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Heart-felt holiday
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
The Sikeston Public Library celebrated Valentine's Day with with preschool story time on Wednesday.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Randle's career night leads Lady Jays over Chaffee
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Charleston's Cheyenne Randle had a career game against Chaffee Wednesday. The sophomore poured in 41 points and totaled 28 rebounds -- both career-highs for her -- during Charleston's 73-43 win over Chaffee at Charleston High School...
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Lady Bearcats pound Saxony Lutheran 73-40
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- What looked to be a matchup of the southeast Missouri's best teams Wednesday turned into another rout by the Dexter Lady Bearcats. Led by senior Hannah Noe's 27 points the state-ranked Lady Bearcats dominated the final three quarters of play against Saxony Lutheran en rout to a 76-40 final...
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Sikeston grounds Pilots 87-49
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- With winter weather wreaking havoc on the Sikeston boys basketball schedule, they have scoured the area looking for teams to play, looking as far as St. Louis for potential opponents. They found one just 25 miles away in Cairo, Ill., an opponent that the Bulldogs have not played since the 1986-87 season...
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Governor visits area to discuss 'Good Schools, Good Jobs' plan
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
JACKSON -- Missouri was the No. 1 state in technology job growth in the nation last year, and good schools are vital to building on this momentum, Gov. Jay Nixon said Wednesday during a visit to Jackson Middle School in Cape Girardeau County. Nixon discussed his "Good Schools, Good Jobs" plan which will provide the resources to help the Jackson R-2 School District expand technology in the classroom, hire quality teachers and fully fund the state's K-12 foundation formula by fiscal year 2016...
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Former resident's photography featured at Depot
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
SIKESTON -- "Photography is the international language," says Teresa Gemeinhardt. If that is true, it is a language Gemeinhardt, whose photos are now on display at the Sikeston Depot Museum, speaks fluently. Gemeinhardt describes the display as a retrospective of her work over the past eight to 10 years, many of which have won honors at various exhibitions in the Midwest. ...
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Rosa Buchanan
(Obituary ~ 02/13/14)
SIKESTON -- Rosa Lee Johnson Abernathy Buchanan, 88, died Feb. 12, 2014, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Martha Thompson
(Obituary ~ 02/13/14)
SIKESTON -- Martha Thompson, 92, died Feb. 11, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Genny Barber
(Obituary ~ 02/13/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Visitation for Genny Barber, 84, who died Feb. 7, 2014, is scheduled from 5-8 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Bob Rinehart
(Obituary ~ 02/13/14)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Bob Gene Rinehart, 84, died Feb. 11, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Dennis Sparks
(Obituary ~ 02/13/14)
LAPLATA, Md. -- Dennis Wayne Sparks, 58, formerly of Sikeston and Cape Girardeau, Mo., passed away Jan. 7, 2014, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 02/13/14)
This is in regard to the school board proposal for a tax increase that would quadruple our taxes and to talk about the response in Sunday's paper that "large plans produce large results." I think there is a lot of things our school system needs more than an increase in funds. ...
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NMCC Has New Attendance Policy
(Community News ~ 02/13/14)
Regular attendance and participation in classroom instructional activities are essential to achieving the educational objectives for each class. When students are absent from class, they miss the material covered; they miss the opportunity to interact with the teacher as well as other students and they miss the opportunity to pursue learning opportunities only available in the classroom interaction...
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Williams Releases President's and Dean's Lists
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
Walnut Ridge, AR- Williams Baptist College has released the names of students on the President's and Dean's Lists for the 2013 fall semester. The President's List includes those full-time students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average, while the Dean's List is comprised of those with at least a 3.5 GPA...
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BCT Action- Holcomb Defeats Portageville
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/14)
Finally, after a week of postponement due to inclement weather, the Bootheel Conference Tournamant is now underway. The tournament is being played in Campbell. However, the first-round games of the junior varsity bracket were played Monday night in Portageville. The Portageville Bulldogs have the fifth place seed...
