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Some paper routes remain undeliverable
(Local News ~ 02/12/21)
Due to the winter weather and ice some paper routes were undeliverable Friday. We will deliver the issues as soon as possible. As always, our E-edition is available to view online.
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 02/12/21)
You don’t get a much more clear look at incompetence than to read the Jan. 27 Standard, page 3A. President Trump said it was up to the states to run the vaccination programs in the states. Gov. Parsons said it was up to the health departments. If you don’t believe it, just dial up the state COVID line and listen. Our state senator Holly states she’s in favor of legislation to limit the power of county health departments. Bet she got her shot. Have you got yours? No wonder Missouri ranks last in the state with readers like this.
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Bonnie Nicholas
(Obituary ~ 02/12/21)
SIKESTON — Bonnie Nicholas, 75, died Feb. 10, 2021, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.
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Grant to help Food Bank address issues related to senior hunger
(Local News ~ 02/12/21)
SIKESTON – Southeast Missouri Food Bank has received a grant from Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation to build awareness and address issues related to senior hunger. Enterprise has partnered with Feeding America, committing $15 million for senior and child hunger programs over the next six years. The funds were awarded to 46 food banks nationwide based on their applications for projects to address senior hunger. ...
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After ice, area braces for colder temps, snow
(Local News ~ 02/12/21)
As ice made driving conditions slick and hazardous across the area late in the week, frigid cold is forecast to encompass the area. A wintry mix of precipitation impacted the region resulting in icy roads, numerous accidents, road closures and scattered power outages. The event started in the early morning hours of Wednesday and continued into the morning hours on Thursday...
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Weather Service releases ice storm report
(Local News ~ 02/12/21)
SIKESTON — A wintry mix of precipitation impacted the region this week, resulting in icy roads, numerous accidents, road closures and scattered power outages. According to the ice storm report released by the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky, the event started in the early morning hours of Wednesday and continued into the morning hours on Thursday. ...
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Benton’s Jamie Burger, fresh face in Jeff City, introduces monuments bill
(Local News ~ 02/12/21)
Rep. Jamie Burger (R-148-Benton), identified earlier this week by the Missouri Times online magazine as one of the “freshmen to watch” in the state’s General Assembly, said Thursday he wants to try to spare local governments in Missouri from direct citizen blowback when it comes to removing or relocating historical markers or monuments...
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Long Journey: The Christian Academy awarded full accreditation
(Local News ~ 02/12/21)
SIKESTON — When Kathy Sturgess joined The Christian Academy as the school administrator three years ago, she knew the journey to accreditation would be a long one. “Shortly after I got here (to TCA) and got started, in one of the classrooms, I heard a teacher saying to the kids: ‘God would never give you anything to do that you were not capable of doing,’” Sturgess recalled. “And (hearing that) that helped so much. I thought: ‘I can do this. It’s been given to me and I can do it.’”...
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