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The Spawn
(Sports Column ~ 04/09/15)
There are two things that absolutely get my heart pumping more than anything else in the outdoors, the whitetail rut and the crappie spawn. The Lord clearly knew that most stand-up, logical outdoorsmen would prefer crappie and deer over all other fish and game, so he put these two glorious seasons at opposite times of the year, so that we mighty outdoorsmen might also be able to enjoy a happy marriage! Now is the time my friends, the moon is full, we've had plenty of warm days, and stringers of male crappie are already starting to appear on my Facebook feed. ...
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City has been charging Park Board for mowing
(Local News ~ 04/09/15)
The Portageville Park Board is wondering why the City is charging them for mowing. New Park Board President Steve Bradford approached the City Council asking this question. "From what I have been told, the City has not charged for mowing in the past, until this year," he said. "We have a bill for $8,000 for mowing the parks."...
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Do You Know for Sure?
(Column ~ 04/09/15)
We live in a very uncertain world. There are many uncertainties associated with life. None of us knows what the future may bring. While no person knows the future, we can be certain whether or not we will go to heaven when we die. The Bible says, "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life," (1 John 5:13)...
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Rural Schools Deserve a Fair Shake
(Column ~ 04/09/15)
This week, I met with school superintendents and county commissioners in south-central Missouri to give an update on the Secure Rural Schools funding program. Twenty-one of the 30 counties in our congressional district receive this federal funding which benefits many rural schools in our area, but authorization for this program expired at the end of Fiscal Year 2013. ...
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Sikeston soccer suffers overtime loss to Saxony Lutheran
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston girls soccer team lost a 3-2 overtime game to Saxony Lutheran on the road Thursday bringing their record to 4-4. Saxony scored the game-winner four minutes into the first overtime on a free kick. It's the third time this season Sikeston has suffered a defeat on a free kick...
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Dexter pulls off comeback win over Scott City in extra innings
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- After getting one-hit in a 12-0 loss to Notre Dame on Wednesday the Dexter Bearcats came into Thursday's game against Scott City looking for some signs of life on offense. What they got was a brilliant performance by the bottom four in their order, who combined for six hits, including three home runs, and nine RBI in an 11-10 extra-inning win...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston tennis wins, NMCC and Oran routed
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis won a hard fought battle against visiting Farmington on Wednesday 5-4. "It was a very close dual match today," Bulldogs' head coach Russ Dial said. Farmington has a solid team. Fortunately we came to play with a concentration level unlike that of the previous two matches. We put together both our tactical and technical skills today and it paid off. I'm really proud of the team today."...
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Kelly's losing skid continues after 2-0 road loss at Poplar Bluff
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/15)
POPLAR BLUFF -- A couple tough breaks and the losing streak continued for the first-year varsity Kelly Lady Hawks. Poplar Bluff, now on a three-game winning streak, netted a goal in each half for a 2-0 win Wednesday night at Whiteley Park. Kelly, now scoreless in four straight games, out-shot Poplar Bluff in the first half but didn't have anything to show for it. ...
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Sikeston splits doubleheader with Farmington and Poplar Bluff
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After Wednesday night was over, Sikeston felt the good and bad of its new district home. The Bulldogs split a doubleheader against Class 5, District 1 foes Farmington and Poplar Bluff at VFW Memorial Stadium beating the Knights 12-6 and losing to the undefeated Mules 7-4...
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Kow Pasture Klassic marks 30 years
(Local News ~ 04/09/15)
NEW HAMBURG -- It started 30 years ago as a small-town fundraiser to benefit two local children receiving services from the Kenny Rogers Children's Center, and since that time the annual Kow Pasture Klassic has raised over $300,000 to benefit both Southeast Missouri children and veterans...
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Timeless classic comes to life on high school stage
(Local News ~ 04/09/15)
NEW MADRID -- The digital generation has found a lot to love in a story almost 150 years old. Twenty students at New Madrid County Central High School will present "Little Women -- the Musical" on Friday and Saturday. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. in the NMCC High School theater...
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New Madrid County Central Middle School: Students honored for attendance, academics
(Submitted Story ~ 04/09/15)
NEW MADRID -- New Madrid County Central Middle School has announced the students who achieved perfect attendance, honor roll students and outstanding students for the third quarter of the 2014-2015 school year. Perfect attendance students are: Kamaijah Boyd, Ja'irus, Lily Clark, Jacob Cowan, Hannah Faries, Taniya Garmon, Angel Gaskins, Donald Hart III, Alivia Hartman, Allisia Hester, Zamari Jackson, Alyssa Jernigan, Dawson King, J'Vaun Mays, Hannah McElroy, Lindsey Miller, Kylan Minner, Jamal Ranson, Betsy Riggs, Jared Roach, Justin Shubert, Sarah Stafford, Trevion Tipler, Mastajah Walker, Veronica Wilderness, Morgan Young.. ...
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VA makes little headway in fight to shorten waits for care
(Local News ~ 04/09/15)
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- A year after Americans recoiled at new revelations that sick veterans were getting sicker while languishing on waiting lists -- and months after the Department of Veterans Affairs instituted major reforms -- government data shows that the number of patients facing long waits at VA facilities has not dropped at all...
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Book bargains
(Local News ~ 04/09/15)
Before the Sikeston Public Library's Annual Used Book Sale could begin, there was lots of work to do. With the help of members of the Sikeston High School's Bleacher Bums, books in storage were moved back to the library to be unboxed for the sale. Then the staff began sorting the books. The sale opens today from 5-8 p.m. and will continue from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. On Sunday from 1-3 p.m. buyers will pay only $1 for all the books they can fit into a bag...
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Alice Hayden
(Obituary ~ 04/09/15)
SIKESTON -- Alice Lorraine Hayden, 81, formerly of Charleston, died April 9, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
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Tina Scott
(Obituary ~ 04/09/15)
DUDLEY -- Charlotte C. "Tina" Scott, 56, died April 7, 2015, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Donald Pigg
(Obituary ~ 04/09/15)
FARMINGTON -- Donald Odell Pigg, 77, formerly of Cape Girardeau and Portageville, died April 7, 2015, at Farmington. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Jo Ann Wheeler
(Obituary ~ 04/09/15)
DEXTER -- Jo Ann Wheeler, 70, died April 5, 2015, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Scott Burke
(Obituary ~ 04/09/15)
CHAFFEE -- Scott Burke, 50, died April 7, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Error found; Bertrand sales tax is approved
(Local News ~ 04/09/15)
CHARLESTON -- Bertrand will get its sales tax after all. "We discovered that the machine, for some reason, did not tabulate Bertrand Ward I votes," Mississippi County Clerk Junior DeLay advised media in a Wednesday afternoon email. "After a manual tabulation, it changed the outcome of Proposition 1."...
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 04/09/15)
To all you people that put your garage sale stuff out when someone on your block has paid for and is having theirs, that's very rude and very cheap. I keep reading about the guest speaker of the SEMO Ball Awards, Miss Jenny Finch. No disrespect intended, I have always kept up with men's sports, but for us that do not keep with lady's sports, who is she?...
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