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MDC partners with Lincoln University on Poplar Bluff Feral Hog Workshop
(Outdoors ~ 07/06/16)
Free workshop addresses feral hog concerns and assistance available to landowners.
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Old Indian grave unearthed near Portageville
(Local News ~ 07/06/16)
When contractors were moving top soil from a farm field, remains of what is believed to be an old indian cemetery was dug up Thursday afternoon. SRG Global is in the process of expanding their Portageville facility, and needed additional top soil. In an agreement with local farmer, top soil could be removed from his land to be used for the foundation of the new building...
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Trenia L. Mason
(Obituary ~ 07/06/16)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Trenia L. Mason, 47, died July 4, 2016, at Southeast Healthcare of Stoddard County in Dexter. Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lighthouse Christian Center in Dexter. Private burial will be in the Triplett Cemetery in Dexter, with Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter in charge of arrangements...
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Ed Pratt
(Obituary ~ 07/06/16)
SIKESTON -- William Edgar "Ed" Pratt, 86, died July 4, 2016, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Thursday at Blanchard Funeral Chapel in Sikeston. The. Rev. Phil Tanner, pastor of Bird's Corner Assembly of God Church will officiate...
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David Jackson Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/06/16)
HAYWOOD CITY, Mo. -- David "Bill" Jackson Sr., 97, died June 28, 2016, at his home. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of service at noon Friday at New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Haywood City, Missouri with Alex Sims, pastor, officiating...
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Standard Democrat Baseball Player of the Year: Blake Wolferding
(High School Sports ~ 07/06/16)
Wolferding finished with a .351 batting average and drove in a team-leading 27 RBIs for the Sikeston Bulldogs.
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Albert Allred II
(Obituary ~ 07/06/16)
SIKESTON - Albert Allen Allred II, 46, died July 5, 2016, at his home in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.
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Local man shoots, wounds roommate
(Local News ~ 07/06/16)
SIKESTON -- A Sikeston man faces charges for allegedly shooting and wounding another man early Sunday. Steven Jamaine Mays, 18, is charged with first degree assault for causing serious physical injury, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to online court records...
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Son accused of assaulting mom with knife, dumbbell
(Local News ~ 07/06/16)
SIKESTON -- A Sikeston man faces felony charges after allegedly striking his mother with a dumbbell and cutting her face with a knife over the weekend. Dexter Lemon Green, 26, is charged with felony first degree domestic assault for causing serious physical injury, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon, according to online court records...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 07/06/16)
We've been reading about this transgender issue for 3 months, starting in North Carolina. No authority has ever defined the difference between a transgender and a transsexual. Is it possible for your column to address the difference between a transgender and a transsexual? I believe it is an operation...
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Far left seizes control of Democratic issues
(Editorial ~ 07/06/16)
Just four short years ago, when Barack Obama was running for re-election, the Democratic Party platform addressed the sticky question of illegal immigration this way: "Undocumented immigrants should 'get right' with the law, learn English, and pay taxes in order to get on a path to earn citizenship."...
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Three jailed for their role in the death of Kansas man
(Local News ~ 07/06/16)
SIKESTON -- Three people are in custody in connection with the death of a Kansas man. Elsie M. Coleman-Hamilton, 40, of North Little Rock, Ark.; Ronnie Carl Robinson Sr., 49, of Sikeston; and Larenzle M. Coleman, 35, of Oakfield, Tenn., are facing charges in connection with the disappearance of Larry Weaver of Pittsburg, Kan...
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Local doctor, family spend time serving God abroad
(Local News ~ 07/06/16)
SIKESTON -- When Dr. Paul Montany said goodbye to his daughter, Julia, as she began her service as a missionary in Africa, he understood many of the hardships she would face. Montany has served as a missionary with World Medical Mission, even serving a mission in the African country of Niger...
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Fun on the fourth
(Local News ~ 07/06/16)
The rain cleared away in plenty of time for the 25th annual fireworks display by the Sikeston Elks Club in cooperation with the city of Sikeston. The Jon James family watches as fireworks explode above the Recreation Complex on Monday night.
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Kelso C-7 voters will decide school bond issue Aug. 2
(Local News ~ 07/06/16)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- For the first time in history, voters in the Kelso C-7 School District will decide whether to approve a bond issue for the purpose of constructing a new school building. The school board voted in May to place a $3.25 million bond referendum, "Proposition KIDS," on the Aug. ...
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Irene Phillips
(Obituary ~ 07/06/16)
SIKESTON - Thelma Irene Phillips, 89, died July 1, 2016, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. For the complete obituary, see the Thursday edition of the Standard Democrat.
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Evans-Scheldt
(Engagement ~ 07/06/16)
Engagement 7/3/16
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Jansen-Scherer
(Wedding ~ 07/06/16)
Wedding 7/3/16
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