarlos Clemons, 20, was arrested after officers with the Charleston Department Public Safety received information at 7 p.m. Sunday that Clemons was at the basketball courts at Lincoln Park...
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American Legion Poker Run
(Local News ~ 06/02/14)
Road captain, "Top" Wright, and his passenger, Tracey Rains, get ready to lead the Second Annual Poker Run Saturday morning at the American Legion Post 114 in Sikeston. The Poker Run, along with a cook-off competition and other activities, were sponsored by the Sikeston Legion with proceeds benefiting the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Concert benefits Kenny Rogers Children's Center
(Local News ~ 06/02/14)
A large crowd was treated to some of his classic hits as well as latest releases as music legend Kenny Rogers performed Sunday night in a concert to benefit the Kenny Rogers Children's Center. During the concert Rogers reminisced about his early years in the recording business. Also taking part in the concert was Sikeston's Anna Catherine DeHart...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 06/02/14)
What is our future? It's up to each of us. Last year our administration released 33,007 criminal illegal aliens. Yet a Marine that is jailed in Mexico for no real crime will not be released. This is typical of the disregard for Americans. We have lost our border security and sovereignty. ...
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Jeryl Slinkard
(Obituary ~ 06/02/14)
ORAN -- Jeryl Slinkard, 71, died June 2, 2014, at his home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Dorothy Rolwing
(Obituary ~ 06/02/14)
CHARLESTON -- Dorothy Catherine Rolwing, 92, died May 31, 2014, at the Charleston Manor. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Betty Horton
(Obituary ~ 06/02/14)
ESSEX -- Betty Horton, 73, died May 30, 2014, at her home in Essex. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Budget cut to LCRA voted down by Council 3-2
(Local News ~ 06/02/14)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- An attempt to cut funding to the LCRA for the next fiscal year was defeated in a split vote during the regular monthly Sikeston City Council meeting Monday. During the first reading of a bill approving the Fiscal Year 2015 budget, Councilman John Graham made a motion to take $20,000 from the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority budget and add that amount to the Department of Public Safety's budget...
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