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Class 2 district 1 all-district team announced
(High School Sports ~ 06/12/14)
Five Portageville baseball bulldogs have been selected for the Class 2A District 1 team. The Bulldogs lost their bid into the state play-offs aster the loss to East Carter County in Ellsinore. Although they did not win that game, these boys are still winners regardless...
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New sidewalks at Armory
(Local News ~ 06/12/14)
Workers from Sides construction from Cape Girardeau, have been busy last week busting out the old side walk and parking lot at the Camden Bock Armory. Above they were prepping up new forms for the new concrete sidewalks. In addition to the new sidewalk and parking lot, a new front door will be replacing the existing as well as some painting will be done on the inside...
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Governor: Tax-cut bills could hurt region
(Local News ~ 06/12/14)
Although the Missouri General Assembly is no longer in session, the debate between the Republican-led Legislature and the Democratic governor over tax-cutting measures continues with no less energy. Recently, Gov. Jay Nixon released figures that estimate the two dozen tax breaks approved in the final days of the legislative session could cost state and local governments millions of dollars...
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Shooting Grade
(Local News ~ 06/12/14)
Two employees with Smith and Company from Poplar Bluff were on town last week shooting grade and measuring distances. Above Charles Burns is using a distance meter for checking the higher and lower areas from their GPS mobile base unit that was located on the Hwy. 162 and McCrate. He was on Robin Lane...
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Th rest of the story
(Column ~ 06/12/14)
One of my favorite of Paul Harvey's, The Rest of the Story, is the one about West Side Baptist Church in Beatrice, Nebraska. Normally all of the choir members came to church on Wednesday night for practice, and they tended to be early, well before the 7:30 starting time. ...
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"Come To Me"
(Column ~ 06/12/14)
You cannot improve on the work of God for it is He who meets every need and satisfies fully, but how do you explain it to others? I think it is weariness that makes the words of the Carpenter so compelling. Listen to them. "Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest." We look back as post-resurrection believers and loose some of the strength of Jesus' invitation. ...
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Squirrels take two on the road at Portageville
(High School Sports ~ 06/12/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com PORTAGEVILLE -- In one final tuneup before the Fighting Squirrel Classic, the Charleston Fighting Squirrels swept Portageville Senior Babe Ruth in a doubleheader on Wednesday. Charleston opened the evening with 15 hits to down Portageville 14-1 in five innings via the mercy rule. Back-to-back three run rallies in the second and third innings gave way to a seven-run-fourth to put them up 13-0...
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Catholic School Receives Grant from ADM
(Local News ~ 06/12/14)
St. Eustachius Catholic School received a $3000 grant for technology from the Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) through the ADM Cares program. Catholic school principal, Tricia Rone, says this grant money will be used to purchase new smartboards for classrooms...
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Farming Rights Amendment on August Ballot
(Local News ~ 06/12/14)
JEFFERSON CITY- Missouri Farmers Care thanked Governor Jay Nixon for placing the Farming Rights Amendment on the August ballot on Tuesday, May 27. "Governor Nixon understands the importance of agriculture to the state of Missouri and the urgency of this issue," Missouri Farmers Care Chairman Don Nikodim said. ...
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Search Begins for Missouri Outstanding Older Worker
(Local News ~ 06/12/14)
If someone were looking for Missouri's most outstanding older worker, would that person be living and working in New Madrid County? The Missouri Senior Employment Coordinating Committee, which helps promote the hiring of older workers, would like to know...
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Area's Elected Officials Plea with PSC for Rate Cut to Noranda
(Local News ~ 06/12/14)
Elected officials from Stoddard, New Madrid, Dunklin, Pemiscot, and Butler Counties have banded together in support of an electricity rate reduction that the New Madrid-based Noranda Aluminum plant has requested from Ameren Missouri. A letter to the Public Service Commission in Jefferson City, signed by nearly every elected official across the five counties in southeast Missouri, was forwarded to The Daily Statesman on Tuesday morning. ...
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3 years later, signs of damage remain
(Local News ~ 06/12/14)
By Amity Shedd and Samantha Rinehart SEMO News Service MISSISSIPPI COUNTY -- Mississippi County today shows acres of golden wheat with stubby green corn stalks and soybean sprouts making their way through the earth. Just three years ago, the scene was drastically different, as Mississippi River floodwaters ravaged the fields, leaving behind destroyed land, empty homes and rubble for roads...
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New animal shelter director likes alternative to vet career
(Local News ~ 06/12/14)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The best part about finding her place in the world is helping those in her care find theirs. Amy Wren, who was promoted to director of the Sikeston Animal Shelter for the Sikeston Area Humane Society in April, has been working with animals since she was 15 when she did volunteer work for Dr. Jeff Lawrence's veterinarian practice...
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Sikeston coffee shop hosts open mic night
(Local News ~ 06/12/14)
SIKESTON -- Residents will have the opportunity to showcase their talent through an open mic night Friday in Downtown Sikeston. Parengo Coffee will host the open-forum event beginning at 6 p.m. "We have tons of local talent here completely untapped," said local musician Alex Mayes who will emcee Friday's event. ...
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Evelyn Ponder
(Obituary ~ 06/12/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Evelyn Ponder, 95, formerly of Sikeston, died June 11, 2014, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Edna Fussell
(Obituary ~ 06/12/14)
BERTRAND -- Edna Pearl Crook Fussell, 89, formerly of East Prairie, died at 9:45 p.m. June 10, 2014, in the York Place and Bertrand Rehabilitation Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Mae Handy
(Obituary ~ 06/12/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Mae Earl Handy, 60, formerly of Malden, died June 7, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Betty Strawser
(Obituary ~ 06/12/14)
MARSTON -- Betty S. Strawser, 75, died June 12, 2014, at the Golden Living Center in New Madrid. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Gazle Taylor
(Obituary ~ 06/12/14)
SIKESTON -- Gazle M. Taylor, 98, died June 11, 2014, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Curtis Butcher
(Obituary ~ 06/12/14)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Curtis Finley Butcher, 84, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died Monday, June 9, 2014, at the Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
- Puddle play (Local News ~ 06/12/14)
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 06/12/14)
When is the state or the county people gonna do something about these people dumping pallets out on 450 and Highway H? It's terrible. This is in response to Michael Jensen's article, "Amnesty isn't the answer to immigration woes." He says Obama uses the race card. Obama does not. It's only the white people, and especially the white people in southern Missouri, that use the race card. Mike Jensen, you are a shining example of what you are saying. You do use the race card more than anybody else...
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