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Rare Supermoon Eclipse seen around the world
(Local News ~ 09/28/15)
A so-called supermoon is seen at the start of a lunar eclipse above Sikeston on Sunday night. Supermoon, or perigee moon, is the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. The supermoon combined with a total lunar eclipse, which is the first time the two events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and won't happen again until 2033...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Cox scores four goals in Sikeston soccer's 10-0 win over Fredericktown
(High School Sports ~ 09/28/15)
Sam Cox had a hat trick nearly five minutes into the game and finished with four goals in Sikeston's 10-0 mercy rule win over Fredericktown.
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 09/28/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. OBAMA AND PUTIN TO COME FACE TO FACE FOR FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A YEAR Rising tensions over Syria and Ukraine will be discussed at the meeting, which occurs on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly...
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Accused bank robber indicted by federal grand jury
(Local News ~ 09/28/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU (SMNS) -- The case against a man accused of robbing a Cape Girardeau bank has moved into the federal system. Jeron Mister, 35, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, has been indicted by a grand jury on a federal charge of bank robbery by force or violence for his alleged role in a robbery earlier this month at The Bank of Missouri in Cape Girardeau...
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Tilson murder trial set to begin today in New Madrid County
(Local News ~ 09/28/15)
NEW MADRID - A jury is scheduled to be selected today to decide whether a man is guilty of murder. Kevin T. Tilson, 38, is charged with second degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the May 10, 2013, death of Rodney Maxwell in Caruthersville...
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Three shot in Malden altercation Sunday
(Local News ~ 09/28/15)
MALDEN (SMNS) -- An altercation that took place on the 600 Block of North Kimball in Malden on Sunday evening reportedly ended in three people being shot. According to Malden Chief of Police Jarrett Bullock, two people have been hospitalized in critical condition, and one young boy was released from the hospital after treatment for being grazed by a bullet. Police say the dispute was apparently over what appeared to be illegal gambling...
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One arrested after shooting in Parma
(Local News ~ 09/28/15)
PARMA -- One person has been jailed after a shooting in Parma on Saturday afternoon. According to reports, Michael Tyrone Johnson, 21, was jailed after a shooting on South Broad Street in Parma, between a community building and Main Street on Saturday afternoon...
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Change for the better
(Local News ~ 09/28/15)
Over 450 people participated from 19 churches in Sikeston's Change the World projects Saturday. Participants spread across the community to connect with and to improve the community. According to organizers during the day-long event, participants volunteered at six nursing homes, demolished a house, repaired homes, built a wheelchair ramp and cleared 17 lots of debris. ...
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Nazi Gold
(Column ~ 09/28/15)
Nazi Gold! But here's a story about Nazi gold that's a bit closer to home; although it begins in Merkers, Germany, a long way from New Madrid. There would be no reason to go there, unless you were fighting across Germany in World War II as a soldier in Patton's Third Army in April 1945...
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Louis Culver
(Obituary ~ 09/28/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Louis Harrison Culver, 88, died Sept. 25, 2015, at the Monticello House in Jackson. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Aretha Miller
(Obituary ~ 09/28/15)
PARMA -- Aretha Miller, 63, died Sept. 21, 2015. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Alberta Stewart
(Obituary ~ 09/28/15)
PERRYVILLE -- Alberta C. Stewart, 83, of Perryville died Sept. 26, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Clarence Hicks
(Obituary ~ 09/28/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU - Clarence Hicks, 71, died Sept. 26, 2015, at the Saint Francis Medical Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Madge Ash
(Obituary ~ 09/28/15)
DALHART, Texas -- Mary Magdelene "Madge" Ash, 91, died Sept. 23, 2015, died Sept. 23, 2015, in Dalhart. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Louise McIntyre
(Obituary ~ 09/28/15)
ANNISTON -- Louise Thurman McIntye, 94, died Sept. 26, 2015, at her daughter's home in Charleston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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SPEAKOUT (471-6636)
(Opinion ~ 09/28/15)
If Hungary can so quickly put up a razor-sharp fence to keep the Syrian refugees out of their country, why can't the United States do likewise on the Mexican border? I will bet almost any amount of money that the geography professor that shot the young man and his girlfriend was probably a longtime user of antidepressant drugs. ...
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