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Worldliness or Faithfulness, Part 4
(Column ~ 01/04/19)
“The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus.” (Acts 4:13)
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 01/04/19)
__Why are there no sidewalks__ I would just like to understand why there aren’t any sidewalks. I see some on one side of the street, but I don’t see any on both sides of the street. It was just a simple question I thought I would ask. Thank you.
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Dexter man preserves authentic structures on a small scale
(Local News ~ 01/04/19)
DEXTER, Mo. — “It is very sad, don’t you think,” asks Jim Arnold of Dexter, “when you see an old house, barn, or building that has been abandoned and left to decay?” It was that feeling of sadness — of wanting to preserve what he saw disappearing — that led Arnold to his pastime of building small-scale authentic structures...
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Three Sikeston residents facing burglary charges
(Local News ~ 01/04/19)
SIKESTON — Three Sikeston residents face burglary and tampering charges following their arrest on New Year’s Day. Brenton Daniel Staggs, 19; Tommy Lee Dover, 48; and Walter Woodruff, 37, are each charged with first degree burglary and tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution, according to online court records. ...
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Woman charged after New Year’s Day shooting
(Local News ~ 01/04/19)
SIKESTON — A Sikeston woman faces felony charges after allegedly shooting another woman on New Year’s Day. Alexxcia Draper, 25, of Sikeston is charged with first degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon, according to online court records...
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Calendar Girl
(Local News ~ 01/04/19)
Briana Gadberry, daughter of Ana Jackovic and Tim Gadberry, is the Standard Democrat Calendar Girl for January. Gadberry, the winner of the 2018 Miss Sikeston contest, plans to attend Mississippi State University and major in business administration...
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Quick work helps contain Christmas Tree fire in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 01/04/19)
SIKESTON — Quick action from Sikeston Department of Public Safety’s Fire Division helped contain a live Christmas tree fire in Sikeston. At about 4:45 a.m. Monday, officers with Sikeston DPS’ Fire Division were paid to 312 Heath Street in reference to a fire, according to Capt. Austin Henley, fire division commander...
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Low unemployment rate in region brings opportunities, challenges
(Business ~ 01/04/19)
Cape Girardeau County’s 1.9 percent unemployment rate is low, and while that’s great news for the economy, it brings its own set of challenges to employers in the region, officials say. Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO John Mehner said of the unemployment rate, released by the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, or MERIC, as of October 2018, the comparative rate is “unbelievably low, maybe record low.”...
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Business notebook (Jan. 6)
(Business ~ 01/04/19)
Saint Francis now using Cyberknife CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Doctors at Saint Francis Healthcare System now treat cancer patients using the first and only robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat cancerous and non-cancerous tumors anywhere in the body, including the head, spine, lung, prostate, liver and pancreas. ...
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Jack Achter
(Obituary ~ 01/04/19)
BERTRAND, Mo. — Jack Achter, 83, formerly of East Prairie, died Jan. 3, 2019, at Bertrand Nursing Center. Born Jan. 9, 1935, in Charleston, son of the late Louis Achter and Lula Mae Hughes Achter Sr., he was a lifelong resident of Mississippi County...
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Mary Evans
(Obituary ~ 01/04/19)
SIKESTON — Mary Nell Evans, 80, died Jan. 1, 2019, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 15, 1938, in Newport, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Geraldine Decker Whaley. Survivors include three sons, Mike Evans and Hubert Evans of Sikeston and Gary Livingston of Chaffee; one daughter, Cathy Thompson of Matthews; one brother, James Whaley of Colorado Springs, Colo.; one sister, Marcella Dobbs of Sikeston; and seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.. ...
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Kathy Ellis-Ditto
(Obituary ~ 01/04/19)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Kathy Lynn Ellis-Ditto, 68, died Jan. 2, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 5, 1950, in East Prairie, to the late Harold Benjamin and Nina Douglas Ellis, she was a member of the Full Gospel Church in East Prairie. She worked for over 25 years as a nurse at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston and seven years as a teacher’s assistant at RA Doyle School in East Prairie. ...
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Helen Dockins-Boze
(Obituary ~ 01/04/19)
BELL CITY, Mo. — Helen D. Dockins-Boze of Bell City, at the age of 90, has passed away Jan. 2, 2019, at her home surrounded by family. Helen was born July 7, 1928, in Monet, Ark., to the late William T. and Plummer Jane Dowdy Brown, she was the second youngest of four children...
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Charles Brigman
(Obituary ~ 01/04/19)
ST. MARY, Mo. — Charles Lee Brigman, 61, formerly of Bloomfield, died Dec. 30, 2018, at the Marian Cliff Manor in St. Mary. Born Feb. 2, 1957, in Pemiscot County, son of the late William Harrison and Bertha Clifton Brigman, he had lived in Bernie and Bloomfield before moving to St. Mary in 2006. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force...
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