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World Series hopes drained following Squirrels' 11-1 loss
(High School Sports ~ 08/11/14)
EPHRATA, Wash. -- There is still one game left in pool play for the Charleston Fighting Squirrels, but the 2014 Senior Babe Ruth World Series is basically over for the Midwest Plains regional champions. The Squirrels lost their third game in divisional play at the tournament being played at Ephrata (Wash.) High School's Johnson-O'Brien Stadium on Sunday. ...
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World Series over for Squirrels following 13-1 loss
(High School Sports ~ 08/11/14)
EPHRATA, Wash. -- A year ago, the Charleston Fighting Squirrels were within two games of moving into the Senior Babe Ruth World Series title game. A year later, the Alabama Rawdogs weren't in the mood to have a close game with the Squirrels. The Rawdogs, the defending World Series champions, sent the Squirrels home to Missouri with a memory that Charleston faithful would probably rather forget. Alabama got off to a quick start en route to a 13-1 win over the Squirrels...
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62nd rodeo ends; Michaels donates $5K to Hoops for Life
(Local News ~ 08/11/14)
By Samantha Rinehart SEMO News Service SIKESTON -- When Bret Michaels packed up and left with his band after closing out the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo on Saturday, he left behind more than memories. Through his Bret Michaels Life Rocks Foundation, he also left behind a $5,000 check for the Hoops for Life charity...
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Vandalism, looting in St. Louis
(Local News ~ 08/11/14)
FERGUSON (AP) -- A day of anger over a fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man in suburban St. Louis turned to mayhem as people looted businesses, vandalized vehicles and confronted police who sought to block off access to several areas of the city...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 08/11/14)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. ARMS SENT TO KURDS IN FIGHT AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE U.S. officials tell AP the Obama administration has begun providing weapons to Kurdish forces making headway against Islamic extremists in Iraq...
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Placing grass clippings in city's street is not legal
(Local News ~ 08/11/14)
SIKESTON -- City residents who blow grass clippings into the street on purpose will soon get a friendly reminder: Please don't. "City staff driving around town have noticed an increase of grass clippings being blown into the street or discharged from a mower intentionally," said Darren Martin, stormwater management coordinator for the city...
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Routine traffic stop leads to discovery of theft from business
(Local News ~ 08/11/14)
NEW MADRID - What began as an attempted traffic stop led to the discovery of a theft from a New Madrid County business. At 3:30 a.m. Sunday, a New Madrid County deputy observed a vehicle near the intersection of State Highway BB and State Highway P in rural New Madrid County. According to New Madrid County Sheriff Terry M. Stevens, the vehicle fled from the deputy as he attempted to conduct a traffic stop for speeding...
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Vera Mae Gaston
(Obituary ~ 08/11/14)
JASPER, Ala. -- Vera Mae Gaston, formerly of Morehouse, Mo., 87, died Aug. 8, 2014, at Walker Baptist Medical Center in Jasper. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Bessie Simpson
(Obituary ~ 08/11/14)
JACKSON -- Bessie Ruth Simpson, 93, died Aug. 9, 2014, at the Monticello House in Jackson. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Man arrested after breaking car door handle
(Local News ~ 08/11/14)
BENTON -- A Sikeston-area man is in custody on charges of tampering with a motor vehicle. Nickie J. Cain, 41, of rural Sikeston is charged with the class C felony of first degree tampering. Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said Deputy Zac Harris responded at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday to State Highway BB for a report of property damage. Harris met with the victim who advised that Cain had broken the door handle off her pickup...
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Routine traffic stop leads to discovery of theft from business
(Local News ~ 08/11/14)
NEW MADRID - What began as an attempted traffic stop led to the discovery of a theft from a New Madrid County business. At 3:30 a.m. Sunday, a New Madrid County deputy observed a vehicle near the intersection of State Highway BB and State Highway P in rural New Madrid County. According to New Madrid County Sheriff Terry M. Stevens, the vehicle fled from the deputy as he attempted to conduct a traffic stop for speeding...
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 08/11/14)
Hurrah for the Arizona's law for the execution of inmate Woods. How can anyone feel pity for him because he suffered for 90 minutes before he died, in comparison to the suffering he caused his victim(s) and their families that caused him to be on death row to start with? I, for one, hope Arizona keeps their law as is - and if more of the inmates had to suffer like their victim(s) do for days, months and years - instead of rewarding them with a fully equipped gym, high dollar basketballs that are left out in the rain to rot, three meals a day, free clothes and laundry and charged on one or two dollars to see a doctor or dentist - he should be thankful it took only 90 minutes and 12 seconds to die.. ...
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Scores improve on final rodeo night
(Community Sports ~ 08/11/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Competitors on Saturday closed out the 62nd annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo saw some of the best times and scores of the week to drastically alter the top of the overall leader board. Out of 12 entrants in the bull riding competition on Saturday, only J.W. Harris held on long enough to post a score and he more than made it count...
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