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Watermelon meeting in Kennett
(State News ~ 11/28/15)
The University of Missouri Extension and industry sponsors will host the annual watermelon meeting on Wednesday, December 2, 8:30 a.m. at the American Legion Building in Kennett. The American Legion is located at 1615 1st Street in Kennett, Missouri across from Wal-Mart. Lunch will be catered by Strawberries of Holcomb...
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Keeping America and Missouri Safe
(Column ~ 11/28/15)
The terror attacks last week in Paris served as a wakeup call to all of us. Of extreme alarm is that one of the terrorists was found to be carrying a Syrian refugee passport. This discovery clearly points to the fact that we need to get a better grasp on the origin, background, intentions, and makeup of the hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the Middle East, specifically places like Syria...
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Malden drops Class 2 state championship to Lamar 37-0
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/15)
"You can talk about incompletions, you can talk about Lamar throwing the football, you can talk about making open field tackles, but it comes down to physicality. It's no secret when you play them."
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New Madrid native will appear on winter finale of hit FOX show
(Local News ~ 11/28/15)
SIKESTON -- A New Madrid native will appear in the mid-season finale of a FOX television show. Shayla Day-Davenport, who currently resides in Chicago, has a small speaking role in Wednesday's episode of "Empire." "It was such an amazing experience to work with such a phenomenal cast and crew on this episode," Day-Davenport said in a phone interview with the Standard Democrat. "This was my first major speaking role, and I am very excited to see how it turned out."...
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Outsiders rule Day 2 of Riverbend Classic
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/15)
The hometown teams (NMCC, Charleston, Scott County Central and Kennett) went 0-4 on Saturday after going 1-3 Friday when NMCC defeated Liberty Tech.
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Vashon throttles Charleston in Riverbend Classic 68-35
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/15)
New Madrid County Central took down Liberty, Scott County Central lost a tight on e to Covington and Kennett dropped one to West Memphis on the first day of the Riverbend.
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Historical Society gearing up for open house and bake sale
(Local News ~ 11/28/15)
CHARLESTON -- It's looking a lot like Christmas in Charleston. The Mississippi County Historical Society's Annual Open House and Bake Sale will be Dec. 4 at the Society's Moore Home, 403 North Main. "We hold it in conjunction with the Charleston Chamber of Commerce's Christmas Parade each year," said Sophie Dugan, president of the Historical Society. "Our event will start immediately following the parade at approximately 6:30 p.m."...
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Sikeston JV drops semifinal to Jackson 73-48
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston junior varsity basketball team lost in the semifinals of the Notre Dame JV Tournament on Friday to Jackson, 73-48. Sikeston plays in the third place game on Saturday against Saxony Lutheran. Jackson took a 16-11 lead after the first quarter and led 35-19 by halftime...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 11/28/15)
I'd like to speakout about being abused. I'm 70 and my daughter is 52. We moved in with a family member. We've been verbally abused, not physically, but I have to stay in my bedroom all the time. They are screaming and arguing with me all the time. I'm looking for a place for just me and my daughter. If somebody knows what I can do, I'm scared. I don't feel safe. It's a bad scene. Please, if you know what we can do put it in the paper. This is serious...
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Timmy Gene Massey
(Obituary ~ 11/28/15)
SIKESTON -- Timmy Gene Massey, 53, died Nov. 26, 2015, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete obituary, see the weekend edition of the Standard Democrat.
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Arlene Kirby
(Obituary ~ 11/28/15)
LEXINGTON, Tenn. --Arlene Arnold Kirby, 75, died Nov. 27, 2015, at Henderson County Hospital in Lexington. For the obituary and more, see the weekend edition of the Standard Democrat.
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Ruth Ann Newton
(Obituary ~ 11/28/15)
SIKESTON -- Ruth Ann Newton was born Jan. 16, 1943, in Sikeston. For the complete obituary, see the weekend edition of the Standard Democrat.
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Mary Brown
(Obituary ~ 11/28/15)
SIKESTON -- Mary N. Brown, 91, died Nov. 26, 2015, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. For the complete obituary, see the weekend edition of the Standard Democrat.
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Candy Heck
(Obituary ~ 11/28/15)
BLOOMFIELD -- Candis E. "Candy" Heck, 63, died Nov. 24, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete obituary, see the weekend edition of the Standard Democrat.
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Christopher McCall
(Obituary ~ 11/28/15)
SIKESTON -- Christopher Allen McCall, 39, died Nov. 25, 2015, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. For the complete obituary, see the weekend edition of the Standard Democrat.
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Kyle Davidson
(Obituary ~ 11/28/15)
SIKESTON -- Kyle Keith Davidson, 32, died Nov. 27, 2015, at the Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis. For this obituary and more, see the weekend edition of the Standard Democrat.
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Sikeston JV takes third at Notre Dame tournament
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston JV basketball team captured third place in the Notre Dame Junior Varsity Tournament on Saturday after defeating Saxony Lutheran 72-44. Sikeston trailed 20-16 after one quarter, but the Bulldogs outscored the Crusaders 19-0 in the second quarter and never looked back...
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Talented but youthful, Sikeston shows potential for new season
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/15)
"At the end of the day, we are very inexperienced. I mean where we do return experience, we're still young. We still have to learn how to handle situations."
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