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No paper Monday
(Local News ~ 07/02/16)
SIKESTON -- The Standard Democrat will not publish a paper Monday in observance of Independence Day, and the offices will be closed. Regular publication will resume with the Wednesday edition. Offices will reopen at the normal time of 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday...
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Two in custody; missing Kansas' man's body found
(Local News ~ 07/02/16)
SIKESTON - Two people are in custody in connection with the death of a Kansas man and a third person is still being sought. Elsie M. Coleman -- Hamilton, 40, of North Little Rock, Ark., and Ronnie Carl Robinson Sr., 49, of Sikeston are facing charges in connection with the disappearance of Larry Weaver of Pittsburg, Kan. Weaver, whose body was discovered Saturday morning in a cotton field in New Madrid County, was reported missing along with his motorcycle on Tuesday from a Sikeston motel...
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Commission approves hog-hunting ban on MDC lands
(Outdoors ~ 07/02/16)
Hunting feral hogs will be prohibited on Conservation Department lands effective Sept. 30.
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Checking out: Reception will honor retiring Sikeston library director
(Local News ~ 07/02/16)
SIKESTON -- For as long as Sue Tangeman can remember books were a part of her life. Her father was an avid reader of nearly every best seller, she recalled. As she grew up, one of her favorite places was the massive old library in downtown in Charleston, W.Va...
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Scott County K9 Unit awarded two grants
(Local News ~ 07/02/16)
BENTON, Mo. -- The Scott County Sheriff's Office K9 Unit was awarded grants through the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company for a combined total of $14,500. On Wednesday, Lindsay Douglas, UP Director of Public Affairs of the Kansas City Service Unit, and Special Agent Matt Backer of UP Railroad Police, stopped by the Scott County Sheriff's Office to deliver a check in the amount of $7,000 for the K9 Unit...
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Sikeston Elks give two reasons to celebrate the Fourth
(Local News ~ 07/02/16)
SIKESTON -- It's Sikeston Elks Lodge 25th anniversary as sponsors of Sikeston's fireworks display and viewers are in for a surprise. "This year is going to be bigger and better," said Elks Lodge 2319 Exalted Ruler Wayne Smith, about the display which will begin at dusk at the Sikeston Sports Complex...
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Riverfront Work
(Local News ~ 07/02/16)
Sam Barnett saws a board for a new pergola on the New Madrid Riverfront as Ricky Hayes holds the ladder. The city of New Madrid is constructing the feature to provide shade for the picnic tables and for those who want to enjoy a bit of shade as they watch the Mississippi River flow by.
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Midas Hospitality to manage hotel in new Sikeston development
(Business ~ 07/02/16)
SIKESTON -- A 92-room Hampton Inn will be the second tenant to join the new 100-acre Cotton Ridge Development in Sikeston. The expansive development is located at the intersections of Highways 61 and 60. Midas Hospitality, a premier hotel management group, is set to develop the 60,000-square-foot hotel located at 1240 Commerce Dr. ...
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May Brothers Fireworks expands to new generation, Louisiana
(Business ~ 07/02/16)
SIKESTON -- In 1969 the May Brothers, Alfred and Lewis, of Sikeston were looking for a way to make some spending money for the summer. It was then they decided since they lived on Highway 60 it would be a good location for a fireworks stand. Fast forward to 47 years later and May Brothers is still going strong in Sikeston and a new generation of May Brothers, Garrett and Gavin, now have locations throughout Louisiana...
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James McGee
(Obituary ~ 07/02/16)
James Russell McGee, 81, died June 30, 2016, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation is from 1 p.m. until time of service at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. For the complete obituary and more, see the weekend edition of the Standard Democrat...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 07/02/16)
This is to "Honestly," who said if you are a Christian you should be honest and not play hypocrite games, and that it's wrong if Democrats do it but alright for Republicans because that's they Republican way. You never say if you are a Christian or not. No Christian could vote for a Democrat, a party this bent on destroying our Christian values...
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Nixon's budget cuts are welcomed effort
(Editorial ~ 07/02/16)
Gov. Jay Nixon looked more like a small-government, conservative Republican than a big-government Democrat this week when he sliced $430 million from the recently approved state budget. And, I like what I saw. You can argue all day long about the specifics of the Nixon budget cuts but what you can't argue is that Nixon wants the state to tighten its financial belt...
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Stanley Ivester
(Obituary ~ 07/02/16)
BENTON, Mo. - Stanley Eugene Ivester, 69, died July 1, 2016, at his home in Benton. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Thelma Phillips
(Obituary ~ 07/02/16)
SIKESTON - Thelma Irene Phillips, 89, died July 1, 2016, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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June temps in top 10, lack of rain affects farming
(Local News ~ 07/02/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Yes, June in Missouri was hot and dry, excessively so in spots. Preliminary data indicates the monthly average will be eighth- or ninth-hottest on record since 1895, says state climatologist Pat Guinan. Temperature will average slightly above 77 degrees, about 4 degrees above normal, says Guinan with University of Missouri Extension...
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July Fourth activities planned all weekend
(Local News ~ 07/02/16)
SIKESTON -- In addition to the Sikeston Elks' fireworks display Monday, several communities have Fourth of July events planned this weekend. Elsewhere in the area, the weekends Independence Day festivities began Saturday with the Second Annual Village of Vanduser Fourth of July 2016: "The All-American Celebration" at the Graviett's Memorial Ball Field...
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Raymond Polk
(Obituary ~ 07/02/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. - Raymond Joe Polk, 66, died July 1, 2016, at his home in Sikeston. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 6, from 11 a.m. until time of funeral services at 1 p.m. at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston. The Rev. Kelley Grubbs, pastor of Murray Lane Baptist Church, will officiate...
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