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C2D1 soccer: Perryville shuts out Fredericktown for second-straight district title
J.C. Reeves ~ Southeast Missourian
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- For the second year in a row, the Perryville Pirates have advanced to the state playoffs. The second-seeded Pirates brought down top-seeded Fredericktown, which Perryville tied with earlier in the season, 2-0 on Tuesday at The Bank of Missouri Soccer Complex to claim the Class 2 District 1 championship...
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    Jackson High School student seeks support for preferred names at graduation ceremonies2
    Jackson High School senior Leighton Berry is seeking support to allow students who identify as transgender to be recognized by their preferred name at the school's graduation ceremonies. An online...
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    Local lawmakers supportive of higher salaries for new teachers
    Check off as "accomplished" one of Gov. Mike Parson's key legislative priorities — outlined in his 2022 State of the State address — raising the minimum salary for Missouri teaches to $38,000...
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    Mary Ann Castillo: Falling head over heels at The Beanik Café and Pastry
    New love is a beautiful thing. The sun shines brighter. Birds sing louder. Flowers appear to be painted in Technicolor bold, and everyone you meet seems to exude warmth, love and joy. For a moment,...
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    Far from home, SEMO graduate gains recognition through art1
    Southeast Missouri State University graduate and former Scott County resident Liz Richter stepped from small-town obscurity directly into the limelight this past weekend. The up-and-coming artist was...
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    Region’s gas prices continue rise1
    With Memorial Day weekend and the kickoff of summer driving fast approaching, the price at the pump has leaped. The national average Wednesday for unleaded gasoline, according to AAA, is now $4.567,...
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    Portageville leaves no doubt with 11-1 win over South Pemiscot in C2D1 Championship
    By Dennis Marshall/Standard-Democrat
    PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — The Portageville baseball team claimed its fourth district crown in the past five seasons with an emphatic win over South Pemiscot on Wednesday, May 18. The top-seeded Bulldogs (28-3, 4-1 Bootheel Conference) stayed in control from start to finish during the six-inning 11-1 victory over the second-seeded Bulldogs (13-8, 4-1 Bootheel Conference) in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 Championship at Meatte Park in Portageville, Mo...
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    ORAN, Mo. — All season long the Holcomb Hornets have aimed at returning to state after a second place finish last year. On Tuesday, the Hornets used...
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    KENNETT – Veteran Notre Dame High School baseball coach Jeff Graviett isn’t one to mince words (or waste time saying them), and he was blunt in...
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    Cy Worley and Dylan Sitze earned all-state medals, leading the Dexter golf team to a third place finish at the MSHSAA Class 3 championships at...
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    Class 5 District 1 Quarterfinals @ Festus Cape Central (9-20) - Batting: Ty Thatcher (1-2), Carter Crosnoe (Run). Pitching: LP - Thatcher (3 IP, 2 H,...
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    By Jeff Long ~ Southeast Missourian
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