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The Countdown to Christmas
(Sports Column ~ 12/19/14)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all the outdoors-folk in our beautiful little piece of America! Jesus is the reason for the season, and there are blessings abound in our neck of the woods. Lord knows I love the thrill of fishing and hunting, and the beauty of the great outdoors, but without friends and family to share this awesome passion with, I doubt many of us would be near as adamant about it. ...
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Dove Award- Winning Christian Singer, Author, and Speaker to Make Local Appearance
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
Portageville - Ann Downing, a popular soloist on the Gaither Homecoming Video Series, will appear Dec. 28, 2014 in Portageville at First United Methodist Church. The concert is scheduled to held during the morning worship service, at 10:30 Celebrating world-wide broadcast success, including the number one spot on Billboard Magazine's chart for video sales (surpassing all other categories and genres of music), Ann has been included in almost all video tapings since their original success in 1991...
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A haunting experience
(Column ~ 12/19/14)
A man walked into a haunted house wanting to get a picture of a ghost with his instamatic camera. After a couple hours, he finally saw one. It was a friendly ghost who actually posed for the picture. The man took the first picture, but it turned out too dark. So the ghost posed for another one, and the picture again turned out dark. The ghost had to go so the man did not get a picture. Goes to show that the spirit was willing but the flash was weak...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Oran takes down South Pemiscot on the road
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com STEELE -- Tatum May scored 22 points on 10 of 16 shooting Thursday during Oran's 69-25 win over South Pemiscot. May also had seven steals. Allie Cummins added 15 points while Brianna Stause and Hannah Scherer each chipped in 10. Ashlyn McIntosh scored six points and added a game-high 10 rebounds...
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Sikeston falls in Classic semifinals to Jackson 59-36
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A night of offensive struggles proved too much for the third-seeded Sikeston Lady Bulldogs to overcome Thursday night as they took on second-seeded Jackson in the Kelso Supply Holiday Classic semifinals...
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Bus drivers deliver coats to students
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
SIKESTON -- Nearly 75 students in the Sikeston R-6 School District received new winter coats Thursday, thanks to their bus drivers. After seeing the need of winter coats for some of the students, the bus drivers decided to organize a new coat drive to keep children warm this season, according to longtime R-6 bus driver Orlando Ray...
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Scott County deputy gets Medal of Valor from Gov. Nixon
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
BENTON - A Scott County deputy who risked his life to pull two railroad employees from an overturned train engine as flames surrounded it was honored Thursday for his heroism. Scott County Deputy Justin G. Wooten was one of 10 Missouri law enforcement officers awarded the Missouri Medal of Valor by Gov. Jay Nixon in a ceremony in the state Capitol...
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Portageville Bulldogs take loss to Gideon in Clarkton Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/14)
The Portageville Lady Bulldogs are seeing a lot of improvement from last year, but still realize there is more work to be done. The Lady Bulldogs defeated Campbell Monday night, 48-23. The game was held in the Campbell gymnasium. Portageville had three players with 11 rebounds each. Sasha Starnes, Adrienne Duncan, and Jacara Madison. Maura Kellams led in scoring with 13 points followed by Duncan with eight points...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. SPY'S PARENTS SEARCH FOR SON AFTER CUBA-U.S. DEAL Neither Cuban nor American officials have confirmed that Rolando Sarraff Trujillo, whom Obama hailed as one of Washington's most valuable assets, was spirited off the island...
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Extension approved for county's last disaster recovery project
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- It is official: Mississippi County has until May 8 to complete the last remaining disaster recovery project from the spring 2011 flooding and activation of the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway. The county was notified that all projects from that event have to be closed out, including paperwork, by May 8 to be eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursements...
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Two arrested for New Madrid County robberies after year-long investigation
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
NEW MADRID - A year-long investigation has led to the arrest of two men involved in a series of thefts. Rickey V. Smith and Edward E. Cummings of Memphis, Tenn., are charged with the theft of a "large amount of money" on Dec. 12, 2013, from the Flying J Truck Stop...
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County gets 'fair' rating on audit
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
scottw@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- Inmates booked into the Scott County Jail no longer have to pay for an ID bracelet. The most recent audit of Scott County was released by State Auditor Tom Schweich last week with the county's overall performance rated as only "Fair."...
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Hazel Burton
(Obituary ~ 12/19/14)
MOREHOUSE -- Hazel Christine Burton, 83, died Dec.17, 2014, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Hazel Vent
(Obituary ~ 12/19/14)
SKIATOOK, Okla. -- Hazel Ola Vent, 87, died Dec. 14, 2014, at Skiatook. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Pam Simmons
(Obituary ~ 12/19/14)
EAST MOLINE, Ill. -- Palma Lee "Pam" Simmons, 90, died Dec. 16, 2014, at the John and Betty Charlier Hospice Center in Evansville, Ind., due to complications from a subdural hematoma. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition...
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Jason Holt
(Obituary ~ 12/19/14)
SIKESTON -- Pallbearers for services conducted Thursday at the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel for Jason Allen Holt, 37, who died Dec. 14, 2014, were: Jimmy Graham, Rob Rodgers, Jacob Holt, Aaron Graham, Austin Graham and Craig Templeton. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition...
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Ada Robey
(Obituary ~ 12/19/14)
SIKESTON -- Ada "Granny" Robey, 91, died Dec. 17, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Lee Leonberger
(Obituary ~ 12/19/14)
VERMILION, Ohio -- Loren "Lee" Leonberger, 79, died Dec.18, 2014, at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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SPEAKOUT (573-471-6636)
(Opinion ~ 12/19/14)
This is a message for MoDOT for removing the trees on Blodgett Road at H. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. I just wanted to call in and tell people that SEMO Health Network in Benton saved my life. I want to say thank-you very much for everything you did. ...
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And the winner is...
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
Sikeston High School Class of 1972 conducted a raffle drawing recently at Pizza Inn in Sikeston. Drew Meadows of Sikeston drew the winning ticket as Soozi Hovis looked on. The winner of the Sabona bracelet was Tina Ahlfield. Proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life...
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Disc Golf baskets
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/19/14)
The Sikeston High School welding class made nine disc golf baskets for a future nine-hole disc golf course for the Sikeston Park Division. Instructor Brent Trankler's students made the baskets as a class project for placement in one of Sikeston's parks. Trankler, pictured second row far right, and some of his welding students are shown with one of the disc golf baskets...
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Packing food bags
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/19/14)
Charleston Middle School Beta Club members recently volunteered their time and energy at Shining Light. This group of volunteers, led by sponsor sixth grade teacher Anne Willis packed 387 food bags for families in need at Thanksgiving.
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Poster contest winners named
(Submitted Story ~ 12/19/14)
SIKESTON -- Naomi Frazier, 6th grade art student at the Sikeston 5th/6th grade center, was selected recently as the first place winner in the Peace Poster contest sponsored by the Lions Club of Sikeston. St. Francis Xavier school 7th grader Selena Priggel's entry took second place, while Ally Nelson, 6th grade artist at the Sikeston 5th/6th grade center, placed third...
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Program adds up to improved math scores
(Submitted Story ~ 12/19/14)
CHARLESTON -- Charleston Middle School sixth graders recently completed a program aimed at helping them in mathematics. CMS partnered with Lester Gillespie of Susanna Wesley Family Learning Center to give students an incentive to improve in math. Students were challenged to learn a set of math skills that are commonly missed at this level...
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