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Studies in Grace, Part 6 - Grace in Marriage
(Column ~ 10/12/18)
“Nevertheless let each individual among you also love his own wife even as himself, and let the wife see to it that she respect her husband.” -- Ephesians 5:33
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 10/12/18)
I would like to speak out about the campaign trail. I have heard that President Trump is going to be campaigning in Cape Girardeau for Josh Holloway. I also would like to know if it is true that Claira McClaskey invited President Trump to her rose garden to have a cold beer with her when he is up there campaigning for Josh Holloway. If you can find out, please put it in a speak out. And thank you for letting me speak out.
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Judie Nelson
(Obituary ~ 10/12/18)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Judie Marie Nelson, 58, died Oct. 10, 2018, at her home in Morehouse. Born Dec. 21, 1959, in Sikeston, daughter of the late Donald and Mary Hubbert Nelson, she was of the Baptist belief. Survivors include: one son, Michael Nelson of the state of Maine; two daughters, Amy Hernandez and Rachael Hale of the state of South Carolina; two brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Amy Nelson of Lexington, Tenn., and Donnie and DeAnna Nelson of Sikeston; one sister and brother-in-law, Diane and Preston Cook of Morehouse; and 15 grandchildren.. ...
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Dalvin Taylor
(Obituary ~ 10/12/18)
CAIRO, Ill. — Dalvin “Loco” Taylor, 26, died Oct. 7, 2018, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Born Aug. 2, 1992, in Carbondale, son of Terry Jones of Charleston, Mo., and DeAngella Taylor of Cairo, he was currently employed as a forklift driver. In addition to his parents, survivors include: three sons, Dalvin Taylor Jr. ...
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Mary Champion
(Obituary ~ 10/12/18)
MINER, Mo. — Mary Champion, 95, died Oct. 10, 2018, at Miner Nursing Center in Miner. Born April 5, 1923, in Renzi, Miss., she was the daughter of the late C.H. and Alma Rider Lancaster. Her husband, Albert E. Champion, preceded her in death in 1983...
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Tyson Foods offers food and comfort for storm victims
(Business ~ 10/12/18)
DEXTER, Mo. — Eight hundred sixty-eight thousand, nine hundred seventy. That is how many meals Tyson Foods Inc. Meals That Matter provided to victims of Hurricane Florence. Over a nine-day span Meals That Matter cook teams from Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia descended on ravaged North Carolina and provided hot meals to those who had been impacted by the deadly storm and to those who were volunteering to help...
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Ribbon Cutting-The Christian Academy
(Business ~ 10/12/18)
The Sikeston Regional Chamber held a make-up ribbon cutting for the newly renovated expansion of The Christian Academy on Oct. 9. As The Christian Academy has continued to grow, last year the Board decided to renovate and update their previous location, 210 South Kingshighway. ...
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Missouri Delta’s Senior Lifestyles first phase expansion complete
(Business ~ 10/12/18)
SIKESTON —The completion of the first phase of Senior Lifestyles expansion was recently completed. The new 11-bed unit saw the first wave of patients being moved to the beautiful new space on the second floor Missouri Delta Medical Center. Senior Lifestyle has been a 12-bed, Geriatric-Psychiatric unit for patients 55 and older. It services those patients that are experiencing behavioral disturbances, insomnia, crying spells, depression and thoughts of suicide, to name a few...
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Title offenders donate for brighter future
(Community News ~ 10/12/18)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Branch 44-AA of the NAACP at Southeast Correctional Center was responsible for providing a generous donation which will make it possible for Charleston High School Seniors to take an important work readiness assessment at no cost to them or to the High School. By taking this assessment the students will have the opportunity to earn their National Career Readiness Certificate which can make it easier for them to get a job when they graduate...
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College rodeo in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 10/12/18)
The Sterling Pharmacy Championship College Rodeo is currently being held at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo grounds. The event, which began Thursday, is National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association-sanctioned and features top competitors from 13 college rodeo teams in the Association’s Ozark Region. The rodeo continues through Saturday night...
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Steele man dies from injuries in Sept. 28 assault
(Local News ~ 10/12/18)
STEELE, Mo. — A Steele man died on Thursday of injuries he received following an alleged assault two weeks ago in Steele. Jason Lee Mayfield, 43, died Thursday at Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., where he was being treated for injuries he received late Sept. 28 after he was allegedly assaulted in Steele, according to Steele Police Chief Billy Joe Stanfield...
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USDA investment will benefit East Prairie, Wyatt and Stoddard County
(Local News ~ 10/12/18)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The USDA has announced it will invest over $734,000 in eight projects that will build community infrastructure and provide essential services for over 57,000 rural Missourians. East Prairie, Wyatt and Stoddard County are three of the local communities that will benefit from the investment...
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October Calendar Girl
(Local News ~ 10/12/18)
Georgia Poindexter, daughter of Heath and Stephanie Poindexter, is the Standard Democrat’s Calendar Girl for October. Poindexter, a finalist in the 2017 Miss Sikeston contest and a 2018 Sikeston High School graduate, is attending Murray State University where she is majoring in nursing...
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Rotary Club to honor residents who help community
(Local News ~ 10/12/18)
SIKESTON — In every community there are those whose volunteer work helps better the community. The Sikeston Rotary Club now intends to honor those people who help better the Sikeston community. Beginning this month, the Rotary Club will begin giving the Sikeston Area Community “Service Above Self Award.”...
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Illinois woman killed in accident
(Local News ~ 10/12/18)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — An Illinois woman was killed following a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer late Thursday in Mississippi County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 7:03 p.m. on northbound Interstate 57 at the 17.2 mile marker, seven miles north of Charleston, as the southbound tractor-trailer operated by Herbert J. ...
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Mark Huey
(Obituary ~ 10/12/18)
SIKESTON — Mark Steven Huey, 59, formerly of East Prairie, died Oct. 9, 2018 at his home. Born March 12, 1959, in St. Louis, son of Goldie Margaret Jenkins Patrick of Charleston and the late Ruel Wilson Huey, he had served in the United States Marine Corp. ...
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Lorell Turnbo
(Obituary ~ 10/12/18)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Lorell Turnbo, 96, died Oct. 12, 2018, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born July 19, 1922, in Steele, daughter of the late Joe B. and Ruthie Jane Severn Davis, she was a homemaker and member of Church of Christ. On Dec. 27, 1938, she married Guy Turnbo Sr.; he preceded her in death on Sept. 29, 1982...
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