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Driver killed in accident on Friday
(Local News ~ 07/01/17)
KEWANEE, Mo. - A Mississippi man was killed when he was thrown from his vehicle during an accident. Floyd S. Hill, 62, of Goodman, Miss., was pronounced dead at 5:11 p.m. Friday at Missouri Delta Medial Center following an accident. The death brings fatality count in the Troop E area to 26...
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East Prairie woman accused of distributing illegal narcotics
(Local News ~ 07/01/17)
EAST PRAIRIE - A preliminary hearing is set for an East Prairie woman on multiple drug charges. Amanda Dickson, 29, is to returned to court at 10 a.m. July 19 for a preliminary hearing on unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, possession of controlled substance, delivery of controlled substance and three counts of child endangerment...
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Lawsuit studied: Region's farmers discuss response to the damage to crops from diacamba
(Local News ~ 07/01/17)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Widespread damage from a herbicide to Southeast Missouri crops has some area farmers considering legal action. Bootheel farmers gathered in New Madrid Thursday to discuss the damage to their crops caused by the herbicide dicamba. Attorneys Bev Randles and Bill Randles from Kansas City, joined attorney Chance Hunter of New Madrid to discuss crop damage with farmers and what recourse farmers might have...
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Interchange construction will begin on July 17
(Local News ~ 07/01/17)
SIKESTON - Work to construct the Scott City interchange in Scott County will begin July 17, weather permitting, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. As construction is underway, the Route PP overpass bridge over Interstate 55 will be closed. The Route PP overpass will be replaced with a wider, three-lane bridge to accommodate turning movements for the new interchange. The project includes constructing a new roadway from Route 61 at Kelso to the overpass bridge...
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Traffic stop leads to felony drug charges
(Local News ~ 07/01/17)
SIKESTON -- A New Madrid man faces several drug-related felony charges following a vehicle stop early Friday in Sikeston. Gregory Stephen Hall Jr., 43, is charged with four counts of felony delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or a synthetic cannabinoid; one count of felony unlawful delivery of drug paraphernalia - for commercial purpose; and one count of misdemeanor possession of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid of 11-35 grams, according to online court records.. ...
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July Calendar Girl
(Local News ~ 07/01/17)
Aalyia Fobbs, the Standard Democrat July Calendar Girl, joined Uncle Sam in celebration of Independence Day. The daughter of Carl and Paula Fobbs, she was a finalist in the 2016 Miss Sikeston Contest. A 2017 graduate of Sikeston High School, she plans to attend Tulane University and major in psychotherapy and minor in fashion design...
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Sikeston teen earns second place in criminal justice competition
(Local News ~ 07/01/17)
SIKESTON -- A Sikeston high school student's knowledge in criminal justice earned him a place among the top honorees in the national SkillsUSA competition. Austin Novak, 17, earned a silver medal in the criminal justice division at the 53rd annual National Leadership and Skills Conference, a showcase of career and technical education students, held June 19-23 in Louisville, Ky...
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A USA birthday wish: to unite and to heal
(Editorial ~ 07/01/17)
As holidays go, the Fourth of July is special. The special day lacks the religious foundation of Christmas or Easter but brings a universal sense of patriotic pride amid the fireworks and family gatherings. Not many of us will pause on the 4th to remember why we celebrate this special day. But we should...
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Brenda Taylor-McKinnies
(Obituary ~ 07/01/17)
DUQUOIN, Ill. - Brenda Kay Taylor-McKinnies, 73, of Duquoin, Ill., died June 30, 2017, in Jackson, Mo. Born June 2, 1944, in Painton, Mo., to the late W.D. and Dorch Hillard Jester, she was an office manager and co-owner of We Care Transportation. She was a member of the First United Pentecostal Church in Duquoin, Ill...
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James 'Dale' Pierce
(Obituary ~ 07/01/17)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- James "Dale" Pierce, 77, died June 30, 2017, at his home in Poplar Bluff. Arrangements are incomplete at White-Sanders Funeral Home of Fisk.
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Agnes Canamore
(Obituary ~ 07/01/17)
LILBOURN, Mo. -- Agnes Inez Canamore, 93, formerly of the Lost Cane community near Manila, Ark., died June 30, 2017, at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born April 29, 1924, in Pottsville, Ark., daughter of the late Auby and Minnie Viola Turney Workman, she was raised in the Lost Cane community and attended the Little River Missionary Baptist Church. She moved to Catron in 1963 and to Lilbourn in 1976. She was a member of the Catron Baptist Church for many years...
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Betty Asbridge
(Obituary ~ 07/01/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Betty L. Asbridge, 82, died June 29, 2017, at the family home. Born Sept. 12, 1934, in Jackson, to the late Albert and Oma Mary Herzog Goehman, she was a retired presser for Candy Cane Cleaners of Cape Girardeau and a member of Christian Mission Church in Benton...
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A.J. Post
(Obituary ~ 07/01/17)
ORAN, Mo. -- A.J. Pobst, 91, died July 1, 2017, on the family farm. Born on Feb. 27, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Tony and Lorena Alma Heisserer Pobst, he was a retired self-employed farmer. A member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran, he was a staff sergeant for the United States Army from October 1950 to 1955...
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James Handy Moore
(Obituary ~ 07/01/17)
SIKESTON -- James Handy Moore, 85, died Friday, June 30, 2017, in Sikeston. Born Feb. 15, 1932, in Charleston, Handy was the son of Joseph Hunter Moore and Caroline McFadden Moore of Charleston. Descended from Southeast Missouri pioneers, Handy spent most of his life in farming and managing family interests...
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