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Great Opening Weekend Deer Hunting
(Sports Column ~ 11/21/14)
What an awesome opener to Missouri's rifle season! The polar vortex and subsequent snowfall had the deer on their feet and running wide open in much of the state. Our friends in Tennessee are enjoying the same conditions, and freezers across the heartland are being stocked with delicious, nutritious venison, mine included!...
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Standard Democrat Softball Player of the Year: Taylor Tiffany
(High School Sports ~ 11/21/14)
PORTAGEVILLE -- If you were to sit down and make a list of 'big game' pitchers in southeast Missouri there's a handful of names that rise above the rest. It's safe to say that after a dominant, record-setting junior year, Portageville standout Taylor Tiffany certainly earned her place on that ledger, if not at the top of it...
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Let us sing Joy
(Column ~ 11/21/14)
"Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song." Psalm 95:1-2 I am bothered by the fact that our nation would just as soon forget about Thanksgiving, and right after labor day just move on to Christmas. ...
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(Untitled)
(Column ~ 11/21/14)
While talking with my semi-deaf uncle one evening, I noticed that his "hearing aid" was actually an earphone from a transistor radio. The wire had been cut and was sticking out of his shirt. "How does that help your hearing?" I asked. "Don't help my hearing none," he replied. "Makes people talk louder."...
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Burglary suspect sought in Dexter
(Local News ~ 11/21/14)
By JONATHON DAWE Statesman Staff Writer DEXTER -- Dexter Police are seeking help from the community in identifying a burglar who was caught on video during a late-night burglary. According to Dexter Police Detective Capt. Trevor Pulley, though there are clear images of the suspect, he has yet to be identified...
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65-year tradition comes to an end
(Local News ~ 11/21/14)
NEW MADRID -- It didn't matter if you were Baptist or Catholic, Presbyterian or Pentecostal, New Madrid residents and those from the surrounding communities eagerly gathered around the tables for the annual United Methodist Church Turkey Dinner. For the first time in 65 years, those faithful followers must find a new feast...
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Sikeston junior high basketball splits with Dexter
(High School Sports ~ 11/21/14)
DEXTER -- The Sikeston eighth grade boys basketball team started its season off on the right track with a 48-38 win over Dexter at the Dexter Middle School on Thursday. The Bulldogs used a big second quarter run to defeat the previously undefeated Dexter squad...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 11/21/14)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT'S NEXT FOR OBAMA ON IMMIGRATION Despite Republican opposition, the president heads to Las Vegas to sell his executive actions on reform as good politics and good policy...
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MDMC will get money to expand emergency department
(Local News ~ 11/21/14)
By Samantha Rinehart SEMO News Service SIKESTON -- The Delta Regional Authority and its state and local partners announced Thursday seven new Southeast Missouri investment projects worth $11.3 million. Two of the projects designed to help small business owners, families and communities in Southeast Missouri are meant to improve medical-care access in some of the more rural areas...
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Mary Johnson
(Obituary ~ 11/21/14)
SIKESTON -- Mary Ellen Johnson, 70, died Nov. 20, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Garry Anderson
(Obituary ~ 11/21/14)
SIKESTON -- Garry Anderson, 73, died Nov. 21, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Malaysia Maxwell
(Obituary ~ 11/21/14)
LILBOURN -- Malaysia Mychelle Maxwell, 8, died Nov. 17, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Frederick Story
(Obituary ~ 11/21/14)
MATTHEWS -- Frederick Eugene Story, 66, died at 11:59 p.m. Nov. 19, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Robin McDonald
(Obituary ~ 11/21/14)
BLOOMFIELD -- Robin Renee McDonald, 45, died Nov. 18, 2014, in St. Louis. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Edward Kinder
(Obituary ~ 11/21/14)
BELMONT, Miss. -- Edward Leroy Kinder, 77, died Nov. 19, 2014, at Generations of Red Bay in Ready Bay, Ala. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Oleta Odum
(Obituary ~ 11/21/14)
DEXTER -- Oleta Odum, 93, died Nov. 19, 2014, at Cyrpess Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Bobby Wallace Sr.
(Obituary ~ 11/21/14)
VANDUSER -- Bobby G. Wallace Sr., 75, died Nov. 18, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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School offers students an 'alternative educational experience'
(Local News ~ 11/21/14)
SIKESTON -- Like so many others who live and work in Sikeston, Donna Hillenkamp had never been to the Sikeston Alternative Center nor did she know much about it. That is until recently when Hillenkamp attended the first-ever advisory meeting at the Sikeston R-6 school located on West Murray Lane...
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Inmate at SECC dies of natural causes
(Local News ~ 11/21/14)
CHARLESTON -- An offender serving his sentence at the Charleston prison died Wednesday of apparent natural causes. According to the Missouri Department of Corrections, offender Mark Lowery, 51, was pronounced dead at 11:32 a.m. Wednesday at the Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston...
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SPEAKOUT (471-6636)
(Opinion ~ 11/21/14)
Captain Sam Burke, a Sikeston High School graduate, is an amazing young Marine Corps leader and true American patriot. His speech at the Sikeston Field House was heartfelt and well-received by the students, vets and families in attendance. An excellent program and guest speaker presentation...
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Public comments on proposed theater TIF all positive so far
(Local News ~ 11/21/14)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Anyone opposing TIF assistance to bring in a new movie theater has one more chance to speak up. A public hearing for the proposed Tax Increment Financing for redevelopment of the Sikeston 60 West Redevelopment Area located west of Walmart was held Wednesday in Council Chambers of Sikeston City Hall...
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