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Sikeston jayvee football downs NMCC
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston junior varsity football team defeated visiting New Madrid County Central 19-0 Monday at SPS Stadium. Sikeston quarterback Nathan Hampton gave the Bulldogs a quick lead in the first quarter rushing in from two yards out to make it 7-0...
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SHS halted by visiting Cape Central in three sets
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After winning the first set, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs volleyball team suffered an internal letdown. It began towards the middle of the second set and then, eventually, they were overtaken by a wide margin in the third losing a three-set match to visiting Cape Central 25-22, 15-25 and 16-25...
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Sikeston soccer blanks Fredericktown
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com FREDERICKTOWN -- Rebounding from a loss to Perryville in the weekend's Notre Dame Soccerfest title game the Sikeston Bulldogs took down Fredericktown 6-0 on Monday. Chase Baron put the Bulldogs on the board just 15 minutes into the contest, with an assist from Audi Hay, before Hunter Taylor made it 2-0 at the 25 minute mark...
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Dexter routs Cape Central in two sets
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Coming off a solid showing at Notre Dame's VolleyballFest this past weekend, the Dexter Lady Bearcats shook off a rough start against Cape Central Tuesday but went on to sweep the Lady Tigers, 25-13 and 25-7...
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Sikeston junior high football sweeps NMCC
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston seventh and eighth grade football teams swept New Madrid County Central Tuesday at SPS Stadium in Sikeston. The seventh grade won 26-0. Running back Kevin Jones scored twice. His first came in the first quarter on a 70-yard screen pass from quarterback Nate Self. Jones later scored again on a 60-yard run in the third quarter...
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Sikeston soccer ties, Lady Bulldogs' tennis win first match of the season
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com MARION, Ill. -- Gavin O'Brien scored their only goal Tuesday as the Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team ended up tying with Marion, Ill., 1-1. The Bulldogs were hit with a red card early in the second half giving them one less player. Their 1-0 lead looked to be intact, despite the uneven numbers, until Marion snuck a goal in later in the match...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 09/10/13)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHY US AIR STRIKES MIGHT BE CALLED OFF Syria, hoping to avert military retaliation, says it's willing to surrender control of its chemical weapons so they can be destroyed...
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Local communities work to reduce suicides
(Local News ~ 09/10/13)
SIKESTON -- Nearly 1 million people worldwide die by suicide each year, but, locally, communities are working together through awareness and education to reduce the incidence of suicides and prevent others from becoming suicidal. "Public awareness is instrumental in suicide prevention," said Jennifer Hartlein, director of fund development and public relations at Bootheel Counseling Services in Sikeston. ...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 09/10/13)
Up and coming, a new shining star of Southeast. Details soon. This is in response to the speakout on Aug. 29, "Pumping up the crowd." Some disgraceful person keeps trying to make what the rodeo clown did at the state fair, some kind of unthinkable act. ...
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Sikeston soccer blanks Fredericktown
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/13)
FREDERICKTOWN -- Rebounding from a loss to Perryville in the weekend's Notre Dame Soccerfest title game the Sikeston Bulldogs took down Fredericktown 6-0 on Monday. Chase Baron put the Bulldogs on the board just 15 minutes into the contest, with an assist from Audi Hay, before Hunter Taylor made it 2-0 at the 25 minute mark...
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Kelly football program enjoying continued growth
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/13)
BENTON -- After posting a 3-5 record in their first year of existence, the Kelly Hawks' football program has continued to make strides through the first two games of its sophomore season. On Monday night the Hawks were aided by scores in all three phases of the game as they took down visiting East Prairie 50-12 to remain undefeated on the young season...
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Annie Wrather
(Obituary ~ 09/10/13)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Born the sixth of nine children to Annie Laurie Montgomery and James Wade Tipton Sr., Annie Laurie Tipton entered the world on Dec. 28, 1919, in Tiptonville, Tenn. Later, she and her family moved across the river. Growing up in Caruthersville, she discovered her love and talent for singing and met her future husband, Aubra Roy Wrather. ...
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Jimmy Williams
(Obituary ~ 09/10/13)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Jimmy Dean Williams, 47, died Sept. 5, 2013, at Portageville. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Jim Anderson
(Obituary ~ 09/10/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- James Gottfred "Jim" Anderson, 80, died Sept. 7, 2013, at his home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Alfreda Smith
(Obituary ~ 09/10/13)
LILBOURN -- Alfreda Smith, 76, died Sept. 5, 2013, at her home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Todd Alan Davis
(Obituary ~ 09/10/13)
SIKESTON -- Todd Alan Davis, age 43, died Sept. 8, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Johnny Edwards Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/10/13)
NEW MADRID -- John H. "Johnny" Edwards Jr., 65, passed away Sept. 8, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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New Distribution Center nears completion
(Local News ~ 09/10/13)
Above: Workers with Fronabarger Concreters work to complete the driveway into the new Do It Best Distribution Center being completed at 2600 Rose Parkway in the Sikeston Industrial Park. The new distribution center, which is expected to open next year, will provide lumber, hardware and other home improvement materials to its members in the Midwest region. ...
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New business
(Local News ~ 09/10/13)
SIKESTON - Sikeston's Department of Economic Development will host a news conference on Wednesday to announce a new business.Watch tomorrow's Standard Democrat for the complete story.
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Kelly football program enjoying continued growth
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- After posting a 3-5 record in their first year of existence, the Kelly Hawks' football program has continued to make strides through the first two games of its sophomore season. On Monday night the Hawks were aided by scores in all three phases of the game as they took down visiting East Prairie 50-12 to remain undefeated on the young season...
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Official happy with Rockview project
(Local News ~ 09/10/13)
scottw@standard-democrat.com BENTON --Things are not just getting back to normal at Rockview, they may end up even better, according to county officials. The State Route M overpass located north of Chaffee at Rockview collapsed in May when a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train collided with a Union Pacific train and, as a result, columns supporting the bridge were damaged...
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Breakfast pilot program OK'd at K Center
(Local News ~ 09/10/13)
SIKESTON -- Sikeston R-6 School District is launching a new pilot program where all kindergarten students will receive a free breakfast to help prepare them for daily classroom learning. The Kindergarten Center Universal Breakfast Pilot Program was approved by the Sikeston R-6 Board of Education during Tuesday's regular meeting...
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