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Juvenile faces four counts of unlawful use of a weapon
(Local News ~ 04/26/16)
SIKESTON -- A 16-year-old is facing charges after he threatened residents with a handgun. Around 1 p.m. Monday, Sikeston Department of Public Safety officers were called to the 1300 block of West Murray Lane to investigate a report of weapon brandishing...
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Forge check report leads to arrest
(Local News ~ 04/26/16)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - A forged check investigation led to the arrest of an East Prairie man. Michael Paul Brown is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on charges of forgery and theft/ stealing, according to online court records. Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore reported an investigation began April 19 after Deputy David Watkins received a walk-in complaint about a stolen and forged check...
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Group brings the farm to Scott County third graders
(Local News ~ 04/26/16)
BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County Women in Agriculture brought the farm to over 250 Scott County third graders Tuesday during the group's annual Farm Day. Amber Gill, third grade teacher at Scott County Central Elementary School, said her students are excited every year to come to the Farm Day, which is held at the St. Denis Parish Center in Benton...
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Goldia Moser
(Obituary ~ 04/26/16)
SIKESTON -- Goldia Ellen Moser, 90, died April 25, 2016, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Ponder Funeral Home, where services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sikeston...
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Your weather for April 26
(Local News ~ 04/26/16)
Today will be partly sunny with scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4 p.m. with a high near 84 and a south southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph then becoming mostly cloudy tonight with a 60 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms mainly after 4 a.m. ...
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Rapist, kidnapper of Southeast student gets life in prison
(Local News ~ 04/26/16)
JACKSON, Mo. -Jeffrey M. Lazier, 44, of Yorkville, Illinois, most likely will spend the rest of his life in a Missouri prison. Lazier pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree sodomy in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court. He then was sentenced to life in prison without parole by Judge Benjamin Lewis...
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Man accused of pointing BB gun at Chaffee resident
(Local News ~ 04/26/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. - Six witnesses said Freddy Joe Johnson, 30, of Delta showed up in the 300 block of North Fifth Street in Chaffee, Missouri, shouting out his car window. A physical struggle ensued, and Johnson ended up pointing a BB gun that resembled a real firearm at a man...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 04/26/16)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. HOW FRONT-RUNNERS VIEW UPCOMING CONTESTS Donald Trump aims for a sweep of all five Northeastern states holding primaries, while Hillary Clinton is already looking past Democratic rival Bernie Sanders...
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Sikeston Council OKs sign designs
(Local News ~ 04/26/16)
SIKESTON - For visitors heading to the Sikeston High School Field House or the Clinton Building, finding their way will soon be easier. At Monday's special meeting, Sikeston's City Council authorized city staff to proceed with a signage program. Linda Lowes, director of governmental services, presented the final designs created by Workshop Design LLC of Kansas City...
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Teresa Couch
(Obituary ~ 04/26/16)
MOUNT MORRIS, Mich. -- Teresa Helene Couch died April 21, 2016, at her home in Mount Morris. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston. For this obituary and more, see the Wednesday edition of the Standard Democrat.
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J.D. Verner
(Obituary ~ 04/26/16)
LILBOURN -- J.D. Verner, 71, died April 25, 2016, at his home. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of service at noon Saturday at Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Marston with the Rev. Charles K. Burton Jr. officiating. Burial with full military rites will follow in the Mason Cemetery in Point Pleasant with Williams Funeral Home of Howardville in charge of arrangements...
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