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Heartlander Abroad: St. John's River, Florida
(Sports Column ~ 04/16/15)
Possibly the most abroad this Heartlander has ever been (it's difficult to count the miles with your eyes clinched shut, gripped in fear because the jet-propelled, patchwork rust-bucket you're crammed in is convulsing through the whatsos-sphere like a Chinese bottle rocket with a broken stick,) the St. John's River might had well of been on another continent...
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Schedule set for nine-team Malden baseball tournament
(High School Sports ~ 04/16/15)
The schedule has been released for the nine-team Malden baseball tournament The tournament takes place April 17-18 at Malden High School. Each team will play two games on Friday and two games on Saturday. Teams will be re-pooled after Friday's results and play pool play in a championship pool, runners-up pool and consolation pool. ...
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Portageville Bulldogs win by one run
(High School Sports ~ 04/16/15)
Last Thursday, at Schumate field, the Portageville Bulldogs hosted the Caruthersville Tigers and won by one run. "We gave up six runs in the first two innings. We struggled to throw strikes but when we did Caruthersville put it in play and we kicked it around for them," said head coach Zack McDaniel. ...
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Spring Turkey Season
(Sports Column ~ 04/16/15)
If you have gotten the chance to be outside in the early morning, you have probably noticed that the turkeys are starting to gobble. Yes, spring has sprung and spring turkey season is just around the corner. The regular spring turkey season starts April 20th and closes May 10th. ...
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Charleston in bloom: Annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival set for April 16 to 19
(Local News ~ 04/16/15)
The 47th annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival will take place Thursday, April 16, through Sunday, April 19, in Charleston, Missouri.
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A Work in Progress
(Column ~ 04/16/15)
When we become Christians Jesus begins to change us into the persons He wants us to be. We can rest assured that what the Lord has begun to do in us He will complete it. Philippians 1:6 is a familiar verse which makes this truth clear when it says: "Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." Sometimes this progress seems to be two steps forward and one step back and even at other times two steps back and only one step forward. ...
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A Taxing Experience
(Column ~ 04/16/15)
Tax Day--a day that many Americans dread--is quickly approaching us yet again. April 15 is the deadline for filing your taxes with the IRS, a process that is increasingly cumbersome and confusing. Today, America's incredibly complex tax code is almost 4 million words long. ...
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Former New Madrid County R-1 teacher facing child porn charge
(Local News ~ 04/16/15)
NEW MADRID - A former teacher is charged with possessing of child pornography. According to Missouri Case.net, a warrant was issued Tuesday charging Amy R. Walker, 36, of Lilbourn with possession of child pornography, a felony. In the probable cause statement filed by New Madrid County Sheriff Deputy Danny J. ...
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Sikeston man charged in shooting incident
(Local News ~ 04/16/15)
SIKESTON -- A Sikeston man is in custody following a shooting investigation by the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department. Trevor Michael Tatum Jr., 29, is charged with the felonies of first degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. Due to a prior felony conviction, Tatum is prohibited from possessing a firearm and is also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, which is a felony...
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Bogan makes it official, signs with Jacksonville State University
(High School Sports ~ 04/16/15)
Following a win over Malden on Feb. 10, Charleston senior Delfincko Bogan let everyone know what his college intentions were. On Thursday, he made it official by signing with Jacksonville State University.
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PAT honorees
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/16/15)
The Sikeston R-6 Parents as Teachers program's "Child of the Month" for Marchis Ashlyn Ward. Ashlyn is pictured with her mother, Danielle Litwiller.
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 04/16/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. CLINTON CHARITY TO LIMIT DONATIONS TO 6 COUNTRIES In spite of criticism over accepting money from foreign governments, the Clinton Foundation will continue to look abroad for millions of dollars...
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Council reorganizes, begins budget process
(Local News ~ 04/16/15)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- A new Sikeston City Council has been seated and started the process of preparing a budget for the city's next fiscal year. The Council's first item for action during the Council's reorganizational meeting Wednesday evening was to accept the certified results of the April 7 election after which Steven Burch was sworn in as mayor, Gerald Settles into his Ward 2 seat and Karen Evans in as Ward 3 representative by City Clerk Carroll Couch...
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Festival Saturday features crawfish and music
(Local News ~ 04/16/15)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- It's still not too late to get discounted advance tickets to the Sixth Annual Jaycee Crawfish Boil and Music Festival. The Crawfish Boil, presented by the Sikeston Jaycees and Health Facilities Rehab Services, will be held from 2 p.m. until midnight Saturday at the Rodeo Grounds, 1120 N. Ingram Road, near the entertainment barn...
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Remembering the Holocaust
(Local News ~ 04/16/15)
Sikeston Junior High School will host a Holocaust Remembrance Night from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today. Attendees will have several opportunities to learn about the Holocaust and World War II through student projects made in various classes. Also the band, choir and orchestra students will perform selections associated with World War II...
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Nora Bennett
(Obituary ~ 04/16/15)
DEXTER -- Nora Yvonne Bennett, 79, died April 14, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation is from noon until time of service at 1 p.m. Friday at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Bloomfield. For the complete obituary, see the Friday edition of the Standard Democrat...
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Willie Mae Neal
(Obituary ~ 04/16/15)
NEW MADRID -- Willie Mae Neal, 93, died April 13, 2015, at Bloomington, Ill. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Henderson Fulton Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/16/15)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Henderson Fulton Jr., 63, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died April 8, 2015, in Oklahoma City. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Doris Cravens
(Obituary ~ 04/16/15)
NEW MADRID -- Doris May Tampling Cravens, 92, died April 15, 2005, at the Golden Living Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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South Carolina man is arrested for stealing truck in Vanduser
(Local News ~ 04/16/15)
BENTON - A South Carolina man is in custody after wrecking a stolen vehicle. Ryan A. McManus, 18, of Lancaster, S.C., is charged with the felonies of stealing a motor vehicle and possession of a controlled substance, and possession of alcohol by a minor, a misdemeanor...
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Couple arrested on domestic assault charges
(Local News ~ 04/16/15)
EAST PRAIRIE -- An assault investigation led to the arrest of an East Prairie couple. Shannon Gene Warner, 49, and Christal Marie Warner, 34, of East Prairie, are each charged with third-degree domestic assault, a class A misdemeanor punishable upon conviction by up to one year in the county jail...
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April is declared Donate Life Month in Benton
(Local News ~ 04/16/15)
BENTON -- The city of Benton is honoring three local heroes this month by highlighting Donate Life Month in the community. The Benton Board of Alderman passed a proclamation April 6 declaring the month of April as Donate Life Month with the purpose of raising awareness for the need of organ, eye and tissue donations. In addition, Friday is National Donate Life Day, and residents are encouraged to wear blue and green, which are the signature colors for Donate Life...
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 04/16/15)
How can people live with these high electricity bills? Mine has doubled since last month and it's been warmer. I subscribe to the Standard Democrat and I have never had a wet paper, even when I left it out overnight. I don't understand these papers that are complaining about wet papers...
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Wet weather delaying project completion
(Local News ~ 04/16/15)
scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The clock is ticking and the the rain keeps coming. Mississippi County road and bridge crews "got a few days of work in" on the last remaining disaster recovery project in the county from the spring 2011 flood, County Commissioner Darrell Jones said during the County Commission's regular weekly meeting Thursday...
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