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10 Years later - still fresh on people's minds
(Local News ~ 01/29/16)
RISCO, Mo. -- Ten years later and the family of Teresa Butler still waits to discover the fate of a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother. Ten years later, Sheriff Terry Stevens is still searching for the answers. Sometime between 10 p.m. Jan. 24, 2006, and the next morning when her husband, Dale, returned from his job in Blytheville, Ark., Teresa Butler disappeared...
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The Thrill of the Hunt
(Sports Column ~ 01/29/16)
Hunting Rabbits with Beagles
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Portageville softball team moving from fall to spring season
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/16)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- The Portageville softball team will continue its chase for its first state championship, but they won't be doing it in the fall. After a unanimous vote by the school board, the softball team switched its season from fall to spring, which will take place beginning in the 2016-17 school year...
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Not all funding solutions are created equal
(Column ~ 01/29/16)
The recovery from the Great Recession of 2008 has resulted in increased economic activity in Missouri and an increase in general revenues. So why not just dip into general revenue to address our transportation funding needs -- and avoid increasing fees or taxes?...
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The third question
(Column ~ 01/29/16)
"Whoever does not live does not know God, because God is love" 1 John 4:8 We have been looking at the four great questions of life, one at a time in this column. The first question we looked at is: what is real? The second is: who is well off or blessed? We are going to address the third question now: who is a genuinely a good person?...
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Missouri Weekly Fuel Update and Outlook
(State News ~ 01/29/16)
Average retail gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 9.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.53/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 3,940 gas outlets in Missouri. This compares with the national average that has fallen 6.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.82/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com...
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Grant funds new radio equipment for R-1 schools' resource officers
(Community News ~ 01/29/16)
NEW MADRID, Mo - A grant will fund radio equipment designed to keep school resources officers in touch with local and regional law enforcement. During the January New Madrid County R-1 School Board of Education meeting, the board approved a $10,000 grant from the Missouri Center for Education Safety. The funds were used to purchase new digital radios similar to those used by county and state law enforcement...
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Bloomfield dodges third straight loss to Dexter, reaches SCAA title game
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/16)
Bloomfield (16-3) moves on to the championship game for the first time since 2009 where they'll face top-seeded Woodland (14-4) tonight at 8:30 p.m.
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Justin Peden resigns as Dexter head football coach
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/16)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER, Mo. -- After three seasons as Dexter's head football coach, Justin Peden has resigned. Dexter athletic director Derek Urhahn confirmed Thursday that Peden submitted his resignation to the Dexter school board last week...
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PREP ROUNDUP: East Praire routs Delta, Caruthersville downs South Pemiscot
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/16)
sports@standard-democrat.com DELTA, Mo. (SMNS) -- Freshman Derez Tipler bucketed 17 points and was one of East Prairie's five players who finished in double digits in the Eagles' conference road rout over the Bobcats. Luke Marcum netted 15 points for East Prairie (10-9, 4-1 Scott-Mississippi Conference), which held a commanding 40-point lead at halftime. Dylan Lingle, Brett Ellis and Alex Cowgill added 12 points each for the Eagles...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 01/29/16)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. FOR GOP DEBATERS, A TASTE OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN Donald Trump's absence creates space for his rivals to delve more deeply into their differences on immigration, foreign policy and their approach to governing...
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Terry Stockman
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
SIKESTON - Terry Bruce Stockman, 76, died Jan. 28, 2016, at Southeast Missouri 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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Sylvia Herrion-Borden
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Sylvia La'Reese Herrion-Borden, 44, died Jan. 22, 2016, at Southeast Missouri 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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William Crites
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
CHAFEE, Mo. -- William Crites, 69, died Jan. 28, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Lonnie White
(Obituary ~ 01/29/16)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Lonnie Dail White, 62, died Jan. 26, 2016, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 01/29/16)
I want to speakout about changing Main Street to Martin Luther King Drive. I think it's wrong. They've got a street over there in Sunset named Dr. Martin Luther King. I just don't wan't Main Street to be changed, because if you do that, all the businesses located there will have to change their addresses. Don't change Main Street...
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SCC Foundation provides for needs of students
(Local News ~ 01/29/16)
SIKESTON -- Dee Cookson said the Scott County Central School District is like one big family. In the rural Sikeston district, faces are familiar; everyone looks out for one another, and they share an undying support for their schools. In fact, it's the love for their school district that keeps the Scott County Central community connected year after year, generation after generation, according to Cookson, who currently serves on SCC's school board...
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Local man selected for Congressional Fellowship
(Local News ~ 01/29/16)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- A local man will soon be off to grad school with a very specific purpose: serving as a military advisor to a U.S. Senator on the Armed Services Committee. U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Sam Burke, a native of Charleston and graduate of Sikeston Senior High School, last week received notice that he was one of five Marine captains selected for Congressional Fellowships...
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