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Sikeston splits SEMO Conference Tournament doubleheader, falls to Poplar Bluff in semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/16)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Sikeston's SEMO Conference revenge tour began with promise, but hit a snag on a chilly evening at Capaha Park. A pitching gem from Trent Sidwell avenged an earlier loss to start Monday's SEMO Conference Tournament doubleheader but the Bulldogs couldn't keep it going an hour and half later in a different city...
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PREP ROUNDUP: SCC escapes Risco, Sikeston loses to Poplar Bluff in PKs
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/16)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Gavin Pobst tripled and Jeffery Porter pitched six strong innings during the Braves' home win. Pobst, finished 3 for 3 with three RBI while Jacob Brown added three hits and three runs. Jordan Crone chipped in with a 2-3 effort for Scott County Central (6-3) as well...
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East Prairie man arrested for stealing cell phone
(Local News ~ 05/03/16)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Social media users helped identify an East Prairie man charged with stealing another resident's cell phone. Garry Lee Coffer Jr., 26, is charged with stealing. He is scheduled to be arraigned at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday before Judge S. Rob Barker in Mississippi County's Division 1 courtroom in Charleston...
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Sikeston man arrested for child abuse
(Local News ~ 05/03/16)
SIKESTON -- A Sikeston man faces child abuse charges. Wayne Allen Hood, 44, is charged with felony abuse of a child. Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said on March 17 a detective with the Scott County Sheriff's Office began investigating allegations that, within the last year, Hood was responsible for abuse-related injuries to a child under his care...
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St. Louisan on quest to play and review every golf course in Missouri. Sikeston next
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/16)
Mark Schupp sold his business in 2014 and immediately got to work on accomplishing something no one else has done, playing every one of the approximately 375 golf courses in the Show Me State. As opposed to many prospective retirees who are worried about how they will fill their time, Schupp wasn't quite sure if he would have enough time to do everything necessary to pull this off...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston track has good showing at PB Invitational, NMCC makes district final
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/16)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The Sikeston boys track team finished second at the Poplar Bluff Invitational track meet Tuesday while the girls took third. Earnest Fobbs won the long jump (20-6) and triple jump (44-1), Deterio Newman took the 400-meter with a 51.17 run and Sikeston's 4x4 relay team finished first with a time of 3:31.32...
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Your weather for May 3
(Local News ~ 05/03/16)
Today will be partly sunny, with a high near 69 then becoming partly cloudy tonight with a low around 50. Mostly sunny on Wednesday with a high near 70 and a west southwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon while Wednesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 46 and a north northwest wind 6 to 11 mph. ...
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Neighbors mystified over why man was killed by state trooper
(Local News ~ 05/03/16)
JACKSON, Mo. - Wilson said Hobbs, 48, of Neelys Landing was over at her trailer -- situated across the street from his own -- all day Friday. He helped her move items out of the trailer. She said he had not been drinking alcohol that day. She asked, because she allowed him to use her truck. She said he seemed happy and smiling...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 05/03/16)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT TED CRUZ FACES IN MIDWESTERN PRIMARY It's a high-stakes test for the Texas senator's slumping presidential campaign in Indiana, one of the last opportunities for him to halt Trump's stunning march toward the GOP nomination...
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Arthur Hutchcraft
(Obituary ~ 05/03/16)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Arthur Wayne Hutchcraft, 84, died May 2, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation is from 12:30 p.m. until time of service at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter with the Rev. Greg McGhee officiating...
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Insurance costs increase for Sikeston in 2016
(Local News ~ 05/03/16)
SIKESTON - The city of Sikeston will see its insurance costs rise more than $20,000 in 2016. In Monday's regular monthly meeting, the city council approved the renewal quote totaling $373,505 from Newton and Company for the city's liability and property insurance premiums. In 2015, Sikeston's property and liability insurance cost $353,461 or $20,044 less than for the coming year...
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Assault charges filed against Kennett resident
(Local News ~ 05/03/16)
KENNETT, Mo. - A 27-year-old Kennett resident, Matt Estes, was arrested April 27 and is currently being held at the Dunklin County Justice Center on a $200,000 cash only bond. Estes is being charged in connection to a child abuse case that was reported April 26, 2016...
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Ranessa Caudle
(Obituary ~ 05/03/16)
SIKESTON - Ranessa Ann Caudle, 53, died May 1, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. There are no public services scheduled. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Martin Hunt
(Obituary ~ 05/03/16)
SIKESTON -- Martin John Hunt, 76, died May 1, 2016, at his home in Sikeston. There are no public services scheduled. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Patricia Crosier
(Obituary ~ 05/03/16)
BARLOW, Ky. - Patricia Ann Crosier, 76, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died at 1:45 a.m. April 30, 2016, at her home in Barlow. Graveside services and burial were conducted Tuesday at Barlow Cemetery under the direction of Morrow Funeral Chapel of LaCenter...
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Clifford Wray
(Obituary ~ 05/03/16)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The Rev. Clifford E. Wray, 91, died May 2, 2016, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation is from 9:30 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter with the Rev. Dean Williams officiating...
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Leon Minor
(Obituary ~ 05/03/16)
SIKESTON -- Leon Minor, 79, died April 30, 2016, in Sikeston. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Saturday at West End Missionary Baptist Church in Sikeston with Undra West, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset of Memories in Sikeston with the Williams Funeral Home of Sikeston in charge of arrangements...
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