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Portageville softball semifinal loss marred in controversy
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/14)
SPRINGFIELD -- In the span of under a minute the Portageville Lady Bulldogs experienced the highest of highs and lowest of lows. Freshman Savannah Lovins provided the high with a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning that should have vaulted Portageville over Pleasant Hope in the Class 2 semifinals and into the championship game...
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MId-term election is Tuesday, Nov. 4
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
As you head to the election polls next Tuesday, there are many amendments, state and federal races that can make or break the way things are now. Plus, the City of Portageville will be having a Special election asking the voters to pass a one half of one percent sales tax for the purpose of funding capital improvements. Said tax would terminate after 10 years...
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Over Half the Nation's Gas Stations Now Below $3
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
The U.S. average price of gasoline ($3.03/gal) continues its slide to levels last seen in December 2010... and today, more than one-half of the nation's gas stations offer regular gasoline at prices below $3 per gallon. GasBuddy reports that of more than 133,000 gas stations from which it gathers retail price data via crowd-sourcing, the 'tipping point' in this year's autumn price decline was reached over the weekend when the number of stations selling gas below $3 climbed to 50% of all retailers across the U.S. ...
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"What's so great about Jesus?"
(Column ~ 10/30/14)
A young skeptic was challenged with the claims of Christ. He said, "What's so great about Jesus Christ? He never wrote a book, fought a battle, traveled far from his hometown?' The response was, "He's the Savior." "But what gives him the right to be Savior," questioned the skeptic. ...
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Tractor trailer fire closes I-55 Wednesday evening
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
NEW MADRID -- Drivers heading northbound on Interstate 55 found the going slow Wednesday evening due to a tractor-trailer fire. According to Cpl. Clark Parrott with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at just before 5 p.m. a tractor-trailer hauling cars on Interstate 55, near the 57-mile marker, caught on fire, causing the cars it was hauling to catch on fire...
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Class teaches healthy living for chronic diseases
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
scottw@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Healthy living means fewer trips to the hospital -- especially if you are living with a chronic disease. About a half dozen people recently completed this area's first Living a Healthy Life Workshop, a six-week course offered at Missouri Delta Medical Center through a partnership with local health departments to teach those with chronic conditions how to live so they spend less time in the hospital...
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World's biggest big top circus celebrates 78 years of performances with shows in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
SIKESTON -- The largest traveling big top tent circus will ride into Sikeston this weekend with three scheduled performances. As part of their 78th consecutive year of touring the USA, Carson & Barnes Circus will perform at 4:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday at Dyno Dom's Sikeston Raceway, located at 389 Sandywood Road, in rural Sikeston...
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The Reading Tree
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
At the request of librarian Kay Kirk, Scott County Central Schools art teacher Cristy Crites sculpted a tree around a concrete post in the center of the recently remodeled library. It features life-like bark, branches and leaves accented with lighting and a wrap-around bench underneath which provides an inviting reading area for the students. ...
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East Prairie happy with its shot against district power Caruthersville
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CARUTHERSVILLE -- The East Prairie Eagles may be in unknown territory when it comes to playoff experience but they're happy to know they have found it. Just a season ago, East Prairie finished one of its worst three-year stretches in school history. Fast forward a year later and the Eagles are one win away from a shot at a district championship, but will have to go through one of the district's perennial favorites to do so...
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Peaking Bulldogs ready for its rematch against Cape Central
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Two years ago the Sikeston Bulldogs entered district play as the top seed and found itself in a rematch with fourth-seeded Cape Central in the semifinals. The Tigers avenged a regular season loss to the Bulldogs by rallying to win in the final minute to advance to the district championship game...
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
10 Things to Know for Today The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. EBOLA CRISIS STIRS DEBATE OVER QUARANTINES Medical experts are debating the benefits of isolating patients of deadly diseases--many are saying in this case quarantines may not be warranted or effective...
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Scott Central FBLA to host March for Babies mini-walk
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
SIKESTON -- The FBLA Chapter at Scott County Central High School is looking to get the community to "purple-out" next month in support of March of Dimes. For the first time, the school's Future Business Leaders of America members are organizing a March for Babies mini-walk. The walk is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 15 at the high school's Ronnie Cookson Gymnasium...
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Minnie Floyd
(Obituary ~ 10/30/14)
SIKESTON -- Minnie B. Floyd, 68, died Oct. 30, 2014, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Charlotte Jolliff
(Obituary ~ 10/30/14)
DEXTER -- Charlotte Jolliff, 71, died Oct. 26, 2014, at Southeast Healthcare of Stoddard County. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Cecil Vincent Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/30/14)
PUXICO -- Cecil Ray Vincent Jr., 50, died Oct. 27, 2014, at his home. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Caruthersville man arrested on sex charges
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
CARUTHERSVILLE -- A Caruthersville man was arrested Wednesday on sexual-related charges in Pemiscot County. According to the Caruthersville Police Department, officers arrested Roberto Slaughter, 37, of Caruthersville on an active warrant for the following charges; three counts of first degree statutory rape, first degree statutory sodomy, two counts of second degree statutory rape and tampering/attempting tampering with a victim or witness in a felony prosecution...
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 10/30/14)
If you'd like to see a disaster in the making, drive down Main Street in East Prairie and see what they've done to our merchants. East Prairie doesn't have a very big gathering for people out of town to buy anything, but the people in town do. No one I have talked to has ever seen such a mess that has been created. If I owned a business on Main Street, I'd see if I could sell it to some unsuspecting person and go somewhere else to live. What a disaster...
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SEMA willing to side with county
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Missouri's top emergency management official will back Mississippi County's ongoing attempts to get the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fix county roads they destroyed. Ron Walker, director of the State Emergency Management Agency, "said SEMA is willing to help us and are in agreement with us," Carlin Bennett, presiding county commissioner, said during the County Commission's regular meeting Thursday...
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