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Sikeston VA clinic closure
(Local News ~ 07/08/13)
The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center Sikeston clinic is closed July 8 due to a power outage. All appointments have been cancelled for the day and will be rescheduled. Telephones are also down. For additional information, call the Poplar Bluff main facility at 686-4151...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 07/08/13)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. 40 KILLED, HUNDREDS WOUNDED IN CAIRO ATTACK A ministry official says gunmen targeted supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi holding a sit-in outside a military building...
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James Stout
(Obituary ~ 07/08/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- James Stout, 74, died at 10:52 p.m. July 7, 2013, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Betty Phillips
(Obituary ~ 07/08/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Betty Phillips, 87, died at 3 a.m., July 8, 2013, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Bill Hardin
(Obituary ~ 07/08/13)
DEXTER -- Bill Hardin, 71, died July 6, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Jack Morgan
(Obituary ~ 07/08/13)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Jack Dean Morgan, 82, died July 7, 2013, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Velma Harris
(Obituary ~ 07/08/13)
DEXTER -- Velma Harris, 77, died July 5, 2013, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Post 114 swept by Dunklin Co., Squirrels finish third
(Community Sports ~ 07/08/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Sikeston American Legion Post 114 baseball team was swept in a doubleheader against Dunklin County Saturday. Sikeston fell 8-1 during the first game and 7-6 in nine innings during the non-conference game. During the first game, Sikeston fell behind 2-0 after the top of the third, but answered with their lone run in the bottom half of the inning. Dunklin County added two runs in the sixth and put the game away in the seventh with four more...
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Sikeston woman authors first book at 97 years old
(Local News ~ 07/08/13)
jillb@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Life is constantly changing for Luella Duncan. She was a farm girl growing up in Stoddard County then a wife and mother making her family's home in Kennett. Today she is a busy senior citizen. But one thing has stayed the same: her love of writing...
- Saturday fire (Local News ~ 07/08/13)
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Sikeston team earns gold medal in Skills USA competition
(Local News ~ 07/08/13)
leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- When Sydney King and her team placed fourth in the promotional bulletin board category at the Skills USA national competition last year, the then-junior vowed to return her senior year and win first place. King stayed true to her word, and last weekend, she and her team mates junior Alana Ellis and senior Olivia Whited brought home Sikeston Career and Technology Center's first gold medal win at the national competition...
- Rodeo time is drawing near (Local News ~ 07/08/13)
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Suspect in Charleston shooting is arrested in North Carolina
(Local News ~ 07/08/13)
CHARLESTON - A man wanted for a shooting which injured a 39-year old man and his 10-year-old son is in custody. Mark Mowery, who is charged with first degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon, was arrested in North Carolina, Charleston Department of Public Safety Director Robert Hearnes reported Sunday...
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 07/08/13)
When are the citizens of these United States going to demand that Congress stand up to the executive branch of government? I feel like we have reverted back to the 1700s, taxes with no one representing the working class. I think we fought a war with England on this very issue, won the war and have spent the next 200 plus years trying to be just like England...
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Power outage temporarily closes local clinic
(Local News ~ 07/08/13)
SIKESTON - The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center reported a power outage at the Sikeston clinic has necessitated closure of the clinic for today. The closure was effective at noon today. At approximately 10 a.m., clinic staff notified medical center officials of the power outage. At this time, Sikeston Board of Municipal Utilities representatives do not know when power will be restored...
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Miner dog licenses required but cheap
(Local News ~ 07/08/13)
scottw@standard-democrat.com MINER -- Keeping the Miner's costs down for taking strays to the local humane shelter could be as simple as enforcing the city ordinance already in the books. Action on an ordinance to set fees for the impoundment of an animal was tabled by the Miner Board of Aldermen during their regular monthly meeting Monday...
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