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November deer harvest up from last year
(Outdoors ~ 12/05/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Building on a strong opening weekend harvest, Missouri hunters went on to check a total of 167,205 deer during firearms deer season Nov. 15 through 25. The number exceeds last year's harvest of 157,273. The Missouri Department of Conservation reports the top harvest counties were Howell, with 3,418 deer checked; Franklin, with 3,338 and Texas, with 3,170...
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Lilbourn's Christmas Vesper Service set for Dec. 7
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
As they have for the past 73 years, the words "Glory to God!" will open the 2014 Christmas Vesper Service, at Lilbourn's First United Methodist Church, on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m. The late Marguerite Tope, a music teacher at Lilbourn Elementary School and choir director for the Lilbourn church, began the Christmas Vesper Service in 1942, an annual tradition that has continued every December since. ...
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Golden Living Center New Madrid Receives Bronze National Quality Award
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
New Madrid -- Golden Living Center-New Madrid has been recognized as a 2014 recipient of the Bronze -- Commitment to Quality Award for its dedication to improving the lives of residents through quality care. The award is the first of three distinctions possible through the National Quality Award program, presented by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). ...
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Dreaming of a 'Right' Christmas
(Column ~ 12/05/14)
Having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit? Well, you're not alone. For many people, the Holidays are a mindless blur of too much food, too much shopping, too much spending, and not enough sleeping. The question begs to be asked: Are we too busy these days to have a 'right' Christmas?...
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New Madrid set to usher in holiday season
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
NEW MADRID - If holiday decorations, hot chocolate and a little bit of history of the season won't put you in Christmas spirit, how about a Christmas parade featuring those classic holiday movies, a village filled with activities for children and, of course, Santa Claus?...
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Lady Bearcats pull off come-from-behind win to beat Jackson
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/14)
FARMINGTON -- Dexter junior point guard Dakota Reynolds has a knack for protecting the ball until she is fouled late in close game and then delivering at the free throw line. Such a display took place in the final two minutes of regulation in third-seeded Dexter's game against the second-seeded Jackson Indians Thursday night in a semifinal of the Farmington Invitational. ...
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Braves reach ninth-straight OIT final with win over Advance
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- For the ninth-straight year the Scott County Central Braves find themselves back in the Oran Invitational Tournament title game. The six-time defending champions held off a resilient Advance squad in Thursday's semifinal contest for a 90-66 win...
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Oran falls to Malden 70-63 in OIT semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com ORAN -- After a back-and-forth game between second-seeded Oran and third-seeded Malden it was the Green Wave's deft free throw shooting that booked their ticket to the Oran Invitational Tournament title game. Building a five-point lead in the final three minutes of the contest, Malden hit 13 of their final 14 free throws to hold on for a 70-63 final that propels them back to the title game after a seven-year absence...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston wrestling team sweeps Dexter, Notre Dame
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston wrestling team swept its dual match against Dexter and Notre Dame Thursday night at Notre Dame High School. Sikeston took down Dexter 49-21 and Notre Dame 80-0. Results from the Dexter match are as follows:...
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Over 200 laundry baskets to be delivered in area this weekend
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
SIKESTON -- Christmas will come a bit early for over 200 senior citizens this weekend in six Southeast Missouri towns. Volunteers with Laundry Baskets Full of Love, or LBFOL, will deliver on Saturday household cleaning and personal care supplies to residents of Poplar Bluff, Hayti, Risco, Gideon, Wardell and Morehouse. The deliveries will be made as part of the Sikeston-based charity's third annual Project Christmas Basket...
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Police cases stirring national debate
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
NEW YORK (AP) -- From the White House to the streets of some of America's biggest cities, the New York chokehold case converged with the Ferguson shooting and investigations out of South Carolina and Cleveland to stir a national conversation Thursday about racial justice and police use of force...
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Phillips reunion a big success
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
The Phillips family wishes to thank friends and family that attended the reunion. Everyone enjoyed the pot luck at noon. A variety of good food and desserts were enjoyed by all. Afterwards, games were played. Bingo was the big hit and a lot of neat prizes were won...
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Christmas tree fires have caused millions in damage; Fire agencies offer holiday decorating tips
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
As Christmas trees and holiday lights are the source of hundreds of house fires and millions in damage every holiday season, firefighters are asking the public to use caution this holiday season. While live trees are cherished by those wanting a more traditional Christmas theme, a dry tree is a virtual tinderbox. ...
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Free workshop on how to earn your Commercial Drivers License
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
Would you like information on what it takes to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) in order to drive large trucks on roadways? Would you like to learn about professions often requiring this license? The New Madrid County Family Resource Center, along with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT), will offer a free three-hour workshop to provide a comprehensive overview of the written portion of the CDL exam and a general overview of the driving portion of the exam to a limited number of attendees.. ...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
10 Things to Know for Today The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. POLICE CASES CONVERGE TO STIR NATIONAL DEBATE Thousands of diverse demonstrators protest for a second night around the U.S. after a New York grand jury cleared a white police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner...
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Final deadline set for disaster recovery project
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Done or not, disaster recovery projects from the spring 2011 flooding and activation of the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway will be closed in May. County Clerk Junior DeLay advised commissioners during the regular weekly Mississippi County Commission meeting Thursday of information received this week from State Emergency Management Agency officials regarding the county's last remaining disaster recovery project: restoring County Road 310...
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Serenity Hughes
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
CHARLESTON -- Serenity Rose Hughes, infant daughter of Laura Cockrum and Jeffery Hughes II of Charleston, died Dec. 3, 2014, at the SSM St. Mary's Medical Center in St. Louis. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition...
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James Miederhoff
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
ADVANCE -- James Richard Miederhoff, 69, died Dec. 2, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Jovada Kincy
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
DEXTER -- Jovada June Kincy, 74, died Dec. 3, 2014, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Geraldine Perry
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
BERTRAND -- Geraldine Winters Perry, 90, died Dec. 5, 2014, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Bob Harris
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
BERTRAND -- C.D. "Bob" Harris, 80, died Dec. 4, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Sarah Loflin
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Sarah Kathryn Loflin, 84, died at 11:08 a.m. Dec. 3, 2014, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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John Burton
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
SIKESTON -- John William Burton, 70, passed away at 10:20 p.m. Dec. 2, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 12/05/14)
Amnesty will destroy the America we have known and loved. The illegals are to be welcomed as workers, yet we have tens of millions of unemployed on welfare. We can't afford to pay the impossible debt we have. As many as 30 million illegals have poured across the border. ...
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Historical Society readies for annual open house
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- If the Mississippi County Historical Society's Moore Home is a place you'd like to spend more time in, you're in luck. Society members are putting the finishing touches on decorations for their annual Christmas holiday open house...
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