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Offense lacks for Portageville, NMCC rolls in first round of Class 3, District 1 tournament
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- A problem that has plagued the Portageville boys basketball team all season came back to haunt them once again. Held to just eight points in the first half, the Bulldogs saw their season end Tuesday after falling to Hayti 47-34 during the Class 3, District 1 tournament at New Madrid County Central High School...
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Sikeston takes down Ste. Genevieve 76-58
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com STE. GENEVIEVE -- The Sikeston Bulldogs won for the eighth time in the last nine games as they defeated Ste. Genevieve 76-58 on the road on Monday night. The Bulldogs added the Dragons late to the schedule after having two cancellations due to inclement weather last week...
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NMCC squeaks by Malden, Portageville advances in Class 3, District 1 girls tournament
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- Fourth-seeded New Madrid County Central slipped past upset-minded Malden 42-40 during the first round of the Class 3, District 1 tournament Monday at New Madrid County Central High School. Senior Shanterra Waters hit the tying field goal and go-ahead free throw with 34 seconds remaining and NMCC was able to thwart each of Malden's chances to hold on for first-year head coach BJ Stone's first district win...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Sikeston girls top school win mark with victory over Cape Central
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs broke the school record for wins Tuesday following a 65-24 victory over Cape Central. Sikeston's 19th win clips the old mark of 18 set in 2006. It's also Sikeston's 13th win in a row -- another school record...
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Sikeston edges Festus 40-37, ties school win mark
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com FESTUS -- The Sikeston girls basketball team tied the school record for wins Monday after slipping past Festus 40-37 on the road. Sikeston clipped its 18th win for the first time since 2006. It's also Sikeston's 12th win in a row...
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SCC, Chaffee roll to semifinal wins during Class 2, District 1 tournament
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/15)
sports@standard-democrat.com BLOOMFIELD -- Coming off back-to-back district championships in Class 1, the Scott County Central Bravettes showed no problems in moving up a class Monday night when they opened up the Class 2, District 1 tournament. Led by Johneisha Daniel's 29 points, second-seeded Scott Central rolled past third-seeded South Pemiscot and into the championship with a 67-29 final...
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Your local weather forecast for Feb. 24
(Local News ~ 02/24/15)
Mostly sunny today with a high near 32 then becoming mostly clear tonight with a low around 23. Wednesday will be partly sunny, with a high near 35 while Wednesday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Cloudy on Thursday with a 20 percent chance of light snow after 7 a.m. ...
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Advance graduate explores love of music
(Local News ~ 02/24/15)
ADVANCE -- Chris Welch is a 2008 graduate of Advance High School, but he's currently living in St. Louis and writing and singing his own music. "When I first started playing I was playing red dirt country and Americana, so I guess you could say that's what my genre is," says Welch. "It's really just my own stuff."...
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Sheriff probes shooting death in Carter County
(Local News ~ 02/24/15)
EASTWOOD -- Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a Carter County man early Friday morning in his Eastwood-area home. The Carter County Sheriff's Department received a call at 1:35 a.m. Friday from a woman near Eastwood requesting an ambulance "for a family member who had been shot," said Sheriff Rick Stephens...
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Stoddard County meth dealer sentenced to 14 years
(Local News ~ 02/24/15)
BLOOMFIELD -- A convicted Stoddard County drug dealer is going away for a long time, thanks to a petition for an enhanced sentence. On January 6, 2015, a trial was conducted in the case of State of Missouri v. John Kacy Jones. Jones was found guilty of the Class B Felony of distribution of a controlled substance (Methamphetamine)...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 02/24/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1. STATES USE SECRET SURVEYS TO REDUCE PRISON POPULATIONS An AP investigation finds that psychological assessments are being used to determine whether inmates are likely to commit future crimes to judge who might be safe to release--despite high-profile failures and uneven application...
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Joe N. Bankhead
(Obituary ~ 02/24/15)
CHARLESTON -- Joe N. Bankhead, 82 died Feb. 21, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation is from 2 p.m. until time of service at 3 p.m. Sunday at Opportunity Church of God in Christ in Charleston. Steve Betts, pastor, will officiate...
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Buddy Fisher
(Obituary ~ 02/24/15)
CHARLESTON -- William C. "Buddy" Fisher, 82, died Feb. 21, 2015, at the Charleston Manor. Visitation is from 1 p.m. until time of service at 2 p.m. Saturday at the House of Prayer in Charleston with JoAnn McCauley, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow int he Oak Grove Cemetery in Charleston with Williams Funeral Home of Charleston in charge of arrangements...
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Richard Walker
(Obituary ~ 02/24/15)
NEW MADRID -- Richard Walker, 64, died Feb. 24, 2015, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Richards Funeral Home in New Madrid.
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Dorothy Emery
(Obituary ~ 02/24/15)
NEW MADRID -- Dorothy Emery, 96, died Feb. 24, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with Richards Funeral Home in New Madrid.
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Rita Bader
(Obituary ~ 02/24/15)
DEXTER -- Rita L. Bader, 93, died Feb. 22, 2015, at the Malden Nursing Center. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, with parish prayers at 7 p.m., at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dexter with the Rev. David Dohogne officiating...
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Mississippi County Sheriff's Dept. issues gift card scam alert
(Local News ~ 02/24/15)
CHARLESTON - Mississippi County residents are being targeted by a scammer. Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore said his office has received reports from residents saying they have received calls from the Florida phone number 850-389-4517 by a man with a heavy foreign accent. The man claims to work for the Florida Attorney General's office and says he is calling to collect a fine for an outstanding warrant, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Department...
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Miner OKs bid for water towers
(Local News ~ 02/24/15)
scottw@standard-democrat.com MINER -- Miner won't get the top of the line restoration job on the city's water towers but should end up with decent results that look good. The Miner Board of Aldermen accepted during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday a bid of $339,100 from Maguire Iron of Sioux Falls, S.D., for work on two of the city's three water towers...
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