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MDC welcomes new wildlife management biologist to southeast Missouri
(Outdoors ~ 09/20/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) welcomes a new wildlife management biologist, Ryan Dirnberger, to the River Hills and Crowley's Ridge districts. Dirnberger is based out of the MDC's Perryville Forestry Office, although his responsibilities include managing conservation areas in Cape Girardeau, Perry, Scott, Ste. Genevieve, and Stoddard counties...
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Sikeston snaps two-game losing streak with 14-13 win over Farmington
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/14)
The Bulldogs improved to 3-2 with the conference road win.
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Eagles can't stop high-powered Green Wave
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com MALDEN -- Just as impressive as Malden's undefeated start to the year has been how they've done it. Nearing the midway point of the season the Green Wave have dominated the opposition in winning by an average of 46 points per game, including a 71-8 drubbing of Scott City last week...
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NMCC runs wild against Charleston 72-30
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Week after week the Charleston Bluejays continue to search for positives. They found two in Tennerious Ewing and Tyler Craig, but Charleston still came up empty. The struggling Bluejays lost their fifth game in a row in a lopsided 72-30 loss to New Madrid County Central Friday...
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Two blocked punts help Portageville down Hayti 34-18
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/14)
davidj@standard-democrat.com HAYTI -- One week after watching a fourth quarter lead slip away, the Portageville Bulldogs found themselves in danger of doing the same thing Friday night against Hayti. Trailing 28-18 with just under eight minutes left in the game, Hayti found themselves with first-and-goal on the Portageville three-yard line with plenty of momentum behind them. ...
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Scott City downs Chaffee 28-6
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/14)
SCOTT CITY -- A year can make all the difference in high school football. Just ask Scott City. The Rams scored all their points in the second and third quarters Friday night to come away with a 28-6 win over the conference rival Chaffee Red Devils at Scott City High School, flipping the script from last year's meeting when Chaffee routed Scott City by a 35-point margin...
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Caruthersville starts strong against Dexter
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/14)
CARUTHERSVILLE - The Dexter Bearcats varsity football team played the Caruthersville Tigers to a 13-13 stalemate in the second half but was unable to recover from a slow start Friday night losing 40-20. The Tigers scored two touchdowns in each of the first two quarters. Caruthersville jumped out to a 14-0 lead with 4:26 remaining in the first quarter...
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Informational meeting for Big Oak Tree Park planned
(Local News ~ 09/20/14)
EAST PRAIRIE -- The public is invited to bring their ideas to an informational meeting for Big Oak Tree State Park and Towosahgy State Historic Site on Tuesday. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. the City Administration Building, 219 N. Washington. Park representatives will provide information on future plans for the facility and answer questions. Visitors are invited to share comments and suggestions about park services and operations...
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Sikeston High School will honor teams, leaders
(Local News ~ 09/20/14)
SIKESTON -- Seven individuals and three teams will be inducted into the Sikeston Hall of Fame and Honor Wall Friday during the Bulldogs football game against the Poplar Bluff Mules. Set to occur during the game's halftime, the 19th annual induction ceremony will include two Honor Wall honorees, Howard Parker and Steve Taylor; and eight Hall of Fame honorees: Scott Ellis Droddy, Cal Lane, Jenni DeWitt-Miller, Michael Porter, Lance Rhodes, the 2008-2009 boys' track team, 1971-1972 boys' tennis team and the 1967-1968 football team.. ...
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Perryville man dies in Friday night crash
(Local News ~ 09/20/14)
RISCO -- A Perryville man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover accident Friday. Randy P. Wolk, 33, was driving a vehicle westbound on U.S. Highway 62 at about 10:18 p.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log in to our electronic edition...
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Cotton Carnival marks 70 years, begins Tuesday
(Local News ~ 09/20/14)
leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- It's changed location a couple times and made adjustments here and there, but for the most part, the annual American Legion Cotton Carnival in Sikeston has provided the same entertainment that's kept people coming back over the past 70 years...
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Dedication for new historical marker scheduled for Sept. 27
(Local News ~ 09/20/14)
scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Almost 76 years ago, Thad Snow invited protesting sharecroppers to stay on his property located just outside of Charleston. Snow's granddaughters have again made land there available but this time for a permanent historical marker commemorating the Missouri Sharecropper Protest of 1939...
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 09/20/14)
Hi, I want to thank the nurses and the CNAs at Missouri Delta Medical Center, the Sikeston hospital, for the care they gave my mother. I would like to thank Gertrude, Rene, Kenley and Christian on 2F and Angela and Sandra and all the staff members on both units for the help and care and love they showed my mother while she stayed in the hospital. Thank you. You all were great and we appreciate it...
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