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One in custody for fatal shooting
(Local News ~ 10/30/15)
WARDELL - One person is in custody in connection with a fatal shooting. At approximately 6 p.m. Thursday, officers were called to 202 Back Street in Wardell in reference to a shooting, according to Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Greenwell. At the scene, officers found Russell E. Gray Jr. wounded in the back. Gray was taken to the Hayti Hospital and later died of his wounds, Greenwell reported...
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Kennett and Clarkton firefighters train for grain entrapment scenarios
(Local News ~ 10/30/15)
On Saturday, October 10th, the Kennett and Clarkton firefighters had the opportunity to train with a number of area fire departments for grain entrapment situations. The training was held at the Caruthersville Public Safety Center, and was attended by approximately two-dozen firefighters from five departments. Marty Schuessler, a fire safety instructor with the University of Missouri, has been working with the university for several years in developing a grain entrapment rescue class...
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Missouri's Rone Family Strives For Efficiency
(Local News ~ 10/30/15)
Defoliating and harvesting a cotton crop is like painting a picture. Unless everything is mixed together perfectly, the finished product won't be that good. Some have even suggested that the entire exercise (defoliation and harvesting) is an art form, and it's all about timing...
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Eat, drink, and be scary! Happy Halloween!
(Column ~ 10/30/15)
It's that time of year again! Pumpkins, ghosts, and candy corn! Make sure that you're paying close attention to roadways and crosswalks this weekend. Take a look at MODOT's release about Halloween safety for you and your family!
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What is real?
(Column ~ 10/30/15)
"...nor will people say, 'Here it is;' or 'There it is;' because the kingdom of God is within you." Luke 17:21 I just recently finished reading a book by author Dallas Willard. To give you a little information on Dallas who passed away in 2013, he was born in St. Louis, Missouri and attended college at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. Dallas was professor at the University of Southern California for many years and was an author known for writing about Christian Spiritual formation...
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St. Eustachius Fall Festival
(Local News ~ 10/30/15)
On Wednesday, Oct. 21, the St. Eustachius Home and School hosted a Fall Festival in the Parish Center for all the school children and their families. There were lots of games, concessions, a cake walk, a book walk for different grade levels and a raffle with several items donated by local businesses. ...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 10/30/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT CONGRESS IS SENDING TO OBAMA A budget and debt deal that averts a catastrophic national default and sets the budget for the federal government for the next two years...
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Area county officials discuss 911 options
(Local News ~ 10/30/15)
SIKESTON - They may represent different counties but they all want the same things - the best way to meet citizens' needs while making the best use of the taxpayer's dollars. To do just that, the county commissioners from Scott, New Madrid and Mississippi counties along with representatives from Stoddard County gathered Thursday to discuss a regional approach to a common problem: 911...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 10/30/15)
I'm calling in regards to "Board meetings sure not boring." I am a taxpayer with children in the school district. I attended my first school board meeting on Oct. 13, the first board meeting I have ever attended. I witnessed Mrs. Heather Drury bring up board policy and she also discussed testing scores. ...
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Barbi Austin
(Obituary ~ 10/30/15)
CHAFFEE -- Barbara "Barbi" Austin, 52, died Oct. 27, 2015, at the family home in Chaffee. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Vickie Saenz
(Obituary ~ 10/30/15)
SIKESTON - Vickie Saenz, 56, died Oct. 30, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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