Stories from Thursday, May 30, 2013

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Cape Girardeau Prosecuting Attorney's office confirmed today the body of Jacque Waller has been found. Because of the ongoing case law enforcement agencies are not issuing further comment. Waller disappeared on June 1, 2011.

After nine unsuccessful trips to the final four in the past, the Oran Eagles and longtime head coach Mitch Wood had, fairly or unfairly, been stuck with the label of not being able to win the big one. On Wednesday, only one label mattered to coach and players alike: champions.

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- A grand slam by Trey Tigart gave the Charleston Squirrels their first lead of the game in the fourth inning. The Squirrels kept pouring it on afterward as they held on to an 11-8 win Wednesday against Sikeston American Legion Post 114 at VFW Memorial Stadium in Sikeston during the first game of a doubleheader...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS HIDDEN IN PLANTS ACROSS U.S. An AP investigation found more than 120 facilities in 28 states with a potentially devastating blast zone...

(StatePoint) For many people, gardening is one of life's greatest joys. But exercising your green thumb carries some risk. In 2012, more than 41,200 people nationwide were injured while gardening, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Wanda Salyer Radcliffe, 92, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013, at the McGraw Center of Community Hospice of NE FL in Jacksonville. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition...

OZARK - Helena Ruth Zimmerman Hutchison was born to Mabel and Harry Zimmerman on Aug. 23, 1925, in Dayton, Ohio. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Violet Myrtle Edwards Jones, 91, died on May 27, 2013, in Indianapolis. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


PARMA - Brendan Wallis, 11, died May 28, 2013, at his home in Parma. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

PARMA - Brendan Wallis, 11, died May 28, 2013, at his home in Parma. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

BERTRAND - J.C. Cain, 88, died May 29, 2013, at his home in Bertrand. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON -- The Big Idea? Some outside fun. Historic Downtown Sikeston has lined up a variety of area talent to kick off the next five weekends with free musical entertainment Friday evenings. There will be Music in the Park beginning at 6 p.m. tomorrow and on each following Friday evening through the end of June, according to Lynn Lancaster, executive director of Historic Downtown Sikeston...

POPLAR BLUFF -- When Caleb Strebler steps onto the stage at the Tinnin Center Saturday night he hopes to make the competition disappear. The 17-year-old magician from Canalou is one of 12 finalists in the second season of the Poplar Bluff talent show, Show Me Whatcha Got. Saturday's show will be the final round after five months of competition, that included a video audition and two rounds of live auditions...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Patrick E. Newman, 46, pled guilty to one felony count of bank robbery Wednesday afternoon. Appearing before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., Newman admitted that on Nov. 30, 2012, he purchased two cell phones from a Walmart store in Pocahontas, Ark...

The Oran Eagles won their first-ever state championship by defeating Santa Fe 8-4 in the Class 1 state championship game on Wednesday in O'Fallon. The game also marked the final game for long-time coach Mitch Wood. For more on Oran's title, see today's sports pages...

SIKESTON -- A Sikeston woman is accused of stealing from an elderly man. Nora Ann Magee, 59, is charged with felony theft for taking a reported $6,600 over several months from an 81-year-old Sikeston man. On May 7, the victim's daughter reported to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety what she believed was ongoing theft from her father...

scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- When it comes to Mississippi County's nuisance ordinance, the same procedures apply to dogs as they do to yards: get a picture. Ken Stevenson, county code enforcement officer, reported during the regular County Commission meeting Thursday on his efforts to follow up on a complaint of a vicious dog that lives on Highway D southeast of East Prairie...

scottw@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Mississippi County's chief law enforcement officers wants two things from emergency dispatchers: notification and communication. Protocol was not followed in the recovery of the victim of a fatal accident, Sheriff Keith Moore said during Thursday's County Commission meeting...