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Hunter Education available
(Sports Column ~ 08/12/16)
There are two ways of doing most things- the hard way and the smart way. Completing hunter education early is definitely the smart way! A surprising number wait till the last minute to sign up for hunter education. By that time most hunting seasons have started, school is in full swing, and it gets harder and harder to work one more thing into your already busy schedule. So get in before the rush and get your certification!...
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Preparing for season
(High School Sports ~ 08/12/16)
The Portageville volleyball season will will begin their first game of the season at home on Friday, August 19 hosting Holcomb. The past few days, the girls have been practicing their serves, hitting and rotations. Last Friday, Kellsie Jones swings as Maggie Frakes covers...
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Smith Visits Bunge Grain Elevator and Delta Center
(Local News ~ 08/12/16)
Elevator handles 16 million bushels a year
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"Two Streams of History"
(Column ~ 08/12/16)
"Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people." --Romans 5:18
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Auditor Galloway finds low compliance in monthly report on local government finances
(State News ~ 08/12/16)
New report shows 53% of local governments filed required financial documents on time
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Rodeo runners: Scott County Transit employees enjoy clientele change during Rodeo Week
(Local News ~ 08/12/16)
SIKESTON -- As employees of the Scott County Transit System, Marilyn Schlosser and Sherry Payne are used to meeting new people every day. However, each year during Rodeo Week their clientele changes slightly -- from their everyday, local passengers to the entertainers for the annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo...
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Three bullfighters make finals during second night of rodeo
(Community Sports ~ 08/12/16)
SIKESTON -- Six bullfighters entered but only three remained after Thursday at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo. Weston Rutkowski, Chuck Swisher and Beau Schueth all won head-to-head competitions to advance to Friday night where a champion will be crowned in the bullfighting event...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 08/12/16)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. WHERE BOMBS HAVE STRUCK AGAIN A wave of coordinated explosions rattles cities across southern Thailand, killing at least four people and wounding dozens more in several beach towns...
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Dorothy Croom
(Obituary ~ 08/12/16)
CEDAR HILL, Mo. -- Dorothy Lee Croom, 67, died Aug. 11, 2016, at St. Claire Hospital in Fenton. For the complete obituary, log on to Friday's edition of the Standard Democrat.
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Annette Robertson
(Obituary ~ 08/12/16)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Ella Annette Harper Robertson, 80, died Aug. 11, 2016, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete obituary and more, see the Friday edition of the Standard Democrat.
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Pavement improvements to begin Monday
(Local News ~ 08/12/16)
SIKESTON - Pavement improvements at the intersection of Highway 61 and Routes ZZ and HH with Main Street will begin Monday weather permitting. Work will be staged to allow traffic access to the intersection, which is located just south of the Southeast Missouri State University-Sikeston campus...
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DAEOC works to teach conscious discipline to Bootheel children
(Local News ~ 08/12/16)
MINER, Mo. -- When educators and parents encounter a child with temper issues, Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Head Start and Early Head Start says to take deep breaths. DAEOC Head Start/Early Head Start is in 17 locations in six counties in the Bootheel working with educators, parents, bus drivers and pregnant women to teach conscious discipline to the youth from birth up to age 5 when they start kindergarten...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 08/12/16)
Donald Trump was portrayed at the Democratic National Convention as speaking hate speech. I call it in touch with reality speech. At the DNC, Hillary and her Hollywood supporters were singing, "What the world needs now is love sweet love." The terrorists, like those that decapitated a Catholic priest while he was saying mass, don't seem to be responding to that message. ...
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Crystal Shultz
(Obituary ~ 08/12/16)
SIKESTON -- Crystal Lee Ann Schultz, 32, died Tuesday Aug. 9, 2016, in Sikeston. For the complete obituary and more, see the weekend edition of the Standard Democrat.
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Harvey Weakley
(Obituary ~ 08/12/16)
SIKESTON -- Harvey Weakley, 64, died Aug. 8, 2016, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. For the complete obituary and more, see the weekend edition of the Standard Democrat.
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Bertha Hamm
(Obituary ~ 08/12/16)
ORAN, Mo. -- Bertha H. Hamm, 87, died Aug. 11, 2016, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. For the complete obituary and more, see the weekend edition of the Standard Democrat.
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Schueth takes home bullfighting crown on night three of rodeo
(Community Sports ~ 08/12/16)
SIKESTON -- Closing out Friday night at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo the three remaining bull fighters brought the crowd to their feet as they fought for the bull fighting championship. In the end Beau Schueth mirrored his results from the previous, posting another 89 to bring home the crown...
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