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Kellams throws five TD passes in 40-20 win over East Prairie
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/15)
PORTAGEVILLE -- After a last-minute hook-and-lateral left Portageville in shock following last year's meeting against East Prairie, the Bulldogs made sure there'd be no upset this time around. Led by senior Jon Garrett Kellams, Portageville pulled away in the second half to avenge last season's loss, 40-20, in their final home game of the season...
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68th Annual National Soybean Festival deemed successful; Grand Parade dedicated to Tom Doering
(Local News ~ 10/08/15)
With cooler temperatures in the air, the Kiddie Parade last Tuesday and Grand Parade last Thursday managed to get through with out a drop of rain. The top float winner in this year's 68th Annual National Soybean Parade goes to the "Old Broads Plus One" with their Green Acres themed float...
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NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION WELCOMES STRONG START ON POSTAL REFORM
(Editorial ~ 10/08/15)
WASHINGTON--The National Newspaper Association this week took a big step forward in its decade-long efforts to preserve universal mail service as Sen. Tom Carper, D-DE, introduced the Improving Postal Operations, Service & Transparency Act, iPOST. NNA said it believed the bill would set a positive tone in the 114th Congress to provide the U.S. Postal Service with cash flow flexibility while focusing much needed attention on rural mail service...
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Finding God's Will
(Column ~ 10/08/15)
Sometimes I am asked by Christians, "How can I know the will of God for my life?" My answer is that God has given us three means of confirming the will of God for our lives. The first is through the Bible. Secondly, there is the inner prompting of the Holy Spirit. And third, there is the aligning of outward circumstances...
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Sikeston woman dies in I-55 crash
(Local News ~ 10/08/15)
JACKSON (SMNS) -- A Sikeston woman was killed Wednesday during a single-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 55, just north of the Jackson Main Street exit. Bethany Venable, 29, was driving a Chevrolet Trailblazer when she traveled off the left side of the roadway, overcorrected, traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Local schools take measures to keep students safe
(Local News ~ 10/08/15)
SIKESTON -- School remains one of the places parents expect their children to be safe, and local education and law enforcement officials have taken measures to increase security and ensure safety in and around schools. Missouri law requires school personnel to go through an active shooter training led by law enforcement...
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NMCC student takes on challenges of college summer school
(Local News ~ 10/08/15)
NEW MADRID -- If any of Maddie Thompson's teachers ask her to write an essay on "How I Spent My Summer Vacation," she will have quite a story to tell. Thompson, a senior at New Madrid County Central High School, spent eight weeks of her summer studying psychology, anthropology and drawing at California's Stanford University and all of it paid for with a scholarship...
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Ray taps in winner during Sikeston's 1-0 victory over Cape Central
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Dakota Ray sank the game-winning goal giving the Sikeston soccer team a 1-0 win over visiting Cape Central Thursday. A long pass by Andrew Pearson bounced in Sikeston's favor, sending Conner Merideth into a sprint towards the goal. Merideth averted two Cape Central defenders and slipped a backwards pass to Ray, who crashed towards the middle of the net and rolled one in...
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Fire safety week
(Local News ~ 10/08/15)
Sikeston Public Safety Officer Sgt Adam Eftink shows students from St. Francis Xavier Preschool program a light used to alert an air ambulance during a program DPS officers presented as part of Fire Safety Week. The youngsters watched a fire safety video and learned about the fire trucks and in return presented the officers with cookies they had made. Also pictured with the children is officer Mario Whitney. (Jill Bock, Staff)...
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Bethany Venable
(Obituary ~ 10/08/15)
SIKESTON -- Bethany Venable, 29, died Oct. 7, 2015, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Edward Marshall
(Obituary ~ 10/08/15)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Edward A. Marshall, 80, died Oct. 7, 2015, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Lonnie Oliver
(Obituary ~ 10/08/15)
MYRTLE -- Lonnie Gene Oliver, 74, formerly of East Prairie, died Oct. 4, 2015, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Thelma Oliver
(Obituary ~ 10/08/15)
DEXTER -- Thelma Idabel Oliver, 91, died Oct. 6, 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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Martha Evans
(Obituary ~ 10/08/15)
SIKESTON -- Martha Jackson Evans, 52, died Oct. 7, 2015, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Sikeston man faces felony firearm charge
(Local News ~ 10/08/15)
news@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Sikeston Department of Public Safety officers serving a search warrant didn't find all the drugs they were looking for but did find a previously convicted felon had a firearm as reported. Lenard Tyrone Jackson, 29, of Sikeston is facing the class C felony charge of unlawful possession of a firearm...
- Holidays are coming (Local News ~ 10/08/15)
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Nice riding weather is forecast for Saturday's annual Cotton Ramble
(Local News ~ 10/08/15)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Nice weather Saturday could mean a big turnout for the 7th Annual Cotton Ramble Bike Ride. "We have over 125 riders pre-registered this year," said Ed Cowan who, along with his wife Jackie, helped put together the Cotton Ramble to showcase the area's agriculture. "We expect to double that if the weather is nice the day of the ride."...
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SPEAKOUT (471-6636)
(Opinion ~ 10/08/15)
I would like to say thanks to the city of Sikeston for etching the sidewalk along Ables Road on the south side for the property owners, except for the churches that do a good job. There are property owners who don't trim the sidewalk, and you end up with about half a sidewalk...
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