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Effort to Save Historic Route 66 Bridge
(State News ~ 06/24/16)
State Parks Stories: Route 66 Bridge Edition
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Missouri Weekly Fuel Update and Outlook
(State News ~ 06/24/16)
Average retail gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 7.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.12/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 3,940 gas outlets in Missouri. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.34/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com...
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Noranda seeks bidders for plant
(Local News ~ 06/24/16)
ST. LOUIS - Noranda Aluminum's Marston plant could soon hit the auction block. According to a news release on the company's website, Noranda has filed a motion with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District seeking approval of bidding procedures to "conduct an orderly and efficient sales process of its upstream business." The company expect the motion to be heard by the court July 14...
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Recker retires after 27 years at New Madrid Power Plant
(Community News ~ 06/24/16)
Ted Recker, set to retire from Associated Electric Cooperative's New Madrid Power Plant after 27 years, has a personal connection to the area from his childhood. "I did this and that on the farm right here in this location," Recker said. "My dad rented this land and farmed it. Then we moved off." He and his family relocated to Mississippi, where he went on to attend a state university and acquire a bachelor's degree in agronomy...
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Update for the City water and trash rates
(Local News ~ 06/24/16)
The following information came to the news office after the pages were sent to the printer regarding the increased prices. "The main reason for the rate increases is due to the steady rise in the costs the City has incurred in providing these services. The rates for both City water and Solid Waste have not been raised since 2004...
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Studies in I King 18, Part 1 "Invincible"
(Column ~ 06/24/16)
Read 1 Kings 18:22--40
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Business picks up at local fireworks stands
(Local News ~ 06/24/16)
SIKESTON -- Fire marshals give the thumbs up to fireworks stands, and with the Fourth of July just around the corner, what better way to get a show than to paint the sky with a bright, smokey fireworks entertainment from our local fireworks stands. Stands are strung all along East Malone near Lambert's Cafe and one located at West Main directly in front of Three Rivers College...
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New school role pulls Scheeter away from Sikeston baseball
(High School Sports ~ 06/24/16)
Scheeter confirmed Thursday that he has resigned as Sikeston's head baseball coach after five years ending a 20-year tenure with the program as a coach in some capacity.
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Wheeler falls in round of 32 at Missouri Amateur Championship
(High School Sports ~ 06/24/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Sikeston's Gabe Wheeler fell in the round of 32 at the Missouri Amateur Championship Golf Tournament Friday morning at the Jefferson City Country Club. Wheeler lost 2 and 1 to the leader after the stroke play portion of the tournament, Luigi Botta of Columbia, Mo...
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Dorothy Overton
(Obituary ~ 06/24/16)
SIKESTON -- Dorothy Overton, 88, died June 23, 2016, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For this obituary and more, see the Friday edition of the Standard Democrat.
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Kenneth Hess
(Obituary ~ 06/24/16)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Kenneth Ray Hess, 50, died June 20, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete obituary and more, see the Friday edition of the Standard Democrat.
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10 Things to Know for Today
(Local News ~ 06/24/16)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. BRITISH POLITICS IN CHAOS AS UK VOTES TO EXIT EU The vote to leave the European Union, after a bitterly divisive referendum campaign, shatters the stability of a project in continental unity designed half a century ago to prevent World War III...
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Morley man faces charges after pulling knife on another man
(Local News ~ 06/24/16)
Gadberry told the victim, 'I will gut you like a catfish' MORLEY, Mo. -- A Morley man faces felony charges after allegedly pulling a knife on another man Tuesday in Scott County. Keith Dwain Gadberry, 51, is charged with felony second degree assault and felony tampering with physical evidence, according to online court records...
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Barker Gee
(Obituary ~ 06/24/16)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Barker Leighton Gee, 32, died June 21, 2016. For this obituary and more, see the weekend edition of the Standard Democrat.
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Residents must register by July 6 to vote in August
(Local News ~ 06/24/16)
SIKESTON - Residents will need to register to vote no later than Wednesday, July 6 if they want their voices heard in the upcoming local elections Aug. 2. Voters can register with any state agency, city hall, court house, or mail in a form printed from mo.gov...
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