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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 10/15/21)
I want to thank the Standard Democrat that we at Pharris Ridge are getting our paper delivered again. You have no idea how much we appreciate this and our delivery person. God bless all of you.
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Jimmy Ash
(Obituary ~ 10/15/21)
MARSTON, Mo. — Jimmy Orell Ash, 71, died Oct. 14, 2021, at his home in Marston. Visitation is from noon until service time at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, Missouri, with the Rev. Webb Manley officiating. Burial will be in the Portageville Cemetery...
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Former New Madrid resident will co-star on ‘Chicago Fire’
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
New Madrid, Missouri, native Shayla Day will co-star on season 10 episode 7 of the NBC television show “Chicago Fire.” The episode is set to air early November. A former NMCC basketball standout, Day went on to play basketball at Ole Miss and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism. ...
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New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department, Sikeston DPS awarded grants
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State grants will provide funding to local law enforcement to track down those who prey upon children. The New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department and the Sikeston Department of Public Safety were among 19 agencies approved by the state of Missouri for grant money to be used to investigate and prosecute crimes that victimized children. The New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department received $76,818 while the Sikeston Department of Public Safety was awarded $10,500...
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Missing in Missouri: Many cases, each unique
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
From Gabby Petito to Lauren Cho, to name two recent cases, missing person situations garner much media attention. However, there is no one-size-fits-all missing-person case, with the reasons for a person’s absence spanning a wide spectrum of causes -- some nefarious, others not...
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Two local recorders of deeds serving as state officers
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
SIKESTON — Two Southeast Missouri recorders of deeds are serving terms as officers for the Recorders’ Association of Missouri, or RAM. Scott County Recorder of Deeds Tara Mason currently serves as treasurer of the Association while Mississippi County Recorder of Deeds George Bays serves as secretary of the Association, which he has done for the past three years...
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Sikeston’s Fall Clean-up campaign will begin Monday
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
SIKESTON — The City of Sikeston’s Fall Clean-up will begin Monday. The Fall Clean-up gives Sikeston residents an opportunity to dispose of bulky rubbish during their regular sold waste pick-ups. Residents with Monday and Thursday trash collection will have their fall clean-up opportunities on Monday and Thursday. Those with Tuesday and Friday solid waste pick-ups will have their dates on Tuesday, Oct. 26 and Friday, Oct. 29...
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Missouri’s statewide ‘ShakeOut’ earthquake drill set for Oct. 21
(Local News ~ 10/15/21)
Registration is open for the 2021 Great Central U. S. “ShakeOut” earthquake drill on Oct. 21. More than 320,000 people are already registered for this year’s ShakeOut drill, which is designed to remind people how to protect themselves during an earthquake. Missouri is one of 14 participating central U.S. states that could be impacted by a New Madrid Seismic Zone earthquake...
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Rice producer breaks ground for a new plant in Scott City
(Business ~ 10/15/21)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. — Located just west of Interstate 55 on Nash Road-Scott City and the airport exit, a regional rice producer has begun site work with the intent of building a rice processing plant for his crop, as well as the crops of other rice farmers throughout the Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois region...
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SEMO Food Bank employees transition to new, expanded roles
(Business ~ 10/15/21)
SIKESTON – Southeast Missouri Food Bank has made staffing changes to help it better serve its mission to end hunger in southeast Missouri. Four staff members have taken on new and expanded roles at the food bank effective Oct. 1. “All of our employees are vital in helping us feed communities in our area,” said Joey Keys, chief executive officer of the food bank. ...
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George St. Onge
(Obituary ~ 10/15/21)
SIKESTON — George St. Onge, age 86, went home to be with the Lord on Oct. 13, 2021.He was born on Oct. 17, 1934, in St. Louis, Missouri, to the late Ben and Ollie Mundy St. Onge. On April 9, 1960, in Kennett, Missouri, he married Ann Kirkman St. Onge, who survives of the home in Sikeston.
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