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Poplar Bluff man sentenced to 12 years in prison after being caught selling methamphetamine
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Thursday, May 2 sentenced a Poplar Bluff, Missouri, man to 10 years in prison for repeatedly selling methamphetamine and another two years for violating his supervised release from for an earlier heroin distribution case...
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DOWNTOWN SIKESTON RENOVATION
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
Boulder Construction LLC employees work Friday, May 3, 2024, on the renovation of the outside of the Historic Downtown Sikeston building, which is the home of the future Sikeston Rodeo Museum and Visitors Center. A completion date for the project has not been established yet, but Center officials hope to be finished by early fall...
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Award-winning artwork
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
Bella Carden points our her favorite picture to Jennifer Hall, 4-H youth development educator for New Madrid County, and her sister, Ruby, and brother, Cage Carden of New Madrid, at the New Madrid Memorial Library. The art works were submitted for the Farm Art Show hosted by the New Madrid County Extension Service. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 05/03/24)
How many of you good Christians take the birth control pill?
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Letter: Native American facts
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/03/24)
Dear Editor: In 1923, a Native America named Minnie Spotted-Wolf was born. She was of the Black Foot Tribe. In 1943, she served in the United States Marine Corps, four years as a heavy equipment operator. In 1988, she crossed over to the spirit world. She was the first Native American female to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps...
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A Concord Minute: Family matters
(Column ~ 05/03/24)
“Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, “Make everyone go out from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. And he wept aloud, so that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.” - Genesis 45:1-3 ESV...
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David Kilburn
(Obituary ~ 05/03/24)
SIKESTON — David Lee Kilburn, 76, died April 30, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 11 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, with the Rev. Frank Worthington officiating...
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MDC encourages public to leave the wildlife wild
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The spring season brings blooms, sunny skies, warmer temperatures, and a variety of newborn animals. Young wildlife may look to be abandoned, but that’s rarely the case. The Missouri Department of Conservation, or MDC, reminds the public that the best place for wildlife is in the wild...
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Schools preparing for graduations, last days
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
SIKESTON — Many seniors in Southeast Missouri are preparing to walk across the stage to receive their high school diplomas, and at the same time, school districts are preparing for the last day of the school year. Some area high school seniors have even already received their diplomas from their schools...
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Sikeston woman celebrates 100th birthday
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
SIKESTON — Wilma Jeanette Coffee Morlan marked her 100th birthday Friday, May 3, 2024, with a celebration in Sikeston. In honor of her 100th birthday, Sikeston Mayor Greg Turnbrow proclaimed Friday, May 3 as “Wilma Jeanette (Coffee) Morlan Day” in Sikeston...
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Catron woman celebrates 100th birthday
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
Friends and family gathered April 27 at Catron to celebrate Erma Pfeffer’s 100th birthday. Born on April 25, 1924, in Gun Town, Miss., Mrs. Pfeffer has lived in rural Southeast Missouri most of her life. Joining her at her party were her son, John Pfeffer, and daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis and Gary Carter. Mrs. Pfeffer also has five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren...
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Morehouse City Park Board plans ‘Splash Day’ fundraiser on May 18
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Morehouse City Park is hosting Splash Day, a family-friendly water fundraiser event to kick off the summer. The local fire department will be present, setting up water slides and spraying the children with their firefighter water hose. ...
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