- Snow daze (Local News ~ 02/16/15)
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Sikeston sending seven wrestlers to state meet
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com FARMINGTON -- Seven Sikeston wrestlers will be heading to the Class 3 state meet after a district tournament weekend in Farmington. Sikeston also finished fourth as a team out of 15. Courtney Hawkins (138) was the lone district champion after a 13-3 major decision over Farmington's Camron Haines in the title match...
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Your weather for Feb. 16
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
Washington's Birthday will bring snow, mainly before 5 p.m. The snow could be heavy at times with a daytime accumulation of 3 to 7 inches and a high near 24 while tonight will be cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow before 8 p.m. then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 11. ...
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Patrol investigates two accidents on Saturday
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
PORTAGEVILLE - A driver was injured when his vehicle overturned. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported at 2:51 p.m. Saturday on Route B, four miles north of Missouri 162, Jonathan E. Hinton, 27, of Portageville was driving northbound when his vehicle crossed the center line. The vehicle ran off the roadway, striking a culvert and overturning...
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Scott City works to establish a history museum
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
The Scott City community experienced a huge loss when the Illmo Head School House caught fire in late April 2008 and destroyed historical artifacts in it. Members of the Scott City Historical Commission remember it well and the impact it left on the community...
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Fire destroys trailer in Scott County
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
KELSO -- At 1:46 p.m. Sunday, the New Hamburg-Benton-Commerce Rural Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire in a rural area of Scott County. The fire took place at a trailer on Camelot Drive, off of Highway PP just outside Kelso, Missouri, NBC fire chief Shawna Schmitt said...
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Police seek drug disposal methods after DEA program ends
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The recent demise of a Drug Enforcement Administration program has left local police scrambling to figure out what to do with unwanted drugs collected from the public. Thanks to EPIC -- Early Prevention Impacts Community, a local drug-abuse prevention program -- many police departments in Southeast Missouri have secure bins residents can use to dispose of expired or unwanted medications, which can poison children, feed addictions or contaminate drinking water...
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Dexter volunteer wins $100K
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
DEXTER -- When Jim Baker retired from the machinists union, he and his wife moved home to Dexter from St. Louis. Since then, he has been smoking ribs for the Elks and playing the Missouri Lottery at Town & Country, 707 Specialty Dr., in Dexter. He made his regular purchase of Draw Games tickets on Jan. 28 and included a couple of Scratchers tickets. One of those tickets was a $100,000 winner...
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Navy SEAL, federal attorney work for justice
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
POPLAR BLUFF --Two men who separately helped rid the world of Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein found Thursday they share a desire to protect America and see justice served. Former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill, who has claimed responsibility for shooting and killing bin Laden during a raid in 2011, was the keynote speaker at the First Midwest Bank Business and Economic Conference...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. NEW ISLAMIC STATE VIDEO SURFACES The video purports to show militants in Libya beheading several Coptic Christian hostages. 2. FRAGILE UKRAINE TRUCE LARGELY HOLDING...
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Storm shuts down northbound lane of I-55
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
SIKESTON - Shortly before 10 a.m. today the Missouri Department of Transportation reports due to the winter weather, there is currently a closure on Northbound I-55 from Scott City to the Benton exit. Remember to check the Traveler Info Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/?district=... for updates...
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Karen Milligan
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Karen Milligan SIKESTON - Karen Denise Burton Milligan, 56, died at her home Feb. 15, 2015. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Blanchard Funeral Chapel with David Parr officiating. For the full obituary, see Wednesday's Standard Democrat...
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Traffic moving again on northbound I-55
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
SIKESTON - The Missouri Department of Transportation is now reporting one lane of northbound I-55 from Benton to Scott City is open to traffic.
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