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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 10/22/21)
The handful of SHS students who courageously protested last year’s pre-presidential election Trump parade should be recognized by the board of education for peacefully standing up for their beliefs.
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Danial Ruedrich
(Obituary ~ 10/22/21)
VANDUSER, Mo. — Danial Ruedrich, age 52, passed away Oct. 19, 2021, at his home in Vanduser. He was born Jan. 28, 1969, in Dexter, Missouri, son of the late William Ray Ruedrich and Virginia Lee Glueck Ruedrich. He was a lifelong resident of Vanduser, and his favorite pastime was playing pool...
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Ruth Groves
(Obituary ~ 10/22/21)
MINER, Mo. — Ruth Ann Groves, age 81, passed away on Oct. 20, 2021, at Miner Nursing Center in Miner. She was born on May 24, 1940, to the late Ray and Verla Hicks Crews. On May 18, 1957, in Charleston, Missouri, she married Edwin Ray Groves Sr. who preceded her in death on Jan. 1, 2018.
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Missouri Lt. Gov. commends Sikeston leaders
(Local News ~ 10/22/21)
SIKESTON — The Sikeston community was praised by Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe during the 2021 Sikeston Regional Chamber Awards Banquet held Thursday at the Sikeston Municipal Airport. Kehoe said the glue to a community is the Chamber of Commerce and that a “vibrant community relies on its Chamber.”...
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Sikeston leaders honored at annual SRC Banquet
(Local News ~ 10/22/21)
SIKESTON — Leaders of Sikeston were honored Thursday night at the Sikeston Regional Chamber’s annual awards banquet. Held for the first time at the Sikeston Municipal Airport, the event drew a large crowd as emerging leaders to those honored for a lifetime of work were honored...
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State gas prices jump over $3 per gallon for first time since 2014
(Local News ~ 10/22/21)
For the first time in seven years, average gas prices in Missouri are over $3 per gallon. According to the AAA Missouri Weekend Gas Watch, the gas price average in Missouri is $3.05. That price is eight cents more compared to this day last week and is $1.20 more per gallon compared to this day last year...
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Gideon man jailed after pointing gun at man, children
(Local News ~ 10/22/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - A Gideon man is in custody on charges of attempted robbery and armed criminal action after pointing a gun at a man and his young children. Larry Junior Thacker, 71, was arrested Thursday morning by the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department following a 911 report of a man in Gideon exhibiting a weapon...
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Newspaper warns of possible scam
(Local News ~ 10/22/21)
SIKESTON — A phone scam by an outside source may be targeting Standard Democrat readers and contributing sources. On Friday, the Standard Democrat learned an outside source not affiliated with the Sikeston-based newspaper called a recent source of a news article at their place work. ...
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Ribbon cutting — McMikle Funeral Home
(Business ~ 10/22/21)
The Sikeston Regional Chamber held a ribbon cutting Oct. 14 for McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston. In business since 1952, the McMikles expanded to Sikeston in February 2020 with the purchase of the Blanchard Funeral Chapel, 403 N. Kingshighway, where they remodeled both the interior and created a paved parking lot to better serve their families. ...
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