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First State Bank and Trust Company, Inc. Announces $15,000.00 in Funding to Homebuyers
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
A grant totaling $15,000.00 was recently awarded to First State Bank and Trust Company, Inc. by Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines. The grant is part of FHLB Des Moines Homeownership Fund supporting homeownership opportunities for families and individuals across five Midwestern states...
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Share the Harvest provides more than 227,350 pounds of deer meat this year to feed hungry Missourians
(Outdoors ~ 02/13/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- According to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), 4,487 deer hunters donated 227,358 pounds of venison from the 2013 Missouri deer harvest to the state's Share the Harvest program. The program is administered by the Conservation Federation of Missouri and MDC to help feed hungry Missourians. ...
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Schools scramble to schedule make-up days
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
Winter weather has forced school cancellations beyond the six days built into the calendars for make-up days at some school districts in the county. District administrators are scrambling to find make up-days that will not extend the school year, but are about to run out of options...
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MU Extension program untangles state's fence laws
(Outdoors ~ 02/13/14)
COLUMBIA, MO- University of Missouri Extension specialists will discuss the state's complicated fence laws at locations across the state. The first session will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27, in Atchison, Bates and Nodaway counties. A second meeting will be held Tuesday, March 11, in Cape Girardeau, Douglas, Johnson, Lafayette, Linn, Pike, Schuyler and Shelby counties. Sessions are 6:30-9 p.m...
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This winter could set records in Missouri
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri saw an unusually windy January, frozen soil with a deep frost line and temperatures that may make this winter among the top 10 coldest on record. "The preliminary data for Missouri are indicating a January that ran nearly 5 degrees below normal," said Pat Guinan, climatologist for University of Missouri Extension's Commercial Agriculture Program. "We tied January of 2010."...
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It's Snow Fun
(Editorial ~ 02/13/14)
I remember it very well. It was the winter of 1974 when we had a very harsh winter. I was in the sixth grade. As a young lad, I really liked getting on for snow days. I grew up in Piedmont, Mo. and attended Clearwater R-1 Schools. Piedmont is sets at the foot of Clark's Mountain, Missouri's third widest mountain in the state. Piedmont means "Foot of the Hill" thus the name of Piedmont. It was originally named Danielsville...
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New Store Open For Business
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
Soon there will be more ladies dressing for success with the new dress shop that has officially opened up in downtown Portageville. The Portageville Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony last Thursday, Feb. 6, for "A Touch of Sass." Participating in the ceremony are, front, from left, Portageville Mayor Denis McCrate, Lindsey Ford, Lesi Hampton and son Emersen, Brent Hampton, Michele Crawford and Sandy Stewart, back are Scott Seal, County Commissioner Don Day, and Police Chief Ronnie Adams. ...
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$300 Monthly Prize Winner
(Local News ~ 02/13/14)
Betty Burgess of Portageville is this month's winner of the $300 cash drawing sponsored by the Delta Voice. Above, Scott Seal, general manager of the Portageville Missourian-News, presents the check to Betty Burgess. At right is her grand son in-law, Jimmy Fomby...
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Flying Machine
(Column ~ 02/13/14)
In December 1903, after many attempts, the Wright brothers were successful in getting their "flying machine" off the ground. Thrilled, they telegraphed this message to their sister Katherine: "We have actually flown 120 feet. Will be home for Christmas." Katherine hurried to the editor of the local newspaper and showed him the message. He glanced at it and said, "How nice. The boys will be home for Christmas."...
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"Making Molehills Out of Mountains: The Crisis Over Justification"
(Column ~ 02/13/14)
The crisis regarding the doctrine of justification that provoked the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century has not yet been resolved. Thus, the Reformation is by no means over. The dispute over justification that split the church back then threatens to fracture contemporary, evangelical Christianity. ...
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Winter Persists, Writer Perils
(Outdoors ~ 02/13/14)
This week on outdoors in Siberia, a big sale on snow shoes resulted in a traffic jam, and dogs had to be cut from their reigns to free up the trail. There was another yeti sighting behind the cabin Sylvester Stalone used in the filming of Rocky 4, and trail cameras have been placed around the area. ...
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