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Monday night shooting at Kelly High School under investigation
(Local News ~ 06/23/14)
BENTON (SMNS) -- A shooting at Kelly High School is being investigated by the Scott County Sheriff's Department. The shooting occurred Monday evening, according to a spokesperson with the department. The department was still interviewing witnesses and was not releasing any more information at press time...
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Squirrels end Bleacher Bum Invitational with back to back losses
(High School Sports ~ 06/23/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- After winning their first six games of the tournament, the Charleston Fighting Squirrels saw a rough final two games leave them with fourth place in the Bleacher Bum Invitational over the weekend. The Squirrels won all three of their games in Pool 2 while advancing to the semifinals while also competing in and winning three games in Pool 1 in place of an absent team...
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Debating the Levee Three Years Later
(Local News ~ 06/23/14)
Three years ago, Southeast Missouri, specifically those living in Mississippi and New Madrid counties, experienced the biggest local natural disaster of a generation. The great flood of 2011 was an epic that played out in real time, as the region followed by the minute the decision to blow a levee and intentionally flood 130,000 acres of farmland, including several homes. Finally, the decision was made that May to detonate Birds Point levee. It was the first time that had happened since 1937...
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Southeast online MBA program ranked 9th most affordable in U.S.
(Local News ~ 06/23/14)
OnlineU.org has ranked Southeast Missouri State University's online master of business administration program as the ninth most affordable online MBA program nationally. The list displays the 25 most affordable schools offering online MBA degrees, range in annual tuition from $3,912 to $17,404. Annual tuition for Southeast's MBA program is listed at $8,341...
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How to Keep Cool as things Heat Up
(Local News ~ 06/23/14)
Don't let the recent rainfall fool you -- summer is still on the way, and this is still Missouri. Summer around here can become dangerously hot, and with the heat comes the yearly threat of heat-related illness. The National Weather Service and the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration have begun a joint campaign to warn meteorologists across the country that summer is about to heat up...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 06/23/14)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. KERRY IN BAGHDAD AS ISLAMIC MILITANT SURGE IN IRAQ RATTLES REGION Neighboring countries like Jordan and Lebanon spring to action, fearing al-Qaida breakaway groups may set their sights on them next...
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Rodeo work
(Local News ~ 06/23/14)
Jon Fodge, a student at the Sikeston Career and Technical Center, was among volunteers assisting the Sikeston Jaycees on Saturday prepare for the upcoming Rodeo. Fodge along with Jared Drake was working on a new set of pens behind the chutes. The pens will be used to keep animals who have already taken part in the rodeo events to allow for them to easily loaded out. (Jill Bock, Staff)...
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Morley man arrested after traffic stop
(Local News ~ 06/23/14)
BENTON (SMNS) -- A Morley man was arrested and charged Saturday for allegedly assaulting a police officer, driving on a revoked license and driving while intoxicated. The man was identified as Steven Aters, 48, according to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter...
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Margaret Hale
(Obituary ~ 06/23/14)
SIKESTON -- Margaret Ellen Hale, 72, died June 21, 2014, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Gary Richard
(Obituary ~ 06/23/14)
PUXICO -- Gary Lee Richard, 65, died June 20, 2014, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Robbie Lee Clark
(Obituary ~ 06/23/14)
MATTHEWS -- Robbie Lee Clark, 78, died June 21, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Tommy Franklin Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/23/14)
ALVIN, Texas -- Tommy Lee Franklin Jr. died May 27, 2014, at home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Freda Dill
(Obituary ~ 06/23/14)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Freda L. Dill, 85, died at 5 p.m. June 20, 2014 at Missouri Delta Medical Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Chester Swinney Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/23/14)
PARMA - Chester Lee Swinney Jr., 68, died June 21, 2014, at the Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Dexter. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Mary Crump
(Obituary ~ 06/23/14)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Mary Elmine Lincoln Crump, 96, died at 12:22 p.m. June 20, 2014, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Star Carter
(Obituary ~ 06/23/14)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Eleta Star Carter, 89, died June 20, 2014, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Bryan Snider
(Obituary ~ 06/23/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Bryan Snider died June 22, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Jennie Cooper
(Obituary ~ 06/23/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Graveside services for Dr. Jennie C. Cooper, 82, formerly of Charleston, who died June 2, 2014, at her home, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery near Charleston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition...
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James Deere
(Obituary ~ 06/23/14)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Dr. James Andrew Deere, 58, died June 20, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 06/23/14)
I would like to know why it is that the Housing Authority will keep their houses and not let people who really, truly need them - a family, maybe someone that works, that they need help really bad. They can save them for some little gal that has one or two kids, with three bedrooms, that stays in it with the doors closed and the shades drawn all the time except at night when her boyfriend comes through. ...
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