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Unilever to consolidate, leads to job loss
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
news@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The south ice cream plant in Sikeston will be closed, employees in town learned Monday morning, resulting in the loss of 75 jobs here by the end of the year -- but not all the news was bad. Unilever announced the consolidation of the company's operations in Sikeston to the North factory during an employee meeting...
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Missouri farmers facing a tough season
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
Some years are more difficult than others for Missouri farmers. This one has been difficult. So much so that on July 21 Governor Jay Nixon requested that 70 of Missouri's 114 countries be declared as major disasters in light of the extensive amount of rainfall. ...
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Health Happy in America.
(Editorial ~ 08/12/15)
Medical care is a lifelong necessity to a happy normal life. Here are the solutions to solving the medical care crisis in our country. Put the very poor and disabled on Medicaid. Essentially that is where they are now. Allow those with preexisting conditions to buy into Medicare. If they are making just above the poverty rate then give them a financial break. Most people with a preexisting condition do not mind paying. They simply want some health insurance...
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Season inching closer
(High School Sports ~ 08/12/15)
Sikeston quarterback Nathan Hampton takes a look at his coaches during practice Tuesday evening on the practice field at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium. Sikeston will travel to Hillsboro on Friday for its annual jamboree while the regular season kicks off Aug. 21 with Sikeston going to Charleston. Be sure to look for Sunday's edition of the Standard Democrat where we will preview all nine of our high school football teams for the upcoming 2015 football season. (Chris Pobst/Standard Democrat)...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. COP WHO SHOT COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER FIRED FROM FORCE Whether or not officer Brad Miller will face criminal charges for killing 19-year-old Christian Taylor will be up to a grand jury...
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Inmate accused of sneaking drugs into jail
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
CHARLESTON - An East Prairie man who snuck narcotics in the Mississippi County Detention Center while serving a weekend commitment could be facing much more jail time now. Justin Lee Christian, 33, is charged with distribution of a controlled substance near government housing, a class A felony punishable upon conviction by not less than 15 years and up to life in the Department of Corrections...
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Gary Corder
(Obituary ~ 08/12/15)
SIKESTON -- Gary Corder, 31, died Aug. 11, 2015. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Georgia Estes
(Obituary ~ 08/12/15)
LILBOURN -- Georgia Estes, 94, died Aug. 11, 2015, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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H.W. Duke
(Obituary ~ 08/12/15)
DOGWOOD -- H.W. Duke, 88, died Aug. 11, 2015, at the Bertrand Nursing Facility. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Gene Windham Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/12/15)
WARDELL -- Gene Rubin Windham Sr., 74, died Aug. 8, 2015 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Kevin Brown Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/12/15)
WAPPAPELLO -- Kevin Wayne Brown Sr., 61, formerly of Wyatt, died Aug. 9, 2015, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Cora Pettis
(Obituary ~ 08/12/15)
KANSAS CITY -- Cora Lee Pettis, 80, died Aug. 5, 2015. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Doris L. Wylie
(Obituary ~ 08/12/15)
SIKESTON -- Doris Louise Wylie, 86, died at Aug. 10, 2015, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Georgia Dement
(Obituary ~ 08/12/15)
DEXTER -- Georgia L. Dement, 81, died Aug. 11, 2015, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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J.H. Curtis
(Obituary ~ 08/12/15)
IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. -- J.H. Curtis, 82, died July 22, 2015, of complications from Parkinson's disease. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Judy Broughton
(Obituary ~ 08/12/15)
NEW MADRID -- Judith Ann "Judy" Broughton, 69, died Aug. 9, 2015, at her home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Darlene Sanders
(Obituary ~ 08/12/15)
SIKESTON -- Darlene E. Sanders, 70, died Aug. 9, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Resident charged in home invasion
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
BENTON -- A Sikeston man is accused of entering a home and robbing five people. Andrew T. Robinett, 28, is charged with armed criminal action, first degree burglary, first degree robbery, unlawful use of a weapon and endangerment of a child. At approximately 4:20 a.m. ...
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Sikeston R-6 board awards bids
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
SIKESTON -- Bootheel Counseling Services was once again awarded the bid to provide the threat assessment and substance use prevention and education program for the Sikeston R-6 School District. "This is something we've done for several years, and it was up for bid this year," said Shannon Holifield, assistant superintendent for secondary/support services...
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SHS athletics recapped at board meeting
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
SIKESTON -- Andy McGill, R-6 athletic director, briefed the Sikeston R-6 Board of Education on the 2014-2015 Bulldog athletics season during Tuesday's regular meeting. He said 214 boys lettered in a varsity or junior varsity sport and 154 girls lettered in a varsity or junior varsity sport, which is a bit higher than the 10-year averages of 208 for boys and 139 for girls...
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Morley woman arrested for domestic assault, armed criminal action
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
BENTON -- A Morley woman is facing domestic assault and armed criminal action charges after being arrested Monday. According to a release from Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter, Rachel J. Sisco, 30, has been charged with the Class C felony of domestic assault in the second degree and the felony of armed criminal action...
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Work will begin soon on county road but road should remain open
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
BENTON -- The Scott County Highway Department will begin work on County Highway 266 soon but the road should remain open. The Scott County Commission accepted the lower of two bids for asphalt material and hauling during their regular Tuesday meeting...
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Two arrested for theft
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
CHARLESTON - Two men are in custody for the theft of property from a rural Mississippi County business. Benjamin Joseph Stephenson, 37, of Charleston, and Roger Allen Bannister, 45, of Sikeston, are each charged with the felonies of second degree burglary and theft/stealing of property valued at more than $500...
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Board looking into requiring nonviolent crisis intervention training
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston R-6 Board of Education is exploring the idea of requiring all district staff to receive nonviolent crisis intervention training. The concept came about during Tuesday's regular monthly board member when Lynn Crader, assistant superintendent for elementary/special services, provided the update on the Crisis Prevention Institute training taking place throughout the district...
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Two sought in shooting
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
SIKESTON - The Sikeston Department of Public Safety is seeking the public's assistance to find two men involved in a gunfight and believed to be hiding in nearby cities. Officers with DPS are searching for Orlando "TJ" Sheron Jr., 20, and Dewayne Harris Jr., 23, both of Sikeston, in connection with a shooting which occurred around 4 p.m. July 30 in the 500 block of John R. Boulevard...
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Proposed tax would improve Public Safety, streets and parks
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- It's been 20 years since Sikeston city voters have approved a capital improvement tax. The City Council will decide at the end of the month whether to ask voters for another one in November. If approved, revenue from the sales tax would free up funds to make Public Safety salaries more competitive and get the city's streets and parks back to a condition residents and businesses can be proud of, according to Mayor Steven Burch...
- School work (Local News ~ 08/12/15)
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Trump has headlines but not the answers
(Column ~ 08/12/15)
Hillary Clinton just had the best week of her rocky Presidential campaign. Now granted, the former First Lady and her two campaign sidekicks were ordered by a federal judge to pledge under oath of perjury they had turned over all emails related to her time as secretary of state...
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SPEAKOUT (471-6636)
(Opinion ~ 08/12/15)
Have you noticed that the obituaries in the paper, if you read them every night, how many people are dying from drug overdoses? They never say that they died from a drug overdose, but you can read between the lines. It appears that 2-3 people are dying every week from drug overdoses. As I say, it's very disturbing...
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