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Bootheel Racers presented with awards
(Community Sports ~ 04/03/15)
A little over a year ago Coach Spence Royer decided to break ties from his team's affiliation with FAST Swimming out of St. Louis and take a chance by starting his own team with local ties and a local name. Fast forward a year and the Bootheel Racers and have not only carved out a place of their own in the swimming community, they have turned into a formidable group that is continually cementing the faith that Coach Royer had in them...
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"Our Defensive Strategy"
(Column ~ 04/03/15)
"Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything to stand." Ephesians 6:13 In Chapter 6 of Ephesians, there is a recurring word Paul uses in our defensive strategy against Satan, and it is the word stand. ...
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AECI names Walter Hyde Employee of the Year in a Technical Field
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
Walter Hyde of Sikeston, a maintenance planner at New Madrid Power Plant, was among 13 employees honored March 24 by Associated Electric Cooperative's during its 21st annual employee recognition awards ceremony at its Springfield headquarters. Associated Electric operates the New Madrid Power Plant, part of its diverse resources serving a three-tiered system of electric cooperatives in three states...
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Missouri Novel Is Finalist for International Historical Fiction Award
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
A novel set in Missouri in the years after the Civil War has been named a finalist for the M. M. Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction. This Old World, by Columbia writer Steve Wiegenstein, is one of 12 finalists chosen by the award's selection committee. Historical novels published in 2014 were eligible, and the finalists include novels from Great Britain, Ireland, and the United States...
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MDC: Celebrate Missouri trees during Arbor Days in April
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
Conservation Department encourages Missourians to plant native trees.
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Offense sparks during Sikeston's win over Anna-Jonesboro
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After scoring just one goal in their past two games the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs' offense found some life Thursday against visiting Anna-Jonesboro, Ill. Taking a one-goal lead into the break, Sikeston went on to double their first half production in the final 40 minutes of the game for a 3-1 win that gets them back over the .500 mark on the season...
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Changes ahead for SEMO Conference football divisions
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com With the addition of a new football team, the SEMO Conference divisions will have a different look in the future. Kelly High School was voted in as the newest member of the now 17-team SEMO Conference forcing conference officials to realign into four divisions...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. IRAN, WORLD POWERS FACE TOUGH NUKE TALKS With one phase of negotiations over, the sides now have an ambitious to-do list that -- if implemented -- will cut into Tehran's bomb-capable technology...
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RB Bickings
(Obituary ~ 04/03/15)
HOUSE SPRINGS -- RB Bickings, 77, died April 2, 2015, at SSM St. Clair Hospital in Fenton. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Randy Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 04/03/15)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Randy Mitchell, 58, died April 1, 2015, at his home near East Prairie. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Fannie Townsend
(Obituary ~ 04/03/15)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Fannie Lee Townsend, 83, died March 30, 2015, at the Portageville Nursing Home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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County is looking to computer to help save on energy costs
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Trading in thermostats for a computer could save Mississippi County on energy costs. County Commissioners agreed during their regular weekly meeting Thursday to let Jerry Kroner, a manufacturer representative for Energy and Power Management in Fulton, do an assessment of the county's courthouse to determine potential savings for the county...
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Many issues on ballot in New Madrid County
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
news@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID - County residents will have decisions to make when they head into the voting booths on April 7. Issues range from a countywide sales tax proposal to selection of school board members as well as city and local tax issues...
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Deputy's surveillance leads to drug distribution arrest
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
CHARLESTON -- A Mississippi County resident was arrested on a warrant stemming from a narcotics distribution investigation by the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department. According to a release from Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore, Abigail Keri Funderburk, 20, of East Prairie, is charged with distribution of a controlled substance near government housing, a class A felony punishable upon conviction by not less than 10 years and up to life in the Department of Corrections...
- Living Lord's Supper (Local News ~ 04/03/15)
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Dogwood-Azalea Festival named second-best spring flower festival in America
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
leonnah@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Charleston's annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival has once again garnered national acclaim by a travel authority. Fodor's Travel recently named the annual event the second-best in a top-nine list of best spring flower festivals in America...
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 04/03/15)
In response to these hunger preachers, I agree with the lady or gentleman about the money-hungry preachers. You do have some that don't beg for money and tell you that if you'll send them so much that the Lord will bless you with a new car or house. ...
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