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Portageville Lady Bulldogs add two to record; prepare for conference tourney
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
With the two past wins added to their record and one more on Thursday night, the Portageville Lady Bulldogs may have a chance at having the first seed in the Bootheel Conference Tournament next week. The Lady Bulldogs had the home court advantage the last two games, and are now 11-6...
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Women: Celebrate nature and Valentine's Day with MDC's rabbit hunting clinic
(Outdoors ~ 01/29/15)
PUXICO, Mo. -- Valentine's Day is the perfect time for Southeast Missouri women to relax and have fun hunting rabbits, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). MDC announces the annual Women's Rabbit Hunting Clinic is scheduled for Feb. 14, beginning at 8 a.m., at Duck Creek Conservation Area (CA)...
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Basketball state rankings, playoff host sites set
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
The Missouri Baseball Coaches Association released its latest state rankings Jan. 21. Three boys basketball teams and two girls basketball teams from the semoball.com coverage area are state-ranked. The Scott County Central boys are ranked sixth in Class 2, the New Madrid County Central boys are ranked fourth in Class 3 and the Cape Central boys are ranked sixth in Class 4...
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PSC rate hike hearing draws crowd
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
Strong showing from Noranda plant at local hearing
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I shall not want
(Column ~ 01/29/15)
In his book, "I Shall Not Want," Robert Ketchum tells of a Sunday school teacher who asked her group of children if anyone could quote the entire 23rd Psalm. A golden-haired, four-and-a-half-year-old girl was among those who raised their hands. A bit skeptical, the teacher asked if she could really quote the entire psalm. ...
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Homecoming candidates
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
This Friday night, Jan. 30, Portageville High School will host their annual Winter Basketball Homecoming ceremony. It will begin after the jayvee game against Clarkton. The homecoming candidates vying for the title are, from left Freshman Brenna Corbett, Senior Sasha Starnes, Senior Jill Kellams, Junior Taylor Tiffany, and Sophomore Ali Laws...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Risco falls to Gideon, Sikeston freshman advance to semfinals
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com GIDEON -- The Risco Tigers lost on the road to Gideon Tuesday 61-47. Luke Simmons led the Tigers (0-17) with 18 points. Drew Fortner added 12. Allen Earnheart paced Gideon with 23 points. Kason Lawrence chipped in 17. Risco will take on Southland on Friday...
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Sikeston hangs on against Hazelwood East, moving on to finals
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com O'FALLON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs won its fourth-straight game with a 66-54 victory against Hazelwood East on Wednesday in a semifinal matchup of the 53rd Annual Fort Zumwalt North Tournament The third-seeded Bulldogs advance to the championship game where they will play top-seeded Fort Zumwalt North on Friday at 7:15 p.m...
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Funding doesn't pan out for road project
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
SIKESTON -- With DRA funding not panning out for a project to increase access at the Sikeston Industrial Park, the question now is, Can the project still be done? Ed Dust, director of the Sikeston Department of Economic Development, met with the Sikeston Special Road Commission Tuesday to advise them the Industrial Park road project did not get approved for Delta Regional Authority grant funding...
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Richland Elementary School names second quarter honor roll students
(Submitted Story ~ 01/29/15)
ESSEX -- Richland Elementary School has announced the honor roll students for the second quarter of the 2014-2015 school year. They are: Deborah Anderson, Olyvia Anderson, Shyanne Anderson, Allison Arnold, Joshua Barnes, Mary Beth Bolin, Gunner Bugg, Hayden Conner, Allie Corlew, Carter Eaton, Tyler Fortenberry, Jake Goodman, Cole Lang, Kolten Lawrence, Dayton Owens, Jasmine Qualls, Kamryn Rice, Emma Roberts, Audrie Stoker, Sidney Stoker, Veronica Touchette, Alyssa Volz...
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Winning speakers
(Submitted Story ~ 01/29/15)
Four Sikeston High School students earned trophies at the Bernie Speech and Debate competition. Annie Waggoner and Kristan Buford brought home a first and third, respectively, in the poetry event. Cooper Grant and Brylie Noe brought home a first and third place win, respectively, in the event original oratory. Pictured are, from left: Cooper Grant, 10th grade; Brylie Noe, nine grade; Annie Waggoner, 10th grade; and Kristan Buford, 11th grade...
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East Prairie woman arrested on forgery charges
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
CHARLESTON -- A Mississippi County resident is in custody following a forgery investigation by the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department. According to a release from Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore, Dona Corine Suzanne Fisk, 28, of East Prairie, is charged with forgery, a Class C felony punishable upon conviction by up to seven years imprisonment...
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Domestic assault charges lied following family altercation
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
CHARLESTON - A Mississippi County man will be arraigned next week on three counts of domestic assault. Christopher Shawn Bailey, 36, of East Prairie, is scheduled to be in Division II of Mississippi County Circuit Court before Judge S. Rob Barker at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday for two felony counts of second degree domestic assault and one count of third degree domestic assault, a misdemeanor...
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Man charged in shovel assault
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
MALDEN -- A Malden man was charged Monday with critically injuring another man by allegedly striking him repeatedly in the head with a shovel. William Scott Laden, 23, of the 500 block of South Kimball was charged with the Class A felony of first degree assault, the unclassified felony of armed criminal...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. TOKYO STUDYING NEW MESSAGE ALLEGEDLY FROM HOSTAGE The audio recording, purportedly in Kenji Goto's voice, extends the deadline for Jordan's release of an Iraqi prisoner linked to a terror attack and says failure to do so will result in the Jordanian pilot's death...
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Local students are celebrating Catholic Schools Week
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
SIKESTON -- Local Catholic schools and those across the nation are using this week to celebrate their education and communities. Catholic Schools Week -- the annual national celebration of Catholic education in the United States -- starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which began Sunday and ends Saturday. The theme for the National Catholic Schools Week 2015 is "Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service."...
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Local student competing in Patriots Pen contest
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
NEW MADRID -- At 12, Elizabeth "Lizzie: Bennett has already realized something it takes many writers decades to learn: write about what you know. Now, her writing has earned her local and district honors in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriots Pen Essay Contest. On Jan. 31, she and her parents, Brian and Tammy Bennett, will go to Jefferson City to find out if she will represent Missouri in the national competition...
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Morley man is arrested on drug charges
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
BENTON -- A Scott County deputy sniffed out a suspect in a drug case. Bryce A. Western, 19, of Morley is charged with the felony of possession of a controlled substance and the misdemeanors of possession of up to 35 grams of marijuana, and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia...
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Dolly Taylor
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
BLOOMFIELD -- Dolly Taylor, 82, died Jan. 27, 2015, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Ray Carter
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
NEW MADRID -- Milton "Ray" Carter, 72, died Jan. 28, 2015, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Charles Crandell
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
NEWBURGH, Ind. -- Charles A. Crandell, 73, died Jan. 26, 2015, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Gary Jones
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
CARTERVILLE, Ill. - Gary Jones, 66, died at 11:45 a.m. Jan. 24, 2015, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 01/29/15)
I guess depending who you are, everything can be free. Medical, Welfare, food stamps, it just depends on who you are. Hey ladies and gentlemen, if you want to see a monstrosity of a mess (or whatever you want to call it without using foul language), come on over to East Prairie and see the downtown improvement on Main Street. ...
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