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Wyatt woman charged with child abuse
(Local News ~ 09/05/15)
CHARLESTON -- A Wyatt woman faces child abuse charges after allegedly striking and injuring a child with an extension cord. Eddie Mae Washington, 50, is charged with abuse of a child, a class C felony punishable upon conviction by up to seven years in the Department of Corrections...
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High expectations set for bulldog volleyball
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/15)
Making this his seventh year the head volleyball coach for the Portageville volleyball team, Barry Branscum is excited to see what this new season has in store for the team. He also noted the word team is how he looks at them, not wanting to highlight any one person and not something about the others...
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Malco Theatre breaks ground
(State News ~ 09/05/15)
SIKESTON -- From a cotton field, new businesses will grow leading to a more prosperous community, said those behind the Cotton Ridge Development. At Friday's groundbreaking for the new Malco Theatre, an eight-cinema complex, officials touted this is just the beginning of further development in the area...
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East Prairie escapes with 40-34 win over Scott City in overtime
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/15)
A key goal-line stand and the play of Brett Ellis guided East Prairie back from the brink to a 40-34 overtime win Friday over Scott City.
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Sikeston stuns state-ranked Cape Central 23-19
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/15)
Sikeston defied the odds and pulled off a shocking 23-19 win over the No. 10 state-ranked Tigers on a hot, humid night at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium.
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Paper will not be published Monday
(Local News ~ 09/05/15)
SIKESTON -- The Standard Democrat will not publish a paper Monday in observance of Labor Day and the offices will be closed. Offices will reopen at the normal time of 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, and regular publication will resume with the Wednesday edition...
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NMCC rolled by Ste. Genevieve 48-6
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/15)
NMCC struggled to stop the Ste. Genevieve running game Friday night, and the Dragons took advantage of some NMCC fumbles on their way to a 48-6 win.
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Green Wave score in bunches in 62-8 win over Portageville
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/15)
Malden scored four first-quarter touchdowns against Portageville on Friday night, and needed just two scores to take the lead for good during its 62-8 win.
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Seeing double: 13 sets of twins enrolled at Kindergarten Center
(Local News ~ 09/05/15)
leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Thirteen sets of twins at the Sikeston Kindergarten and Early Childhood Center have teachers, staff and students seeing double this school year. Principal Jenny Hobeck said having six or seven sets of twins in a given school year is about the norm for the center, but 13 is definitely a higher-than-usual number. Seven sets of twins are enrolled in kindergarten and six sets, are enrolled in the prekindergarten program this school year, she said...
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Kelly still searching for first win after 38-19 loss to St. Vincent
(High School Sports ~ 09/05/15)
PERRYVILLE -- St. Vincent quarterback Joe Whistler was just looking for two yards and to move the chains when he burrowed behind junior center Ethan Pecaut on a third-down run on the Indians' first possession of the game at his own 21-yard line Friday night...
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Tickets for Hospital Ball fundraiser now on sale
(Local News ~ 09/05/15)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Missouri Delta Medical Center Foundation will be offering tickets to Atlantic City's golden age for this year's Hospital Ball. The Ball Committee co-chairs, Rhea Boyce and Chesnye Steward, said they are excited to be working on "a great event with an even greater purpose."...
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SPEAKOUT (471-6636)
(Opinion ~ 09/05/15)
I want to thank the Missouri Department of Transportation for resurfacing the roads by Kelly High School. It is so much better to have a smooth road. Thank you very much. To the person and rest of the people who like Donald Trump, you are forgetting one thing. ...
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