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Stop the violence
(Local News ~ 05/04/15)
The local organization And Justice For All hosted a "Stop the Violence March" on Saturday, making stops at five different locations where individuals lost their lives to violence. The walk made stops at North Main Street near College Street and then made stops on Gladys Street, at the intersection of Lanning and Mary streets and on William Street before concluding on John R. Boulevard...
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PREP ROUNDUP: SCC rolls to Richland title, Sikeston girls finish second at Poplar Bluff Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com ESSEX -- The Scott County Central Braves scored 71 runs in two games leading to its first Richland baseball tournament championship Saturday at Richland High School. The Braves (7-6) defeated Richland 34-12 during the semifinals and Clarkton 37-2...
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Sikeston's early lead gives way to Notre Dame in SEMO Conference tournament semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- With a three-run lead and its ace on the mound, things looked favorable for the fourth-seeded Sikeston Bulldogs Saturday during the semifinals of the SEMO Conference baseball tournament. But then the No. 1 ranked team in Class 4 and the tournament's top seed showed up...
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Three are charged in Richland burglary
(Local News ~ 05/04/15)
ESSEX (SMNS) -- Three area men are in jail after being charged with burglarizing a Stoddard County school. Jeffery K. Barker Jr., 27, of Dexter, Austin T. Barker, 19, of Holcomb and Derrick D. Allen, 25, of Grayridge were charged with the Class C felony of second-degree burglary in connection to a break-in at the Richland Schools...
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Sikeston slips past Jackson for third at SEMO Conference Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- They couldn't have cut it much closer if they tried, but the Sikeston Bulldogs escaped Capaha Park Monday with third place in the SEMO Conference Tournament. Facing Jackson, the Bulldogs caught the Indians in a rundown near second base for the final out in a 10-9 win while the game-tying run stood less than 90 feet from extending the game...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston sending four golfers to sectional, Northern medals
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com PARK HILLS -- Sikeston qualified four golfers for the sectional round after finishing the Class 3 District 1 meet Monday at Crown Pointe Golf Club in Park Hills. Gabe Wheeler was Sikeston's top golfer with a score of 82 which tied him for eighth place overall. He was named to the all-district team finishing eight strokes behind the district medalist Nick Westrich from Farmington...
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Sikeston teachers surprised with classroom grants; over $33,000 awarded on Friday
(Local News ~ 05/04/15)
leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Public Schools Foundation made history on Friday as it awarded a record amount of over $33,000 to 14 Sikeston R-6 teachers. Members of the Foundation on Friday surprised the Sikeston teachers and their students by visiting their classrooms and presenting them with an oversized check...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 05/04/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. TWO GUNMEN KILLED OUTSIDE MUHAMMAD CARTOON CONTEST IN TEXAS A bomb squad is called in to search their vehicle as a precaution, authorities say...
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Well, irrigation canal construction continue at Sikeston campus
(Local News ~ 05/04/15)
SIKESTON -- Plans are proceeding to drill a well and develop a center pivot irrigation system in the agriculture experiential learning field at Southeast Missouri State University-Sikeston. The irrigation development will benefit agribusiness students who will have direct experiences with irrigation technology and learn how irrigation improves farm profitability, according to Dr. ...
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Portageville High School cafeteria to be renovated thanks to bond approval
(Local News ~ 05/04/15)
PORTAGEVILLE -- When it came time to prepare meals each school day for more than 800 students, Portageville Superintendent Michael Allred kept his fingers crossed. Each day as the staff prepared meals not only for the Portageville School District students but those in Head Start and attending St. ...
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Mother-Daughter Tea
(Local News ~ 05/04/15)
Lydia Hester selects a cupcake as her mother, Tina, watches during the Mother-Daughter Tea held at the Sikeston Public Library on Sunday afternoon.
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Michelle Stafford
(Obituary ~ 05/04/15)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Michelle Marie Stafford, 48, died May 2, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Geneva Essner
(Obituary ~ 05/04/15)
NEW HAMBURG -- Geneva A. Essner, 78, died May 1, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Scott County man is arrested for domestic violence
(Local News ~ 05/04/15)
BENTON - A Scott County man was arrested for domestic assault. Kevin L. Kielhofner, 32, is charged with the misdemeanor third degree domestic assault after a verbal disturbance became a physical altercation. A Scott County Sheriff's deputy responded to a residence outside of Oranfor a disturbance in progress in the front yard of the residence...
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 05/04/15)
A union member voting Republican is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders. Missouri Legislators, the legislature wants to bring new business to Missouri by legislating Right to Work laws supposedly to bring more business to the state but tries to steer Medicaid prescriptions away from our pharmacies to out of state telemedicine companies? Something wrong with this picture...
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Ellen Watkins
(Obituary ~ 05/04/15)
BELL CITY -- Ellen Stovall Watkins, 85, died May 4, 2015, at the Advance Nursing Center. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance. Burial will follow in Forrest Hills Memorial Gardens in Morley...
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John Robinson
(Obituary ~ 05/04/15)
LILBOURN -- John E. Robinson, 61, died May 2, 2015, at his home. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Richards Funeral Home in New Madrid with Larry Gammons officiating. Burial will follow in the Mounds Park Cemetery...
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